Revival plan for ‘ lost’ Wakefield station unveiled

ENTHUSIASTShave launcheda schemeto revivetheHull& Barnsley Railway’s Upton& North Elmsall station nearWakefield.

TheUpton& North Elmsall Railway group was set up on May 24with the specific aim to rebuild the demolished station that will act as a heritage centre, cafe and shop with displays about Upton Colliery, which was servedby the line. A single track from a newly- built locomotive and carriage shed is proposed to run 2 ½ miles through Upton Country Park, Wrangbrooke Junction and Barnsdale Tunnel, before terminating at a new halt just before the A1 dual carriageway at Barnsdale Bar, and will be used by steamtrains.

The 80- member group also plans to lay a footpath and cycleway alongside the railway and hopes to obtain grant aid from the National LotteryHeritage Fund and other bodies.

The station last sawpassengers in 1932 and the line closed in 1959.