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These photos were all taken by Jack Smith and loaned to the Railway for reproduction. They are of particular interest as
they document operations in the latter days of steam in this area.
The photos on this page are all copyright (c) Jack Smith.
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45697 in Skipton's No.4 platform with what appears to be a parcels train. Scanned from a negative, so no information on
this picture but presumably taken around 1965.
(c) Jack Smith.
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75042 at Rylstone - 6/10/65.
(c) Jack Smith.
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75042 at Grassington - 6/10/65. Presumably taken BEFORE the previous photo on the daily goods working which still took
place over the Grassington branch at this time.
(c) Jack Smith.
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Scanned from a negative, so no information on this picture but presumably taken around 1965. If you have any details -
please let me know!
(c) Jack Smith.
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4F 0-6-0 No.44579 at the buffer stops at Grassington after arriving with an excursion from Bradford Forster Square - 18th
April 1960.
(c) Jack Smith.
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Excursion to Grassington from Bradford Forster Square - 0-6-0 44277 pulling into Ilkley at 9.46am - 18th April 1960.
(c) Jack Smith.
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Arrival of excursion from Bradford Forster Square at Grassington behind 44579 (having taken over at Embsay Junction) - 18th
April 1960.
(c) Jack Smith.
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43039 at Embsay with freight from Skipton - 4/06/1965. This was after closure to passengers, and is shunting the down
sidings, so has presumably come off the train. Any further information?
(c) Jack Smith.
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WD 2-8-0 No.90074 at Ilkley on down freight 10.35am - 23/07/60.
(c) Jack Smith.
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4F 0-6-0 No.44277 arriving with excursion from Huddersfield at Grassington (via Leeds and Skipton). No.44277 took over the
train at Skipton - 18th April 1960.
(c) Jack Smith.
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No.43039 at Skipton after arrival from Ilkley with the morning freight - 4/06/65. was this taken before or after the
other shot at Embsay? I would guess before, on the way TO Skipton, but judging by the following photos, this may not be the
case!
(c) Jack Smith.
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No.43039 at Addingham with the freight from Skipton - 4/06/65.
(c) Jack Smith.
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Embsay station - 4/06/65.
(c) Jack Smith.
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WD 2-8-0 No.90240 crossing Bradford Road bridge on the Ilkley-Otley Joint Line with a down train from Heysham to Haversham
Hill - 14/04/62.
(c) Jack Smith.
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