Elsecar Heritage Railway
The Elsecar Heritage Railway (EHR) is located on the southern part of the former South Yorkshire Railway freight-only branch which ran from Elsecar Junction on its Mexborough to Barnsley Line.
| Elsecar Heritage Railway | |
|---|---|
Peckett OQ Class no. 2150 "Mardy Monster" at the Elsecar Heritage Railway | |
| Terminus | Elsecar- Rockingham station |
| Commercial operations | |
| Name | Elsecar Heritage Railway |
| Built by | South Yorkshire Railway |
| Original gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Preserved operations | |
| Owned by | Earl Fitzwilliam, Barnsley Council, Elsecar Railway Preservation Group, Elsecar Heritage Railway Ltd |
| Operated by | Elsecar Heritage Railway Ltd |
| Stations | One, at Elsecar (Rockingham station) |
| Length | 1 mile (1.6 km) |
| Preserved gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Commercial history | |
| Opened | 1850 |
| Closed | 1984 |
| Preservation history | |
| 1994 | Reopened |
| 2020 | Closed |
| Headquarters | Elsecar, Rockingham station |
The Elsecar Heritage Railway operated an out and back tourist train ride on a 1 mile (1.6 km) section of the branch using steam and diesel locomotives, previously running between Rockingham station (at the back of the Elsecar Heritage Centre) and Hemingfield Basin. The railway was operated using a variety of different preserved rolling stock.
The EHR had planned to eventually operate the line into Cortonwood, with a new halt at Hemingfield, doubling the length of the line to two miles.
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