Station and signal box closure history
This item lists the sequence of station and closures leading up to the diversion of the East Coast Mainline between Doncaster and York, by-passing the Selby swing bridge and the proposed Selby coalfield. Re-configured to link York to Selby and Hull via new diversion.
Thanks to Gavin Wright of Riccall, 5/2/18
Naburn Station : closed 1953
Escrick Station : closed 1953
Riccall Station : closed 1956
Riccall Goods Yard : closed 1964
2/4/67 Naburn and Escrick South signal boxes closed leaving York to Riccall section ??????
11/7/67 AHBs commissioned and York-Selby became ???????
Panel installed in Selby South controlling York Selby line in 1972
Moved to Selby ????? 1973
24/9/83 York to Barlby closed
2/10/83 Diversion opens
Riccall By-pass opened 1987
- Date
- 5th February 2018
- Ref no
- R2G/Rail/004
- Level
- Item
- Archive
- York Greenways
- Access status
- No
- Extent
- A4 Word document < 1 page
- Theme
- Railway
- Decade
- 1980