Beeston Junction–Hunslet Goods railway

It connected the Great Northern Railway main line with a new Hunslet goods yard, on the east side of Leeds.

In December 1893 the GNR agreed to construct the line, and to deposit a Bill in the next session to absorb the company.

There were proposals to widen and deepen the canal so as to bring ships into Leeds, and a swing bridge over the navigation was provided for the purpose.

The GNR and the NER investigated whether costs savings could be made by co-operation, but these could only be in the terminal area as the two railways would approach from different alignments.

There were exchange sidings with the NER branch from Neville Hill, which had been built in the meantime since the Hunslet Railway's own Act, but there was no through running connection.

[1][7] The Engineer (periodical) provided an extensive description of the works: The station and sidings covered an area of 23 acres.

South of the canal, the route of the line has been built over, and near Hunslet Carr about 0.75 miles (1.2 km) of its alignment is now used by the M621 motorway.