March 24th, 1969: Brush Type 4 D1518 is comparatively rare sight at Healey Mills with this mixed freight. Although Tinsley engines were frequently seen here they were usually Class 31 or 37s. Note class 40 in background

July 4th, 1968:Peak D65 Grenadier Guardsman is seen arriving at Healey Mills. During the 1960s these were comparatively rare here. The engine became 45111, withdrawn in May 1987. Note the class 37 in background

July 4th, 1968: Standard Class 5 73126 (Patricroft) and Stanier Black 5 45101 (Newton Heath) await their fate. Both were withrawn in April 1968. See note

July 4th, 1968: Healey Mills with 8Fs 48532 and 48744 (both exBolton engines) await movement to Drapers of Hull. Three EE Type 3s are parked by the depot

July 4th, 1968: Stanier 8F 48111 (xBolton) at Healey Mills. Withdrawn in March 1968, the 8F was stored in a line with three other 8Fs, a single Black 5 and one Standard Class 5. Chalked in white on the tender is "Steam Forever" and in blue is the wording "Messrs Draper - Private Sidings - Dairycoates, Hull"

March 25th, 1968: Steam is becoming very scarce by March 1968. Stanier 8F 48384 has brought in a freight from Lancashire and leaving to turn on the Wakefield - Barnsley - Healey Mills triangle and return light to Rose Grove, Burnley

March 25th, 1968: EE Type 3 D6835 (later 37135 and 37888), of Hull, leaves Healey Mills with a mixed freight. In the background is Brush Type 2 D5845 (later 31311) of Tinsley in the then new BR livery. Just one steam locomotive was seen - see pic of 8F 48384

September 29th, 1967: Poor quality negative - but here is ex-works and now blue Class 40 D248 (HM) running light with braketender at Healey Mills

September 29th, 1967: Not a good negative - Class 47 D1767 (55A) passes Healey Mills with a troop train heading west. The engine went on to become 47172 County of Hertfordshire, 47583 and 47734 Crewe Diesel Depot Quality Approved (!) and carried a number of liveries. Cut up May 2008

September 29th, 1967: 9F 2-10-0 92101 (8H Birkenhead) arrives tender first at Healey Mills from the Wakefield direction with a coal train. The engine was withdrawn the following month. Sorry about the quality

September 26th, 1967: Very lucky to catch this unusual working passing Healey Mills - D5242 towed Jubilee 45596 Bahamas to Hunslet, Leeds, for work on preservation. It had been stored at 9B Stockport for over a year. Notice all the Class 37 and 40s in background - and the braketenders.

March 8th, 1967: 9F 2-10-0 92069 of Birkenhead heads a tanker train west through a busy Healey Mills - D6860 is leaving with an empty coal train and the freight arriving to the right of the 9F was headed by D6788 of Hull. It had 95 hits when reset to 0 by Fotopic in June2007

June 20th, 1967: Healey Mills with Class 37 D6865 passing with a freight complete with brake tender

June 20th, 1967: 8F 48090 of 9K Bolton runs light engine into Healey Mills after turning on the Wakefield-Barnsley-Healey Mills triangle

On May 8, 1967, WD 2-8-0 90678 (56A) arrives with a coal train. This was my last sighting of the engine which was withdrawn the following month

May 8th, 1967: 9F 2-10-0 92047 (8H) runs light engine into Healey Mills yard after turning on the triangle. EE type 3 D6864 is leaving on a freight, the date is May 8, 1967. Thumbnail looks corrupted but full image is ok

January 31st, 1967: Holbeck Class 5 44854 on an oil train at Healey Mils. Notice on adjacent track is WD 90099 (50B) with a freight

January 23rd, 1967: Healey Mills in January 1967: Class 37 D6860 (37168) with one of the many coal trains that arrived every day. In the distance can be seen a steam train (WD 90099, 50D) on the flyover into the far yard

August 26th, 1966: General view of Healey Mills in 1966 - with WD 90076 running light engine. There are two other WDs in this picture plus and 08 and 03

August 26th, 1966: Not the best of negatives but still interesting. B1 61030 Nyala (56A) runs light at Healey Mills. Note on the distant hillside is an 8F with a freight on long closed line from Barnsley via Crigg and Middletown which joined the main line just west of Healey Mills. The engine is on a stretch known as the Golden Mile (info thanks to "Steve of HM")

April 11th, 1966: Brush Type 4 D1895 outside 56A Wakefield in 1966. Little did we know at the time that it would become 47376 and eventually be saved for preservation

January 31st, 1966: Local WD 2-8-0 90633 runs into Healey Mills with brake van

April 21st, 1963: Britannia Pacific 70002 Geoffrey Chaucer (of 31B March) is on 56A Wakefield depot

April 7th, 1963: Although not very sharp an interesting shot: An unidentified WD 2-8-0 trundles through Wakefield Kirkgate complete with breakdown crane at nearly 5.30pm on Sunday, April 7th, 1963.