Waiting for the 'Right Away'
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Waiting for the 'Right Away'
Image: © Martin Addison Taken: 19 Jun 1976
Class 40, 40147 waits in the northbound platform at Selby. On departing the train will cross the famous Selby Swing Bridge, with its operators cabin above the tracks, over the River Ouse. Originally on the East Coast mainline, Selby station was bypassed in 1983 by a new railway line funded by the National Coal Board (NCB). The NCB wished to exploit the Selby Coalfield which placed the existing route at risk of subsidence. It was a blessing for the railway as it removed the severely speed restricted swing bridge and the sharp curve to the north of the station from the East Coast route giving significant time savings. The 'fast lines' through the station were subsequently removed. Selby still has direct services to London but travellers going to Newcastle or Edinburgh will have to change.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.783628
Longitude
-1.062644