2011

SE1190 : GWR 0-6-2T 5643 at Leyburn

taken 13 years ago, near to Leyburn, North Yorkshire, England

GWR 0-6-2T 5643 at Leyburn
GWR 0-6-2T 5643 at Leyburn
The railway first reached Leyburn in November 1855, when the Bedale & Leyburn Railway opened its line from Leeming (where it made an end-on junction with the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway branch from Northallerton). Passenger services commenced six months later, with a further extension westwards to Hawes being built by the North Eastern Railway in 1877/8 (the NER having also absorbed the B&L in 1857). At Hawes, another end-on junction was made with the Midland Railway branch from Hawes Junction that gave the NER access to the Settle-Carlisle Railway by means of running powers (which it made use of for passenger trains).

The branch became part of the LNER under the terms of the 1923 Grouping. For most of its life, the route had a basic service of five passenger trains each day along its entire length with one or two extras reaching Leyburn from Northallerton, along with a small number of parcels, milk and goods trains. Nationalisation followed at the end of 1947, but less than a decade later the station was closed when the Northallerton to Hawes route fell victim to road competition, services being withdrawn on 26 April 1954.
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The Wensleydale Railway

The Wensleydale railway is a preserved railway in North Yorkshire. The line currently runs 22 miles (35 km) between Northallerton on the East Coast Main Line and Redmire. This makes the line the longest heritage railway in Great Britain. Occasional freight services and excursions travel the full length of the line, however regular passenger services currently only operate between Leeming Bar and Redmire, a distance of 16.5 miles (27 km). Formerly the line ran from Northallerton to Garsdale on the Settle-Carlisle Railway. However the track between Redmire and Garsdale was lifted and several bridges and viaducts were demolished in the past. (Wikipedia)
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SE1190, 274 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Ashley Dace   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 30 July, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 4 August, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SE 1167 9030 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:18.4902N 1:49.3288W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SE 1165 9028
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Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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