Archive items held at Selby : Abbot Staith

Selby Urban District Council Highways Department

  Photos from Selby: The Past in Photos: A Pictorial History: Part 2.

Steam Locomotives Around Selby in the 1960s

          Photos from Selby: The Past in Pictures: A Pictorial History: Part 2.

Riddles 9F Locomotives at Selby

The British Railways decided to dispose of steam locomotives in favor of switching to diesel power in the 1960s, so…

Selby Working Men’s Club Outings

Local groups organized various events for both children and adults, including businesses and clubs. Specific groups who used the railroad…

Leeds-Selby Railway

The Leeds and Selby Railway came into existence in March 1829. James Walker and his team surveyed a line for…

St James Rail Trips from Selby

Various groups and organizations utilized the railway to embark on different types of trips and outings. Below are photos from…

The Bell Berry Coal Office and Merchants Selby

                Photos from Selby: The Past in Pictures: Part 1 and Selby: The…

Photo: HST125 at Selby bridge

HST 125 High Speed 254004 express from  London to Aberdeen crossing Selby swing bridge on Tuesday 19th May 1981 at…

Rail Mishaps near Selby

From time to time, there were accidents on the railway. In the two pictures below, an accident occurred when a…

From Steam to Diesel Locomotives – Rail photos around Selby

  These photographs are taken from Selby: The Past in Pictures: A Pictorial History: Part 2. Available from Abbots Staithe Museum…

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