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.
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