Sheffield District Railway

The Sheffield District Railway was a railway line in South Yorkshire, England.

Its main line ran between Brightside Junction, on the Midland Railway's Sheffield to Rotherham line, and Treeton Junction, on the same company's Rotherham to Chesterfield line (the "Old Road"). The Sheffield and District's main line was 3.5 miles (6 km) long and had two stations, Tinsley Road, which was later renamed West Tinsley, and Catcliffe.

The line is described by Dow as "the LD&ECR's satellite" as it was that company's brainchild and their means to enter Sheffield. It gave the LD&ECR passenger access to Sheffield Midland but, more importantly, it gave them and through them, the Great Eastern Railway, access to freight facilities in Sheffield.

Building of the line started on 20 November 1896 when the Duke of Norfolk cut the first sod. The line was opened on 21 May 1900 by the Duke of Portland, with passenger services starting on 30 May 1900.

This short line included substantial embankments, the 80 yards (73 m) Tinsley Wood Tunnel and no fewer than 18 bridges and viaducts.

Notably, the line spanned:

Finally, also at Brightside, it crossed

The line was operated by the LD&ECR and after its takeover on 1 January 1907 by the Great Central Railway (GCR) although it had no physical connection with any other part of their systems. Running powers over other companies' metals were used to reach the line and its facilities. It was integrated into the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) in 1923.

Passenger services along the SDR's main line continued:

The company had two substantial goods depots and warehouses, with connections to others.

The line is now only used between Tinsley South Junction and Tinsley Yard, opened in 1965.

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