July 15th, 1972: Early Saturday morning with EE Type 4 204 passing West Vale, near Halifax, with an empty car carrier. See notes

July 15th,1972: Class 47 1700 (47112) at West Vale, near Halifax, with a west-bound oil train.

November 3rd, 1968: Only three months since the demise of steam sees EE Type 4 D273 passing Greetland signal box with coal empties for Healey Mills. Note the shedplate just under the number - 51L - although the loco had moved recently to HM

Monday, April 8th 1968: With only 4 month before the end of steam, Standard 5 73069 heads a freight for Healey Mills past Greetland, on the Calder Valley main line

April 8th, 1968: Newly transferred from 87E Landore (Swansea) is EE Type 3 D6928 (HM) with a single parcels truck, heading for Bradford via Halifax at West Vale, taken from Greetland signal box thanks to a friendly signalman

April 8th,1968: Taken from signalbox at Greetland, EE Type 3 D6865 heads towards Elland with coal empties. The lines to the right lead up to Halifax and are back in use today, in the distance is Copley Viaduct which carries the Halifax - Sowerby Bridge lines. D6865 became 37165 and then 37374

April 27th, 1967: 8F 48646 (10D) at Copy Pit with a coal train from Lancashire. The engine was a cop, transferred from the Midlands - though would be seen many times during 1967 and 1968

April 27th, 1968: Black 5 44822 of Newton Heath is seen leaving Todmorden towards Hebden Bridge with a short parcels train. Behind are two 8Fs, 48441 (10F) awaiting banking duties on the far side of the triangle and - more difficult to see - 48081 (10F) in the sidings (above tender of Black 5). The lines curving right lead to Copy Pit

April 11th, 1967: Ending its days based at 56A Wakefield is 9F 92135, seen here just two months before withdrawal, with coal empties for Healey Mills, passing Greetland signal box (West Vale, nr Halifax)

April 11th, 1967: Newton Heath 8F 2-8-0 48557 passes Greetland signal box with coal empties for Healey Mills

March 25th, 1967: Copy Pit with Wakefield WD 90625 at the summit heading for the Calder Valley and Healey Mills with coal empties. The engine had just two months left before withdrawal

February 25th, 1967: Good picture of a brake tender!! Class 40 D355 heads towards Healey Mills as it passes Greetland signal box on the Calder Valley

February 25th, 1967: Stanier 8F 48622 of Holbeck runs light engine past Greetland Signalbox between Sowerby Bridge and Elland

July 13th, 1966: Passing the site of closed Elland Station is Wakefield B1 61161 with a short parcels train from Halifax. Seen often, this was my last sighting of this engine - withdrawal coming before the end of the year

July 13th, 1966: Having just come out of Elland tunnel Fairburn tank 42699 of Holbeck runs light engine heading for home. The remains of Elland station are visible on the left though there is no sign of it today. However, the houses on the hillside in Exley Lane still exist

January 5th, 1966, at West Vale, near Halifax, with 8F 48397, of Agecroft, at the head of a coal train for Lancashire

Brighouse Station, Thursday, April 2nd, 1964 - 1: Aintree WD 2-8-0 90641 with a coal train for Lancashire

Brighouse Station, Thursday, April 2nd, 1964 - 2: B1 4-6-0 61034 Chiru (56A) arrives with an evening local passenger train from the Wakefield direction

Brighouse Station, Thursday, April 2nd, 1964 - 3: 55G Huddersfield based Fowler Tank 42413 stands at Brighouse Station heading towards Leeds or Huddersfield. The engine had only two month to withdrawal

Brighouse Station, Thursday, April 2nd, 1964 - 4: The only diesel to pass during the evening was this EE Type 4 D352 (50A) with a short parcels train heading west

1962: WD at Halifax. Was in the reject section but, as it is the only half decent photo I have of Halifax Station in the 60s I have moved it into this section. This WD was one of the first engines I ever spotted and the FIRST EVER photo I took of a steam engine, unfortunately unidentified. In the 60s there were one or two freights through Halifax and a number of parcels trains (today it is dmus only, no freight or parcels)