Railway enthusiasts will know about this significant structure already, but perhaps the significance of it isn’t generally appreciated. A reminder of our very first, temporary, railway station.
And photos of similar, smaller ones at other stations in Yorkshire.
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Nearest and dearest didn’t look too thrilled at my suggestion that we go down Cinder Lane to look at the Engineers’ Triangle and some rusty old shovels.
Actually I didn’t mention the rusty old shovels, as details were unknown until today.
But it did seem necessary to take up the opportunity being offered to wander around the Engineers’ Triangle.
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This impressive building – a reminder of how York was once an important railway city – has been the Cedar Court Grand for quite some time now, and I’ve not got around to mentioning … More …
Of swifts and steam trains … and a hurried dash across my patch, by the Scarborough line and to the station, to get a photo of perhaps the last steam train of the summer.
More …25 August 2011
Changes round by the Leeman Road sorting office. Heading up from the riverside near Scarborough Bridge used to involve going up a rather gloomy alleyway, almost as grim as the nearby ‘Marble Arch’ tunnel. Now … More …
9 July 2007
The weather has been so terrible this summer that outdoor wanderings have been difficult to accomplish. It seemed a good idea then to investigate some of York’s indoor attractions. This seemed an even better idea when I realised that so many of them are free. No … More …
2007
SACRED
TO THE MEMORY OF
THOMAS GOWLAND
GUARD ON THE YORK & NORTH MIDLAND
RAILWAY WHOSE DEATH WAS THE
RESULT OF … More …
16 April 2006
I love railway stations. * I particularly love York Station, as it’s just so gorgeously classy and spirit-uplifting, with its big curved roof and all the light coming in. On Easter Sunday I passed through here on my way to somewhere else. Which is … More …
