They call it Leeds City...

railnut · Post by **railnut** » Wed 01 Apr, 2009 12:01 pm

And don't forget the grand plan to link Leeds Central with Leeds Wellington to create a through station from west to east. This envisaged the demolition of the south side of Wellington St. This was all a big scheme envisaged before the Queens Hotel was built, and wether this was before 1922 grouping or just prior to the redevelopment of City Square [south side] in LMS days, I'm not sure. Going from memory hear. [Reading about it that is!]

BIG N · Post by **BIG N** » Tue 21 Apr, 2009 3:18 am

Martyn wrote: Leeds used to have four railway stations. Marsh Lane still lies unused, you can make out where the platforms were. It was still in use during the war because my dad was posted overseas from there.If you wander round the back of Crown Point Shopping centre, you'll find the cutting that used to connect the Midland Station, that occupied that site, to the network. Martyn - I guess that would depend on how you define "Leeds" as there were certainly more than four stations within or close to the city centre.Of course there was the ones already mentioned, Central, City North, City South and indeed Marsh lane, incidentally, the platforms still in situ alongside the main line at Marsh lane were used for a short period of time for passenger traffic but this was deemed not nessecery and was causing a bottle neck for traffic to the east so was abandoned. So thats four stations, but you can add to that list Holbeck High and Holbeck Low and indeed Armley Canal Rd Station which was built soley for the purpose of connecting the Thames Clyde expresses into local services for Leeds without having to stop and reverse the Express in Leeds itself.One place you mention that never had a railway station is what is now Crown point retail park, this was the Midland railways Leeds goods depot and never carried passenger traffic, however there was a station very close to this on the midland line from Leeds to Castleford and that was in the shallow cutting that passes under the bottom of what is now Dewsbury Rd and served this area of holbeck and Beeston.

BarFly · Post by **BarFly** » Wed 22 Feb, 2012 6:36 pm

Just found this thread.Which was the temporary station used ten years or so ago when they were addi g more platforms? I thought it was near Water Lane somewhere but Marsh Lane rings a bell though I'm embarrassed to say I don't know where that is.

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Wed 22 Feb, 2012 6:52 pm

It was just off Springwell Road near the junction of Water Lane, in Holbeck. A bus turning circle and bus stands were outside the stationYou can see remains of the roadway herehttp://g.co/maps/e87a9

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Wed 22 Feb, 2012 6:54 pm

The railway bridge over Water Lane is visible on the right to get your bearings. The shed like building on the left was part of Monksbridge. In use 1999-2001.

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Wed 22 Feb, 2012 7:14 pm

I still call it Leeds City Station despite its name now being Leeds Station. It is said that 'old habits die hard' and that is the case for me still using the old name. Mind you, I think I used the name Central Station, not Leeds Central Station, for that now long demolished train station.

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Wed 22 Feb, 2012 7:25 pm

Phill_dvsn wrote: It was just off Springwell Road near the junction of Water Lane, in Holbeck. A bus turning circle and bus stands were outside the stationYou can see remains of the roadway herehttp://g.co/maps/e87a9 That's an interesting view seen through that link Phill. There is an area with several rail tracks that seem to end at Water Lane. Following them back they come from a a single line coming off the main railway track (there is also a dead end bit of line that joins the Water Lane area tracks). I wonder if it is known what the site was, or still is, used for?

jim · Post by **jim** » Wed 22 Feb, 2012 8:22 pm

Hi Leodian. I think you are probably referring to the old L&NWR Whitehall Road goods yard, presumably so named as the main road access was from that end (although there was a subsidiary entrance from Springwell Road).There was a headshunt and loop reaching back to the Gelderd Road bridge, and, on the Godfrey 1906 map of the area, six sidings in the yard, a goliath travelling crane over two of the sidings, and a goods shed can be identified.By 1958, when I started work in the railways Outdoor Machinery Dept and so had reason to visit the yard, I am fairly certain that additional sidings had been provided, and the earlier goliath crane had been replaced by a larger, longer tracked, and higher capacity version over dead straight sidings. That crane was still there in a somewhat delapidated condition last time I looked a couple of years ago. Spent a fair few hours examining or repairing it during my railway career. I also think that the earlier goods shed was replaced by a larger one with a different arrangement of sidings.The yard closed as a goods facility around 1970, since when it has served various functions, including a storage and repair yard for Engineer's Dept. plant, as storage space for track materials,and other uses. Again last time I looked from a passing train it was disconnected from any running lines and seemed to be out of use and returning to nature.

BarFly · Post by **BarFly** » Wed 22 Feb, 2012 8:58 pm

Phill_dvsn wrote: It was just off Springwell Road near the junction of Water Lane, in Holbeck. A bus turning circle and bus stands were outside the stationYou can see remains of the roadway herehttp://g.co/maps/e87a9 Thanks. Does that mean the platforms were covering the sidings near the bridge over Water Lane? Sorry, I have trouble picturing things sometimes.

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Wed 22 Feb, 2012 10:53 pm

Hi Jim. Thanks for your post in response to the query of mine. Your help is appreciated.