40-518: Bradford Forster Square may refer to: Bradford Forster Square railway station , serves Bradford, West Yorkshire, England Forster Square, Bradford , an urban square in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Bradford Forster Square . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
80-503: A day for Bradford's 2025 City of Culture events. North Eastern Railway (United Kingdom) The North Eastern Railway ( NER ) was an English railway company. It was incorporated in 1854 by the combination of several existing railway companies. Later, it was amalgamated with other railways to form the London and North Eastern Railway at the Grouping in 1923. Its main line survives to
120-643: A director, later becoming Chairman (1904-5; curtailed by his appointment as Foreign Secretary). In his autobiographical work Twenty-Five Years Grey later wrote that ‘…the year 1905 was one of the happiest of my life; the work of Chairman of the Railway was agreeable and interesting…’. After leaving the Foreign Office Grey resumed his directorship of the NER in 1917, and when the North Eastern Railway became part of
160-401: A distinctive design. The NER's legacy continued to influence the systematic approach to design adopted by the grouped LNER. The initial NER Board of Directors was drawn from the directors of its four constituent companies. A director of the NER from 1864, and deputy chairman from 1895 until his death in 1904, was ironmaster and industrial chemist Sir Lowthian Bell . His son Sir Hugh Bell
200-584: A new platform (platform '0') is being constructed to the east of the station. This is due to open in May 2025. Historically, there have been various proposals put forward which would link the two Bradford railway stations together , but none of these has yet materialised. Over time, services have operated as follows: (trains operated by British Rail) (trains operated by British Rail) (trains operated by Northern Spirit ) (trains operated by Arriva Trains Northern ) (trains operated by Northern Rail ) There
240-541: Is mainly used during weekday peak periods and in the evening, though a spare set is usually stabled here between 09.00 and 16.00 each weekday. London North Eastern Railway operates two services each way (only one on Sundays) per day via Leeds and the East Coast Main Line to London King's Cross . In January 2024, £24 million was allocated for a fourth platform at the station to allow more flexibility. LNER will subsequently be able to provide up to five services
280-511: Is some disagreement about what names were used and when. Most modern references state that at least one of them was called 'Market Street', but there is disagreement as to exactly when this name was in use: W. E. Forster died in 1886, and when the nearby Central Post Office opened in 1887, Forster Square, between the Railway Station and the Post Office, had recently been named. Throughout
320-783: The London and North Eastern Railway he became a director of that company, remaining in this position until 1933. At the Railway Centenary celebrations in July 1925, Grey accompanied the Duke and Duchess of York and presented them with silver models of the Stockton and Darlington Railway engine Locomotion and the passenger carriage Experiment . (Post renamed Superintendent of the Line): (Post then divided between General Superintendent - Henry Angus Watson - & Chief Passenger Agent) The above list only covers
360-573: The Midland Railway had acquired the Leeds and Bradford, and rebuilt the station. The new building was larger, but less interesting architecturally. In 1890, the railway station was again replaced. The Midland Railway's architect Charles Trubshaw designed a large complex containing the passenger station, goods station and the Midland Hotel . The station had six platforms and an overall glazed roof of
400-473: The "Midland" station) is at the bottom of Kirkgate." Again in 1908 and 1921 it was still the "Midland Station". By 1934 the station name had changed to "Forster Square Station (L.M.S.R)". Trains from Bradford Forster Square are operated by Northern Trains and London North Eastern Railway . Most trains are run by Northern; these are towards Leeds, Skipton and Ilkley . During Monday to Saturday daytimes, trains operate every 30 minutes to Leeds and hourly on
440-498: The 19th century, contemporary directories and maps either used the railway company name or a nearby street to identify the station. In 1852 it was the "Leeds and Bradford Railway Station". In 1863 the location was "Midland Railway, Bottom of Kirkgate". The date of the name change has not yet been identified. In 1901, it was "The Leeds and Bradford railway ... is leased by the Midland Railway Company, and its station (called
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#1732858586888480-456: The May 2022 timetable change, but there's no balancing return service. On Sundays, trains run hourly between Bradford and Leeds all day (until the end of service) and to both Skipton and Ilkley. The latter two routes were upgraded from two-hourly frequencies at the December 2017 timetable change. During off-peak hours most trains use platforms 1 (for Skipton) and 2 (Leeds and Ilkley) – platform 3
520-605: The NER lost a total of 2,236 men who are commemorated on the North Eastern Railway War Memorial in York. An earlier printed Roll of Honour lists 1,908 men. They also raised two 'Pals Battalions' , the 17th (N.E.R. Pioneer) Battalion and 32nd (N.E.R. Reserve) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers . This was the first time that a battalion had been raised from one Company. The company also sent two tug boats, NER No.3 . and Stranton The latter became HM Tug Char and
560-576: The Northern and Southern Divisions. The NER was one of the first main line rail companies in Britain to adopt electric traction , the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway having opened its first electrified line between Liverpool and Southport one week earlier. The Tyneside scheme commenced public operation on 29 March 1904. The scheme was known as Tyneside Electrics and totalled about 30 miles: The last-named
600-626: The Tweedmouth-Kelso route (making it the only English railway with sole ownership of any line in Scotland), and was a joint owner of the Forth railway bridge and its approach lines. The NER was the only English railway to run trains regularly into Scotland, over the Berwick-Edinburgh main line as well as on the Tweedmouth-Kelso branch. The total length of line owned was 4,990 miles (8,030 km) and
640-458: The York Newcastle & Berwick railway, the NER during the next half century built a finer set of grand principal stations than any other British railway company, with examples at Alnwick , Tynemouth , Gateshead East, Sunderland , Stockton , Middlesbrough , Darlington Bank Top , York and Hull Paragon ; the rebuilding and enlargement of the last-named resulting in the last of the type in
680-517: The city centre redevelopment began and Forster House was demolished. The line into Forster Square was electrified in 1994, as part of the electrification of the Airedale and Wharfedale lines , which allowed through electric trains to London via the newly electrified East Coast Main Line . More recently, the pedestrian approach from Cheapside has been redeveloped, and ticket barriers installed. As of late 2024,
720-422: The company's share capital was £82 million. The headquarters were at York and the works at Darlington, Gateshead, York and elsewhere. Befitting the successor to the Stockton and Darlington Railway, the NER had a reputation for innovation. It was a pioneer in architectural and design matters and in electrification. By 1906 the NER was further ahead than any other British railway in having a set of rules agreed with
760-407: The country. The four largest, at Newcastle, Darlington, York and Hull survive in transport use, as does Tynemouth. Alnwick is still extant but in non-transport use since 1991 as a second-hand book warehouse, the others having been demolished during the 1950s/60s state-owned railway era, two (Sunderland and Middlesbrough) following Second World War bomb damage. The NER was the first railway company in
800-541: The earlier names and dates are listed after the later name. The information for this section is largely drawn from Appendix E (pp 778–779) in Tomlinson. 1854 1857 1858 1859 1862 1863 1865 1866 1870 1872 1874 1876 1882 1883 1889 1893 1898 1900 1914 1922 1853 1857 1893 Having inherited the country's first ever great barrel-vault roofed station, Newcastle Central, from its constituent
840-524: The lines. In 1972, Bradford Corporation (now City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council ), together with several other local authorities in the area, determined to subsidise the Wharfedale and Airedale lines. The lines have remained open, and in the ensuing years, a number of stations have been reopened. From April 1974, the new West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (now known as Metro ) took responsibility for those services. Forster Square Station
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#1732858586888880-528: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bradford_Forster_Square&oldid=932733872 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bradford Forster Square railway station Bradford Forster Square railway station serves Bradford , West Yorkshire , England. The majority of services to and from
920-699: The main grouping. The NER's main line formed the middle link on the Anglo-Scottish "East Coast Main Line" between London and Edinburgh , joining the Great Northern Railway near Doncaster and the North British Railway at Berwick-upon-Tweed . Although primarily a Northern English railway, the NER had a short length of line in Scotland, in Roxburghshire , with stations at Carham and Sprouston on
960-530: The most senior officers of the company and its passenger department. Further lists covering the officers in the Engineering, Locomotive and Docks departments will be summarised here as they appear. The Northern and Southern Divisions were established for operating and engineering purposes on the creation of the NER in 1854. When the merger with the Stockton and Darlington Railway took place in 1863 their lines became
1000-547: The other famous directors of the NER were George Leeman (director 1854–82, Chairman 1874–80); Henry Pease (director 1861–1881); Sir Joseph Whitwell Pease, Bart. (director 1863–1902, Chairman 1895–1902); John Dent Dent (director 1879–94, Chairman 1880–94); Matthew White Ridley, 1st Viscount Ridley (director 1881–1904, Chairman 1902–04); Sir Edward Grey, Bart (see below); George Gibb (solicitor 1882–1891, general manager 1891–1906, director 1906–1910); and Henry Tennant (director 1891–1910). In 1898 Sir Edward Grey became
1040-431: The other two routes. On weekday and Saturday evenings there are trains every hour to each of Skipton and Ilkley, but no trains run through to Leeds; instead a shuttle service runs between Bradford and Shipley, connecting there with Skipton – Leeds trains. Connections are also available at Shipley for longer distance trains to Morecambe and Carlisle ; a single early direct service to Carnforth at 06:41 runs from here since
1080-487: The platforms. That development, however, never happened due to the early 1990s recession . A new shopping centre (The Broadway) was finally built to the south of Kirkgate in 2015. The old station site was initially used as a car park, before a HMRC tax office Centenary Court was built. Part of the screen arcade that fronted the 1890 station, as well as the Midland Hotel, remains. In 2005, these became much more visible, when
1120-543: The present day as part of the East Coast Main Line between London and Edinburgh . Unlike many other pre-Grouping companies the NER had a relatively compact territory, in which it had a near monopoly. That district extended through Yorkshire , County Durham and Northumberland , with outposts in Westmorland and Cumberland . The only company penetrating its territory was the Hull & Barnsley, which it absorbed shortly before
1160-583: The ridge and furrow pattern. The station was also used by the North Eastern Railway . The station began to be called Market Street Station at this time, but local maps and directories do not confirm this (see Station name below). By 1906, Forster Square had been built just south-east of the railway station, but the name Forster Square Station was not used until 1924. In 1953-54 the station underwent £60,000 (equivalent to £2,116,100 in 2023) of improvements. The glass and steel canopy covering
1200-574: The sea via the West Hartlepool Harbour and Railway ); and the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway (lower right; parts of the arms of the three places in its title) Constituent companies of the NER are listed in chronological order under the year of amalgamation. Their constituent companies are indented under the parent company with the year of amalgamation in parentheses. If a company changed its name (usually after amalgamation or extension),
1240-715: The station use Class 333 and Class 331 electric multiple units operated by Northern Trains ; they run on the Airedale line to Skipton , the Wharfedale line to Ilkley and the Leeds-Bradford line to Leeds . The other main railway station in the city is Bradford Interchange , which is about 10 minutes on foot from Forster Square; from here, services operate along the Calder Valley line to Leeds, Halifax , Huddersfield , Manchester Victoria , Blackpool North and London King's Cross . The first rail service into Bradford
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1280-474: The station was removed and "umbrella type" covers were installed over each platform, leaving the rails clear. In March 1963, the Beeching Report recommended the closure of all railways serving Wharfedale, and the removal of several services out of Forster Square. As a consequence, many railway stations closed in 1965, and local services to Leeds ceased. However, the decision to close was deferred for some of
1320-585: The trades unions, including arbitration, for resolving disputes. In its final days it also began the collection that became the Railway Museum at York, now the National Railway Museum . In 1913, the company achieved a total revenue of £11,315,130 (equivalent to £1,406,360,000 in 2023) with working expenses of £7,220,784 (equivalent to £897,470,000 in 2023). During the First World War,
1360-499: The train at Redcar. Many years later, Florence's daughter Lady Richmond was to remember an occasion when she was seeing her father off from King's Cross, and he had remained on the platform so that they could talk until the train left. The packed train failed to leave on time. Remarking on its lateness, they continued to talk until they were approached by a guard. 'If you would like to finish your conversation, Sir Hugh', he suggested, doffing his hat, 'we will then be ready to depart'. Among
1400-402: The world to appoint a full-time salaried architect to work with its chief engineer in constructing railway facilities. Some of the men appointed were based in, or active in, Darlington . Professional design was carried through to small fixtures and fittings, such as platform seating, for which the NER adopted distinctive 'coiled snake' bench-ends. Cast-iron footbridges were also produced to
1440-471: The ‘Darlington Section’ until 1873, and then the Central Division. In 1888 the boundaries were altered to remove anomalies; for example, the former Clarence Railway routes became part of the Central Division. The engineering and purchasing autonomy of the three divisions brought about diverging styles of infrastructure. In 1899 it was decided to abolish the Central Division and its area was divided between
1480-401: Was truncated in 1993, when a new station was built slightly to the north with the old station demolished at the same time. The new station has three platforms, two of which (platforms 1 & 2) are able to accommodate intercity trains. The old station site was to have become a shopping mall (which had a working title of 'Broadgate'). The idea was to have passengers walk past the shops to access
1520-568: Was also a director; he had a private platform on the line between Middlesbrough and Redcar at the bottom of the garden of his house Red Barns. Gertrude Bell 's biographer, Georgina Howell, recounts a story about the Bells and the NER: As the heirs of the director of the North Eastern Railway, the Hugh Bells were transport royalty. At Middlesbrough the stationmaster doffed his hat to them and ushered them onto
1560-542: Was lost at sea on 16 January 1915 with the loss of all hands. The NER Heraldic Device (seen above the tile map photo) was a combination of the devices of its three major constituents at formation in 1854: the York and North Midland Railway (top; arms of the City of York); the Leeds Northern Railway (lower left; arms of the City of Leeds along with representations of the expected traffic, wool and corn, and connection to
1600-511: Was opened by the Leeds and Bradford Railway on 1 July 1846. The line approached the town from the north, up Bradford Dale from Shipley , and terminated at a railway station on Kirkgate, opposite the end of Market Street. There were hourly services to Leeds Wellington Station , and through trains to London Euston via Derby and Rugby . The first railway station building was an imposing neoclassical building designed by William Andrews. By 1853,
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