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The Sheffield District Railway was a railway line in South Yorkshire, England. Its main line ran between Brightside Junction, on the Midland Railway's Sheffield to Rotherham line, and Treeton Junction, on the same company's Rotherham to Chesterfield line (the "Old Road"). The Sheffield and District's main line was long and had two stations, Tinsley Road, which was later was renamed West Tinsley, and Catcliffe. The line is described by Dow as "the LD&ECR's satellite" as it was that company's brainchild and their means to enter Sheffield. It gave the LD&ECR passenger access to Sheffield Midland but, more importantly, it gave them and through them, the Great Eastern Railway, access to freight facilities in Sheffield. ==Construction== Building of the line started on 20 November 1896 when the Duke of Norfolk cut the first sod. The line was opened on 21 May 1900 by the Duke of Portland, with passenger services starting on 30 May 1900. This short line included substantial embankments, the Tinsley Wood Tunnel and no fewer than 18 bridges and viaducts. Notably, the line spanned: * the River Rother at Catcliffe by a 40 ft arch, plus eight other 30 ft arches * the GCR's Sheffield to Barnsley line near Tinsley Wood by a massive lattice-girder bridge, and * the River Don at Brightside by a viaduct consisting of: * * six 30 ft spans followed by a * * a lattice girder bridge. Finally, also at Brightside, it crossed * the Sheffield to Meadow Hall Road by a plate girder bridge.〔(West Tinsley, bridge over Sheffield Road: via ''picturesheffield'' )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sheffield District Railway」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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