The Elsecar Heritage Railway (EHR) is located on the southern part of the former South Yorkshire Railway freight-only branch which ran from Elsecar Junction on its Mexborough to Barnsley Line. The line was built to serve Earl Fitzwilliam's collieries and ironworks, which he leased out to local ironmasters. The EHR plans to eventually operate the line up into Cortonwood, with a new halt at Hemingfield. On 21 June of the same year, the ground was cleared and levelled for ballast and track alterations in anticipation for constructing the station at Hemingfield, currently the end of the line.