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Contributors:   © Reproduction prohibited / Stephen Stott / Paul Holroyd / Alan S Bagot / Patrick Blow / Dave Walbank  / Paul Holroyd / David Ambler / Andrew Ripley / Patrick Martin / Chris Armour / Andrew Stopford / Gareth Beaumont / Gary Jones / Graeme Bickerdike / Dave Watson / Jonathan Armitage / Michael Kaye / Ralph Rawlinson / Luke Senior / Luke Bennett / Jonathan Armitage / Phill Davison  / Bernard Coomber / Luke Senior / David Taylor / Mark Damon Heeley / AVASKEG / Lost Railways

Algakirk station (c1985) : Lost Railways / Information : Chris Armour Algakirk station on the former line from Boston to Spalding. I'm not sure when the line closed, but virtually the whole of the trackbed is now under the A16. The station building is by a roundabout where the A16 crosses the A17. In January 2006, the building was being restored, probably to become an expensive house.

America Illinois Railway Museum, Union, Illinois, June 2006 : Gareth Beaumont 8500 series Gas Turbine No18 179 ft long, 10,000 HP, 380 tons, General Electric (Co-Co+Co-Co) Union Pacific.

DD 40 Centennial Double Diesel (Do-Do) 98 ft long, 8,000 HP, 244 tons, No, 6930, General Electric, Union Pacific. Ex southern Pacific Rotary snow plough.

Chicago Burlington & Quincy (Zephyr) No,9911A E5 (Co-Co)

Steamtown, Scranton, Pennsylvania, June 2006 : Gareth Beaumont Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 "Big Boy" ALCO Class 4884-1 No 4012. Weight :-    772,000 lbs (engine)                   1,198 000 lbs (engine & tender)                                                         535 tons

Canadian National 4-6-4 T No 47

Rahway Valley Railroad No 15 2-8-0

Barnsley Canal Barnsley Canal (08-06-08) : Andrew Stopford / Michael Kaye Taken from Warmfield Road overbridge, near Kirkthorpe, looking towards Goose Hill. The long abandoned Barnsley Canal, it ran along the railway from Royston until going under the railway just before you reached Royston Junction, then ran along Chevet cutting towards Wakefield coming out near Wakefield Power Station. See Google earth you can pick up Barnsley Canal on there.

Barnsley Canal (08-06-08) : Andrew Stopford Warmfield Road, looking towards Oakenshaw.

Barnsley Canal Warmfield Road overbridge (08-06-08) : Andrew Stopford BRB marker.

Bideford Bideford Station (23-08-08) : Lost Railways Took a trip down south last summer. Bideford station building & signal box.

Bideford Station (23-08-08) : Lost Railways On the other side of the road bridge the hotel entrance opening directly onto the platform.

Bromyard - Leominster (01-05-06) : Ralph Rawlinson   Website - www.Railway Ramblers.org These next six shots cover a one mile section west of Fencote station. Primroses at missing bridge (01-05-06) : Ralph Rawlinson GR586589

Fencote north hidden semaphore (01-05-06) : Ralph Rawlinson

Leaving Fencote (01-05-06) : Ralph Rawlinson GR597594

Absent bridge (01-05-06) : Ralph Rawlinson GR596593

Trackbed - west (01-05-06) : Ralph Rawlinson GR588591

Trackbed - west (01-05-06) : Ralph Rawlinson GR587591

Claythorpe Photo's ©Patrick Blow Claythorpe Aby station (10-07-02) Aby station was closed to passengers on September 11th, 1961. Served the nearby Claythorpe water mill (next photo)

Claythorpe water mill (10-07-02)  http://www.claythorpewatermill.co.uk/ Near Aby, Alford, Lincolnshire. The watermill at Claythorpe, built during the 1700s, was recorded in the Doomsday Book. During the 1800s the original water wheel was destroyed and replaced with a turbine, a modern piece of technology in that era.

Combe Colliery Calder & Hebble crossing (10-08-08) : Luke Senior A short mineral line ran from the Calder Valley Main line to Combe Colliery. This photo as it passes over the Calder & Hebble Navigation.

Midland Railway crossing (10-08-08) : Luke Senior This second photo as it is passed over by the MR line to Dewsbury. With such a steep incline, was this rope worked?

Copy Pit Copy Pit : Bernard Coomber After banking a heavy freight up from Todmorden loco class 8F takes a break along side Copy Pit box.

Copy Pit : Bernard Coomber Summer of '68, class 8F banking engine crew take a well earned break and a few words with the signalman at Copy Pit box.

Copy Pit : Bernard Coomber 4th Aug.1968 2 black 5's storming Copy Pit.

Copy Pit : Bernard Coomber 4th Aug. 1968 double-headed black 5's on Copy Pit bank, commemorating the end of steam on BR.

Copy Pit : Bernard Coomber 4th Aug. 1968 double-headed black 5's on Copy Pit bank, commemorating the end of steam on BR.

Copy Pit : Bernard Coomber Summer of '68 2 8F's give a helping hand banking a freight up Copy Pit.

Copy Pit : Bernard Coomber Summer of '68 3 8F's 1 leading, 2 banking, get to grips with Copy Pit.

Copy Pit : Bernard Coomber Summer of '68 8F Copy Pit banker returns downhill to Todmorden.

Copy Pit : Bernard Coomber Summer of '68 8F on freight storms Copy Pit bank.

Copy Pit : Bernard Coomber Summer of '68 8F on freight storms up Copy Pit bank.

Doncaster 1960 Doncaster 1960 Paper negatives : Steven Stott Had these old paper negatives handed to me by Stephen Stott ages ago. They've been on the site for a while. I've re-scanned them to try & improve the images a bit, see below. It's also been pointed out I had them in reverse last time.

Doncaster 1960 : Steven Stott

Doncaster 1960 : Steven Stott

Doncaster 1960 : Steven Stott

Doncaster c1960s : AVASKEG Taken mid 60's and loaned to me. Photo taken at Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. See Flickr - http://www.flickr.com/photos/avaskeg/4672564834/in/photostream/

Harrogate Barber narrow gauge gasworks tunnel The Harrogate gasworks 1907-1956 (18-07-08) : Phill Davison How cool is having a piece of railway history at the bottom of your back garden? Loads more information & links here - http://www.flickr.com/photos/phill_dvsn/

The secret railway garden : Phill Davison All is not what it first seems!! Looking at this well tended garden, who would imagine there was an 800 yard long railway tunnel lurking at the bottom of the flower beds?. The trackbed was cut out of rock and has made a perfect rockery down the embankement. The portal can just be seen poking out of the greenery.

Mr Tickles tunnel : Phill Davison Somewhere in Harrogate hides away one of the most unusual garden features you can find. The portal to the 800 yard long tunnel of the closed Harrogate gas works narrow gauge railway stands at the bottom of a well tended back garden in Bilton. The Gasworks line ran from 1907 until 1956, These days there is very little trace of the line, housing and industrial units have been built on the trackbed.

The Harrogate Barber narrow gauge gasworks tunnel : Phill Davison The portal and air shaft in a garden further down are the only clues the railway ever ran here. With old maps, google earth and deduction skills, the intrepid investigators of the L.H.E.S pin pointed exactly were the portal should be. With tongue in cheek we approached the owner to see if we could trample all over his immaculate back garden to take a look. Luckily George had seen the groups previous Harrogate investigations, and was suitably impressed enough to give us a big welcome.

Hartley bank colliery (26-08-08) Jonathan Armitage These photo's are from a couple of places on the former line from Horbury and ossett to Hartley bank colliery. Hartley bank river bridge: this is the span over the river calder at Addingford, Horbury. Now boarded over for pedestrians, this is where the pit train used to pass over, a now removed footpath was on the side of the bridge. Canal bridge: This is where the railway passed over the calder and hebble navigation

Horbury Forge lane level crossing : Jonathan Armitage A class 08 passing over forge lane level x-ing at Horbury, having dropped off various wagons at Procor/Charles Roberts for repair and returning to Healey mills taken circa 1985/86.

Class 37 Railtour (1986) : Jonathan Armitage Unidentified and in British railways green class 37 heading towards Crigglestone from Horbury station jcn on a railtour (if I remember correctly ?) Taken around late 1986 the quality isn't exceptional...I only had a Pentax Pino at the time !

Howden Howden Signal box (08-04-07) : Lost Railways Situated next to Howden station on Station road level crossing. Driven past loads of times, the building is becoming more derelict each time I see it.

Howden Signal box (08-04-07) : Lost Railways

Howden Signal box (08-04-07) : Lost Railways

Ilkley to Skipton Lob Ghyll viaduct (27-04-07) : David Taylor The Midland opened the Leeds & Bradford Extension Railway from Shipley to Skipton in 1847, and on from Skipton to Colne in 1848, and their line from Apperley Bridge to Ilkley opened in 1865. However Ilkley and Skipton were not connected by rail until 1888 by a reluctant MR. The line between Ilkley and Embsay Junction was closed in 1965 and in Ilkley a large girder bridge over Brook Street together with a 25 arch masonry viaduct over the town centre were demolished as was another over Addingham. Between Ilkley and the far side of Addingham virtually no evidence of the line remains but a 5 stone arch viaduct over Lob Ghyll (OK a hundred yards into North Yorkshire but definitely West Riding) near Bolton Bridge has survived although obscured by trees. . The ‘Yorkshire Dales Railway’, operated by the MR, opened between Embsay Junction and Grassington in 1902 and remains open from Embsay Junction to Swinden Quarry near Linton for mineral traffic as does the line from Embsay Jnct to Skipton. The line between Embsay Junction and Bolton Abbey has been re-opened by the ‘Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway’ and they have run one or two trains to Swinden works. For more on the line and its few remaining relics see http://www.embsayboltonabbeyrailway.org.uk/addilk.html

Isle of Man 2005 Photo Patrick Martin Nothing much to do with this site, just a nice bit of engineering we thought.

Keighley Keighley Station (April 1987) : Michael Kaye Keighley station yard.

Keighley Station (1981) : Andrew Ripley A view of Keighley, I think from 1981, before they messed about with it.

Keighley sheds (n.d) : Dave Walbank Keighley shed as it was starting to be demolished.

Keighley sheds (1952) : Dave Walbank I've found the picture of keighley sheds taken in 1952

Keighley memories : Dave Walbank Maybe my friend maybe out there somewhere and he might read this , I have'nt seen him since the mid sixties now we grew up together in a village near Keighley called Oakworth. We used to go all over as kids collecting engine numbers we were nuts on steam engines Peter Carmen his name was.   He moved away in 1966 to Preston with his folks to work on the Railways and I hav'nt seen him since. He might still work on the Railways, even my wife used to enjoy steam engines as a child she used to go down the Worth Valley Railway and help paint stations and clean engines. Every Saturday my friend Peter and I would go to Leeds as I said before, after school each day we used to run down to Keighley station in time for the 4:10 pm train to come in the mail train, that always was a Jubilee class engine they were special engines because they had names as were the A1s',A3's,A4's Brittania,Clan,Royal Scot classes anything with names. In the school holidays we'd go down and spend the day trainspotting in Keighley we'd have a term called cabbing where we used to stand on the footplate if the driver let us, in our books we used to put a line under the number and a little c at the side to say we had cabbed it. We went all over Crewe Works, Doncaster Works, Lancaster station, Leeds,Keighley station and Skipton. I remember Dr Beeching, my friend and I used to hate him we used to blame him for all the engines getting scrapped that was a sad site seeing engines in shed sidings all rusty no running gear on waiting to be scrapped. Diesels were'nt the same although we collected their numbers too I remember visiting Toton just after it was built it was posh not like the smelly steam sheds. I remember we could tell the class of engines by hearing their whistles, the best Diesels at the time were the Deltics they had a wonderful sound those and the whistlers the D200 class. Even those have sadly gone now those where brand new at the time along with the Peaks and the class47's. I visit preserved railways when I get the time well I lived for a time near the Keighley Worth Valley Railway, my saddest site of all was when my family and I went to Wales and I tracked down Barry Island the big scrapyard there back in 1980, as I stood there reading some of the messages people had written on the engines like "Gone But Not Forgotten" and "Save Me" I got a lump in my throat and a tear in my eye I can tell you. Photo - Barry Island 1980 I had a uncle Jack his name was he worked all his life on the railway started off as a engine cleaner worked his way up fireman and then to engine driver sadly he is dead now has been for some 18 yrs he died in the cab of his Diesel engine as he had parked it up at his depot. When we'd meet we used to spend hours talkin' about engines askin him what he had been drivin' and where he'd been. I even find your pictures on your site sad even though I am not familiar with the area's you can imagine what they were once like. I think all that remains in Leeds of Central Station is the water tower that might have gone now because it is some years since I was there last because I live in Hartlepool now and have for some 20 yrs with my wife and children. The shed at Holbeck has gone too and Farnley Junction is just weeds. On the Saturday 30th Oct I took a trip in my car up to Carnforth to have a look around Steam Town and show the lad some engines only to find it had gone been bought out by some buisness man I was told and is now a carriage works or something I was told so no engines and you can't walk round anymore. So Steam Town is a part of history now must have been 14yrs since I was last there. Anyway I went up to Hest Bank and stopped there for a hour or so to see the Virgin Pendelino as I do have a interest in modern aswell as old. While I was there I discovered a steam special was due so it made my trip worthwile and I saw a Pendelino a few infact, while I was at Hest Bank I got talking to a couple of blokes who where there for the train, and we had a good chat about the old steam days. One a pensioner used to live in Leeds years ago and started spotting around 1947 bit earlier than me I started late 50's and we discussed Leeds as I used to go regular as you know and the other bloke a bit younger than me he used to train spot in Leeds too but towards the end of steam about 1966/67. We chatted about Holbeck and the Central Station and Farnley Junction, he told me it was a wagon hoist but I seemed to remember a large tank on top but must be wrong. Anyway apparantly it is still there he said because it is a listed building, we went on to talk about the station too which compared to the City Station was dead scruffy. He also told me he is a fireman on a preserved railway and often fires on a old 8f so I had a very interesting day. The special by the way was pulled by Black Five No 45407 with 10 carriages and  Brush Sulzer 57601 running light on the rear, Crewe Carlilse steam special it came roaring through Hest Bank at full bore looking a little scruffy but doing the job well. I have enclosed a couple of photos taken on that day I found on the net, I took a couple but did'nt turn out too good because I have just got this new digital camera and am not very used to it yet but i'll enclose mine also lol.

Leeds Neville Hill Neville Hill (11-01-10) : Luke Bennett Here are a few pics I took over the weekend and thought even tho they are not of anything old it shows conditions on Neville Hill in winter and how a railway still operates even in tuff weather.

Little Weighton (Hull & Barnsley) Little Weighton cutting : Graeme Bickerdike       website - http://www.forgottenrelics.co.uk/ This 1-mile, 83-foot deep cutting at Little Weighton on the old Hull & Barnsley is being filled with 500,000 cubic metres of household waste.

Lockwood Lockwood station subway (07-04-07) : Lost Railways The disused subway leading to the disused platform, see next photo.

Lockwood station platform (07-04-07) : Lost Railways The disused platform, originally for trains to Penistone. The 200 yard Yew Tree tunnel in the distance.

L & Y boundary stone (07-04-07) : Lost Railways Found by accident close to the station at the top of Burbeary road.

Lofthouse north junction to Robin Hood & Rothwell Leeds road Bridge (11-09-08) Luke Bennett / Ben Wildey Old railway Bridge under Leeds road on the Line from Lofthouse North to Rothwell next to the Gardeners arms pub. This is the section of line between Lofthouse North to Rothwell. There is very little of interest to photograph it is a nice walk but the Rothwell end  now totally gone with no trace only a short section between a estate which was not worth looking at as it just acts as a ginnel, the bridges are the only thing to look at really as most of the embankments have overgrown.

A654 road Bridge (11-09-08) Luke Bennett / Ben Wildey Old Bridge Abutment on the A654 this is the only one out of the two still standing. This line links up with the Robin Hood to Patrick Green & River Calder Colliery line (see below) near Leeds road, just south of some old pit stacks you can see the adjoining line and pit stacks on Google earth.

Occupation Bridge (11-09-08) Luke Bennett / Ben Wildey This old Bridge is a ocupation bridge crossing the line just short of Rothwell and is not far away from the triangle that use to take trains to Leeds and in this direction towards Rothwell.

Occupation Bridge (11-09-08) Luke Bennett / Ben Wildey This is taken from the other side to say it looks like nothing has been a cross since the lines closure in the 60,s. Farm vehicles still use it now and then all though it be very slowly as the metal decks on the bridge are in poor shape.

London Blackfriars rail bridge (05-03-09) : Lost Railways Blackfriars bridge was opened in 1864 by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway. The deck was removed in 1985, having become too weak for modern trains, leaving these bridge supports. The grade II listed southern abutment is visible over there on the south bank. The remaining bridge along side was originally called St Paul's Railway Bridge, opened in 1886. St Paul's station & the bridge were renamed Blackfriars in 1937.

Methley Junction to Pontefract Aire Viaduct facing east (08-05-08) : Andrew Stopford Disused L&Yviaduct over the Aire near Castleford, shot from a northbound Castleford - Leeds train.

Manchester Victoria Station L&Y Map (16-02-08) : Lost Railways Went to have a butchers at Man Vic, 20 years since my last visit, some changes, at least this tasty L&Y map is still here.

Manchester Victoria station facing west (1980 & 2008) : Lost Railways Before & after, same spot 20 odd years apart. Preferred the old station I think.

Manchester Victoria station (1980) : Lost Railways Shots from 1980s BR days. Click here for more BR 1980s

Manchester Victoria station (1980) : Lost Railways Peaks, facing east.

Manchester Victoria station (1983) : Mark Damon Heeley Facing east.

Manchester Victoria station (1983) : Mark Damon Heeley Facing west.

Manchester Victoria station (1980) : Lost Railways Class 25 pilot.

Manchester Victoria station (1983) : Mark Damon Heeley 25309 pilot. This loco is now preserved & was the last to be built at Beyer Peacocks of Gorton Manchester 1966. See website - www.beyerpeacock.co.uk

Manchester Victoria station (1983) : Mark Damon Heeley Multiple unit & 25309 pilot on the right.

Manchester Victoria station (1983) : Mark Damon Heeley Nice old building & clock, don't know if its still there.

Manchester Exchange Station L&N.W.R  Exchange (16-02-08) : Lost Railways The view from the footbridge on the western end of Manchester Victoria facing west. Remnants of happier times with the old Manchester Exchange station footbridge over on the left there. Loads more choice photo's here - Disused Stations.org.uk

Manchester Mayfield Station Mayfield (14-06-09) : Phill Davison   See Phills Blog The derelict facade of Mayfield station & overgrown platforms & canopy. The station sits high on a viaduct above the city centre.

Mayfield (14-06-09) : Phill Davison Platforms & heavy duty buffer stops

Mayfield (14-06-09) : Phill Davison Interior view & Looking down the stairs that lead you down to street level. Some of the offices suffered an arson attack in 2005. There doesn't appear to be much damage to the walls and floors, but the roof has gone in places.

Mayfield (14-06-09) : Phill Davison The doorway on the right is the main entrance from Fairfield street & the ornate tiles covered in years of grime. Make sure to see the full set on Phills Blog

Moorhouse & South Elmsall Halt Moorhouse & South Emsall Halt (nd) : Jonathan Armitage A long lost station, the remains of Moorhouse and south Elmsall halt. Just within west Yorkshire...the welcome to Doncaster sign is about 50 feet down the road. We used to drive our van thro' the middle of the platforms to gain access to the GN about 20 years ago until they demolished the bridge over the road. Situated between Hickleton and Wrangbrook jcn on the former Hull and Barnsley railway it closed on the 6th of April 1929. The station house is still in situ at road level.

Ossett Sowood Lane Tram Depot (14-06-09) Lost Railways Nothing to do with railways but a sad loss none the less. Driven past this impressive brick built tram shed a few times, just noticed the demolition signs took some photo's. This is the view from Sowood lane on the way to Ossett,  just Before Sowood Lane & Horbury Avenue.

Sowood Lane Tram Depot (14-06-09) Lost Railways Looking back the other way, the main entrance to the long shed. Judging by the sign next to the door, the buildings look to have been used as a materials laboratory.

Sowood Lane Tram Depot (14-06-09) Lost Railways Points & rails leading into the doorway.

Sowood Lane Tram Depot (14-06-09) Lost Railways The long shed showing evidence of some sort of roof vent

Sowood Lane Tram Depot (14-06-09) Lost Railways Canteen window, various outbuildings & a solid white coloured house in the middle.

Penistone Huddersfield Examiner article (22-03-08)

Peterborough Peterborough East engine shed (07-05-09) Ralph Rawlinson   Website - www.Railway Ramblers.org Note : The June edition of the Railway Magazine reports that Peterborough Civic Society has placed a plaque on the Peterborough East engine shed. They add that the 1848 shed has been boarded up since 2003 and faces an uncertain future. This appears to contradict a report two years ago that the listed building, which stood in the way of a £150m redevelopment scheme, was conveniently wrecked in a huge fire on 4 April 2007. Could the explanation be that there were two adjoining three-track sheds and it was the Eastern Counties (later GER/LNER) 1845 shed that was destroyed whilst the 1848 Midland Counties (later MR/LMS) building survived and now has the plaque? The combined sheds were located on the north side of the line at east end of Peterborough East station (TL195979). and although officially closed in 1939 continued to be used into the 1960s.

Pontefract Knottingley road viaduct (30-05-08) : Andrew Stopford Viaduct over the Knottingley road out of Pontefract - note no parapet and check out the greenery growing on top!

Poppleton Poppleton railway garden and little trains : Phill Davison Next to Poppleton railway station at the side of the Leeds-Harrogate-York line is an overgrown unique relic of Britain's once grand railway system. Britain’s last surviving railway nursery was established during World War II to provide good quality vegetables for railway canteens. See the full set on Flickr

Poppleton railway garden and little trains : Phill Davison After the war it served railway hotels and provided the hundreds of stations across Yorkshire and the North East with the floral displays. It had a railway with a narrow gauge of two feet, which brought the plants from the greenhouses to the distribution point next to Poppleton station.

Robin Hood to Patrick Green & River Calder (Colliery line) Track bed (27-08-08) Luke Bennett / Ben Wildey Looking North from the Lofthouse and Methley joint line looking at the over bridge now filled in as you can see this is canal lane bridge with Baker lane running down to the right hand side of the photo and Anerhine drive behind me.

Canal lane Bridge (27-08-08) Luke Bennett / Ben Wildey Canal lane Bridge with the line heading straight onto Lofthouse colliery as a second route and the line i have photographed heading on right from the bridge this been the reason why the bridge is so long in length so it can handle the lines or so what i can make out.

Track bed (27-08-08) Luke Bennett / Ben Wildey Track bed North of Canal lane looking towards the Rothwell direction.

Tunnel (27-08-08) Luke Bennett / Ben Wildey Tunnel under track bed carrying a small river the tunnel being two brick thick lining and stone walls to the bottom.

Cutting (27-08-08) Luke Bennett / Ben Wildey Part infilled cutting with lots of industrial tipping this been the only part of the cutting that looks somewhat of a railway as most of the cuttings indeed the line has been subject to industrial infill or movement.

Gate posts (27-08-08) Luke Bennett / Ben Wildey Two old stone gate posts over the railway which are hidden well away from view in the summer months.

Tunnel (27-08-08) Luke Bennett / Ben Wildey Entrance to the tunnel and to get a idea of the size and shape of the thing me and friends had to dig a bit away to get a fair idea of things and for photos we have named it Lofthouse hill as there is no information as this is a tunnel or a over bridge.

Tunnel (27-08-08) Luke Bennett / Ben Wildey The tunnel interior and it is well and truly blocked and is used by a family of foxes by the looks of things.

Embankment (27-08-08) Luke Bennett / Ben Wildey Old railway embankment north of the tunnel which just falls short of the M62 Motorway and would appear to have carried on here and joined up to a line on a triangle at Rothwell this line can be followed on google earth from canal lane north over the fields and over M62 you just have to follow the line of trees and bushes that can be seen from the birds eye view on google earth.

Scotland Lochearnhead (29-05-09) : Lost Railways Bridge Remnant over the A85 at Lochearnhead. As far as I can work out part of the Caledonian Railways Lochearnhead to Perth section.

Glen Ogle Viaduct (26-05-09) : Lost Railways The Callander and Oban Railway Glen Ogle viaduct clinging to the side of the hill, situated between Killin Junction & Dunblane. Photographed by my eagle eyed missus from a moving car on the A85 north of Loch Earn.

Strathpeffer station (nd) : Dave Watson Three photos I took of Strathpeffer station a few years ago when I visited Scotland. The station buildings are now a mixture of small shops. As you will see the track bed is still there. Apparently Queen Victoria used the station when visiting the highlands.

Strathpeffer station (nd) : Dave Watson

Strathpeffer station (nd) : Dave Watson

Sharlston Station Sharlston Streethouse (n.d) : David Ambler I cant tell you when the date is but this photo belonged to my wife's grandfather who is the man on the left.

Cottage (n.d) : David Ambler Crossing Keepers cottage Red Lane Streethouse. Now demolished.

Signal Box (n.d) : David Ambler Either east or west of Streethouse near Pontefract. I cannot be sure.

Silkstone Silkstone No.1 tunnel (04-02-07) : Graeme Bickerdike An Interior shot of Silkstone No.1 tunnel, between Penistone and Barnsley. The sharp winter sunshine was pouring into it, lighting up the stonework and revealing some wonderful colours. And we normally think of tunnels being black! The shadows on the floor are created by substantial, permanent bars welded across the portal. Although it’s only 289 yards long, the eastern end has been infilled, hence the distant gloom.

Skipton Class 144 DMU (October 94) : Paul Holroyd    website - www.vintagecarriagestrust.org Alexander Class 144 DMU in Regional Railways livery at Skipton, October 1994.

Class 144 DMU (October 94) : Paul Holroyd Alexander Class 144 DMU at Skipton, October 1994. Note the maginifcently restored platform canopies.

Class 144 DMU (October 94) : Paul Holroyd Alexander Class 144 DMU at Skipton, October 1994. View taken looking south towards Cononley.

Skipton station (October 94) : Paul Holroyd Platform 4 of Skipton station, looking north. October 1994.

Skipton station (October 94) : Paul Holroyd View taken from the top of the subway on platforms 3 and 4 at Skipton, showing the immaculately restored platform canopy. Note the signalbox

Staincliffe & Batley Carr Station (02-07-06) : Andrew Stopford Station Buildings at Staincliffe & Batley Carr on the LNWR Dewsbury to Batley section of line.

Stockport Stockport Viaduct (13-12-08 & 15-04-81) : MD / Lost Railways Viaduct & pub. I like both.

Tadcaster Tadcaster viaduct facing north (24-02-08) : Lost Railways In 1846 trains between York & Leeds traveled via Methley. The York & North Midland Railway planned a more direct link. The route was to be in 3 sections. First a new line would link  Copmanthorpe to Tadcaster. The existing Church Fenton line would be used between Tadcaster & Sutton. Finally a new line would be built between Sutton & Cross Gates.

Tadcaster viaduct facing east (24-02-08) : Lost Railways Work started on the project & by 1848 this tasty eleven arch viaduct, now grade 2 listed, had been built across the river Wharfe. Financial difficulties forced the company to abandon the project shortly after & work never resumed. Later on, in 1863, a less ambitious link was made between Church Fenton & Micklefield. Eventually by 1882 the viaduct was used for goods traffic by a nearby mill on the east side, now demolished. Freight continued up until 1955.

Tadcaster viaduct facing west (24-02-08) : Lost Railways The structure consists of a viaduct of nine arches & a bridge of two spans with a central pier & triangular cutwater. The inside of each arch is brick & the walling is rusticated limestone. The quoins & voussoirs are of finely cut magnesian limestone. The designer was possibly the Leeds engineer J.T Leather & that's my dad blowing his nose.

Thackley Old Tunnel East Portal : Phill Davison       See the full set on Flickr - www.flickr.com/photos/phill_dvsn/sets/72157620012526176/ Thackley old tunnel was built in 1848 on the Airedale line between Leeds, Bradford and Kieghley & is 1496 yds long.

The Long Walk : Phill Davison This is the view looking down the tunnel from the Leeds end. A bright day outside let plenty of sunlight into the tunnel. Long shadows of two explorers stretch far into the tunnel.

Starlight Express : Phill Davison There are four open air shafts in Thackley, this shot was taken under the first shaft in the Leeds end of the tunnel. There are two shafts in each 'split section'.

Air Shaft : Phill Davison Water pours down the air shafts continually.

The Other Side : Phill Davison This is the other side of the dreaded 'Berlin wall' in the Shipley end.. The retaining wall is roughly under Ainsbury Avenue. It was built by B.R in the 1970's/80's There are two large pipes through the blockwork to allow a good flow of air through the tunnel.

Thackley Tunnel : Phill Davison The tunnel next door is still live, you can hear the eerie rumble of trains as they pass by. The Airedale line is very busy with trains running through every 10 minutes.

West Portal : Phill Davison The last train to run through here was 41 years ago. The silence is shattered occasionally when a train emerges from the next door tunnel. The tunnel is out of sight but still only feet away. See the full set on Flickr - www.flickr.com/photos/phill_dvsn/sets/72157620012526176/

Thetford 1 (21-07 -04) : Lost Railways Found this disused station near to where I was working. Got myself one of those throw away cameras & took a few snaps. The building to the right hand side looks like a parcels office.

2 (21-07 -04) : Lost Railways Platforms are missing but the rest of it looks in good nick. Someone told me the pebbles set within the brickwork came from the seaside.

3 (21-07 -04) : Lost Railways View inside that open window.

4 (21-07 -04) : Lost Railways Disused sidings behind the station, originally used for tankers.

Woodhead Woodhead : Bernard Coomber A Manchester E.M.U. heads for Glossop on the Woodhead line. circa summer of '65.

Woodhead : Bernard Coomber A mixed freight at Dunford Bridge about to enter Woodhead tunnel Manchester bound_ circa summer of '65.

Woodhead : Bernard Coomber Class EM2 Electric Co-co locomotive at Guide Bridge.

Woodhead (c1980s) : Lost Railways Guide Bridge.

Woodhead : Bernard Coomber Class EM2 Electric Co-co locomotive heading for Manchester with coal from South Yorkshire, Woodhead line circa summer of '65.

Woodhead : Bernard Coomber Class EM2 Electric Co-co locomotive in the Longdendale valley with a Sheffield to Manchester express passenger, Woodhead line circa summer of '65.

Woodhead : Bernard Coomber Class EM2 Electric Co-co locomotive passing Dinting with a coal train for Lancashire, Woodhead line circa summer of '65

Woodhead : Bernard Coomber Dunford Bridge on the Woodhead line, with a Manchester bound passenger express having just left Woodhead tunnel.

Woodhead : Mark Damon Heeley Sign recovered from Dunford Bridge summer 1988 sold 2007. (see above photo).

Yeadon Branch  Henshaw Lane (15-07-06) : Gary Jones  See Railway Ramblers gazetteer  Leeds : GNR Yeadon branch Bridge remains over Henshaw Lane Yeadon, at the entrance to Yeadon station, the white building is the Station pub. This branch line between Guiseley & Yeadon opened 26th Feb 1894. The line was only ever used for goods traffic & was closed in 1964.

Yeadon Branch opening : D Downs, M Neale collection. Yeadon  never saw a timetabled train, but did see some excursions.

Yeadon Branch glass plate : D Downs, M Neale collection. Old photo from a cracked and scratched glass plate is very rare. It shows a MR Excursion from Yeadon to Heysham leaving Yeadon in 1924.

Yeadon Branch : D Downs, M Neale collection. Very rare views of Yeadon.

Yorkshire Engine Company Limited Shunting loco's advertisment From the 1952 edition of the British Engineers Association, classified handbook of members & their manufacturers. Them were the days.

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