Ilkley Branch (Midland Railway)






Locations along the line

These locations are along the line.

333008 had recently arrived from Bradford Forster Square when I photographed it at Ilkley on 04 November 2011. ...
John McIntyre 04/11/2011
Former North Berwick unit 322483 stands in Platform 2 at Ilkley on 7th March 2020, waiting to form a service to Bradford Forster Square. Although ...
Mark Bartlett 07/03/2020
333001 rests briefly at Ilkley before returning to Leeds on 25th January 2020. The former through platforms now form a car park. ...
Mark Bartlett 25/01/2020
Pre-electric days at Ilkley in October 1990 with a train for Skegness at the platform. ...
Ian Dinmore /10/1990
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Embsay and Bolton Abbey Railway. 'Cumbria' heads the 14:15 Bolton Abbey to Embsay with a mixed rake of vintage carriages at Stoneacre on a dull ...
Stephen Willetts 06/11/2022
View west through Bolton Abbey station showing the front wall in place for a second platform. Brush type 4 D1524 is stored in the sidings to the left. ...
David Pesterfield 21/12/2015
A line of diesel locos and an 0-6-0T steam loco seen stored at Bolton Abbey station in late December 2015. Nearest loco is the rather shabby looking ...
David Pesterfield 21/12/2015
A century on... remains of the original 1888 Midland Railway station at Bolton Abbey in a derelict state on 22 March 1988, some 23 years after ...
David Pesterfield 22/03/1988
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Former Ilkley to Skipton line, viewed looking towards Bolton Abbey from the A59 Skipton to Harrogate road in 1991. This was shortly after the then ...
David Pesterfield 11/04/1991
Former Ilkley to Skipton line trackbed viewed, looking towards Bolton Abbey, from the A59 Skipton to Harrogate road shortly after what is now the ...
David Pesterfield //1981
Platform scene at Holywell Halt on the Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway in October 1990. ...
Ian Dinmore /10/1990
Looking over Holywell Halt on the Embsay Steam Railway in April 1991. View is towards Embsay from the A59 between Skipton and Bolton Abbey. ...
David Pesterfield 11/04/1991
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LYR A Class 0-6-0 52322 moves around in Embsay station yard and the frames of the shed extension can be seen behind the loco. The original Midland ...
Stephen Willetts 28/08/2022
Slough Estates No 5 stands at Embsay in May 1982. ...
Peter Todd /05/1982
D3941 acting as shed pilot. Beyond is Taff Vale Railway 85, on loan from the KWVR. ...
Bill Roberton 19/03/2019
GWR 0-6-2T 5643, on loan from the Furness Railway trust. ...
Bill Roberton 19/03/2019
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Gresley K4 2-6-0 no 3442 The Great Marquess at Embsay Junction on 4 May 1963 running round the RCTS (West Riding Branch) 'Dalesman' ...
K A Gray 04/05/1963
The first post-preservation passenger outing of Gresley K4 2-6-0 no 3442 The Great Marquess took place on 4 May 1963 when the locomotive hauled ...
K A Gray 04/05/1963
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60019 Bittern at Skipton station on 25 November 1967 with the MRTS Mancunian (also advertised as The Lancs & Yorks Rambler) on ...
K A Gray //
Operators come and go, but on the railway some signs live on for ever. It is 15 1/2 years since GNER gave up the East Coast franchise, with National ...
David Pesterfield 15/06/2023
Northern EMU 333008 has just arrived at Skipton on 21 September 2006 with a service from Leeds. After a few minutes it will set off again back along ...
John McIntyre 21/09/2006
DRS 37716 + 37218 topntail respectively 3S29 Hellifield to York Thrall Europa Rail Head Treatment Train passing Niffany west of Skipton. When the ...
Stephen Willetts 06/11/2022
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