 In October 1880 the converging junction from the Adwick line at Haggs Wood junction was shifted to a new connection at Stainforth station, and Haggs Wood signalbox was abolished.Next followed the North and South junctions at Nostell, which were formed by the MS&LR in 1882 when it extended its old Barnsley Coal line through Notton and Ryhill to the WR&GR.The Hull, Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway (later Hull and Barnsley Railway) formed a junction with the WR&GR at Hemsworth on 20 August 1885, making an east-to-north connection.