Railways around York

Railways Around York

York’s railways are fascinating. The city has the high-speed East Coast Main Line, the cross-country main line to Sheffield and beyond, and scenic rural branch lines serving destinations such as Scarborough and Harrogate.

In four decades, the area has seen a great mixture of railway traffic. From heritage DMUs and Deltics to today’s Class 800s on passenger workings, Class 37s and 47s on coal and steel trains, and Class 66s on intermodal workings, the variety of motive power is considerable. Add in the popularity of the region for special passenger trains and most diesel and electric locomotive classes have found themselves rolling through at some point. This book explores the railways around York and the trains that have served the region for four decades, illustrating the changing railway scene in that period.

Included are more than 180 photographs illustrating trains and motive power on this, the most modern of railways and on some infrastructure unchanged since the age of steam.

 Available: NOW

ISBN: 978 1 80282 680 7

Price: £16.99

Series: Britain’s Railways Series, vol 56

Format: Paperback, 96 pages

Author: Mike Wedgewood