Emerging from below one of three great arches of York railway station roof, this shot shows one of the first 'Scarborough Spa Express' trains of this year.
This railway station is the third station in York. It was designed by the North Eastern Railway architects Thomas Prosser and William Peachey, opened on 25 June 1877. It had 13 platforms and was at that time the largest in the world. As part of the new station project, the Royal Station Hotel (now The Principal York), designed by Peachey, opened in 1878 (the corner of which can be seen at the very left edge of this shot).
The locomotive in this shot was recorded in some detail in a collage posted in September last year ( http://365project.org/fishers/365/2020-09-24). It carries the number 45562 and the name 'Alberta', but it is an imposter. The locomotive 'Alberta' was withdrawn from service in November 1967 and went to a scrapyard and was demolished quite soon afterwards. This locomotive is actually 45699 'Galatea', and is part of a fleet operated by West Coast Railways.
Ther were quite a few passengers on the train, although it was by no means full, but no doubt it may well be fully booked in the school summer holidays. There were quite a few photographers on the station platforms to record this departure.
Thank you all for your lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated.
The fashion for changing the identity of preserved locomotives seems to have developed quite a lot in recent years, though perhaps it might be rather confusing for future historians who can't understand why a photo from 2021 shows a locomotive recorded as cut up in 1967.
Although the train wasn't full, that is perhaps because school summer holidays have not yet started. I would expect full trains on this service from the end of July.
Nice to see life returning to normal.
Thank you all for your lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated.
The fashion for changing the identity of preserved locomotives seems to have developed quite a lot in recent years, though perhaps it might be rather confusing for future historians who can't understand why a photo from 2021 shows a locomotive recorded as cut up in 1967.
Although the train wasn't full, that is perhaps because school summer holidays have not yet started. I would expect full trains on this service from the end of July.
Ian
Thank you Bri - we are fortunate to be able to see steam locomotives at work here.
Ian