The brickworks, along with the local pottery, was served by a branch of the South Yorkshire Railway from 1850; wherein the railway junction from the secondary line was known as Thrybergh Colliery Junction.
The railway junction from the main line was known as Thrybergh Colliery Junction until the early days of the 20th century when the line to Thrybergh (Silverwood Colliery) was opened and the old signal box replaced. 
