LET'S GO TO GOOLE

The first stop today is disappointing as the Jug at Chapel Haddlesey is now closed. A shame, as it was good 'un.

We now find the Hull & Barnsley Railway again, at Carlton station. It was later renamed Carlton Towers to avoid confusion with other Carltons.

One of the H&BR 0-8-0 locos passes through with a heavy coal train.

There was a water softening plant in the yard.

The station building survives today, alongside the line, still open to serve Darx Power Station.

56028 passes through with MGR wagons.

The village of Drax, seen from the church tower.

Drax once had two stations. Drax Hales was on the ex NER Selby to Goole line (My collection - photographer unknown).

Drax Abbey was on the H&BR. A WD 2-8-0 shunts the yard (N. Stead).

A spur from the H&B leads into Drax Power Station.

Closer to Goole was Airmyn & Rawcliffe station (My collection - photographer unknown).

There used to be a ferry at Airmyn, across the Ouse.

A more modern way of crossing the river was by Boothferry Bridge, seen when nearly new.

Beside Boothferry Bridge was a pit stop for coaches heading to Bridlington, such as this Bedford OB of South Notts.

As we approach Goole we pass the Woodlands, a former John Smith's pub, since closed.

In the outskirts of Goole was the yard of Advance Coaches, seen on a freezing day in the mid 1970s.

On the approaches to Goole is this West Riding Daimler Fleetline.

The succesor to West Riding, Arriva, still serves the town.

Blue Line/Reliance, from the Doncaster area, brought Guy Arabs into Goole.

South Yorkshire PTE took over the service, but no buses now run to Thorne and beyond these days. Ailsa 416 is seen in 1982 (Richard Huggins).

East Yorkshire Motor Services are still regular visitors to Goole.

Lincolnshire Road Car camr into town from south of the Humber.

Vanished independents included Holts of Newport and Steve Stockdale.

 

Sweyne Coaches are still in business, but seem to have now given up stage carriage work.

Hanson, a local contractor, kept vehicles in the railway station yard.

Goole station is a two platform affair. It was built by the NER. Here's an unusual vehicle!

A more conventional service, a Doncaster to Hull local, approaching the station, circa 1932.

On the 8th of October 1966, a railtour reached Goole headed by WD no. 90076.

A Metro-Cammell DMU rests in the siding beside Goole station in the early 1970s.

A few years later and a refurbished DMU calls.

In the early 1980s, the goods shed was used to stable locomotives.

On the same occasion, a down HST arrives.

Northern operates all the services in modern times.

The Macintosh is a traditional boozer, but no real ale these days.

There's a Wetherspoons, the City & County.

One's best bet for real ale is the excellent micropub, the Tom Pudding.

Want to know what a Tom Pudding is? Find out in the next post, when we see more of Goole and head out towards Lincolnshire. As always, here's a link to the route so far.