Sheffield and Rotherham Railway
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sheffield-and-rotherham-railway-173-1148119
title:
Sheffield and Rotherham Railway
text:
The Sheffield and Rotherham Railway was a railway line in England, between the named places. The North Midland Railway was being promoted but its route was planned to go through Rotherham and by-pass Sheffield, so the S&RR was built as a connecting line. It opened in 1838. In Sheffield it opened a terminal station at Wicker, and in Rotherham at Westgate. When the NMR opened in 1840 a connecting curve was made between the two routes. The opening of the S&RR encouraged heavy industry to be located
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
United Kingdom legislation
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheffield_and_Rotherham_Railway
date created:
2005-07-09T12:11:33Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T15:27:17Z
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13
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