Sunday 28 June 2009
This year we will be visiting the line between Wakefield and Goole.
Start at Wakefield Kirkgate around 10.30am for a look at this
big Lanky station (there is free parking in station forecourt)
before visiting the nearby ruins of Belle Vue loco shed.
Move on to Knottingley, originally a joint station with the
GNR, which has been rebuilt as a modern bus-shelter station,
but with lots of parking. There is the site of a small Lanky shed
(demolished 1966) and new (1966) loco shed with lots of big
diesels for coal trains — sort of a new version of Wakefield
shed.
Have a look at the preserved Hensall station which is very
interesting indeed. Parking is limited, and we shall probably
have to park on road nearby.
Stop off at Hensall Junction, a mile or so east of Hensall.
This is the junction of the L&Y with the Hull & Barnsley line
(The H&B line is now a dead-end spur to Drax power station
for coal trains). There are remains of the H&B loco shed for
transfer traffic, though access may be a problem.
Move on to Goole. There is potentially a fair bit to see but
sites are still to be confirmed; however it will include a visit
the Yorkshire Waterways Museum. There may be a possibility
of a trip around the docks at Goole run by the Waterways
Museum on a refurbished ship’s lifeboat. At the docks the
extensive Lanky sidings have been lifted in preparation for
constructing a new “intermodal rail terminal”, and currently
are a wasteland of scrub and piled up rotting sleepers. The
old yard lights are still there at present (ex-LNER or BR ones,
though) as are the brick-built shunters’ bothies and yard
offices. The ex-L&Y goods offices on Stanhope Street are now
flats, but from the outside look just as they did in L&Y days.
This will be yet another interesting Lanky Day Out and
we look forward to seeing you on what should prove to be a
memorable trip.
Meet at the station forecourt at 10.30am.
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