The Hull and Selby railway company was leased and then acquired by the York and North Midland Railway, later passing into the control of the North Eastern Railway, London and North Eastern Railway, and then British Railways.
The Hull and Selby railway company was jointly leased by the York and North Midland Railway, and Manchester and Leeds Railway; the lease passing to the North Eastern Railway in 1854 who acquired the company in 1872. Ownership then passed to the London and North Eastern Railway, and then British Railways.