Rockingham (South Yorkshire) railway station
Rockingham (South Yorkshire) railway station is the terminus of the preserved line which is being built along the trackbed of the former Elsecar branch of the South Yorkshire Railway. The station is built within the Elsecar Heritage Centre, the former National Coal Board workshops at Elsecar.
The line runs from Rockingham station to Hemingfield Basin, alongside the Elsecar Branch of the Dearne and Dove Canal but it is intended to extend the line to Cortonwood with halts at Hemingfield and Cortonwood during 2011/12.
See also
Further reading
- Handbook and Guide for the Elsecar Heritage Centre.
Coordinates: 53°29′38″N 1°25′09″W / 53.49385°N 1.41906°W
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