TO SELBY

Our next stop is the village of Barlby, just north of Selby. We're obliged to go that way due to the meanderings of the River Ouse. Here we find a nice John Smith's pub, the Bay Horse - with a real horse as a bonus!

From nearby Barlby Junction, the railway into Selby threads its way through the BOCM factory.

The BOCM works was served by this Fowler diesel loco.

We move on into Selby, as a LNWR express arrives from York.

The above service will have just crossed the Ouse by a swing bridge, seen here from the station platform in 1981. 

An up HST comes off the swing bridge in 1983, before the main ine was diverted and the middle roads lifted.

Selby station in NER days.

An ex H&BR bogie carriage was once photographed at Selby station in LNER times.

LNER D49 4-4-0 No. 318 'Cambridgeshire' shunting in Selby station.

A class 31 with a down parcels service passes Selby in the mid 1970s.

Some modern shots at Selby, served by Transpennine, Northern and Hull Trains.

The River Ouse is navigable through Selby. Here are some barges in service.

A steam tug negotiates Selby toll bridge.

The Selby Canal terminates here, in a basin beside the River Ouse.

An old postcard view of Selby Abbey, which forms the town's parish churh.

Another view, this time in 1988.

The abbey and the market cross.

A 1930s view of the Market Place.

Here's a rather uninspring view of Selby Brewery. Its one tied house was in Howden.

We retire to Selby Cricket Club.....there's a beer festival!

That seems a good opportunity to take a break. In the next post we'll look further into the town of Selby.

BARNES WALLIS NO MORE!

We now head vaguely in the direction of Selby and cross the former NER Staddlethorpe to Goole line at Saltmarshe station, actually in Laxton.

 The signal box shown above was later replaced with this one.

Due north is the village of Eastrington, once served by two stations. The ex NER one is still open today.

In contrast, the H&BR affair is long gone.

We follow the H&BR line into the small town of Howden. Here's the railway under construction, sometime around 1884.

The station in H&BR days with a set of four-wheelers.

LNER 2542, ex H&BR, in the goods yard at Howden (renamed South Howden by then).

The station building, albeit derelict, survived into the 1970s. It was very convenient for the town centre, unlike the present "Howden" station.

South Howden station yard was used as a parking space for some of the varied vehicles owned by Phillips of Shiptonthorpe.

Into Howden town centre. This is the Market Place.

Howden is dominated by its minster church.

Not the best of photos, the Board Inn was unique in that it was the only tied house of Selby Brewery. I'm not certain what the future holds.

Lodgings and beer may be had at the Wellington Inn.

Over a mile to the north is the present Howden station. This is the original building, now a private residence.

The signal box was still in use in 1989.

Howden is served by Northern Rail and Hull Trains.

Outside the station was a great pub, the Barnes Wallis. Sadly, it's now a private residence.

And so we must move on, through the former H&BR station at Barmby on the Marsh, photographed in 1961 by Ben Brooksbank.

We could cross the River Ouse by the H&BR bridge.....

....but, instead, we'll go across the fields to the village of Hemingborough. The Crown Inn is a former Whitbread pub, still trading today.

That's your lot for now. Find out where next......soon.

GOODBYE TO THE HUMBER (FOR NOW)

From South Cave village, it's about a two mile walk to North Cave station, on the long closed H&BR.

 Situated on an embankment, the station building survives today. In LNER times, the mainstay of freight operations was in the hands of O4 2-8-0 locos, such as this one at North Cave.

We now go due south to the NER line at Broomfleet, an isolated spot, though the station is still open today. Here it is in 1961, photographed by Ben Brooksbank.

Broomfleet signal box in 2004.

A walk along the old Market Weighton Canal towpath will take us to the village of Newport, from where Holt's Coaches ran a service into Goole. An ex King Alfred (of Winchester) Leyland Leopard is seen at the depot in 1978.

While in Newport, we might as well call in at the Crown & Anchor. Back in 2003 it was brewing its own beer.

There was a H&BR station at Newport (later renamed) Wallingfen, but we'll walk to the one at Sandholme.

Sandholme was an important place for freight, as heavy trains were split here, before tackling the gradients through the Wolds. There was also some local industry.

From Sandholme it's only about a mile walk to Gilberdyke, served by a busy station on the Doncaster/Selby to Hull, ex NER, line.Today, it's served by Northern Rail.

Hull Trains pass through, non-stop.

Gilberdyke, once called Staddlethorpe, is where the line towards Goole and Doncaster, takes its leave of the straight route to Selby.

About three miles to the south is the remote village of Blacktoft. The Hope & Anchor pub is a great place to drink beer and take a look at the mouth of the Ouse, close to Trent Falls, where it becomes the Humber.

At the time of writing, I haven't decided where to go next, but it will be interesting, I promise.