December 13th, 2009: Stanier Pacific 4-6-2 6201 Princess Elizabeth passes Sowerby Bridge en route to York (courtesy David Alcock)

December 13th, 2009: Approaching the site of the now demolished Greetland signalbox, 6201 Princess Elizabeth accelerates from a signal stop with the York Yuletide Express from Liverpool

December 13th, 2009: Class 47 47826 is at the tail of the York Yuletide Express. The advertising for the Scarborough Spa Express appears only on this side of the locomotive

December 13th, 2009: Left to right top, Princess Elizabeth stood at signals, Greetland; Brighouse Station; bottom, Brighouse Station and soon after leaving Brighouse

December 13th, 2009: Princess Elizabeth leaves Brighouse heading for Liverpool

December 13th, 2009: Princess Elizabeth leaving Brighouse

December 13th, 2009: Princess Elizabeth makes for Mirfield soon after leaving Brighouse

July 31st, 1990: Class 47 47701 St Andrew leaves Keith Station with an Inverness - Aberdeen train

July 7th, 1990: Class 47 lineup at Holbeck, right to left, 47517 Andrew Carnagie (cop), 47597 (still with Terrier from it Scottish days), 47432 and 47462 (all CD). The pole really spoilt the picture

June 27th, 1987: Thornaby Class 37 37095 at Mirfield with a tanker train bound for the north east. The engine carried the name British Steel Teesside between 1984 and late 1986

September 18th, 1985: Our train to Huddersfield leaves Leeds behind Class 47 47531. The engine, originally D1584, later became 47974 The Permanent Way Institute and then 47775. It was withdrawn in 2001, cut up 2006

September 18th, 1985: The last Class 40 in service, D200 / 40122, was frequently used on the Leeds Carlisle service during 1985, seen here ready to leave Leeds City

August 7th, 1985: Class 47 47100 with a Newcastle Liverpool express has just passed an oil train headed by Class 31 31281 at Mirfield

August 7th, 1985: Heading this coal train is Class 37 37066 (TE) at Mirfield

July 25th, 1985: Leeds Holbeck with one of the original WR named Class 47s - 47613 North Star (originally D1661, became 47077 and eventually 47840).

June 27th, 1985: About to pass each other near Mirfield, 47526 heads for Leeds with a Liverpool Newcastle express as 47293 approaches with a tanker train - my two sons watch on.

March 14th, 1967: EE Type 3 D6862 (37162) heads a coal train back to Healey Mills, its home depot. The engine survived until October 2000 and was cut up during December 2005. In the distance a WD (90396) heads a coal train to the west

October 2nd, 1966: Very grainy and scratched shot of B1 61021 Reitbok and "Pig" 43123 inside York depot

February 7th, 1966: Jubilee 45675 Hardy passes its home shed, Leeds Holbeck, with a coal train for Hunslet

March 14th, 1965: Some Clayton "centrecabs" were based at 41E Staveley during the 1960s - this is D8614. Later to become Class 17, they all ended up in Scotland, this example surviving until 1971. Beyond the Clayton is Brush Type 4 D1800 (47319) and to the left is the tender of a WD 2-8-0

July 14th, 1963: A visit to 64C Dalry Road, Edinburgh, revealed the last D49 - 62712 Morayshire - the only one I ever saw. The engine had been withdrawn in December 1962 (from Hawick, I think). The depot was full of stored locomotives