Leeds and Selby Railway

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The Leeds and Selby Railway is one of the earliest railways in northern England, originally built to link the industrial city of Leeds with the port of Selby and later integrated into the developing regional rail network.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf early British railway
railway line
connectedPort Selby port
connectedTo Hull and Selby Railway
York and North Midland Railway network
connectsCity Leeds
connectsTown Selby
constructionStart 1830
country United Kingdom
currentOperator Network Rail
designedBy James Walker
electrificationStatus not electrified along most of its length
engineer James Walker
gauge standard gauge
historicalSignificance early main line route in Yorkshire
one of the earliest railways in northern England
impact contributed to industrial growth of Leeds
facilitated export of Yorkshire coal via Selby
integratedInto regional rail network of northern England
laterOwner British Railways
linked to: British Rail

London and North Eastern Railway
North Eastern Railway
York and North Midland Railway
length approximately 20 miles
lineNumberOfTracks double track on most sections
locatedIn England
locatedInRegion North Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
notableFeature direct route between Leeds and the River Ouse at Selby
early use of deep cuttings and embankments
opened 1834
openingDate 22 September 1834
originalOwner Leeds and Selby Railway Company
partOf TransPennine route
northern England rail network
passesThrough Cross Gates
Garforth
Micklefield
Sherburn-in-Elmet area
South Milford
primaryTraffic coal
general freight
passengers
purpose to link the industrial city of Leeds with the port of Selby
status operational
terminus Leeds
Selby
trackGauge 1435 mm

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York and North Midland Railway connectedTo Leeds and Selby Railway
Selby railway station openedBy Leeds and Selby Railway
Leeds and Selby Railway originalOwner Leeds and Selby Railway Company
linked to: Leeds and Selby Railway