Woodburn Junction
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Woodburn Junction is a railway junction in Sheffield
, South Yorkshire
, England
, situated about half way between Sheffield Victoria and Darnall
.
The junction is situated about 1 miles (1.6 km) east of Sheffield Victoria and is controlled from a portable signal cabin on the ‘down’ (Sheffield bound) side of the line below where the line is crossed by a road bridge, which carries Woodbourn Road (Note the difference in spelling).
, having taken over the South Yorkshire Railway
, constructed a line to Rotherham
, opening on 1 August 1864. Traffic from the South Yorkshire Railway’s Barnsley line joined the Rotherham line at Tinsley South Junction and both services entered Sheffield Victoria through this junction.
The L.N.W.R.
came to Sheffield in 1895 when they opened a goods depot, known as City Goods, in the Nunnery area. The line which left the M.S.& L. went around the rear of the signal box, which controlled its junction.
a new junction, controlled by the Woodburn Junction signalman, gave access, by a flyover junction from the up goods line and egress to the down goods line. In the 1960s, with the opening of the new Wholesale Markets a short spur, known as the Parkway Goods branch, was opened, again controlled from Woodburn Junction box.
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
, 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...
, England
England
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, situated about half way between Sheffield Victoria and Darnall
Darnall railway station
Darnall railway station was built to serve Darnall, a community about from the centre of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England and which later became a suburb of the city.-History:...
.
The junction is situated about 1 miles (1.6 km) east of Sheffield Victoria and is controlled from a portable signal cabin on the ‘down’ (Sheffield bound) side of the line below where the line is crossed by a road bridge, which carries Woodbourn Road (Note the difference in spelling).
From the beginning
The first junction at this point was built when the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire RailwayManchester, 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:...
, having taken over 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...
, constructed a line to Rotherham
Rotherham Central railway station
Rotherham Central railway station is in Rotherham, South Yorkshire. The station was originally named "Rotherham", becoming "Rotherham and Masborough" in January 1889 and finally "Rotherham Central" on 25 September 1950...
, opening on 1 August 1864. Traffic from the South Yorkshire Railway’s Barnsley line joined the Rotherham line at Tinsley South Junction and both services entered Sheffield Victoria through this junction.
The L.N.W.R.
London and North Western Railway
The London and North Western Railway was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. It was created by the merger of three companies – the Grand Junction Railway, the London and Birmingham Railway and the Manchester and Birmingham Railway...
came to Sheffield in 1895 when they opened a goods depot, known as City Goods, in the Nunnery area. The line which left the M.S.& L. went around the rear of the signal box, which controlled its junction.
New lines
In the 1940s, with the opening of Darnall engine shedDarnall engine shed
Darnall engine shed was an engine shed in Darnall, Sheffield. It was built by the London & North Eastern Railway to serve the Sheffield area, passenger trains originating or changing at Sheffield Victoria and goods and pilot workings...
a new junction, controlled by the Woodburn Junction signalman, gave access, by a flyover junction from the up goods line and egress to the down goods line. In the 1960s, with the opening of the new Wholesale Markets a short spur, known as the Parkway Goods branch, was opened, again controlled from Woodburn Junction box.