Hull and Barnsley Railway

British pre-grouping railway company

"H&BR" redirects here. Not to be confused with the Hampton and Branchville Railroad (South Carolina, USA).

Hull and Barnsley Railway

1920 map of the railway

The H&BR armorial device[note 1]

Overview
Headquarters| Kingston upon Hull
Dates of operation| 1880-1922
Successors| NER, LNER
Technical
Track gauge| 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Length| 106 miles 33 chains (171.3 km) (1919)[1]
Track length| 366 miles 30 chains (589.6 km) (1919)[1]

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Hull and Barnsley Railway

Legend

circa 1885–1923

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Hull and Hornsea Railway

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Hull and Holderness Railway

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Hull Bridge over River Hull

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Wilmington Bridge

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Springhead works  |  |

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H&B Mainline |  |

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NER Hull-Selby Line

Springhead Halt |  |

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Willerby and Kirk Ella |  |

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Eppleworth Viaduct

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25.3 m
Little Weighton cutting

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1935 m
Drewton Tunnel

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121 m
Sugar Loaf Tunnel

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Weedley Tunnel

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Wallingfen |  |

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Sandholme |  |

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NER Hull-Selby Line

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Barmby |  |

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River Ouse swing bridge

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Selby to Goole Line

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River Aire

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H&B & Great Central Joint Rly

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NER Doncaster-Selby

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Knottingley & Goole Canal

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Askern Branch Line (L&YR)

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Barnsdale Tunnel

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South Yorkshire Junction Railway

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Swinton & Knottingley Jt Rly

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West Riding and Grimsby Railway

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South Kirkby

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South Elmsall Halt

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626 m
Brierley Tunnel

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Dearne Valley Railway

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Midland Railway

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Midland Railway

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Midland Railway to Barnsley

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The Hull Barnsley & West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Company (HB&WRJR&DCo.) was opened on 20 July 1885. It had a total projected length of 66 miles (106 kilometres) but never reached Barnsley, stopping a few miles short at Stairfoot. The name was changed to The Hull and Barnsley Railway (H&BR) in 1905. Its Alexandra Dock in Hull opened 16 July 1885.

The main line ran from Hull to Cudworth, with two other lines branching off at Wrangbrook Junction, the South Yorkshire Junction Railway to Denaby, and The Hull & South Yorkshire Extension Railway, an eight-mile (thirteen-kilometre) branch to Wath-upon-Dearne, opened 31 March 1902. The company also had joint running powers on the Hull and Barnsley and Great Central Joint Railway (Gowdall and Braithwell Railway).

Before the Grouping of 1923, the line was taken over by the North Eastern Railway (NER). Following incorporation into the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER), duplicated infrastructure was closed or reduced in function – notably Cannon Street station and the Springhead Locomotive Works.

Closure of the greater part of the main line itself came during the time of British Railways. As of 2011 the elevated line in Hull with some of the extensions and alterations added by the NER and LNER are still in use and referred to as the Hull Docks Branch and as the Engineer's Line Reference of HJS.[note 2]

## Background

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By the 19th century the coalfields of southern Yorkshire were producing large amounts of coal, the industrialised midland region was making manufactured goods, and the new industrial towns of the West Riding of Yorkshire and of Lancashire were producing cloth and other goods. Thus opportunities for trade, export and profit existed along the east coast of England as well as along the Humber and the tributary rivers feeding it.

Goole had risen from nothing as a port on the Ouse with the creation of the Knottingley to Goole Canal in 1826 by the Aire and Calder Canal Company; the port, built to generous specifications rapidly gained inward and outward trade – much to the chagrin of Hull, and spurred the development of the extension of the Leeds and Selby Railway to Hull which opened in 1840.[3] Additionally the North Eastern Railway – which had a monopoly on rail transport to Hull – prevented other rail companies investing there, and so Goole gained its own railway by the Wakefield, Pontefract and Goole Railway (later part of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway) in 1848. A custom-built railway dock and the use of specialised coal barges and unloading facilities, as well as the backing of the Aire and Calder Canal company, made it a very viable competitor to Hull for trade.[4]

Additionally, as a competitor to the port of Hull (and equally well placed for European trade), Grimsby began to grow after the 1840s when the Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway Company built a rail connection, and the Royal Dock was completed in 1852.[5]

Hull had expanded rapidly during the 18th century with shipping tonnages increasing over ten times in that period, and numerous docks supplementing and connecting Old Dock (Queen's Dock) being built by the Dock company in the 19th: Humber Dock 1809, Junction Dock (Prince's Dock) 1829, by 1846 Railway Dock connected to the Hull and Selby Railway (later part of the NER), as well as Victoria Dock (1850), Albert Dock (1869) and St Andrews Dock (1883).[6] Despite all this activity, the Dock company was criticised for lack of action – specifically with regard to construction of facilities that would make Hull a foremost coal-exporting port.[6] Additionally, the NER – whose interests in the north-east of England were in competition with Hull, and which held a monopoly on rail transport to Hull – was viewed with mistrust, suspicion, dissatisfaction and even hate,[7][8] so much that schemes for independent railways or a company other than the NER were proposed[9] that would build a line to Hull, including a bridge over, and tunnels under, the Humber were being actively promoted by Hull merchants.[7]

The situation became untenable when, in 1872, with the NER refusing or unable to transport shipments from the port, deliveries of fish were delayed, and there was a general traffic jam on the rails:[note 3]

> "..the traffic overwhelmed the powers of the Railway Company; orders for supplies of goods could not be executed, vessels could not receive or discharge cargoes, and the general trade of the port was almost paralysed."

> — prospectus for the Hull South and West Junction Railway., A History of Hull Railways, G. G. MacTurk, Chapter XV (F. B Grotrian)

The plans finally found fruition in 1880 in the charge of Col. Gerald Smith (a Hull banker) and through the cooperation of the Hull Corporation (including the sale of land to the railway, and an investment of £100,000).[10] As part of the Hull Corporation's involvement with the scheme came the power to veto any joint workings with other railway companies or selling or leasing of land,[11] and despite the opposition of the NER (which had been instrumental in blocking previous plans[7]), the Bill of Parliament was passed with minor alterations on 26 August 1880. The company The Hull, Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Company (formed 1879) began work on the new line and associated deep-water dock which was completed by 1885.[10]

## The HB&WRJ Railway and Dock company

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In full, the Hull, Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock company.

### Construction (1880–1885)

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For construction of the line Parliament authorised a share issue of £3,000,0000 and loans of £1,000,000.[12] The engineer for the main line was William Shelford, whilst Stephen Best was responsible for the Hull section, and Benjamin Baker designed the Alexandra Dock.[13] The contractors were Messrs. Lucas and Aird.[14]

The line was one of the earlier built with the aid of steam navvies.[13] The spoil excavated by men and machines from tunnels and cuttings was used to build embankments elsewhere[15] Around 8,000 navvies, including both Scots and Irish as well as English, were employed in the constructions, the largest concentration of which was to be found at Riplingham (near to the Drewton tunnel). The average wage was 15 shillings for a 58-hour week.[16]

Eastern Portal: Weedley Tunnel, 2010

The Weedley Tunnel was not originally planned; the track was to skirt the hill to the south. However unstable ground meant that the line tunnelled through the hill instead.[17] The South Kirby tunnel passed through Magnesian Limestone to reach the lower beds of sandstone, and clay.[18] Excavation of tunnels and cuttings included the practice of tunnelling into the rock, placing charges, then moving up the contractors wagons and detonating the charges so that the blasted rock would fall into the wagons.[19]

One of the notable features of the line was the number of bridges it required, a result of the elevated nature of the Hull section where it crossed roads, waterways, and the line of the NER. Additionally, being built after the Railway Mania of the 1840s it had to cross numerous already existent lines in southern Yorkshire. Over one hundred bridges were required,[20] with over 20 within the urban area of Hull alone.[note 4]

River Hull Bridge

The majority (eighty eight) of the bridges were of plate girder construction with usually three plate sides (one central) supporting cross-beams on which the track was supported. For longer spans a girder "N" truss design was used[20][note 5] These larger bridges incorporate rollers on one end to allow for the thermal expansion of the bridge.[20] For other long spans, and for the two swing bridges on the line (Ouse and Hull bridges), open girder truss of approximately parabolic shape (open truss bowstring) were used. Both swing bridges were manufactured by Messrs. Handyside of Derby.[20]

In addition to wrought iron bridges, brick arches were also used, both for crossing small dykes and country lanes, as well as the abutments to bridges and in place of embankments on short sections between bridges.

At Beverley Road, Willerby & Kirk Ella, North Cave and Wallingfen were two-storey buildings with the upper storey accessing the embanked track.[21] Stations were built in the English Queen Anne revival style – with decorative external brick courses between floors and brick lintels; minor embellishments on other brick structures such as bridge buttresses roughly echoed the same style.

In July 1884 work stopped for 5 months,[16] through a failure to raise funds through a share issue to pay the workers. Parliament allowed the additional debts to be taken for the work to continue, by completion the total share issue was £6,000,000 and the loans £3,500,000.[12] At this point the line was almost complete but the subsequent cost cutting meant that the planned grand terminus close to the centre of Hull was never built.

### Description of the Line and assets

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#### Hull to Springhead

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1914 Railway map of Hull. H&BR lines are shown in violet.

Much of the assets of the Hull Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Company lay in Hull.[note 6] The line terminated in Hull at three main points: Alexandra Dock; for import and export of goods by sea, Cannon Street station (a goods station and also the passenger terminus), and Neptune Street goods station, the main goods terminus.

The HB&WRJR&DCo's main asset was Alexandra Dock. At the time of its construction it was the largest in Britain at 46+1⁄2 acres (18.8 hectares) and was expanded by 7 acres (3 hectares) in 1889. The entrance lock was 550 ft (170 m) long at 85 ft (26 m) wide. Two graving docks, one 500 ft (150 m) long and 60 ft (18 m) wide, the other a little bigger were also built at the north-east corner of the dock. Its primary purpose was the export of coal;[22] in the opposite direction pit props, as well as cut wood were transported.[23] Distances on the line (mileposts) were measured from Alexandra Dock, and the up direction was from Hull to Barnsley.[24] From here the track rose, joining the embankment, and crossed Hedon Road,[note 7] beginning its curved route round Hull by numerous bridges, crossing roads, drains, and the North Eastern Railway's own track, the first major crossing after Hedon Road being the NER's Hull to Withernsea Line. Next was a minor goods yard situated at Burleigh Street, then the Foredyke Stream (a drainage canal) and the NER's Hull to Hornsea Line were crossed close together. The line then crossed the River Hull at the Hull Bridge, and then branches (from the down direction) serving Sculcoates goods yard (southward) and the British Gas Light Company's gas works (northward). Westward from Sculcoates goods yard a spur ran backwards to serve Hull Corporation's own electricity power plant (opened 1895[25]). After Sculcoates junction and the Beverley and Barmston Drain came Beverley Road junction where the line from Cannon Street station coming from the south-east joined the westward-travelling main line.[24]

The branch to Cannon Street station first passed Beverley Road station, almost immediately after the junction. Beverley Road station was a two-storey building with the upper storey accessing the embanked track.[note 8][21] The line then curved south and after a 1 in 50 descent reached the level again and terminated at Cannon Street. Initially Cannon Street was intended to be a carriage shed with the main station building situated closer to the centre of town at Charlotte Street near Kingston Square where the company's offices where located.[img 1] Lack of funds, and the expense of purchasing expensive real estate in the centre of the town meant that Cannon Street became the main terminus.[15][26][27] The station was in one of the most densely populated areas of the town, close to the river and its associated seed oil and varnish works, the buildings being quickly constructed of wood, and surrounded by the company's own coal yards, all of which would have given a poor impression compared with the facilities offered by the NER.[15][26][28]

From Beverley Road junction the main line continued west crossing Newland Avenue, and the NER's Hull to Cottingham Line before reaching a triangle of track (or Wye) where a line turned south to terminate at Neptune Street goods station.

Before reaching Neptune Street, after a branch to a smaller goods station at Dairycoates to the east of the north–south track,[29] the line curved east and crossed the NER's main line to Paragon Station at Hessle Road junction by an open girder truss bowstring bridge.[30]

From the wye of track at Springbank junctions on the route towards Barnsley the line continued west past the Springhead works. The works were built on green-field land north of the main line outside the then area of urbanisation of Hull, and expanded considerably post opening.[31] At Springhead, south of the main line, there was a through goods loop which also gave access to a considerable area of sidings operated from 1908 onwards.[32][33] From the Springhead yard Hull Corporation's Springhead Waterworks was supplied with coal to power its steam-driven pumping engine.[34]

#### Springhead to Aire junction

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Remains in 1961 of Barmby station

Beyond Springhead the line continued on embanked track towards Willerby and Kirk Ella station, then crossing the small shallow valley at Eppleworth in the foothills of the Yorkshire Wolds by a brick viaduct[img 2] (locally known as "five arches"). From here the line rose to Little Weighton station via a 83 ft (25 m) deep cutting. Then the line reached a high point of 262 ft (80 m) after inclines of up to 1 in 100 before entering the 2,116-yard (1,935 m) Drewton Tunnel after which the descent grade was 1 in 150 for seven miles (eleven kilometres), passing through Sugar Loaf Tunnel and Weedley Tunnel further west, both shorter tunnels of 132 yards (121 m), and then South Cave and North Cave stations.[27]

Beyond North Cave the land is flat, and the line turned steadily south-west aiming for Barnsley, passing through Newport, Sandholme, and Eastrington, before passing over the NER's Hull to Selby Line followed by Howden and Barmby stations. The next major obstacle of the River Ouse was crossed by a swing bridge at Long Drax. The minor station of Drax preceded a crossing under the NER's Selby to Goole Line after which was Carlton station and then the first of the junctions with other railways through which the Hull and Barnsley obtained much of its traffic.[27]

#### South of Aire junction

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Almost immediately after a bridge crossing over the River Aire, a branch heading north–south joined the line at Aire junction; this was jointly operated by the H&BR and Great Central Railway which opened in 1916 and was known as the Hull and Barnsley and Great Central Joint Line.[35]

1914 Railway map showing the lines crossing of the NER main line just after Gowdall junction

Less than one mile (1.6 kilometres) south-west of Aire junction a westward junction (Gowdall junction) connected the H&BR to the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) at Hensall junction via a short chord. The main line continued south-west and crossed over the same L&Y line (the Wakefield, Pontefract and Goole Railway then owned by the L&YR). About one mile (1.6 km) further on the line crossed over the NER main line to Selby (the former East Coast Main Line via Shaftholme and Selby. The line then crossed the Knottingley and Goole Canal, then went over another L&YR line (connecting Knottingley to Shaftholme junction) before arriving in Kirk Smeaton station.[27]

1910 railway map showing the line south of Kirk Smeaton including Wrangbrook junction and the Wath branch

After Kirk Smeaton the terrain becomes hilly again, but with Magnesian Limestone replacing the softer chalk found in the Wolds; after a cutting the line entered the 1,226-yard (1,121 m) South Kirby Tunnel (commonly known as the Barnsdale Tunnel) before reaching Wrangbrook Junction. Here the South Yorkshire Junction Railway (opened 1894[36]) branched south and then south-east ultimately for Denaby, whilst The Hull & South Yorkshire Extension Railway (opened 1902[36]) branched soon after travelling roughly south towards Wath, whilst the line heading for Barnsley continued roughly west-south-west.[27][37]

1911 Railway map showing south-western portion of the line from Hemsworth to Cudworth and Stairfoot

After Upton the line crossed over the Swinton and Knottingley joint line (Midland and North Eastern railways), shortly after a branch west from Hemsworth East junction connected the line to the West Riding and Grimsby joint line which was operated by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire (after 1897 the Great Central) and Great Northern railways; which was then passed over by the continuation of the H&BR main line. The next station was Hemsworth.[27]

The final tunnel on the line was Brierley Tunnel which is 685 yards (626 m) long. The line then passed westward through Brierley junction where a southward-turning chord connected with the Dearne Valley Railway on which the H&BR had running powers. A northward continuation of the Dearne Valley Railway was then passed under.[27]

Finally Cudworth was reached: first was Cudworth Goods station; then Cudworth North junction, where the line split into two main branches; a third branch west joined the Midland Railway via goods exchange sidings.[38] The westernmost of the two main branches crossed the Midland Line by girder truss bridge, then a spur to Monk Bretton station left west, whilst the final part of the line continued to Stairfoot junction where it joined the Great Central main line. The easterly branch ran to Cudworth station where there was a platform, but no connection.[27]

The line's second locomotive depot was found at Cudworth, as well as marshalling yards.[38] The whole main line as built was double tracked.[39]

### Operation and events (1885–1922)

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The HB&WRJR&DCo. began business with large amounts of debt, and within a year of its opening a price war had begun between the Hull Dock Company and the Hull and Barnsley on dock charges, and between the Hull and Barnsley and the NER on transit charges. Neither of the two Hull-based companies could expect to win against the much larger North Eastern Railway. By 1887 the HB&WRJR&DCo. was seeking a way out of debt and approached the Midland Railway for a possible merger. Reasonable terms were made, but the proposal was rejected by the shareholders of the Hull company.[36] An amalgamation by the NER itself was then proposed, which would have included the NER paying off the HB&WRJR&DCo.'s debts; this scheme too was rejected.[36]

The Hull and Barnsley, unable to pay its debts, went into receivership for two years until 1889.[12] The Hull Dock Company amalgamated with the NER in the early 1893,[36] – requiring another act of parliament – one condition of which was that in the event of the NER building another dock in Hull (which had already been planned in 1891 as part of an unsuccessful merger attempt between the HB&WRJ and the NER[40]) the Hull and Barnsley should give its consent, and be able to make the new dock a joint operation between the two railway companies.[8][41] Additionally an agreement was reached that there would be no reduction in dock duties without prior agreement or discussion.[36]

In 1894 the South Yorkshire Junction Railway opened. Though independent, it was worked by Hull and Barnsley engines, and connected the company to more collieries.[36]

In the following years of the 1890s various proposals, including another to merge the NER and HB&WRJR&DCo., and others for expansion of the Hull docks came, but were blocked by one party's interests or another's.[36] Finally in 1899 both railway companies had agreed to the construction of a new dock, to the east of Alexandra Dock,[8] access to which was from the HB&WRJ's elevated line via an extension from Alexandra Dock, and from a joint line branching off the H&BR at Bridges Junction.[42]

In 1902 an extension from Wrangbrook junction opened, connecting to Wath and further collieries.[36] From 1905 cooperation with the Midland allowed trains to run all the way to Sheffield via Cudworth; the same year Edward Watkin, nephew of Sir Edward Watkin, became general manager of the company.[43][44] For these express trains bogie coaches were purchased and M. Stirling's 4-4-0 tender locomotives used. From 1907 at Sandholme there were marshalling yards and a turntable, enabling freight trains to be split in two for the steep section towards Hull into the Wolds hills.[44]

After exiting receivership, the fortunes of the Hull and Barnsley recovered and it began to pay reasonable dividends on ordinary stock. In 1905 the Hull Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Company officially changed its name to the shorter Hull and Barnsley Railway. The same year running powers were obtained and a junction made with the Dearne Valley Railway.[36] Also in that year the National Radiator company opened in Hull.[45] The site was served by a siding from Ella Street on the H&BR line, as well as being accessed by a siding from the NER on the Hull to Bridlington line, forming a non-official line link between the networks of H&BR and NER.[46]

Construction of the new dock – "King George V Dock" – was completed by 1914.[8]

In 1916 the Hull and Barnsley and Great Central Joint Railway opened, adding to the number of collieries from which the company could transport coal.[36]

#### Engine Sheds

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The following engine sheds were operated by the H&BR:[47]

* Cudworth
* Hensall
* Springhead engine shed, Hull
* Alexandra Dock engine shed (Hull)
* Bullcroft
* Denaby
* Millhouses
* Doncaster York Road
* Wrangbrook

### Accidents and incidents

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* On 23 December 1903, a passenger train collided with wagons on the line at Springhead Junction, Hull.[48] Locomotive No.34 with a train of 5 four wheel carriages and a fish van ran into the back of a formation of a brake van and 11 loaded mineral wagons which had detached unnoticed from an earlier train due to a broken coupling. The driver was seriously injured, passengers reported only minor injuries.[49]
* At around midnight 25 September 1907 the boiler of F2 locomotive No. 109 exploded. The train was halted whilst the fireman was collecting a signal token before Wrangbrook Junction near Wath when the boiler exploded. The driver, John Edward Brook, was blown 400 yards (370 metres) by the blast and was badly scalded and injured; he was taken to Beckett Hospital in Barnsley but died four days later. An inquest was held, where a boiler specialist reported that 30 7⁄8 in (22 mm) stays had given way – the stays had been over repaired without replacement; it was noted that suspect stays had been reported in March, and that a boilersmith had previously warned the stays required replacement. A verdict of accidental death was returned, on the basis of an error of judgement having been made.[50]

### Rolling stock and vessels

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#### Locomotives

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Main article: Locomotives of the Hull and Barnsley Railway

See also: Locomotives of the North Eastern Railway

See also: Locomotives of the London and North Eastern Railway

The H&BR never manufactured any of its own locomotives, all being built elsewhere. The first types in use were of the design W. Kirtley (Locomotive Superintendent of the London, Chatham and Dover Railway) who was acting as a consultant. Matthew Stirling (son of Patrick Stirling of 'Stirling Single' fame) was the first and only Locomotive superintendent of the H&BR during its independence, and who undertook the rebuilding of some of Mr. Kirtley's designs, as well as contracting the construction of his own designs to various builders. His locomotives were typically domeless, and many of the original Kirtley engines were also rebuilt without domes.[51]

Kirtley's locomotives were painted black with grey lining.[52] Matthew Stirling subtly modified the livery – using invisible green (black except in bright sunlight) produced from a 50:50 mixture of 'drop black' and 'brunswick green'. Lining was of broad stripes of blue (ultramarine) with red (vermilion) edges.[53] The 2-4-0 and 0-6-0 tender locomotives procured by Kitley carried a small cursive monogram of the letters "HB&WRJR",[54] other locomotives carried the initials "H&BR".[52]

A total of 186 engines were operated by the Hull and Barnsley Railway, on merging into the NER the locomotives were briefly renumbered by adding 3000 to the original number. Following the incorporation into the LNER soon after the surviving locomotives were assigned numbers between 2405 and 2542,[55] in no specific order. Most except the H&BR Class F3 (LNER Class N13) were withdrawn between 1930 and 1940,[51] the B Class beginning withdrawal earlier in 1925. The last F3 was withdrawn in 1956.[55]

#### Rolling stock

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Initially the railway used 30 ft (9.1 m) 2-axle coaches, by the time services to Sheffield were introduced the company had 4-axle 51 ft (16 m) composite corridor coaches on bogies. Most of the rolling stock was for freight; in 1923 the company had 4,808 freight wagons of which over 3,000 were open wagons. Additionally the company possessed a snow plough, since the cuttings in the Yorkshire Wolds were prone to drifts when snow occurred.[56]

#### Ships and watercraft

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The company operated a number of vessels in relation to the construction, operation and maintenance of the Alexandra Dock; those vessels included:[57]

* Alexandra – tug built by Earle's shipbuilding of Hull in 1885.
* Barnsley – tug – a sister of "Alexandra" built in 1886 but not by the same builder.
* Hull – tug built by J.P. Rennoldson of South Shields in 1898.
* "H.& B.R. No. 1", "H.& B.R. No. 2" and "H.& B.R. No. 3" – static dumb dredgers.
* "H.& B.R. No. 4" – built by Jonkeers of Kinderdijk in 1914; grab dredger engined by Earle's of Hull. Transferred to N.E.R in 1922 and renamed "N.E.R Grab No. 4" and to the L.N.E.R. in 1923. Renamed "H. & B.R. Dredger No. 4" in 1938 and ownership changed again in 1948 to the Docks and Inland Waterways Executive and then to B.T. Docks Board. Eventually sold to Italian interests and broken up in 1963.

## History 1922–present

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### As part of the NER (1922–1923)

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The Railways Act 1921 ended the company's independence; from 1 April 1922 the Hull and Barnsley Railway became part of the NER.[58] The locomotive works at Springhead was downgraded – the extent of locomotive maintenance was reduced and the carriage works closed, skilled workers and machinery were relocated to Darlington.[59][note 9] At this time 43 old engines were decommissioned.[31] Edward Watkin (General Manager) and Matthew Stirling also departed.[58] Due to duplication a number of stations were renamed.[note 10]

Incorporation into the NER was just part of a larger scale of consolidation throughout the British railway system, and on 1 January 1923 the NER along with the Hull and Barnsley Line became part of the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER).[58]

### As part of the LNER (1923–1948)

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Cannon Street station in Hull ceased to be used a passenger station in 1924,[62] this coincided with the construction of a chord to the NER line just north-west of Walton Street level crossing to the elevated line.[63][note 11]

Mainline freight work commonly used the ex Great Central Robinson 2-8-0 locomotives (later classified as LNER Class O4).[63] The NER Class P1 0-6-0, NER Class Y 4-6-2T, NER Class T and NER Class T2 0-8-0 locomotives inherited from the NER also replaced Hull and Barnsley types on other freight work.[64]

In 1929 a halt west of Springhead works and sidings was constructed,[note 12] The station was unstaffed, and possibly the smallest in Britain,[66] with two wooden platforms one coach in length each (25 ft).[67] The same month the Springhead Halt opened passenger services between Wath and Kirk Smeaton ended.[62] Many similar basic stations were built on the early railways for the convenience of staff and passengers. On the Stainland Line from Halifax a small halt was made at the north end of West Vale viaduct to save passengers from having to walk about 3⁄4 mile (1.2 km) from the station at West Vale high on the hill above the viaduct.

Passenger services between South Howden and Cudworth ceased in 1932.[62]

### As part of British Railways (1948–1994)

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Mainline freight continued to be worked by 2-8-0 locomotives, with WD Austerity 2-8-0 being ubiquitous. 8F type 2-8-0 locomotives also became common on the southern sections of the line, after through working ended (1958).[63] (A large number of the class were purchased by the LNER from the war department after the Second World War, and in 1948 by the British Transport Commission.)

In 1951 a single sided station halt (Boothferry Park Halt railway station) was built on the branch in Hull between Springhead south junction and Neptune Street to serve the Hull City Football club (directly situated next to the line), the service ended in 1986.[68][note 13]

The locomotive shed at Cudworth closed in 1951.[63]

Passenger services between Hull and South Howden ended in 1955.[69] Through freight on the same line ended in 1958, with complete closure between Little Weighton and Wrangbrook junction in 1959. Freight working on remaining sections west of Hull (Springhead) closed completely in the next decade; the section between Moorhouse and Wrangbrook: 1963, between Little Weighton and Springhead : 1964, between Wrangbrook and both Monckton as well as Sprotborough in 1967, Cudworth to Monckton in 1968.[69]

In Hull the bridge over the NER main line at Hessle Road was removed in 1962 and the elevated H&BR dock branch section became connected to the Hull to Selby Line at Hessle Road junction as part of a scheme to reduce the number of level crossings in Hull by routing all rail traffic to east Hull via the elevated Hull and Barnsley Line.[63]

All traffic from Cudworth to Wrangbrook junction ended in 1967.[64] The branch to Cannon Street closed completely in 1968.[63] By 1970 the only parts of the line still with traffic were the Hull elevated section, and a few short sections with industrial uses.[64] Alexandra Dock closed in the 1980s and the rail connection was removed,[70] subsequently the dock re-opened but without a rail connection.[64]

Part of the elevated line to King George Dock was converted to a single line in 1988 and one train working introduced, four years later increased amounts of imports; specifically coal; meant that staffed (tokenised) working was reintroduced in 1992.[71]

Part of the path of the line between Hensall and Drax was opened for Merry Go Round trains to Drax Power Station in 1972,[72] the Long Drax swing bridge on the Ouse to the north-east offered a link for future developments and was maintained until 1968, but was dismantled in 1976.[73]

### Post privatisation (1994–)

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#### Hull Docks Branch

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Hessle Road Junction relaying Christmas 2007

In 2007 over £10 million was allocated to a project to increase capacity on the former Hull and Barnsley Railway branch to the Hull docks. Network Rail, Associated British Ports, Yorkshire Forward, Hull City Council and The Northern Way were involved in funding or supporting the scheme.[note 14] The work was to include partial re-doubling of the line, remedial and replacement work on the numerous bridges, and signalling upgrades, and to increase the line speed to 30 mph (48 km/h) except at Hull Bridge. The capacity of the line was to be increased from 10 to 22 trains in each direction.[75][76][77][78]

In late 2007 the Network Rail gave the contract to GrantRail[79] (now VolkerRail). Work carried out included the re-instatement of a double track junction at Hessle Road (the junction with the main line, previously singled in 1984), restoration of double track from New Bridge Road to King George Dock, and removal of Ella Street bridge along with strengthening of 15 others. The upgraded line was formally opened in June 2008 by the transport minister Rosie Winterton.[80][81][82] Work continued on the line after the official opening; the upgraded signalling system began use in September 2008.[83]

Work on the ABP owned portion of the track was carried out by Trackwork Ltd. of Doncaster,[citation needed] at a cost of over £2.5 million.[81]

In 2013 two bridges were replaced on the docks branch: a minor bridge, over James Reckitt Avenue, replaced at a cost of about £1 million, and a major bridge replacement, over Spring Bank West, costing £3.2 million.[84][85][86]

In July 2014 an attempt to solve a pigeon roosting problem under the Chanterlands Avenue railway bridge led to "hundreds of inch long maggots" from the carcasses of dead birds falling off the bridge onto a footpath, described by one passer-by as "like something out of a horror film".[87]

The line in the 21st century

* Bridge on the Hull Docks branch over the Hull to Scarborough Line

* Bridge over Newland Avenue, Hull

* Beverley Road Bridge, Hull

* Completed double junction at Hessle Road, Hull

* The Hull and Barnsley Railway swingbridge over the River Hull

## Use of closed parts of the line

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Drapers Metal merchants used the Sculcoates, and later part of the former Neptune Street goods yards as part of their scrap metal business – during the 1960s many steam locomotives were dismantled there.[88][note 15]

The cutting at Little Weighton, and nearby chalk quarries were used after closure (from 1969) as a landfill facility; filling of the quarries and cutting was approaching completion by 2008. After 2008 a site on the cutting near Willerby has been used as a recycling facility.[90][91][92]

The line at Weedley Tunnel in 2008; the line in the Yorkshire Wolds was a scenic section of the line, and featured in the railway's promotional material for passenger traffic

In rural areas the embankments and earthworks remain as boundaries between fields, the trackbed west of Weedley Tunnel forms part of the Yorkshire Wolds Way and High Hunsley Circuit walks, and a section of the embankment between Kirk Ella and Hull also carries a footpath whilst a section further west is covered by the B1232 road. A section over two miles (three kilometres) long north of Newport is now part of the eastern end of M62 motorway. A number of the stations have been converted into private residences.[93][94]

The areas of disused land west and east of Calvert Lane in Hull (formerly Springhead works and sidings and the land between Springbank East, West and South junctions) have become a wildlife habitat,[95] the area between the junctions being assessed as "ecologically outstanding". and are classed as Sites of nature conservance importance and is a candidate site for "Local Nature Reserve status".[96][97][98] The disused railway bridge giving walkers access to the western site was removed in August 2009.[99] The former sidings at Calvert Lane were developed into a small housing estate "The Sidings" in the 2010s.[100][101]

## Preservation

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The Hull & Barnsley Railway Stock Fund owns and restores the few surviving vehicles which once belonged to the H&BR. Two coaches, two wagons and a tool van are kept on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. No locomotives have survived.

> It may be safely predicted that before long, and especially if business competition becomes keener, Hull will again realise that emancipation from railway thraldom is a necessity of her existence as a first-class trading port

> — F.B. Grotrian, Closing sentence, A History of Hull Railways, 1879

## Notes

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1. ^ The devices are: (left) City of Kingston upon Hull crest, (right) Barnsley crest, (bottom) Dolphins representing the Hull docks, (above) A winged wheel. also embellisments include white roses representing Yorkshire.
2. ^ HJS "Hessle Road Junction to Saltend"[2]
3. ^ The running powers granted by the NER to the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway to its goods depot at Kingston Street (1873) in Hull may have exacerbated the situation.(Goode 1992, p. 22)
4. ^ C.T. Goode in Railways of Hull quotes a figure of 35 within the town boundary (undated), whilst G.D. Parkes (The Hull and Barnsley Railway) notes nine substantial underline bridges ... in the first four miles. A survey using Ordnance Survey maps of the period shows that there were more than 20 within the urbanised area. Later developments in Hull led to the construction or alteration of further bridges.
5. ^ A close variation or example of the Pratt truss
6. ^ The term 'junction' in the company's name means that it was a line that connected at a railway junction, rather than reaching a destination such as a major city; this junction (or junctions) lay at the Barnsley end of the line, meaning that there was relatively little infrastructure at that end.
7. ^ Hedon Road, now a section of the A1033
8. ^ The far side platforms at Beverley Road were accessed by a brick-lined (and tiled?) passenger tunnel (subway) under the embankment, still in existence in 2010 but closed.
9. ^ The closure was discussed in Parliament – with respect to the loss of skilled jobs in the Hull area.[60]
10. ^ Newport renamed as Wallingfen, Eastrington renamed as North Eastrington, Howden renamed as South Howden, Drax renamed as Drax Abbey, and Carlton became Carlton Towers.[61]
11. ^ The chord allowed through running between the H&BR outside Hull and Paragon station
12. ^ The station was added as part of the 'Hull and district interval service' – a regular service started in April 1929 in the Hull and surrounding area intended to halt a decline in passenger numbers.[65]
13. ^ In 2002 Hull City moved to a new stadium rendering the halt obsolete, the old stadium "Boothferry Park" was demolished between 2008 and 2010.
14. ^ The funding for the project (as of 2008/9) was : Yorkshire Forward: £4.75 million, Northern Way: £4.75 million, Associated British Ports: £2.6 million, Network Rail, £5.1 million.[74]
15. ^ As many as 730 were scrapped by Drapers, one a Black 5 was later preserved.[89]

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### Acts

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* Hull, Barnsley, and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Act 1880 (43 & 44 Vict. c. 199); An Act to authorise the construction and maintenance of the Hull, Barnsley, and West Riding Junction Railways, and of a Dock and other Works in connexion therewith; and for other purposes.
* "Hull, Barnsley, and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock. (Incorporation of Company; Construction of Railways, from; Hull to Barnsley Branch of Midland Railway Company at Monk Bretton, with Branches to the Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole, the Swinton and Knottingley, the West Riding and Grimshy, the Royston and Darfield, the Midland Main line (Leeds to Sheffield), and the Doncaster and Barnsley Railways, and neighbouring collieries, and with Junctions at Hull with Railways of North-Eastern Railway Company and Kingston-upon-Hull Dock Company; New Dock and River Wall or Embankment at Hull; New Street or Road at Hull, stopping up of parts of Hedon-road, Egginton-street, King-street, and Williamson-street; Vesting of Sites; Power to take Water from River Humber; Removal of West Middle Sand and Hessle Middle; Compulsory Purchase of Lands; Addition of Purchased Lands to Drypool Parish; Special Powers to Limited Owners; Tolls; Special Powers of Sale or Lease of Lands, &c.; Bye-laws; Running Powers, and Compulsory Facilities over Railways of, Working Agreements with, and other Provisions affecting Midland, Great Northern, Manchester Sheffield and Lincolnshire, Lancashire and Yorkshire, North-Eastern, and London and North-Western Railway Companies, and Cheshire Lines Committee, and Kingston-upon-Hull Dock Company; Agreements with, Special Powers to, and Appointment of Directors by Corporation of Hull; Amendment of Acts.)", London Gazette (24785): 6689–6695, 21 November 1879
* Hull, Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock (New Works) Act 1882 (45 & 46 Vict. c. 246); An Act to authorise the Hull Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Company to make and maintain new Railways and a new Dock and other works and to raise further money and for other purposes.
* "Hull, Barnsley, and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Company (Huddersfield and Halifax Extensions and New Dock and Works) (New Railways in West Riding of Yorkshire — New Road at Drax — New Dock — River Wall or Embankment, Cut or Canal, Railway, New Drain, &c., near Company's authorised Dock – Stopping up of Footpaths and Roads — Compulsory Purchase of Lands — Alteration of Mode of Crossing Roads by Railways authorised by Act of 1880 — Dredging and Taking Water from River Humber and Holderness Drain — Relieving Company from Obligation to Make Part of Embankment on Eastern Boundary, of Corporation Land — Special Powers to Limited Owners — Sale or Lease of Lands — Lease of Warehouses—Adding Lands Reclaimed to adjoining Parishes — Inclusion of Lands to be Acquired with borough of Kingston-upon-Hull and Consequential Provisions — Tolls, &c. — Running Powers from New Railway into Doncaster — Working and other Agreements with other Railway Companies — Abandonment of Railway No. Ib, authorised by Act of 1880 — Provision as to Remuneration, &c., of Directors of Company appointed by Corporation of Hull—Powers (including Subscription, Construction, Maintenance, &c.) to Corporations of Hull, Huddersfield. and Halifax, Trinity House of Hull, and Local and Road Authorities — Further Money Powers — Payment of Interest out of Capital — Amendment of Acts).", London Gazette (25041): 6064–6069, 25 November 1881
* Hull, Barnsley, and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock (Various Powers) Act 1883 (46 & 47 Vict. c. 143); An Act to Authorise the Hull, Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Company to Construct New Railways and Other Works to Amend the Acts Relating to the Company and for Other Purposes.
* "Hull, Barnsley, and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Company. (Various Powers.) (New Railways in Hull, and in Kirk Ella and Newington Parishes; Abandonment of Part of Railways No. 6 and No.7, authorised by the Company's Act of 1880, and Alteration of other Part of the same Railway No. 7; New Street from Mason-street to Charlotte-street, in Hull; Stopping up part of Mason-street and Charlotte-street-mews; Diversions of Bridleroads, in Parishes of Badsworth and Royston, and of Back-lane, in the Parish of Drax. Additional Lands in Holy-Trinity parish, Hull; Confirmation of Mode of Construction of Parts of Railways Nos. 2, 3, and 4, authorised by the Company's Act of 1880; Compulsory Purchase of Lands; Exemptions from Section 92 of "Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845"; Special Powers relating to Lands; Tolls; Further Money Powers; Special Provisions as to Capital; Power to provide Hotels, Refreshment Rooms, &c.; Amendment of Acts.)", London Gazette (25172): 6001–6004, 28 November 1882
* Hull, Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock (Money) Act 1884 (47 & 48 Vict. c. 254); An Act to authorise the Hull Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Company to raise further money by debentures.
* 'Hull, Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock (New Railways, &c.; amending acts) Act 1884 (47 & 48 Vict. c. 71); An Act to authorise the Hull Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Company to construct new Railways and other Works to amend the Acts relating to the Company and for other purposes.
* "Hull, Barnsley, and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Company. (New Railways in Parishes of Drypool and Kirkella; Additional Rails under and Alteration of Levels of Road in Parish of South Kirkby; Diversion of Footpaths in Parishes of Kirkella, Badsworth, and South Kirkby; Compulsory Purchase of Lands, Tolls; Additional Lands in Parishes of Hemsworth, South Kirkby, Kirkella, and Drypool; Abandonment of certain Railways and Works Authorised by the Company's Act of 1880; Further Money Powers; Payment of Interest out of Capital; Amendment of Acts.)", London Gazette (25291): 5911–5912, 27 November 1883
* Hull, Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Act 1885 (48 & 49 Vict. c. 82); An Act to Confer Further Powers Upon the Hull, Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Company and to Extend the Time for the Compulsory Purchase of Land for the Completion of Certain of Their Authorised Works and for Other Purposes.
* "Hull, Barnsley, and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock. (Abandonment of Railway No. IA authorised by the Company's Act, 1880; Construction of Substituted Railway; Compulsory Purchase of Lands; Tolls; Extending Powers of Deviation of and Additional Lands for Railway No. 4, authorised by the Company's Act of 1882; Extension of Time for Compulsory Purchase of Lands for, and for Completion of Railways and Road authorised by the said Act of 1882; Application of Funds; Amendment of Acts.)", London Gazette (25416): 5151–5152, 21 November 1884
* Hull, Barnsley, and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Act; An Act to authorise the Hull, Barnsley, and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Company to abandon certain works authorised by the Company's (Various Powers) Act, 1883, to raise further money by preference shares or stock, and for other purposes., 1886, 48 & 49 Vict. c. 97
* "Hull, Barnsley, and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock. (Abandonment of part of Railway No. 1 authorised by the Company's Various Powers Act of 1883; Release of Deposit; Reduction or Extinguishment of Money Powers; Power to Raise further Money; Amendment of Acts.)", London Gazette (25533): 5545–5546, 24 November 1885
* Hull Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Act; An Act for extending the periods limited for the compulsory purchase of lands for and for the completion of certain of the authorised works of the Hull Larnsley and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Company and for the abandonment of other of their authorised works for authorising the construction of a new Railway by the Company and for other purposes, 1887, 50 & 51 Vict. c. 79
* "Hull, Barnsley, and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Company. (Extension of Time for the Purchase of Land for and Completion of certain Railways and Works authorized by Hull, Barnsley, and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock (New Works) Act, 1882; Abandonment of other Works authorized by the same Act; Repayment of Deposit in respect of such abandoned works and other authorized Railways; New Railways at Hull, and to join Hull and Selby Railway and to South Kirkby Colliery; Purchase of Lands by Compulsion; Exemption from 92nd section of Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845; Tolls, &c.; Power to hold Lands acquired under other Acts for the Purposes of Works authorized by Act of 1880 or other Purposes; Power to Subscribe towards Construction of Branch Lines; Application of Funds; Reduction of CapitaJ; Constitution of certain Lines authorised by the Company's Act of 1882 a Separate Undertaking; Provisions for Transfer of certain Railways and Works authorized by said Act of 1882 to other Companies; Working Agreements with Running Powers over and other Provisions affecting other Railway Companies and the Dock Company at Kingston-upon-Hull; Amendment of Acts.)", London Gazette (25649): 5853–5856, 26 November 1886
* Hull, Barnsley, and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Act; An Act to confer further powers upon and to amend the Acts relating to the Hull Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Company with respect to the Raising of Money; and for other purposes, 1889, 52 & 53 Vict. c. 154
* Hull Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Act 1890 (53 & 54 Vict. c. 56); An Act for extending and reviving the powers of the Hull Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Company for the purchase of lands for and for the construction of certain of their authorised works for the abandonment of one of their authorised railways and for conferring further powers upon the Company and amending the Acts relating to them.
* "Hull, Barnsley, and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock. (Revival and extension of Powers for Purchase of Lands for and completion of certain authorised Works of the Company; Abandonment of an authorised Railway, and release of Deposit in respect thereof; Provisions for Protection of Docks, &c., of Company, and Bye-laws and Penalties; Application of Balance of Second Debenture Stock, and of proceeds of First and Second Debenture Stocks; Reserve or Guarantee Fund for Interest on Stocks; Amendment of Acts.)", London Gazette (25996): 6587–8, 26 November 1889
* Hull and Barnsley and South Yorkshire Junction Railways Act 1891 (54 & 55 Vict. c. 164); An Act to confirm and give effect to an agreement for the working of certain parts of the South Yorkshire Junction Railway by the Hull Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Company.
* "Hull, Barnsley, and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Company and South Yorkshire Junction Railway Company. (Confirmation of Agreement for Working Parts of South Yorkshire Junction Railway Company, Hull, Barnsley, &c. Company; Guarantee by that Company of Dividends and Interest on Share and Loan Capital of South Yorkshire Junction Railway Company; Constitution of Separate Undertaking of South Yorkshire Company; Payment of Costs of Act; Amendment of Acts.)", London Gazette (26174): 3308–9, 23 June 1891
* Railway Rates and Charges, No. 8 (Hull and Barnsley, and West Riding Junction Railway) Order Confirmation Act 1892 (55 & 56 Vict. c. 46)
* Hull, Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Act 1894 (57 & 58 Vict. c. 30); An Act for extending the time limited for the construction by the Hull Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Company of certain of their authorised works and for conferring further powers upon the Company and amending the Acts relating to them.
* "Hull, Barnsley, and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock; (Extension of time for completion of certain Works authorised by Hull, Barnsley, and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock (New Works) Act, 1882. Extension of time for Sale of Superfluous Lands; Compulsory Purchase of Lands at Anlaby: Provisions as to Issue and Application of Balance of Second Debenture Stock; Extending Powers of Levying Rates and Charges; Amendtneut of Acts.)", London Gazette (26461): 6909–10, 24 November 1893
* Hull, Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Act 1898 (61 & 62 Vict. c. 152); An Act to confer further powers upon the Hull Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Company and to authorise the transfer of the undertaking of the Hull and South Yorkshire Extension Railway Company to the Company and for other purposes.
* "Hull, Barnsley, and West Riding Junction Railway aud Dock Company. (New Railways in West Riding of Yorkshire; Compulsory Purchase of Lands; Tolls; Additional Lands in Townships of Drypool and Southcoates, Hull; Revival and Extension of period for compulsory Purchase of Lands for and for completion of new Dock and Works at Hull; Further Extension of time for Sale of superfluous Lands; Sale and Transfer or Leasing to Company of Undertaking of Hull, and South Yorkshire Extension Railway Company; Running Powers over Railways of that Company and of Midland and Sheffield District Railway Companies; Working and other Agreements with Hull and South Yorkshire Extension Railway Company; Further Money Powers and guaranteeing of interest or dividends on Capital, Debentures, &c., of lastnamed Company; Amendment of Acts.)", London Gazette (26914): 6975–6978, 26 November 1897
* Hull, Barnlsey and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock (Various Powers); An Act to authorise the Hull Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Company to abandon certain of their authorised works and to confer further powers upon that Company and for other purposes., 1899, 62 & 63 Vict. c. 42
* "Hull, Barnsley and West Biding Junction Railway and Dock Company. (Various Powers.) (Abandonment of Railway No. 5c, authorised by the Company's Act of 1880, or part thereof, and Railway No. 2b, authorised by the same Act; Purchase of additional Lands in the Parishes of North Elmsall and Carlton, in the West Riding of the County of York; Diversion of Footpath and Occupation Crossing in the said. Parish of Carlton; Establishment of Superannuation Fund; Payment half-yearly of additional or contingent interest on Company's Second Debenture Stock, and Dividends on their Preference Stock; Amendment of Acts, &c.)", London Gazette (27026): 7409–10, 25 November 1898
* Hull Joint Dock Act; An Act for enabling the North Eastern Railway Company and the Hull Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Company to make a dock and railways at Hull and for other purposes., 1899, 62 & 63 Vict. c. 242
* "North Eastern and Hull and Barnsley Railways (Joint Dock). (Power to the North Eastern Railway Company and the Hull, Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Company, Jointly and Separately, to Make a New Dock Railways and Works at Kingston-upon-Hull; Constitution of Joint Committee; Running Powers to North Eastern Railway Company over part of Hull and Barnsley Railway; Agreements between the said Companies; Additional Capital Powers for the said Companies; Application of Funds and Amendment of Acts.)", London Gazette (27025): 7252–7255, 22 November 1898
* Hull, Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Act; An Act to authorise the Hull Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Company to construct new railways and for other purposes., 1901, 1 Edw. 7. c. 77
* "Hull, Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Company. South Yorkshire Extension Lines. (New Railways in West Riding of County of York; Compulsory Purchase of Lands; Exemption from Section 92 of Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845; Tolls, &c.; Running Powers over Railways of Wales and Laughton Light Railway Company; Additional Lands at Kingston-upon-Hull; Further Money Powers; Payment of Interest out of Capital, &c.; Amendment of Acts, &c.)", London Gazette (27249): 7680–7682, 23 November 1900
* Hull, Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock (South Yorkshire Extension Lines); An Act to authorise the Hull Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Company to construct new railways and to purchase additional lands and to confer other powers upon them and for other purposes., 1902, 2 Edw. 7. c. 217
* "Hull Barnsley, and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Company. South Yorkshire Extension Lines. (New Railways in West Riding of County of York; Compulsory Purchase of Lands; Exemption from Section 92 of Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845; Tolls, &c.; Further Tolls, &c. in respect of Vessels entering Company's Docks; Running Powers over parts of Railways of Shireoaks, Laughton, and Maltby, and Great Central Railway Companies; Additional Lands at Willerby; Further Money Powers; Payment of Interest out of Capital, &c.; Extension of Time for Sale of Superfluous Lands; Amendment of Section 82 of Hull Joint Dock Act, 1899, and Agreements and Sections of Acts therein referred to; Further Provisions for Prevention of Trespass; Byelaws; Appointment of Special Constables; Amendment of Acts.)", London Gazette (27380): 8126–8129, 26 November 1901
* Hull and Barnsley Railway Act 1905 (5 Edw. 7. c. 41); An Act to extend the time for the purchase of lands and completion of works authorised by the Hull Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock and for other purposes.
* "HULL, BARNSLEY AND WEST RIDING JUNCTION RAILWAY AND DOCK COMPANY (Extension of Time for the Purchase of Lands and Completion of Works authorized by Hull, Barnsley and West Riding. Junction Railway and Dock (South Yorkshire Extension Lines) Act, 1902; Provisions as to Trespass, &c.; as to Lights on Vessels and Control of Lighters, in and near Docks, &c.; Bye-laws: Change of Name; Appointment of Humber Conservancy Commissioner; Regulation of Borrowing Powers; Application, Amendment and Repeal of Acts, &c.)", London Gazette (27738): 8082–3, 25 November 1904
* Hull Joint Dock Act 1906 (6 Edw. 7. c. xlvi); An Act to confer additional powers upon the Hull Joint Dock Committee for the construction of dock works, and upon the North Eastern Railway Company for the construction of new railways; and for other purposes.
* "HULL JOINT DOCK. (Power to the Hull Joint Dock Committee to make an Alteration of the authorized River Wall and Dock Works at Kingstdn-upon-Hull; Extension of Time for completion of authorized Dock Works and Railways; Power to North Eastern Railway Company to make new Railways and Works at Kingston-upon-Hull and to abandon part of Victoria Dock Branch; Agreements with Corporation of Kingston-upon-Hull; Acquisition of Lands; Application of Funds; and Amendment of Acts.)", London Gazette (27855): 7717–8, 17 November 1905
* Hull and Barnsley and Great Central Railways Act 1906 (6 Edw. 7. c. 56); An Act to authorise the transfer to the Hull and Barnsley and Great Central Railway Companies of certain works authorised by the Hull Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock (South Yorkshire Extension Lines) Act 1902 and to the Great Central Railway Company of the undertaking of the Rotherham, Maltby and Laughton Railway Company, to empower the Hull and Barnsley Railway Company to construct a new railway and to acquire additional lands, and for other purposes.
* "HULL AND BARNSLEY AND GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY COMPANIES. (Transfer of Powers, &c., under the Hull, Barnsley, and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock (South Yorkshire Extension Lines) Act, 1902, to Hull and Barnsley and Great Central Railway Companies jointly; Appointment of Joint Committee; Provisions as to Apportionment of Expenditure by said Companies and Advances by Great Central Company; Transfer to Great Central Company of Property and Powers of Rotherham, Maltby, and Laughton Railway Company, and Dissolution of that Company : Release of Deposit; Running Powers to and Construction of Railway by Hull and Barnsley Company; Provisions as to Traffic Facilities by Great Central Company; Tolls, &c.; Compulsory Purchase of Lands; Breaking up of Streets; Powers to Hull and Barnsley Company to Establish Savings Bank and Subscribe to Railway Clearing System Superannuation Fund and Provisions with respect thereto; Application of Funds by and Additional Capital and Borrowing Powers to said Companies, and Amendment of Borrowing Powers of Hull and Barnsley Company; Repeal, &c., of Acts, &c.)", London Gazette (27857): 8243–8245, 24 November 1905
* Hull and Barnsley Railway (Steam Vessels) Act 1906 (6 Edw. 7. c. 68); An Act to authorise the Hull and Barnsley Railway Company to provide and work steam vessels between the port of Hull and certain continental ports and to subscribe to the funds of steamship companies and for other purposes.
* "HULL AND BARNSLEY RAILWAY (STEAM VESSELS) (Power to Provide and Work Steam Vessels between Hull and certain Continental Ports; Contribution of Funds to and Arrangements with Steamship Companies and others; Agreements with.Owners, &c., of Piers and Quays; Acquisition of Lands for and Construction and Use of Quays, Wharves, Warehouses, &c.; Tolls, Rates, Dues, Rents and Charges;;Provision of Refreshment Rooms and Refreshments; Additional Capital and Application of Moneys; Amendments of Acts;)", London Gazette (27855): 7741–2, 17 November 1905
* Hull and Barnsley Railway Act 1907 (7 Edw. 7. c. 67); An Act to authorise the Hull and Barnsley Railway Company to construct a pier and railways at Hull and to purchase additional lands; and for other purposes.
* "HULL AND BARNSLEY RAILWAY. (Construction of Pier, Railways and Works at Hull; Dredging of River Humber; Tolls, &c.; Bye-laws, &c.; Powers as to Breaking Up Roads, &c.; Compulsory Purchase of Lands in East and West Ridings of County of York; Diversion of Footpaths; Power to Hull Corporation to Subscribe and Lend Money to the Company, and to Borrow Money and Levy Rates; Application of Funds by and Additional Capital and Borrowing Powers to Company; Incorporation, Amendment and Repeal of Acts, &c.)", London Gazette (27970): 8826–8828, 23 November 1906
* Hull and Barnsley Railway Act 1908 (8 Edw. 7. c. 26); An Act To extend the Time for the Purchase of Lands for and for the Completion of certain Works authorised by the Hull Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock (South Yorkshire Extension Lines) Act 1902 to authorise the Hull and Barnsley Railway Company to construct new railways and for other purposes.
* "HULL AND BARNSLEY RAILWAY (Extension of Time for the Purchase of Certain Lands and Completion of Certain Works Authorized by the Hull, Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock (South Yorkshire Extension Lines) Act, 1902; Construction of New Railways in West Riding of Yorkshire; Tolls, &c.; Breaking Up of Roads, &c.; Compulsory Purchase of Lands; Exemption from Section 92 of Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845; Extension of Time for Sale of Superfluous Lands; Establishment of Pension Fund; Contribution, &c., to Provident Fund, &c.; Provision as to Qualification of Directors; Application of Funds; Amendment and Repeal of Acts, &c., &c.)", London Gazette (28082): 8081–8083, 22 November 1907
* Hull and Barnsley Railway Act 1909 (9 Edw. 7. c. 72); An Act to authorise the Hull and Barnsley Railway Company to construct new railways and for other purposes.
* "HULL AND BARNSLEY RAILWAY (New Railways in West Riding of County of York; Tolls, &c.; Breaking and Stopping Up, &c., and Repair of Roads, &c.; Underpinning of Buildings; Compulsory Purchase of Lands; Exemption from Section 92 of Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845; Abandonment of Authorized Railway and Portion of Railway and Cesser of Obligations Relating Thereto; Further Money Powers; Payment of Interest out of Capital; Amendment of Acts.)", London Gazette (28199): 8893–8895, 24 November 1908
* "HULL AND BARNSLEY RAILWAY BILL (ADDITIONAL PROVISION). (Transfer of Powers, &c., relating to new Railways proposed to be authorised by the Bill, and to a Part of Railway No. 2 authorised by Hull and Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock (South Yorkshire Extension Lines) Act, 1902. to Hull and Barnsley and Great Central Railway Companies, jointly; Appointment and Powers of Joint Committee; Provisions as to Apportionment of Expenditure by the two Companies; Tolls, &c.; Cesser of Certain Powers conferred on the two Companies, jointly, by Hull and Barnsley and Great Central Railway Companies Act, 1906, and Repeal of Portions of that Act; Application of Funds, by Hull and Barnsley and Great Central Companies; Amendment of Acts.)", London Gazette (28249): 3578–9, 11 May 1909
* Hull and Barnsley Railway Act 1913 (3 & 4 Geo. 5. c. 47); An Act to confer further powers on the Hull and Barnsley Railway Company in respect of their own undertaking and upon that Company and the North eastern and Great Central Railway Company respectively in respect of joint undertakings and for other purposes.
* "HULL AND BARNSLEY RAILWAY. (Compulsory Purchase of Lands and Easements in East Riding and West Riding of county of York; Power to Company to take Tolls, Rates, etc., on Dock Lines Authorized by Hull, Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Act, 1880; Transfer to Company and North-Eastern Railway Company, Hull Joint Dock Committee, or Joint Committee of Companies of Portions of Railways and Works Authorized by North Eastern Railway Act, 1909; Constitution of Joint Committee of Two Companies; Power to Company and North-Eastern Railway Company or Joint Committees to construct New Railways in East Riding of county of York; Abandonment of Portion of Railway No. 5 authorized by North-Eastern Railway Act, 1909; Diversion and Stopping up of Footpaths in Parishes of Sculcoates and Preston, in East Riding of county of York; Constitution of Two Companies or Joint Committees as Licensing, etc., Authority under Petroleum Acts in respect of Lands in Parish of Preston, and Transfer of Powers, etc.; Extension of Time Limited by section 82 of the Hull Joint Dock Act, 1899, and section 57 of the Hull, Barnsley, and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock (South Yorkshire Extension Lines) Act, 1902, for Stopping-up of Public Road on the Alexandra Dock Estate; Power to Two Companies to Lease Graving Docks; Confirmation of Purchase by Two Companies of Lands in said Parish of Sculcoates; Power to Company and Great Central Railway Company and Hull and Barnsley and Great Central Railways Joint Committee to Construct Railways in West Riding of county of York; Abandonment of Railway No. 5 Authorized by Hull and Barnsley Railway Act, 1909; Compulsory Purchase of Lands and Easements by Company, and Company and North-Eastern Railway Company, and Company and Great Central Railway Company; Exemption from section 92 of Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845; Breaking, Stopping up, and Repair of Roads, Footpaths, etc.; Tolls, Rates, and Dues; Special Provisions as to Entry on, Valuation of and Compensation for Lands; Extension of Time for Completion of Works Authorized by the Hull, Barnsley, and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Act, 1902; Powers to Company and Joint Committees of Company in Reference to the Retention, Sale, and Disposal of Superfluous Lands; Application of Funds by and Further Capital Powers to Company, North Eastern Railway Company, Hull Joint Dock Committee, and Great Central Railway Company, and Hull and Barnsley and Great Central Railways Joint Committee; Repeal and Amendment of Acts.)", London Gazette (28665): 8696–8701, 22 November 1912
* Hull and Barnsley Railway Act 1914 (4 & 5 Geo. 5. c. 77); An Act to confer further powers upon the Hull and Barnsley Railway Company in respect of their own undertaking and upon that Company and the Great Central Railway Company and the North Eastern Railway Company, respectively, in respect of joint undertakings; to extend the time for the compulsory purchase of lands and for the completion of works authorised to be acquired and constructed by the Hull and Barnsley Railway Act 1909; to revive the powers for the construction of works authorised by the Hull Joint Dock Act 1899; and for other purposes.
* "HULL AND BARNSLEY RAILWAY. Powers to Company to make new Railways and other works in East Riding of County of York and Powers to Company and Great Central Railway Company and Hull and Barnsley and Great Central Railways Joint Committee to make now Railway in West Riding of County of York; Compulsory Purchase of Lands and Easements; Tolls, Rates, &c.; Breaking and Stopping-up, Diversion, &c., and Repair of Roads, Footpath?, &e., in East and West Ridings of County of York; Underpinning Powers; Exemption from section 92 of Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845; Special Provisions as to Entry on, Valuation of, and Compensation for Lands; Agreements with Local Authorities in Reference to Construction of Works, &c.; Revival of Powers and Extension of Time for Compulsory Purchase of Lands and for Completion of Railways authorized by Hull and Barnsley Railway Act, 1909; Revival of Powers and Extension of Time for Construction of Railways and Works authorized by Hull Joint Dock Act, 1899; Power to Company and North Eastern Railway Company and Joint Committees of such Companies to supply Water, Gas and Electrical Energy and to make Charges therefor, and to Construct Works for such purpose; Retention Sale and Disposal of Superfluous Lands; Application of Funds by and Further Capital Powers to Company and Great Central Railway Company and Hull and Barnsley and Great Central Railways Joint Committee; Repeal and Amendment of Acts, &c.)", London Gazette (28776): 8596–8599, 25 November 1913

### Primary sources

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* Allen, Cecil J. (1974) [1964]. The North Eastern Railway (3 ed.). Ian Allan Ltd. History of the North Eastern Railway
* Chapman, Stephen (1999). Railway Memories No.12 : The Hull & Barnsley Railway. Bellcode Books. Image based history including LNER and BR eras, track plans of major stations and junctions
* Goode, C. T. (1992). The Railways of Hull. Detailed history of Hull railways
* Parkes, G. D. (1970) [1946]. The Hull & Barnsley Railway (reprint). The Oakwood Press. Early history of the line, concise full description, references to early literature and periodical sources

### Other sources

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* Bairstow, Martin (1990), Railways in East Yorkshire, pp. 58–64 brief history and images
* Bairstow, Martin (1995), Railways in East Yorkshire Vol. 2, brief description of swing bridges and engine sheds, background to springhead halt
* Bairstow, Martin (2007), Railway in East Yorkshire Vol. 3, sections on Hull Docks and the closure of Hull Cannon Street
* Dodsworth, Ted (1990), The train now standing (Vol1) : The Life and Times of the Hull and Barnsley Railway, Hutton Press, social history, posters, postcards, publications and other emphera associated with the H&BR, also King George Dock
* Ellis, S.; Crowther, D.R., eds. (1990), Humber perspectives – A region through the ages, Hull University Press
* Gillett, Edward; MacMahon, Kenneth A. (1980), A History of Hull, Oxford University Press
* also similar coverage MacMahon, K.A. (1953), The beginnings of the East Yorkshire Railways, East Yorkshire Local History Society
* MacTurk, George Gladstone (1970) [1879], A History of the Hull Railways, Nidd Valley Narrow Gauge Railways Ltd. (reprint), contemporary description giving insight into the railway situation in Hull at the time of the inception of the Hull and Barnsley Railway
* Lewis, David B., ed. (1991), The Yorkshire Coast, Normandy Press
* Mason, P. G. (1990), "Chapter 8, "Hull and Barnsley Line"", Lost Railways of East Yorkshire, Wolds Publications, pp. 45–49, brief history and images, also historical background to railway construction in East Yorkshire
* Suggitt, Gordon (2005), "Chapter 13, "The Hull & Barnsley Railway"", Lost Railways of North & East Yorkshire, Countryside Books, pp. 140–147, brief history and images.
* "The Hull & Barnsley Railway". The London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) Encyclopedia. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
* Welbourn, Nigel (1997), "Chapter 5, "Hull & Barnsley"", Lost Lines: North Eastern, Ian Allan Publishing, pp. 20–24, brief history and images

#### Locomotives and rolling stock

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* Barker, Martin (2004), An album of Hull and Barnsley Railway engines and rolling stock 1885, NERA, details of coaches and wagons with basic side elevation drawings and dimensions, less full description of locomotives
* Barker, Martin A. (1996), An illustrated history of Hull and Barnsley railway locomotives Vol 1, The locomotive classes, Challenger, Comprehensive coverage of locomotives; technical, working, and historical information
* Baxter, Bertram (1986), British locomotive catalogue, 1825–1923 Vol.5A, North Eastern railway, Hull and Barnsley railway, Moorland Publishing Company
* Prattley, Ron (1997), Locomotives of the Hull and Barnsley Railway : a concise guide to the locomotives designed by Kirtley, Stirling and Kitson, Historical Model Railway Society, non technical description of all types with basic side plan drawings with dimensions, notes on livery and external appearance, numbering details and withdrawal dates

#### Infrastructure and construction

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* Building the Hull and Barnsley Railway : Hull and Barnsley Railway 100; 1885–1985, Hull City Museums, 1985, A useful collection of notes and archive photographs showing the construction of the line. Emphasis on line from Hull to Drax
* Cole, Edward Maule (1886), Notes on the geology of the Hull, Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock, M C Peck and Son, A purely geological work, covering a wider area than the railway itself, very brief mentions of strata found in the construction of tunnels, cuttings, and the dock with diagrams
* Fleetwood, N.P. (1985), The Springhead works of the Hull and Barnsley Railway, Railway World
* Stokes, F. W. S. (1885), "The Iron Bridges on the Hull, Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway. (Students' Paper., Includes Plates and Appendix)", Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, 82 (1885), Institution of Civil Engineers: 348, doi:10.1680/imotp.1885.21414, Contemporary (1885) engineering discussion of the main types of bridges used on the line

### Further reading

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* Appleby, H.N., ed. (1921). The Port of Hull. Hull & Barnsley railway., details of the H&BR's (and NER's) port facilities, as well as description of Wool sheds at National Avenue, Hull
* Barnette, A.; Hincliffe, B., eds. (1980). The Hull and Barnsley Railway. Vol 2. Turntable.
* Hoole, K., ed. (1972). The Hull and Barnsley Railway. Vol 1. David & Charles., further details of inception and construction of railway, emphasis on company management, shareholders, finances, and statistics
* Joy, David (1975). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain, Volume 8 South and West Yorkshire. David & Charles Limited. ISBN 0-946537-11-9.

### Images

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1. ^ "The Hull and Barnsley Railway Company's Offices, Charlotte Street". Hull Museums Collection. Hull City Council. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
2. ^ "Eppleworth viaduct with train passing". Hull Museums Collection. Hull City Council. Retrieved 3 March 2013.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hull and Barnsley Railway.

* Hull and Barnsley Railway Stock Fund

### Historical

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* "Images Of The Hull & Barnsley Railway". www.leytransport.i12.com. Archived from the original on 11 April 2007.
* "Track map of the Hull and Barnsley Railway". d240vprofozpi.cloudfront.net (source unknown). Retrieved 3 March 2013.
* Buckingham, Phillip. "The Hull & Barnsley Railway". www.jekyll.info. Archived from the original on 9 January 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2013.

### Remains post closure

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* via www.forgottenrelics.co.uk
* Sugarloaf Tunnel www.forgottenrelics.co.uk
* Drewton Tunnel www.forgottenrelics.co.uk
* Barnsdale Tunnel www.forgottenrelics.co.uk
* "Over The Top" The story of Little Weighton Cutting and Drewton Tunnel Little Weighton cutting
* Hull Cannon Street station also links to Beverley Road, Springhead Halt, Willerby & Kirk Ella, Little Weighton, South Cave, North Cave, Wallingfen, Sandholme, and South Howden & Kirk Smeaton stations, via www.subbrit.org.uk

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* Alexandra Docks
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* Great Western
* Rhymney
* Taff Vale
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LNER constituents|

* Great Central
* Great Eastern
* Great Northern
* Great North of Scotland
* Hull & Barnsley
* North British
* North Eastern
* Full list

LMS constituents|

* Caledonian
* Furness
* Glasgow & South Western
* Highland
* Lancashire & Yorkshire
* London & North Western
* Midland
* North Staffordshire
* Full list

SR constituents|

* London & South Western
* London, Brighton & South Coast
* London, Chatham and Dover Railway
* South Eastern and Chatham Railway
* South Eastern Railway
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History of rail transport in Great Britain 1923–1947
List of companies involved in the grouping

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Constituent railway companies of the London and North Eastern Railway

Constituent companies|

* Great Central Railway
* Great Eastern Railway
* Great Northern Railway
* Great North of Scotland Railway
* Hull and Barnsley Railway
* North British Railway
* North Eastern Railway

Subsidiary companies|

* Brackenhill Light Railway
* Colne Valley and Halstead Railway
* East and West Yorkshire Union Railway
* East Lincolnshire Railway
* Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway
* Forcett Railway
* Forth and Clyde Junction Railway
* Gifford and Garvald Light Railway
* Great North of England, Clarence and Hartlepool Junction Railway
* Horncastle Railway
* Humber Commercial Railway and Dock
* Kilsyth and Bonnybridge railway
* Lauder Light Railway
* London and Blackwall Railway
* Mansfield Railway
* Mid-Suffolk Light Railway
* Newburgh and North Fife Railway
* North Lindsey Light Railway
* Nottingham and Grantham Railway and Canal
* Nottingham Joint Station Committee
* Nottingham Suburban Railway
* Seaforth and Sefton Junction Railway
* Sheffield District Railway
* South Yorkshire Junction Railway
* Stamford and Essendine Railway
* West Riding and Grimsby Railway

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Railway lines in Yorkshire and the Humber

Primary|

| To London|

* East Coast Main Line
* Midland Main Line

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To Exeter|

* Cross Country Route

Others|

| Inter-regional|

* Hallam Line
* Hope Valley line
* Leeds–Morecambe line
* Doncaster–Lincoln line
* Northallerton–Eaglescliffe line
* Sheffield–Lincoln line
* Settle–Carlisle line

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Intra-regional|

* Airedale line
* Askern branch line
* Barton line
* Calder Valley line
* Dearne Valley line
* Esk Valley line
* Harrogate line
* Huddersfield line
* Hull–Scarborough
* Leeds–Bradford lines
* Leeds–Northallerton railway
* Penistone Line
* Pontefract line
* Selby Diversion
* Selby Line
* South Humberside Main Line
* Stocksbridge Railway
* Swinton–Doncaster
* Wakefield line
* Wharfedale line
* York–Scarborough

Defunct|

* Barnsley–Doncaster
* Bradford–Leeds & Wakefield
* Brockholes–Holmfirth
* Clayton West branch
* Dearne Valley Railway
* Gilling and Pickering
* Harrogate–Church Fenton
* Harrogate Gasworks Railway
* Huddersfield–Kirkburton
* Hull–Barnsley (Cudworth)
* Hull and Holderness
* Hull and Hornsea
* Knaresborough–York
* Leeds–Harrogate
* Low Moor–Mirfield
* Malton–Driffield
* Middlesbrough–Guisborough
* Middlesbrough–Guisborough–Normanby
* Huddersfield–Bradford
* Lockwood–Meltham
* Nunthorpe–Battersby
* Otley–Ilkley
* Pilmoor–Knaresborough
* Queensbury lines
* Rosedale Railway
* Royston to Thornhill
* Scarborough–Whitby
* Seamer–Pickering
* Selby–Driffield
* Selby–Goole
* Shipley Great Northern Railway branch line
* Sowerby Bridge–Rishworth
* Skipton–Grassington
* Skipton–Ilkley
* Spurn railway
* Thirsk and Malton line
* Wetherby–Cross Gates (Leeds)
* Whitby–Loftus
* Woodhead line
* York–Market Weighton–Beverley
* York–York (Foss Island)

Heritage|

* Derwent Valley Light Railway
* Elsecar Heritage Railway
* Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway
* Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
* Middleton Railway
* North Bay Railway
* North Yorkshire Moors Railway
* Wensleydale Railway

Light railways|

* Colsterdale Light Railway
* Nidd Valley Light Railway
* North Holderness Light Railway
* Sand Hutton Light Railway
* Whistlestop Valley

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