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Freightliner's Midland Road, Leeds facility was used last week to turn the tyres of 2 NYMR locomotives.

May I ask how is it available free of charge? When I look at the site, it states a fee of £6. Thank you. https://timetableworld.com/product/north-eastern-region-1964-06-great-britain/

Talking to 2 ex BR drivers at Grosmont, they both queried the use of drain cocks, stating they were overused and would cause lubrication issues with the cylinders.

Can add Oxford and Edinburgh to that list, from Leeds anyway.

Great little film. 2 things strike me. The neat permanent way and lineside just before closure and the lack of passengers on the trains. Different times, as they say.

Regarding Cross Gates. I think both of the 2 scenarios mentioned above make sense. Trains from the east can turn back during the day and return to Neville Hill at close of service.

The local news tonight reported that the fire is now under control. This, combined with the exoected heavy rain, is very good news for the area.

Whilst all the attention has been focussed on the Dewsbury to Huddersfield section, some track alteration has taken place at Cross Gates. The crossover, which had been stored between the running lines at Cross Gates station, has been installed about a quarter of a mile to the west of the station...

I would suggest that followers of the church,railways and cricket have a lot of shared devotees. Perhaps a slightly obsessive nature,dare I say?

Realtime trains still shows 4 buses each way between York and Whitby operated by GR,weekdays only. I guess these were introduced when the Pickering line closed,but why are they still shown and when did they last run? They don't appear to operate any more,the only service being provided by...

Hard to imagine now,but loaded coal trains from St Aidans opencast mine used to stop about where the bin is in the attached street view. The class 56 would be left ticking over whilst the crew nipped into the chip shop for their lunch. The train would then proceed across the road to join the...

There was a station called Bowers Halt on the Garforth-Castleford line.It was built on an embankment to serve the then new housing estates.

F First Leeds double deckers bravely undertook the journey to Halton Moor. The old number 44.

Seconded. Well filled today. Do try to visit,folks.

Double deckers regularly passed under the old bridge.