Holmes railway station

With the building of the North Midland Railway through Rotherham Masborough, Holmes became the junction of the curve from this station to the Sheffield line.A second curve, allowing trains to travel from the Sheffield line to the North Midland facing south was opened in 1869.Nowadays a footbridge spans the two tracks almost above Holmes Junction which, via a British Rail - built chord line, known as "The Holmes Chord", now links the former S&R line to the former Great Central Railway line through Rotherham Central.The access line to Booth's scrapyard leaves the Holmes Chord shortly after the junction.Nearby was the factory of Isaac Dodds and Son who supplied the early locomotives for the S&R.
Hamilton E. Holmes stationRotherhamMetropolitan Borough of RotherhamGrid referenceSheffield and Rotherham RailwayMidland RailwayLondon, Midland and Scottish RailwayLondon Midland Region of British Railwaysrailway stationSouth YorkshireEnglandMasbroughRotherham Westgate StationWincobank and Meadowhall StationplatformsNorth Midland RailwayRotherham MasboroughBritish RailGreat Central RailwayRotherham CentralscrapyardIsaac Dodds and SonlocomotivesWincobank and Meadowhall