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.