Northern Lines

Leeds to Harrogate

including Otley, Wetherby, Pilmoor and Poppleton (towards York)

by Mark Kelly

Of the railway routes covered in this book, only the line from Leeds to York via Harrogate remains open. Although this is largely operated as a single entity, its two sections differ enormously. The section from Leeds to Harrogate is still very much a main line, hosting services to and from King’s Cross, whilst the section from Harrogate to York is partially singled and features semaphore signals and manually operated level crossings. This section was also proposed for closure in the Beeching Report, but permission was not granted.
Of the other routes covered, Arthington to Otley and Leeds to Wetherby were victims of Beeching, whereas the line from Knaresborough to Pilmoor closed to passengers as early as 1950, closing completely in 1964.

 

Book Details

Author
Mark Kelly
Series
Northern Lines
Publisher
Middleton Press Ltd
Published
24 May 2025
ISBN
9781910356869
Language
English
Format
Hardback
Dimensions
240 x 174 mm
General
96 Pages
120 Mono Photographs
Large Scale Maps
Other details of local history

Stations & Locations

Stations Photo
Knaresborough Viaduct FC
Leeds Central 1-7
Leeds City 8-12
Leeds Holbeck Locomotive Depot 13-17
Leeds Copley Hill Locomotive Depot 18-19
Burley Park 20-21
Headingley 22-24
Horsforth 25-29
Arthington 30-35
Pool-in-Wharfedale 36-38
Otley 39-42
Arthington Viaduct 43
Weeton 44-45
Pannal 46-48
Crimple Valley Viaduct 49
Hornbeam Park 50-51
Harrogate 52-69
Crimple Tunnel 70
Spofforth 71-73
Wetherby Goods Station 74
Wetherby 75-76
Wetherby Racecourse 77
Starbeck 78-79
Starbeck Locomotive Depot 80-81
Knaresborough 82-89
Goldsborough 90-92
Hopperton 93
Cattal 94-97
Hammerton 98-101
Marston Moor 103-104
Hessay 105-106
Poppleton 107-110
York 110
Copgrove 113
Boroughbridge 114-117
Brafferton 118-119
Pilmoor 120