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Healey Mills Marshalling Yard was a railway marshalling yard located in the village of Healey, south west of Ossett in West Yorkshire, England.^[1]

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Rail yards in the United Kingdom
Railway depots in Yorkshire

Bradford

Bradford is a city in West Yorkshire, England.

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Bradford Hammerton Street Depot

Bradford Hammerton Street Depot was a traction maintenance depot located in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. Healey Mills Marshalling Yard and Bradford Hammerton Street Depot are railway depots in Yorkshire.

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British Rail

British Railways (BR), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was a state-owned company that operated most rail transport in Great Britain from 1948 to 1997.

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British Transport Commission

The British Transport Commission (BTC) was created by Clement Attlee's post-war Labour government as a part of its nationalisation programme, to oversee railways, canals and road freight transport in Great Britain (Northern Ireland had the separate Ulster Transport Authority).

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Calder Valley line

The Calder Valley line (also previously known as the Caldervale line) is a railway route in Northern England between the cities of Leeds and Manchester as well as the seaside resort of Blackpool.

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DB Cargo UK

DB Cargo UK (formerly DB Schenker Rail UK and English, Welsh & Scottish Railway), is a British rail freight company owned by Deutsche Bahn AG and headquartered in Doncaster, England.

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East Coast Main Line

The East Coast Main Line (ECML) is a electrified railway between its northern terminus at and southern terminus at London King's Cross station.

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Eastern Region of British Railways

The Eastern Region was a region of British Railways from 1948, whose operating area could be identified from the dark blue signs and colour schemes that adorned its station and other railway buildings.

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Elizabeth II

Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 19268 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022.

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Gateshead TMD

Gateshead TMD was a railway traction maintenance depot situated in Gateshead, England.

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Gateway 45

Gateway 45 is an industrial estate and park and ride location on the south eastern edge of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

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Goole

Goole is a port town and civil parish on the River Ouse in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

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Healey, Ossett

Healey is a small village and industrial district on the east bank of the River Calder in the southwestern outskirts of Ossett, near Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England.

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High Speed 2

High Speed 2 (HS2) is a high-speed railway which is under construction in England.

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Holbeck TMD

Holbeck TMD is a traction maintenance depot located in Holbeck, Leeds, England. Healey Mills Marshalling Yard and Holbeck TMD are railway depots in Yorkshire.

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Immingham

Immingham is a town and civil parish in North East Lincolnshire, in Lincolnshire, England.

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Immingham engine shed

Immingham engine shed, also known as Immingham depot, or more recently as Immingham TMD and is a railway maintenance depot (traction maintenance depot) located on the Immingham Dock estate, in North East Lincolnshire, England.

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Kingston upon Hull

Kingston upon Hull, usually shortened to Hull, is a port city and unitary authority area in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

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Lancashire

Lancashire (abbreviated Lancs) is a ceremonial county in North West England.

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March TMD

March TMD is a railway traction maintenance depot situated near March, England.

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Merry-go-round train

A merry-go-round train, often abbreviated to MGR, is a block train of hopper wagons which both loads and unloads its cargo while moving.

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Motive power depot

A motive power depot (MPD) or locomotive depot, or traction maintenance depot (TMD), is where locomotives are usually housed, repaired and maintained.

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National Coal Board

The National Coal Board (NCB) was the statutory corporation created to run the nationalised coal mining industry in the United Kingdom.

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Ossett

Ossett is a market town in West Yorkshire, England.

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River Calder, West Yorkshire

The River Calder is a river in West Yorkshire, in Northern England.

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Rose Grove railway station

Rose Grove railway station in Lancashire, England serves the Rose Grove area in the west of Burnley, and the nearby town of Padiham.

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Secretary of State for Transport

The secretary of state for transport, also referred to as the transport secretary, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with overall responsibility for the policies of the Department for Transport.

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Speedlink

Speedlink was a wagonload freight service that used air-braked wagons and was operated by British Rail from 1977 to 1991.

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Stratford TMD

Stratford TMD was a traction maintenance depot located in Stratford, London, England, close to the Great Eastern Main Line.

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Thornaby TMD

Thornaby TMD was a railway traction maintenance depot situated in Thornaby, England, latterly operated by DB Schenker. Healey Mills Marshalling Yard and Thornaby TMD are railway depots in Yorkshire.

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Tinsley Motive Power Depot

Tinsley Motive Power Depot, latterly Tinsley Traction Maintenance Depot (TMD), was a railway depot in Tinsley, South Yorkshire, near Sheffield. Healey Mills Marshalling Yard and Tinsley Motive Power Depot are railway depots in Yorkshire.

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TOPS

Total Operations Processing System (TOPS) is a computer system for managing railway locomotives and rolling stock, known for many years of use in the United Kingdom.

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Unit train

A unit train, also called a block train or a trainload service, is a train in which all cars (wagons) carry the same commodity and are shipped from the same origin to the same destination, without being split up or stored en route.

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