We look forward to sharing more about that work and the resulting vision soon.. for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) { A heritage railway near Barnsley faces an uncertain future after its operators decided to surrender their lease. This means that we need a very close understanding of archaeology and ground conditions to plan for future structures that may be required for that new vision for the heritage railway. In 2006, they handed over its running to the Elsecar Heritage Railway Trust and leased the site. Questions still remain over certain parts of the track and infrastructure, with the authority claiming it will begin disposing of some rolling stock and equipment not expected to be used in the future. My memories of it were always as a kit of bits at various locations around the railway. Elsecar is near the town of Hoyland and the villages of Jump and Wentworth. Barnsley Council bought the trackbed in 1994 and restored the line as a visitor attraction attached to Elsecar Heritage Centre. Over the coming weeks, some rolling stock and equipment will be leaving the Elsecar Heritage Railway site. The first public passenger service over the relaid portion of line, hauled by Avonside B4 0-6-0ST Earl Fitzwilliam (1917 of 1923), departed from the station on April 5, 1996. Did you know with a Digital subscription to Yorkshire Post, you can get access to all of our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. } else { Railway plans back on track | Barnsley Chronicle Earl Fitzwilliam's private railway station is a former private railway station in South Yorkshire, England, situated at the upper end of the Elsecar branch of the South Yorkshire Railway. Earl Fitzwilliam's private railway station is a former private railway station in South Yorkshire, England, situated at the upper end of the Elsecar branch of the South Yorkshire Railway . Funds raised through this scheme have since been used to purchase barriers and traffic signals for the crossing ready for installation. That vision to create a sustainable future for a heritage railway in the village will need significant investment, which is currently being explored. Elsecar Heritage Railway Trust have faced a number of challenges and in July, the trustees expressed that their best, and only, course of action was to surrender their lease to the railway sites that are owned by Barnsley Council. This is denoted by the flat-sided, full-length saddle tank, which gives the 14 inch outside cylinder locomotive the appearance of being larger than it is in reality.
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