Brackenhill Light Railway

Brackenhill Light Railway
Brackenhill Light Railway at Barnsley Bridge on the A628 (looking west)
Overview
StatusClosed
Stations1 (Ackworth Moor Top)
Service
TypeLight railway
Operator(s)
History
Opened1 July 1914 (1914-07-01)
Closed1 January 1962 (1962-01-01)
Technical
Line length2.5 miles (4 km)
Number of tracks1
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 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.