Moor End goods station
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Moor End goods station was a railway station in South Yorkshire
, England
. It was situated at the end of the Worsborough branch line which ran from the main line of the South Yorkshire Railway
at Wombwell
. The lower part of the line, to Worsborough was opened in June 1850, reaching Moor End
two years later, in March 1852.
Like many other lines in South Yorkshire
the main reason for this line was the transportation of coal
, and several collieries were situated along the line. Some opened before the line was built, some were constructed afterwards. Around the lower part of the line and opened prior to 1864 was Bell Ing, Edmund's Main and Martin's Main collieries at Worsborough. Further along the line were collieries at Silkstone Common
, including the ill-fated Huskar Pit, where a disaster occurred in 1838 in which 26 children died.
Later, in 1880, after the South Yorkshire Railway had joined with the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
, the line was extended, not from its terminus but from a junction a short distance before it was reached, Moor End goods being then on a short spur. The line was then able to reach Wentworth Silkstone Junction on the Barnsley
to Penistone
line and form the infamous "Worsborough Bank".
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of 1.29 million. It consists of four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and City of Sheffield...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It was situated at the end of the Worsborough branch line which ran from the main line of the South Yorkshire Railway
South Yorkshire Railway
The South Yorkshire Railway was a railway company which was based in the south of the former West Riding of Yorkshire, England. Its first section of line opened on 10 November 1849 between Swinton Junction and Doncaster...
at Wombwell
Wombwell
Wombwell is a small town near Barnsley, located in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 15,180.Its name's origin may mean "Womba's Well", or "well in a hollow"....
. The lower part of the line, to Worsborough was opened in June 1850, reaching Moor End
Moor End
Moor End is a place in County Durham, in England. It is situated immediately to the east of Durham, close to Gilesgate Moor and Carrville. It is situated within the parish of Belmont and as Belmont and Carrville have expanded is now largely indistinct from its neighbours....
two years later, in March 1852.
Like many other lines in South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of 1.29 million. It consists of four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and City of Sheffield...
the main reason for this line was the transportation of coal
Coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams. The harder forms, such as anthracite coal, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure...
, and several collieries were situated along the line. Some opened before the line was built, some were constructed afterwards. Around the lower part of the line and opened prior to 1864 was Bell Ing, Edmund's Main and Martin's Main collieries at Worsborough. Further along the line were collieries at Silkstone Common
Silkstone Common
Silkstone Common is a village in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England.The village has Junior and Infants Schools, a railway station, a single local shop and the Station Inn....
, including the ill-fated Huskar Pit, where a disaster occurred in 1838 in which 26 children died.
Later, in 1880, after the South Yorkshire Railway had joined with the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
The Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway was formed by amalgamation in 1847. The MS&LR changed its name to the Great Central Railway in 1897 in anticipation of the opening in 1899 of its London Extension.-Origin:...
, the line was extended, not from its terminus but from a junction a short distance before it was reached, Moor End goods being then on a short spur. The line was then able to reach Wentworth Silkstone Junction on the Barnsley
Barnsley
Barnsley is a town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Dearne, north of the city of Sheffield, south of Leeds and west of Doncaster. Barnsley is surrounded by several smaller settlements which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, of which Barnsley is the largest and...
to Penistone
Penistone
Penistone is a small town market town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, in South Yorkshire, England, with a population of 10,101 at the 2001 census. It lies west of the town of Barnsley and north east of Glossop, in the foothills of the Pennines...
line and form the infamous "Worsborough Bank".