Date: 19/04/2012

Foundations for the North Eastern Railway roundhouses which were abandoned in the 1960s have been uncovered in York and are being opened to the public this month. They are believed to date from 1864. They were uncovered by engineers carrying out site inspections for a planned rail operating and training facility on the site which would control all rail operations on the east coast.

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Foundations for the North Eastern Railway roundhouses which were abandoned in the 1960s have been uncovered in York and are being opened to the public this month. They are believed to date from 1864. They were uncovered by engineers carrying out site inspections for a planned rail operating and training facility on the site which would control all rail operations on the east coast.

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Scene south west of York station on 13 March 2012 where the remains of two North Eastern Railway roundhouses have been uncovered during excavation work for a new Network Rail operational facility and training centre. [See image 29027]
Location: York
Company: North Eastern Railway
13/03/2012 John McIntyre

A northbound InterCity 125 empty stock working takes the York station avoiding line from Holgate Junction in July 1980. View south west from the platforms over land once occupied by various railway facilities including the NER's York South roundhouses. [Note the infilled remains in the foreground.]
Location: York
Company: North Eastern Railway
20/07/1980 John Furnevel