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York railway station is a principal stop on the East Coast Main Line (ECML) serving the cathedral city of York, North Yorkshire, England. It is 188 miles 40 chains (303.4 km) north of London King's Cross and, on the main line, it is situated between Doncaster to the south and Thirsk to the north.
A cattle dock and a third platform were added on 25 September 1861. The sidings were used when the passenger numbers became too high, although this drew complaints due to delays and chaos. After the widening works of 1877 (when York station was moved to another position), access to the platforms was via a small ramp located at the eastern end ...
It was designed by NER architect Thomas Prosser (who also built York station). [6] This was closed in May 1961 and demolished in November 1963. Little is known about the other straight shed, although it was in use as a signal fitting shop before being demolished in 1937 when new platforms were built at York station (the current platforms 11 and ...
York Rail Operating Centre (also known as York ROC) is a Rail operating centre (ROC) located at the south western end of York railway station in York, England. The site is one of twelve that will control all signalling across the mainland of the United Kingdom.
Hebden Bridge signal box A number of signal boxes in England are on the Statutory List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. Signal boxes house the signalman and equipment that control the railway points and signals. Originally, railway signals were controlled from a hut on a platform at junctions. In the 1850s, a raised building with a glazed upper storey containing ...
Originally a 15-inch (380 mm) railway opened in stages from 1913 onwards to serve the estate of Sir Robert Walker in Sand Hutton, North Yorkshire. When the railway was extended to Warthill railway station on the York–Beverley line, extra stock was acquired from a closed railway in London which had an 18-inch (460 mm) gauge. This necessitated ...
In 2004, Siemens submitted a planning application for a depot on Leeman Road to York City Council, [10] the plans were approved in May 2005. [11] A ground breaking ceremony took place in December 2005. [11] The main contractors for the £10m works were the Spencer Group. [12] The depot was opened in May 2007, by Prince Andrew, Duke of York. [13 ...
The York Railway (reporting mark YRC) is a shortline railroad operating 48 miles (77 km) [1] of track in and near York, Pennsylvania.YRC was acquired by Genesee & Wyoming in 2002, has a capacity of 286,000, and has three interchanges: CSX (Porters, Pennsylvania and Hanover, Pennsylvania); East Penn Railroad (York, Pennsylvania); Norfolk Southern (York, Pennsylvania).