2. Railways

Milford Yard, Selby and Gascoigne Wood

Day 2 of my mini North Yorkshire tour and I start off at a place I never visited when I lived just a few miles away at RAF Church Fenton. South Milford Yard is a major stabling point for loaded and empty coal trains. Selby station is a shadow of its former self and Gascoigne Wood is just a massive white elephant with the closure of the Selby coalfield. 8/8/2006
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    Making for Wakefield Westgate from Selby is 142032, the train ID is 2W83 1643 from Selby.
    Another coal working, unidentified this time, approaches behind 66206. It will take the west to south spur to join the ECML.
    Less than a mile westwards is Hagg Lane level crossing at the east end of the Gascoigne Wood complex. 185109 runs west bound for Manchester Piccadilly with 1K23 1710 off Hull.