West Junction
Western Thunderer
Between 1956 and 1961 I spent two weeks of my summer holidays with my grandparents in York mostly at the end of platform 9 (now sadly shortened to ease the bend on the track) or bunking the shed although in 1961 I had lost most of my interest in railways and spent some of the time fishing and left before the end of the two weeks which I now regret.
These first photographs were taken with my fathers old bellows camera on 120 film. I am not sure if these were 1958 or 59
A1 60123 H.A.Ivatt in the background the favourite spot on the end of platform 9 complete with platform trolley seat. One year I was there A3 60036 Colombo had been coming into the station and the driver thought he was entering one of the through platforms but unfortunately he was coming into the bay next to platform 9. He hit the buffer stops, took off the front bogie and partially demolished the bookstall under the main footbridge over the tracks. When I was there the loco was parked at the back of the sheds (seen behind the spotters above).
A4 60015 Quicksilver at the end of platform 9.
If the loco's needed water there was a water column under the roof about four coaches back from this photograph. I remember an A3 trying to start a train from there (I was standing right next to the driving wheels). He had a couple of tries with the wheels spinning violently, masses of sparks flying off the track and smoke and steam flying into the air. He then put the engine into reverse and gently compressed the buffer springs, then back into forward gear and away he went.
A4 60013 Dominion of New Zealand.
The lines to the right are for Scarborough as are the bay platforms behind me. The lines off to the left are to the North.
A3 60080 Dick Turpin
These first photographs were taken with my fathers old bellows camera on 120 film. I am not sure if these were 1958 or 59
A1 60123 H.A.Ivatt in the background the favourite spot on the end of platform 9 complete with platform trolley seat. One year I was there A3 60036 Colombo had been coming into the station and the driver thought he was entering one of the through platforms but unfortunately he was coming into the bay next to platform 9. He hit the buffer stops, took off the front bogie and partially demolished the bookstall under the main footbridge over the tracks. When I was there the loco was parked at the back of the sheds (seen behind the spotters above).
A4 60015 Quicksilver at the end of platform 9.
If the loco's needed water there was a water column under the roof about four coaches back from this photograph. I remember an A3 trying to start a train from there (I was standing right next to the driving wheels). He had a couple of tries with the wheels spinning violently, masses of sparks flying off the track and smoke and steam flying into the air. He then put the engine into reverse and gently compressed the buffer springs, then back into forward gear and away he went.
A4 60013 Dominion of New Zealand.
The lines to the right are for Scarborough as are the bay platforms behind me. The lines off to the left are to the North.
A3 60080 Dick Turpin