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    The Sand Hutton Light Railway was a minimum gauge estate railway serving the estate of Sir Robert Walker, the Fourth Baronet of Sand Hutton, Yorkshire...
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  • The Sand Hutton Miniature Railway was a miniature gauge estate railway serving the estate of Sir Robert Walker, the Fourth Baronet of Sand Hutton, Yorkshire...
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    The Light Railways Act 1896 (59 & 60 Vict. c. 48) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Before the act each...
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    The Selby Diversion is a mainline railway in the United Kingdom, built as a new part of the East Coast Main Line (ECML) to avoid an area of potential...
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    Pareil, built in 1912 by Bassett-Lowke of Northampton for the Sand Hutton Miniature Railway. It arrived at the R&ER in 1978 and was restored to running...
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    Leeds–Bradford lines (category Railway lines in Yorkshire and the Humber)
    Leeds–Bradford lines are two railway lines connecting the cities of Leeds and Bradford in West Yorkshire, both meeting in Leeds railway station and both included...
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    known as the Settle and Carlisle (S&C)) is a 73-mile-long (117 km) main railway line in northern England. The route, which crosses the remote, scenic regions...
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    Vale of Rheidol Light Railway was a tourist line that also served lead mines; in England the Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway served similar purposes...
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    Wakefield line (category Railway lines in Yorkshire and the Humber)
    The Wakefield line is a railway line and service in the West Yorkshire Metro and South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive areas of northern England...
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    Pontefract line (category Railway lines in Yorkshire and the Humber)
    building purposes. February 1854 the Great Northern Railway (GNR) and Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) jointly administered Knottingley station. August...
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    Minimum-gauge railways are railways with track gauges smaller than those of narrow-gauge railways, primarily designed for light, industrial, or tourist...
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    Dearne Valley line (category Railway lines in Yorkshire and the Humber)
    The Dearne Valley line is the name given to a railway line in the north of England running from York to Sheffield via Pontefract Baghill and Moorthorpe...
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    The Colsterdale Light Railway (CLR) was a narrow-gauge railway line in Colsterdale, North Yorkshire, England. It was built between 1903 and 1905 to allow...
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    (SR&O 1920/448) Laundries Welfare Order 1920 (SR&O 1920/654) Sand Hutton Light Railway Order 1920 (SR&O 1920/807) Gut Scraping, Tripe Dressing, etc....
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    of railway track gauges by size. A gauge is measured between the inner faces of the rails. For ridable miniature railways and minimum gauge railways, the...
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    Docks). War Department Light Railways British industrial narrow-gauge railways British narrow-gauge railways Industrial Railway Society. (1979). Industrial...
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    The Hope Valley line is a trans-Pennine railway line in Northern England, linking Manchester with Sheffield. It was completed in 1894. Passenger services...
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    1932 the station was also the southern terminus of the Sand Hutton Light Railway. This railway supplied the estate of Sir Robert Walker. The level crossing...
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    Woodhead line (category Great Central Railway)
    The Woodhead line was a railway line linking Sheffield, Penistone and Manchester in the north of England. A key feature of the route is the passage under...
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    "Ruswarp Miniature Railway". Miniature Railway World. Retrieved 12 December 2015. "Disused Stations: Sand Hutton Light Railway". www.disused-stations...
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    Convoys Wharf (category 18 in gauge railways in England)
    from the railway at the Deptford Meat Depot. In 1921 Sir Robert Walker purchased three locos and 75 wagons for the Sand Hutton Light Railway, and purchased...
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    Hallam Line (category Railway lines in Yorkshire and the Humber)
    The Hallam Line is a railway connecting Leeds and Sheffield via Castleford in the West Yorkshire Metro area of northern England. It is a slower route...
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    now standing (Vol1) : The Life and Times of the Hull and Barnsley Railway, Hutton Press, social history, posters, postcards, publications and other emphera...
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    Wharfedale line (category Railway lines in Yorkshire and the Humber)
    hill to: Guiseley railway station Menston railway station Burley-in-Wharfedale railway station Ben Rhydding railway station Ilkley railway station A new station...
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    (London) Thompson, Michael (1992), The Railways of Hull and East Yorkshire: The British Railways Era, Hutton Press, pp. 54–76, ISBN 1-872167-46-2 Tomlinson...
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    Midland Main Line (MML), sometimes also spelt Midland Mainline, is a major railway line from London to Sheffield in Yorkshire via the East Midlands. It comprises...
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    Airedale line (category Railway lines in Yorkshire and the Humber)
    The route covered by the service was historically part of the Midland Railway. According to SELRAP, the Airedale line is the most heavily used passenger...
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    York–Beverley line (category Closed railway lines in Yorkshire and the Humber)
    The York–Beverley line was a railway line between York, Market Weighton and Beverley in Yorkshire, England. The line was sanctioned in 1846 and the first...
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    Huddersfield line (category Railway lines in North West England)
    The Huddersfield line is the main railway line between the English cities of Leeds and Manchester, via Huddersfield. It is one of the busiest MetroTrain...
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    Harrogate–Church Fenton line (category Closed railway lines in Yorkshire and the Humber)
    Harrogate–Church Fenton line was a railway line in North Yorkshire, opened by the York and North Midland Railway between 1847 and 1848, linking Harrogate...
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