Cross Gates–Wetherby line
{{Short description|Former railway line in Yorkshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2020}}
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The Cross Gates–Wetherby line is a former railway line in West Yorkshire, England, between Cross Gates, near Leeds, and Wetherby. The line opened 1876 and closed 1964.
History and description
Construction began in 1871, with the work contracted to Thomas Nelson of Carlisle. Works on the line included over a dozen cuttings, and a similar number of embankments, with the cutting between Thorner and Scarcroft being {{convert|40|ft}} deep with a volume of {{convert|1370000|cuyd}}; the largest bridge on the line was over the River Wharfe with twin spans of {{convert|120|ft}} with a central pier of two cast iron columns.{{citation| url = http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/images/5/5c/Eg18720920a.pdf| journal = Engineering| title =The New Line between Leeds and Wetherby| date = 20 September 1872| page = 206| volume=14}}
The line ran from Cross Gates East Junction east of Cross Gates railway station on the Leeds and Selby Railway,{{citation| url = http://www.lner.info/co/NER/selby/selby.shtml| title = The Leeds and Selby Railway| at = Cross Gates| work = www.lner.info}} to Wetherby (Linton Road) railway station, then connecting at a junction (later East junction) on the Harrogate to Church Fenton Line at west of Wetherby (York Road) railway station.
The {{convert|12|mi|km}} from Cross Gates to Wetherby took four years to construct and it was opened on 1 May 1876.{{citation| last = Bertram| first= D. | title = The lines to Wetherby and their traffic| journal = Trains Illustrated| date = February 1961| pages =99–106}} The line was doubled in 1901 and a new south-west curve was built at Wetherby;{{citation| last = Rogers| first = J.| year = 2000| title = The railways of Harrogate and district| publisher = North East Railway Association}} running from West junction to North junction, forming a wye junction north and west of both the Wetherby stations.Ordnance Survey Sheet 172SW 1907
The line closed to passengers on 6 January 1964.
Stations
References
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External links
- {{citation| url = http://lostrailwayswestyorkshire.co.uk/Leeds%20Wetherby.htm| title = Leeds to Wetherby 1876–1966 – North Eastern Railway| work = lostrailwayswestyorkshire.co.uk}}
{{Railway lines in Yorkshire and the Humber}}
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Category:Closed railway lines in Yorkshire and the Humber
Category:North Eastern Railway (United Kingdom)