Hull & Barnsley Railway Stock Fund ( Registered Charity 1192439)
Founded in 1968, the Hull & Barnsley Railway Stock Fund maintains the surviving examples of rolling stock of the former Hull & Barnsley Railway Company. The last Hull & Barnsley Railway locomotive was scrapped by British Railways in 1956, and so only rolling stock now remains.
H&BR History – Hull & Barnsley Railway Stock Fund ( Registered …
Opened in 1885, the Hull, Barnsley & West Riding Junction Railway was the last substantial completely new railway built in Britain. Intended to break the monopoly of the North Eastern Railway, it was built at a cost of almost £6m to carry coal directly from the Yorkshire pits to the railway’s own dock on the River Humber.
Hull and Barnsley Railway – Howden Civic Society
The Hull, Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Company was formed at a meeting held on the 28th May 1879 at the Royal Station Hotel in Hull. Plans for such a railway had been under discussion since 1845.
Hull and Barnsley Railway - Wikipedia
The Hull Barnsley & West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Company (HB&WRJR&DCo.) was opened on 20 July 1885. It had a total projected length of 66 miles (106 kilometres) but never reached Barnsley, stopping a few miles short at Stairfoot. The name was changed to The Hull and Barnsley Railway (H&BR) in 1905.
Rolling stock – Hull & Barnsley Railway Stock Fund ( Registered …
The last Hull & Barnsley Railway locomotive was scrapped by British Railways in 1956, and so only rolling stock now remains. Our two coaches, two wagons and a tool van are located in Hull and at Goathland on the North York Moors Railway, and …
THE HULL AND BARNSLEY RAILWAY STOCKFUND - Charity …
Dec 31, 2023 · Charity reporting is up to date (on time) To preserve and protect a representative collection of Hull & Barnsley Railway passenger and goods rolling stock for use by and education of the...
Hull & Barnsley Railway Stock Fund - Facebook
The Stock Fund was established on the 1st March 1968 for the purpose of purchasing & restoring examples of the Hull & Barnsley Railway rolling stock that was still in existence on British Rail at that time.
Hull and Barnsley Railway Stock Fund return to the ... - RailAdvent
Sep 5, 2022 · Based in Goathland, the Hull and Barnsley Railway Stock Fund aims to save rolling stock and artefacts of the line. The Fund formed back in 1968 and is now on the way to completing a big restoration project on coach No. 1 at Hull College.
Railway that ‘ went to heaven’ and Hull - PressReader
Nov 10, 2020 · Preserving the heritage of the former Hull, Barnsley & West Riding Junction Railway & Dock Company is the Hull & Barnsley Railway Stock fund. Founded in 1968, the organisation maintains the surviving examples of the old H& BR rolling stock.
News – Hull & Barnsley Railway Stock Fund ( Registered Charity …
Jul 4, 2020 · HOT NEWS! COACH No.1 DEPARTS ELSECAR AT 10.30 TODAY AND GOES VIA M1 AND M62. ETA IN HULL 1.00PM. Photo, arrival at Elsecar 1st Feb 2013.