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Gilberdyke station looking east in October 1977, It was still a pretty impressive junction at the time with a decent sized building (was it still staffed ?) and four tracks. There was very little housing near the station then.

Sandholme Station [1] 27.1.79 par PinzaC55, on ipernity

 

Sandholme Station [3] 27.1.79 par PinzaC55, on ipernity

 

It was restored many years later but I think according to Disused Stations it later caught fire and is now a ruin again. 

 A "Tiny" on a Down Loaded Mineral train at South Cave H&BRly. The engine dates the photo' to not earlier then 1907, and the signal no later then c1910.

SOUTH CAVE c1910 original P Card z.jpg

South Cave seen by me in October 1977.

Of all the times, that i went to Selby

I can`t remember ever seeing a Deltic, stop by.

But it was in the early 70`s, before the HST`s came on line.

Yes, by the time I got into the Deltics the HSTs had pretty much usurped them so most of the services stopping at Selby would have Deltic power.

Here is 55018 powering south at Brayton Junction with the "feather" on the signal for the former Goole branch which at this time went as far as Barlow. I walked this line in 1977 but the wooden stations had been razed and there was nothing to see.

Brayton Junction Signalbox 13.9.79 par PinzaC55, on ipernity

Perhaps Mick might know, I think at one time the points at the south (now west!) end of the 'Barlby Loops' on the other side of the swing bridge from Selby station were controlled from the signal box in that picture, with the switch blades on this side of the bridge and the point of turnout being on the other, with the bridge effectively carrying four roads interlaced as two pairs?  Some pictures taken in the 1950s seem to show this, but the photo above isn't distinct enough to make it out.

In the book I mentioned earlier Ken Hoole says "The lower picture looks northwards across the new bridge, with the gauntletted down main and down slow on the left. The up tracks were similarly laid until spring points were installed on the north side of the bridge. Now the gauntletting on the down tracks has also been removed with the installation of power operated points at the far side. the derelict signal box on the extreme left of the picture is on the course of the line across the old bridge".

Perhaps Mick might know, I think at one time the points at the south (now west!) end of the 'Barlby Loops' on the other side of the swing bridge from Selby station were controlled from the signal box in that picture, with the switch blades on this side of the bridge and the point of turnout being on the other, with the bridge effectively carrying four roads interlaced as two pairs?  Some pictures taken in the 1950s seem to show this, but the photo above isn't distinct enough to make it out.

Selby Swingbridge 1978 par PinzaC55, on ipernity

 

Selby Swing Bridge Open 28.12.79 par PinzaC55, on ipernity

Selby station c1905.

Selby Station 1905.jpg

The apex roof building just visible under the bracket signal at the north end of the bridge was the original Selby North box. The Ken Hoole book "Railway History In Pictures North East England" has a good photo of it as it stood for some years after closure. It was similar to an NER N1 box or Grosmont Deviation.

Edit* I just checked the book and I am wrong. The derelict former signalbox was on the course of the original line over the bascule bridge and was a good bit to the left of the hydraulic tower.

Selby looked a lot better, with the centre roads in place.

and of course ,loads of freight blasting through.

55009 Alycidon waits to leave Selby northbound 36 years ago.

Thank you PinzaC55 for those two photo's of Highfield. A shame that you were not able to purchase the nameboard.

Here's the link to the entry on the Disused Stations website for Highfield:http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/h/highfield/index.shtml.

 

With regards,

 

Rob.

Hi Rob , yes you can see the other nameboard lying on the platform in front of the support legs. I contemplated putting it in a fertiliser sack and making off with it but there was an old woman living in the stationmaster's house and I could see the curtains twitching 

Near to Selby was the sad ruin of High Field station.

High Field NER Enamel Nameboard 4.3.78 par PinzaC55, on ipernity

Marfleet in April 1978 was a vandalised eyesore but strangely it has survived.

Marfleet Station (2) 8.4.78 par PinzaC55, on ipernity

 

Marfleet Station (3) 8.4.78 par PinzaC55, on ipernity

Ellerby Station in 1977

Ellerby Station (2)  30.4.77 par PinzaC55, on ipernity

 

Burton Constable later renamed Ellerby to avoid confusion with Constable Burton on the Wensleydale line.

 

Burton Constable/Ellerby Station 30.4.77 par PinzaC55, on ipernity

Withernsea station in August 1977. There would be some cracking Punk music on my Benkson transistor radio !

It was one thing to see a closed small station but quite another to see a large station like this rotting away. Imagine Withernsea if it still had trains.

Withernsea Station (2) 12.8.77 par PinzaC55, on ipernity

Hedon Speedway Halt circa April 1978.

Ottringham station in April 1977 when I determined to walk the whole line in one day. Note the level crossing gates..

Ottringham Station  (2) 16.4.77 par PinzaC55, on ipernity

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNOE5qmQ41Q

Winestead station looking west in August 1977. Like the Selby - Market Weighton line this line was demolished in a sloppy fashion so many of the stations still had their level crossing gates. You have to wonder what would happen if a forward thinking government reopened these lines as with the former Waverley route where many of the trains on the reopened section are full and standing.

Winestead Station 12.8.77 par PinzaC55, on ipernity

Thanks Mick for posting these.

 

 

I love the shot of the Ivatt Class 4 at Withernseawith lots of LNER atmosphere still in the picture.

 

 

 

As for Hornsea what a lovely station 

 

Again loads of atmosphere.

 

I wonder if anyone has more shots of these two stations or landmarks along the line?

 

Cheers,

 

Mark

Hornsea Station {4} 8.4.78 par PinzaC55, on ipernity

 

Hornsea Station (1)  8.4.78 par PinzaC55, on ipernity

Beverley North in happier days still in use and with it's nameboard which I am sure is in someone's collection now !

Beverley Gatehouse 13.1.79 par PinzaC55, on ipernity

 

Regarding the station gardens I used to have a Ken Hoole book with a picture of Beverley station box and I am sure he mentioned who was responsible for them. I looked but I don't seem to have that book now.

Hi, Alan. The boxes left are, from Hull, Beverley Station, the box at Skerne Road level crossing controlling the barriers, Bridlington South, and Seamer. That's it, sad to say.

 

With regards,

 

Rob.

To be fair the costs of operating the 1970s line must have been terrific. At Beverley when you looked in either direction you could see a line of signalboxes !

Here is Cherry Tree on the day of my Beverley trip.

Beverley Station Gardens 1957 par PinzaC55, on ipernity

Was that taken the same day as the photo' at Beverley? I'm going by the Sun and the trees without any leaves on them.

 

With regards,

 

Rob.

Almost certainly. I have the date written down in a notebook somewhere. Come to think of it the shots I took that day were all on Agfa CT18 slides. They've lasted a bit better than my negatives and the colour capture tended to be better.

Walton street in 1979.

Walton Street (Hull) 1979 par PinzaC55, on ipernity

That was the day when I had a trip along the line to Bridlington, there and back, in a class 110 DMU. It had a very creaky door in the TSL! Thanks for the memories.

 

With regards,

 

Rob.

We probably saw each other as I spent most of the day on that line !

A Hull DMU approaches Beverley station in 1979.

My 3 shots of Arram station in 1978. There still a relatively decent train service in those far off days so I had about an hour to kill and spent it chatting to the signalman. It was a more or less unspoilt station though of course it had lost the signalbox and the down side waiting room.

Arram Station (2) 17.12.1978 par PinzaC55, on ipernity

 

Arram Station (3) 17.12.1978 par PinzaC55, on ipernity

I thought that was a special signal which applied to siding movements rather than being a gate board ?