| Barlby resting on the northern bank of the River Ouse from Selby was where I was born and bred in a terrace house only yards from the busy stretch of line that was the East Coast Mainline and the Leeds - Hull line. Some of the images were taken from the confines of the house and garden so there is little doubt as to where my interest in railways came from. These images are from scanned photographs, the negatives long lost in subsequent house moves. If anybody objects to any of these pictures appearing here please contact me and I will remove them. The one shot from outside Selby and Barlby is at Riccall gates taken on a bike trip to York shed while we were waiting for the gates to open to allow us on our way. It is included in this gallery mainly because Riccall kids went to the same school as me! |
A Leeds - Selby train coming roumd the back of the closed shed 953x455 104_DMU.2.jpg |
A Leeds - Hull heading towards Barlby North and the start of the longest straight in Britian. 1091x635 104_DMU.jpg |
A pair of Brush Type 2's come past the allotments. Looks like Billy Taylor's green beans are going to give him a good grop this year 913x635 2x31.jpg |
60034 Lord Faringdon approaches Riccall Gates where the A19 crossed the ECML with an up express. 777x635 60034.jpg |
60091 Captain Cuttle taken from the back garden, how come I became a railway enthusiast? 1069x635 60091.jpg |
60107 Royal Lancer over the bogie bolster stored alongside the house. 1101x635 60107.jpg |
60140 heads towards the swing bridge from the north as the fireman watches the world go by. 1087x635 60140.jpg |
60152 Holyrood had recently arrived at York from Scotland and is seen at work on ecs for York Carriage Works. Taken from my parents bedroom, requests to chop down the lilac tree were constanly ignored. 1110x635 60152.jpg |
60157 Great Central drifts towards the swing bridge from the north, again from the bedroom window 1230x635 60157.jpg |
The double chimney on V2 60858 stands out as it works an up goods passed the house 1179x635 60858.jpg |
60897 from halfway up the lilac tree, heads south towards Selby 1292x550 60897.jpg |
61032 Stembok arrives light engine from York for the pick up goods 1047x635 61032.jpg |
