A Walk Through York Railway Station, York, England
The first York railway station was a temporary wooden building on Queen Street outside the walls of the city, opened in 1839 by the York and North Midland Railway. It was succeeded in 1841, inside the walls, by what is now York old railway station. In due course, the irksome requirement that through trains between London and Newcastle needed to reverse out of the old York station to continue their journey necessitated the construction of a new through station outside the walls. This was the present station, designed by the North Eastern Railway architects Thomas Prosser and William Peachey, which opened in 1877. It had 13 platforms and was at that time the largest station in the world. As part of the new station project, the Royal Station Hotel (now The Royal York Hotel), designed by Peachey, opened in 1878.
York station in the early 20th Century
In 1909 new platforms were added, and in 1938 the current footbridge was built and the station resignalled.
The building was heavily bombed during the Second World War. On one occasion, on 29 April 1942, 800 passengers had to be evacuated from a Kings Cross-Edinburgh train which arrived during a bombing raid. On the same night, two railway workers were killed, one being station foreman William Milner (born 1900), who died after returning to his burning office to collect his first aid kit. He was posthumously awarded the King's commendation for gallantry. A plaque in his memory has been erected at the station. The station was extensively repaired in 1947.
The track layout through and around the station was remodelled again in 1988 as part of the resignalling scheme that was carried out prior to the electrification of the ECML shortly afterwards. This resulted in several bay platforms (mainly on the eastern side) being taken out of service and the track to them removed. At the same time a new signalling centre (York IECC) was commissioned on the western side of the station to control the new layout and also take over the function of several other signal boxes on the main line. The IECC here now supervises the main line from Temple Hirst (near Doncaster) through to Northallerton, along with sections of the various routes branching from it. It has also (since 2001–2) taken over responsibility for the control area of the former power box at Leeds and thus signals trains as far away as Gargrave and Morley.
In 2006–7, to improve facilities for bus, taxi and car users as well as pedestrians and cyclists, the approaches to the station were reorganised. The former motive power depot and goods station now house the National Railway Museum.
Station management transferred from Virgin Trains East Coast to Network Rail on the 30 June 2015.
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York UK train station spotting 06/09/2017
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Trainspotting at York Station, ECML | 15/08/18
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After arriving from Peterborough on a HST we do some trainspotting at this beautiful station! We did take some breaks such as visiting the rail museum and having a ride on the 'Road Train'
York info:
York railway station is on the East Coast Main Line in the United Kingdom, serving the city of York, North Yorkshire. 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.
York's station is a key junction approximately halfway between London and Edinburgh. It is approximately five miles north of the point where the Cross Country and TransPennine Express routes via Leeds join the main line, connecting Scotland and the North East, North West, Midlands and southern England. The junction was historically a major site for rolling stock manufacture, maintenance and repair.
In Britain's 100 Best Railway Stations by Simon Jenkins, the station was one of only ten to be awarded five stars.
History:
The first York railway station was a temporary wooden building on Queen Street outside the walls of the city, opened in 1839 by the York and North Midland Railway. It was succeeded in 1841, inside the walls, by what is now York old railway station. In due course, the irksome requirement that through trains between London and Newcastle needed to reverse out of the old York station to continue their journey necessitated the construction of a new through station outside the walls.
The present station, 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 Royal York Hotel), designed by Peachey, opened in 1878.
In 1909 new platforms were added, and in 1938 the current footbridge was built and the station resignalled.
The building was heavily bombed during the Second World War. On one occasion, on 29 April 1942, 800 passengers had to be evacuated from a King's Cross-Edinburgh train which arrived during a bombing raid. On the same night, two railway workers were killed, one being station foreman William Milner (born 1900), who died after returning to his burning office to collect his first aid kit. He was posthumously awarded the King's commendation for gallantry. A plaque in his memory has been erected at the station. The station was extensively repaired in 1947.
Services:
London North Eastern Railway operates to London as well as many services northbound to Newcastle and Edinburgh. In addition, there are infrequent services to Glasgow, Aberdeen and Inverness. The fastest southbound services run non-stop to London, completing the 188 mile journey in 1 hour and 52 minutes.
Crosscountry provides a number of services that run across the country, running as far north as Aberdeen and south as Penzance and Southampton Central via Birmingham New Street
East Midlands Trains provides one weekend return journey between York and London St Pancras via the Midland Main Line, as well as one summer Saturday journey to/from Scarborough
TransPennine Express provides a number of express services across the north of England (to Manchester Piccadilly, Liverpool Lime Street, Newcastle, Scarborough & Middlesbrough)
Northern operates a most hourly service towards Hull, Blackpool North and Leeds serving most stations on route.
Layout:
All the platforms except 9, 10 and 11 are under the large, curved, glass and iron roof. They are accessed via a long footbridge (which also connects to the National Railway Museum) or via lifts and either of two pedestrian tunnels. Between April 1984 and 2011 the old tea rooms housed the Rail Riders World/York Model Railway exhibition.
Major renovation:
The station was renovated in 2009. Platform 9 has been reconstructed and extensive lighting alterations were put in place. New automated ticket gates (similar to those in Leeds) were planned, but the City of York Council wished to avoid spoiling the historic nature of the station. The then operator National Express East Coast planned to appeal the decision but the plans were scrapped altogether upon handover to East Coast.
Recent developments:
The southern side of the station has been given new track and signalling systems. An additional line and new junction was completed in early 2011. This work has helped take away one of the bottlenecks on the East Coast Main Line.
The station has also become the site of one of Network Rail's modern Rail Operation Centres, which opened in September 2014 on land to the west of the station This took over the functions of the former IECC in January 2015 and will eventually control much of the East Coast Main Line from London to the Scottish border and various subsidiary routes across the North East, Lincolnshire and South, North & West Yorkshire.
Unusual Visitors at York Railway Station, York, North Yorkshire, UK - 28th September, 2012
Footage from York Railway station on a sunny September afternoon of some unusual visitors, including Direct Rail Services (DRS) RHTT duty locos 20301 and 20302, as well as AC Locomotive Group owned 87002 'Royal Sovereign' and GB Railfreight (GBRf) 66745 which are top and tailing a special excursion. 66745 was also named 'Modern Railways' after the magazine during this station stop.
YORK, ENGLAND First Impressions | Train Travel From Edinburgh to York
In this video we take a train journey from Edinburgh's Waverly Station. We hopped on the train to Kings Cross, and disembarked in York. We purchased our train tickets online ahead of time through the Virgin train website. The tickets cost about 17 pounds each and the trip took just over an our. Along the way we picked up a bunch or train travellers whos train had been cancelled.
I was super excited to explore York, because my grandmother was born here (or close by in Doncaster). York did not disappoint!! What a beautiful medieval city, completely surrounded by ancient city walls, and complete with that small town vibe!!
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York Station
A short video montage of York Station, North Yorkshire, UK.
THIS IS YORK British Transport Films 1953
A film showing a day in the life of York Station in 1953. When I was a young man working for British Rail I used to show this film as a BR projectionist (princely sum of £5 per visit!) to Women's Institute groups, etc.
A 3D virtual tour of proposals for York Railway Station
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Trains at York Station | 11/07/2019
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Hello everyone, MT here with the usual trainspotting action. An hours’ time at York railway station on the East Coast Mainline had some rare sights especially the ‘Galatea’ steam locomotive hauling the ‘Scarborough Spa Express’ rail tour and ‘The Royal Scotsman’ while there were also the usual passenger services along with the odd freight passing through. Even though the traffic was great, I am admitting myself that not all the cinematography in this is not my best effort due to my slight error in quick decision. Hopefully this won’t affect your time watching.
Trains include: LNER HST’s & 225 sets, CrossCountry Voyagers, Transpennine Express 185’s, Northern 150 & 170, GBRF 66708, Royal Scotsman 66’s, Hitachi 800202 & 802203 and 45699 ‘Galatea’ steam loco
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A Walk Through York, England
York is a historic walled city at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England, and is the traditional county town of Yorkshire to which it gives its name. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events in England throughout much of its two millennia of existence. The city offers a wealth of historic attractions, of which York Minster is the most prominent, and a variety of cultural and sporting activities making it a popular tourist destination for millions.
The city was founded by the Romans as Eboracum in 71 AD. It became the capital of the Roman province of Britannia Inferior, and later of the kingdoms of Northumbria and Jorvik. In the Middle Ages, York grew as a major wool trading centre and became the capital of the northern ecclesiastical province of the Church of England, a role it has retained.
In the 19th century, York became a hub of the railway network and a confectionery manufacturing centre. In recent decades, the economy of York has moved from being dominated by its confectionery and railway-related industries to one that provides services. The University of York and health services have become major employers, whilst tourism has become an important element of the local economy.
From 1996, the term City of York describes a unitary authority area which includes rural areas beyond the old city boundaries. In 2011 the urban area had a population of 153,717, while in 2010 the entire unitary authority had an estimated population of 202,400.
A Walk Through The National Railway Museum, York, England
The National Railway Museum is a museum in York forming part of the British Science Museum Group of National Museums and telling the story of rail transport in Britain and its impact on society. It has won many awards, including the European Museum of the Year Award in 2001. It is the home of the national collection of historically significant railway vehicles, as well as a collection of other artefacts and both written and pictorial records.
The National Railway Museum in York displays a collection of over 100 locomotives and nearly 300 other items of rolling stock, virtually all of which either ran on the railways of Great Britain or were built there. Also on the 20 acres site are many hundreds of thousands of other items and records of social, technical, artistic and historical interest, exhibited mostly in three large halls of a former motive power depot next to the East Coast Main Line, near York railway station. It is the largest museum of its type in Britain, attracting 727,000 visitors during the 2014/15 financial year (the largest in the world in terms of floor area of exhibition buildings is La Cité du Train in the French town of Mulhouse, although this attracts far fewer visitors than the National Railway Museum).
The National Railway Museum was established on its present site, the former York North locomotive depot, in 1975, when it took over the former British Railways collection located in Clapham and the York Railway Museum located off Queen Street, immediately to the south east of the railway station; since then, the collection has continued to grow.
There are approximately 280 rail vehicles in the National Collection, with around 100 being at York at any one time and the remainder divided between Locomotion at Shildon and other museums and heritage railways. The earliest are wagonway vehicles of about 1815. The permanent display includes Palaces on Wheels, a collection of Royal Train saloons from Queen Victoria's early trains through to those used by Queen Elizabeth II up to the 1970s, among them some of the first rail vehicles to be set aside for preservation. Other key exhibits normally to be seen at York include the 1846 Furness Railway No. 3 Coppernob locomotive, and the more modern express passenger steam locomotives London and North Eastern Railway Class A3 No. 4472 Flying Scotsman (added to the collection in 2004), its streamlined sister Class A4 No. 4468 Mallard and London, Midland and Scottish Railway Princess Coronation Class No. 6229 Duchess of Hamilton. Flying Scotsman is among the exhibits intended for operation on the National Rail network from time to time.
UK Train Trip- York #HaiqalxUK #VLOG 5
York - A city full of historical buildings and plays a major role in our book of history. Every inch of the city has its own story and the whole journey was wonderful. One day trip at York is not enough. Might wanna go there again????
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1. York Minster (its architecture is one of the most detail and finest in the whole UK)
2. Castle Museum
3. York Art Gallery
4. Clifford's Tower
5. York Museum
6. The shop that must not be named ????
UK London to York Part One
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Time lapse at York, UK railway station
Taken on 17.07.15
Trains at the station York,England
I don't know the Type and class of these trains. I took the video in York
Station,York England. Somebody please let me know the info on these
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York Railway Station, England ヨーク駅/イングランド
York railway station is in the East Coast Main Line. This station is a through, such as InterCity 225 electric high speed train and TransPennine Express.
ロンドンとエジンバラを結ぶ東海岸本線の主要駅であるヨーク駅。インターシティ225やファースト・トランスペニン・エクスプレスなどの列車が走る。
Yorkshire Coast Express at York Railway Station, UK: 46115, 47798 & 47760 - 14th July, 2012 (HD)
The video begins with a view along York Station's curved roof with a brief view of 158790 in the bay platform. Footage is then of 46115 The Scots Guardsman entering York Railway Station hauling The Yorkshire Coast Express, which is backed up by 47798 Prince William. Footage features the train entering the station, and then the detachment of 46115 which then heads South down the track, and reverses Northbound back through the station en-route to the National Railway Museum. 47760 in West Coast Trains livery then travels South through the station before reversing back onto the YCE carriages. Finally 47760 hauls the excursion South out of Leeds headed for Llandudno at the same time London bound Intercity 225 82202 also leaves York station.
Time lapse- York train station UK
Filmed on an iPhone 5 using a tripod.
1940s York Train Station, UK Railway
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1940s York Train Station, UK Railway