Inevitably, we are back to a steam locomotive again, and on Wednesday last week a special was passing through York on it's way to Scarborough, so I was able to get shots of it below the rather splendid roof over platform 5, before a quick dash under the subway and to the end of platform 8 to get this shot of the train emerging from under the curved roof..
It had been a long wait for the Royal Scot to arrive. It had been delayed early on it's journey at Guide Bridge and had left there 45 minutes later than scheduled. By the time it arrived at York it was an hour late, and the waiting photogrophers were all getting very cold!
So here we see Royal Scot as it makes a gentle start on the last leg of it's journey to Scarborough.
The current York station with it's wonderful roof was opened in 1877 to replace an earlier terminal station built within the city walls. For the first time trains were able to pass straight through York station rather than making rather time consuming shunting operations to use the original station. At the same time as this station was built, a station hotel was also constructed, and part of it can be seen in the top left of this shot.
Thank you all for your lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated.
Sadly it looks like it will be a poor summer for seeing steam locomotives at work in York. There has been for quite a few years a weekly steam service through York to Scarborough, but this year it is only planned to run once a month.
Ferry ( @pyrrhula ) makes a good point about the environmental impact of steam locomotives. While they do release some pollutants, they form a very small part of the problem of environmental pollution. There are trials at several private railways using a biofuel to replace coal which should make a difference if the trials are successful. The more significant short term issue for steam locomotives is the difficulty in obtaining the appropriate quality of coal to allow them to continue working.
Thank you all for your lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated.
Sadly it looks like it will be a poor summer for seeing steam locomotives at work in York. There has been for quite a few years a weekly steam service through York to Scarborough, but this year it is only planned to run once a month.
Ferry ( @pyrrhula ) makes a good point about the environmental impact of steam locomotives. While they do release some pollutants, they form a very small part of the problem of environmental pollution. There are trials at several private railways using a biofuel to replace coal which should make a difference if the trials are successful. The more significant short term issue for steam locomotives is the difficulty in obtaining the appropriate quality of coal to allow them to continue working.
Ian
Thank you Bri, glad you like it!
Ian
Thank you Vesna, I do like to see a steam locomotive at work!
Ian