Railways around Stairfoot

Up until the 1960s the area around Stairfoot just outside Barnsley was a nest of railways. By this time passenger services had all but vanished but freight, predominantly coal, kept the lines busy.
Within 20 years the railways had been abandoned, due to the demise of the coal industry and the closure of Wath Marshalling yard.
We have a look at the scars in the landscape to see what remains.

[@exploringthepastandthepres9793]

Awww Monty ! He’s growing quick ! Thanks for education on this melee of lines.! Learnt so much from you !

[@wetdogFBK]

You're welcome Mate, finally sorted this lot out 🚂

[@leedsunitedandy]

My Dad worked at Yorkshire Tar Distillers in Stairfoot He was also manager/secretary of the football club which given the name i guess was attached to the chemical works Yotar Sports FC

[@Tanks_at_22]

Impressive and good bit of research .

[@wetdogFBK]

Cheers Alan.👍

[@railwaychristina3192]

Thank you for this fab film, from an ardent female railfan.

[@wetdogFBK]

You're very welcome, glad you enjoyed it 👍🚂

[@coniferview]

Enjoyed this one seeing Monty 🎉 take him on another soon John 😀

[@wetdogFBK]

We will 🐕👍

[@coniferview]

Look forward to sering him on another walk John

[@toffeeblue2201]

Was absolutely criminal what Marples and his sidekick Beeching did to the railways..

[@a11csc]

i have long awaited this

[@wetdogFBK]

Been thinking of this for a while Chris, didn't know how to approach it.

[@jamesdavis9344]

Local to Barnsley ❤

[@wetdogFBK]

I've covered a load of stuff around Barnsley on my channel 👍🚂

[@davidbutterworth9609]

Cheers John. Was that Wood Bros glassworks under rubble?

[@mickd6942]

Beatson Clark’s

[@wetdogFBK]

I believe that was Beatsons, Woods was at Hoyle Mill

[@mickd6942]

The bridge across grange lane is due to be demolished and a new bridge will be built to enable three lanes for that flipping randabart as Dave cherry called it .

[@leedsunitedandy]

What Stairfoot roundabout mate?

[@mickd6942]

@@leedsunitedandy yes , randabart is a bit of fun about Dave cherry’s infamous stairfoot roundabout song .

[@leedsunitedandy]

@@mickd6942 For me personally have never had much issue with r/about over years,its Grange Lane thats always backed up even after so called improvements at Cundy cross

[@mickd6942]

@@leedsunitedandy yes even with three lanes Cundy cross is still a bottle neck so it won’t improve anything but it will mean the destruction of the last 1840’s railway bridge at stairfoot .

[@leedsunitedandy]

@@mickd6942 Always remember playing on that Railway embankment top of Bank street where my Uncle lived when i was young Dangerous but its what we did back int day