Brackenhill Light Railway
| Brackenhill Light Railway | |
|---|---|
Brackenhill Light Railway at Barnsley Bridge on the A628 (looking west) | |
| Overview | |
| Status | Closed |
| Stations | 1 (Ackworth Moor Top) |
| Service | |
| Type | Light railway |
| Operator(s) | |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 July 1914 |
| Closed | 1 January 1962 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 2.5 miles (4 km) |
| Number of tracks | 1 |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
The Brackenhill Light Railway was a short railway line in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England. Whilst the line was promoted independently, it was worked by the North Eastern Railway from 1914 to 1923, thereafter being worked by the LNER, then British Railways until closure in 1962.