Photo's Of East Yorkshire Railways

[RAILWAY COTTAGES]

3 hours ago, micknich2003 said:

At one time, there were several signalboxe working the Goods Lines north of the passenger lines.

Very interesting pictures, i've not seen these before and i didn't know there was a signal box their either.  The admin block can just be discerned in the distance.  Mick was New Inward Yard a completely new build or were the sidings originally flat shunted and pre-date 1935?

[micknich2003]

To best of my knowledge, New Inward Yard was completely new.

[micknich2003]

Here is Priory East, the original drawing is a fair size and is shown here in several pieces. Others to follow.

[micknich2003]

Here are the remainder, should be possible to print them, and then glue them together.

[Market65]

Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you, Mick, for posting those photo’s of the Priory East diagram. Now, this afternoon, thanks to John Turner and Peter Brumby, on Flickr, we go once more to Brough. There are two photo’s of a train, and it is hauled by a B16/3, 4-6-0, 61444, of Hull Dairycoates, as it runs non-stop through Brough with an up parcels train, in about December, 1963. Just visible in the second photo’, on the right, is a class 124 TransPennine unit.

 

 

Best regards,

 

 Rob.

Edited March 16, 2023 by Market65
To correct a spelling error.

[RAILWAY COTTAGES]

3 hours ago, Market65 said:

Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you, Mick, for posting those photo’s of the Priory East diagram. Now, this afternoon, thanks to John Turner and Peter Brumby, on Flickr, we go once more to Brough. There are two photo’s of a train, and it is hauled by a B16/3, 4-6-0, 61444, of Hull Dairycoates, as it runs non-stop through Brough with an up parcels train, in about December, 1963. Just visible in the second photo’, on the right, is a class 124 TransPennine unit.

 

 

Best regards,

 

 Rob.

Such a shame one of these fine looking NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY locomotives never made it into to preservation.

[RAILWAY COTTAGES]

On 15/03/2023 at 18:11, Market65 said:

Good evening, everyone. Well, what a completely fascinating story that has been revealed about the proposals for the rerouting of the Main Passenger lines out of Hull. The only other thing I can think of is the Abercrombie Plan, which I understand did not get implemented. If there is any other information please feel free to post it in this thread. I have learnt a great deal over the last couple of days.

 

Now, this evening, with thanks to John Turner and Peter Brumby, on Flickr, we have a photo’ of LNER, B1, 4-6-0, 61032, Stembok, of 50B, at Brough with a Hull bound Class A passenger train, in January, 1965.

 

Best regards,

 

Rob.

Railwaymen are like old soldiers Rob, we need to get them to share as much information about the past and documented before it's too late.

[RAILWAY COTTAGES]

On 15/03/2023 at 21:28, micknich2003 said:

Here are the remainder, should be possible to print them, and then glue them together.

 

On 15/03/2023 at 21:28, micknich2003 said:

Here are the remainder, should be possible to print them, and then glue them together.

I read somewhere  that after London & Liverpool, Hull was the third largest recorder of derailments.  It's easy to understand from these scale drawings.  The place would have been deadly for railwaymen, especially during thick fog.

[Market65]

Good evening, everyone, and, RAILWAY COTTAGES, you are right, the memories of old railwaymen must be recorded for posterity.

 

Now, this evening, with thanks again to John Turner and Peter Brumby, on Flickr, we see K3, 2-6-0, 61965, at Brough, with a Hull bound engineers' train, circa 1960. Note the redeployed steam loco tender immediately in front of the rear-most brake van.

 

 

Best regards,

 

 Rob.

[Market65]

Good evening, everyone. This evening, thanks to John Turner and Peter Brumby, on Flickr, we are still in Brough. In about April, 1960, we see B1, 4-6-0, 61216, as it runs non-stop through the station with an 'up' express. 
 

Best regards,

 

 Rob.

[micknich2003]

Brough East, hopefully the attached will be of interest to someone. I have more and also Brough West.

[micknich2003]

A few bits from Brough West.

[Market65]

Good evening, everyone, and many thanks, Mick, for taking the time to set up and post all of the diagrams, notes about signalling alterations, and photo’s of Brough East and Brough West. They are of great interest, and help to fill in a further gap in the history of the railways of Hull and East Yorkshire.

 

So, this evening, we have another photo’ by John Turner and Peter Brumby, on Flickr, of WD, Austerity, 2-8-0, 90008, on the down fast at Brough, with a 'class H' mineral train for Hull, on the 22nd February, 1960.

 

Best regards,

 

 Rob.

[Market65]

Good evening, everyone. This evening, thanks to John Turner and Peter Brumby, on Flickr, we have a side on portrait shof Gresley (ex-LNER) K3, 2-6-0, 61904, as it runs light towards Dairycoates, near Hessle Road, on the 20th February, 1960.

 

Best regards,

 

 Rob.

[JeffP]

Handsomely proportioned loco, a K3.

We occasionally saw them and K2's at Frodingham, amongst our daily diet of O4, O2, WD 2-8-0 and 9F.

[Market65]

Good evening, everyone. This evening, thanks again to John Turner and Peter Brumby, on Flickr, we see a three quarter rear view of B1, 4-6-0, 61256, as it departs Paragon station with the Hull portion of the Yorkshire Pullman, on the 20th February, 1960.

 

Best regards,

 

 Rob.

[john new]

1 minute ago, Market65 said:

Good evening, everyone. This evening, thanks again to John Turner and Peter Brumby, on Flickr, we see a three quarter rear view of B1, 4-6-0, 61256, as it departs Paragon station with the Hull portion of the Yorkshire Pullman, on the 20th February, 1960.

 

Best regards,

 

 Rob.

A classic example of why Dr Beeching was commissioned to review the railways, even for what must have been one of the, if not THE, prestige service to/from Hull an absolutely filthy locomotive. People blame Beeching but it was Marples and Macmillan that commissioned the report. Reality it was necessary and, arguably, actually saved the railways for the long-term.

 

[Boris]

Searchlight signal porn there.  And we've almost come full circle with 3 aspect LED signal heads!

[Market65]

Good evening, everyone. This evening, with thanks again to John Turner and Peter Brumby, we have a photo’ of an unidentified Gresley, K3, 2-6-0, as it approaches Brough station with a 'class F' express freight for Hull, again on the 22nd February, 1960.

 

Best regards,

 

 Rob.

[JeffP]

On 21/03/2023 at 18:55, john new said:

A classic example of why Dr Beeching was commissioned to review the railways, even for what must have been one of the, if not THE, prestige service to/from Hull an absolutely filthy locomotive. People blame Beeching but it was Marples and Macmillan that commissioned the report. Reality it was necessary and, arguably, actually saved the railways for the long-term.

 

But it could be argued that the report caused the downturn in caring for steam locos, since it predated the photo by around five years?

[john new]

17 minutes ago, JeffP said:

But it could be argued that the report caused the downturn in caring for steam locos, since it predated the photo by around five years?

Wrong report but a valid point - modernisation plan IIRC 1955, the photo 1960, Beeching report 1963. 

[Market65]

Good evening, everyone. This evening, with thanks to John Turner, on Flickr, we see Thompson, B1, 4-6-0, 61065, of 50B, on a trip working of Presflo hopper wagons from Earles Cement at Wilmington to Melton Lane. Hessle gas works provides an interesting backdrop. It is about 1964. Visible is a shunters pole on the top of the front bufferbeam of the locomotive.

 

Best regards,

 

 Rob.

[The Stationmaster]

On 23/03/2023 at 09:02, john new said:

Wrong report but a valid point - modernisation plan IIRC 1955, the photo 1960, Beeching report 1963. 

The biggest problem was staff recruitment.  Who wanted a job cleaning railway engines with relatively slow promotion (and potential early redundancy post Modernisation Plan) when plenty of far cleaner jobs paid better and had far more attractive working hours.   How would you fancy beingat getting to work by 06.00 to spend your day cleaning muck off rather grubby engines with much of the work being done outdoors in all kinds of weather and looking forward to promotion to a job which would require you to start work at any time of the day or night?

 

In Hull it was probably better than being a junior hand on a deep sea fishing boat but that was about all.

[john new]

1 hour ago, The Stationmaster said:

The biggest problem was staff recruitment.  Who wanted a job cleaning railway engines with relatively slow promotion (and potential early redundancy post Modernisation Plan) when plenty of far cleaner jobs paid better and had far more attractive working hours.   How would you fancy beingat getting to work by 06.00 to spend your day cleaning muck off rather grubby engines with much of the work being done outdoors in all kinds of weather and looking forward to promotion to a job which would require you to start work at any time of the day or night?

 

In Hull it was probably better than being a junior hand on a deep sea fishing boat but that was about all.

Fully concur.

[Market65]

Good evening, everyone. Firstly, it was a sad situation when working on cleaning steam locomotives was only one place above going deep sea fishing in the labour market all those years ago. Things certainly have changed over the years…

 

This evening, thanks to John Turner, and Peter Brumby, on Flickr, we have quite a rare sight of a rebuilt Patriot, from Springs Branch, Wigan, 45531, Sir Frederick Harrison, as it power’s through Brough, on a train to Hull, on the 4th January, 1964. It has been found out to be for the football match between Hull City v Everton, in the FA Cup, which ended 1-1, with Everton going on to win the replay 2-1. Note the ex-GWR Collet carriage leading the formation.