List of closed railway lines in Great Britain
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This list is for railway lines which are now disused, closed or dismantled.
See also:
- List of railway lines in Great Britain for extant lines.
- List of closed railway stations in Britain
- History of rail transport in Great Britain
Contents |
[edit] England
- "Allhallows On Sea to Stoke Junction" - Southern branch off the Hoo branch line (off the North Kent Line) (opened 14 May 1932)
- Bishops Waltham Branch
- "Rochester Bridge Junction to Chatham Central" - SER branch from North Kent Line to rival LCDR's Chatham Main line - closed with advent of SECR circa 1890s
- Canterbury and Whitstable Railway, aka "Crab and Winkle Line" - 1830-1952
- Chester & Connah's Quay Railway
- Cromford & High Peak Railway
- Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway
- "Dover Marine" / "Dover Western Docks" Branch for boat trains from Chatham Main Line / Kent Coast Line / SER Main Line see Dover Priory railway station
- East Kent Railways - A series of lines built under the 1896 Light Railways Act from 1911-17 around the East Kent Coalfield. Closed with decline of coalfield, part is still a heritage railway.
- Edgware, Highgate and London Railway
- Elham Valley line - SER line between Canterbury and Folkestone.
- Eryholme-Richmond branch line
- Fawkham Junction - LCDR
- Great Central
- "Cranbrook and Paddock Wood Railway" - Built under the 1896 Light Railways Act, soon absorbed by SECR - off SER main line (1892/3-1961).
- Helston Branch, GWR (closed 1964)
- Hincaster Branch
- Honeybourne Line
- "Hythe Branch line" - SER branch off SER main line / Kent Coast Line at Sandling railway station to Hythe, Kent.
- Ilfracombe Branch
- Kent and East Sussex Railway - 1900 to 54/61 - Built under the 1896 Light Railways Act, part of the line is currently a heritage railway, a large part is still closed.
- Langton Dock Branch
- Leeds-Northallerton Railway
- Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway
- Leicester and Swannington Railway
- Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway
- Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway
- Middlesbrough and Guisborough Railway
- Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
- Midland and South Western Junction Railway
- Muswell Hill Railway
- North Liverpool Extension Line
- Oxford-Cambridge Line
- Palace Gates Line
- Preston and Longridge Railway
- "Romney Marsh Line" - Branch from Marshlink Line at Appledore, Kent to Dungeness and New Romney, part of the line is still used for freight to Dungeness Power Station - closed circa 1967
- "Rye Harbour Branch" - Branch from Marshlink Line at Rye railway station to the town distant Harbour (1854 to 1962).
- Ryedale Lines (Malton, Gilling, Helmsley)
- St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway
- Salisbury & Dorset Junction Railway
- Scarborough to Whitby Branch
- Scarborough to Pickering Branch (The Forge Valley Line)
- Sheppey Light Railway - SECR branch off Sheerness Line - 1901-1950 - Built under the 1896 Light Railways Act.
- Shropshire Union Railways and Canal Company
- Skelmersdale Branch
- Somerset & Dorset Joint Line
- South Staffordshire Line (section between Brierley Hill and Walsall)
- Stafford and Uttoxeter Railway
- Southsea Railway
- Spa Valley Railway - LBSCR link between Oxted Line and SER's Hastings Line
- West Lancashire Railway
- Westerham branch - off SER main line, see Westerham railway station and Brasted railway station
- Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway
- Weymouth Harbour Tramway
- Whitby-Saltburn Branch
- Wirral Line (Hooton to West Kirby branch)
- Woodhead Line
[edit] Scotland
- Bridge of Weir Railway
- Callander and Oban Railway
- Crieff & Methven Railway
- Darvel and Strathaven Railway
- Darvel Branch Line
- Dunblane, Doune & Callander Railway
- Greenock and Ayrshire Railway
- Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway
- Kilbarchan Loop Line
- Killin Railway
- Kincardine Line
- Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway
- Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway
- Lochearnhead, St Fillans and Comrie Railway
- Maidens and Dunure Railway
- Morayshire Railway
- Paisley and Renfrew Railway
- Perth, Almond Valley & Methven Railway
- Stirling and Dunfermline Railway
- Sutherland and Caithness Railway
- Waverley Line
- Wick and Lybster Railway
[edit] Wales
- Bala Ffestiniog Line
- Burry Port and Gwendraeth Valley Railway
- Carmarthen Aberystwyth Line
- Carnarvonshire Railway
- Denbigh, Ruthin and Corwen Railway
- Mold and Denbigh Junction Railway
- Ruabon Barmouth Line
- Swansea and Mumbles Railway
- Vale of Clwyd Railway
