Description
Book SynopsisIn the usual Railway Memories style, this bumper book is the biggest yet in the series. I takes us back to a time when Yorkshire's pre-1974 East Riding was served by a comprehensive railway network. Starts with text describing the railways' growth, their place in the varied landscape, their passenger and freight services including coverage of the countless steam-hauled summer Saturday expresses going to Butlins' holiday camp at Filey, and the railways' decline, largely at the hand of Doctor Beeching, to a point where only those around the perimeter survive. Along with the 286 photographs including those on the colour cover, is a wealth of operating data, track plans, memories and anecdotes. This book does not include Hull which although in East Yorkshire is not in the East Riding - see our other book Kingston upon Hull. Images of a Rich Transport Heritage. 9781871233308.
Table of ContentsPage 4: Rails for the Riding. Page 33: Naburn-Barlby. Page 36: Barley-Hessle East. Page 52: The Hull & Barnsley. Page 65: The Hornsea and Withernsea branches. Page74: Cottingham-Seamer. Page 101: Seamer-Malton-Driffield. Page 114: Driffield-Barlby. Page 123: York-Beverley. Page 136: Light Railways.
