The coming of Driffield's railways

Rail Rover · Post by **Rail Rover** » Mon Jul 04, 2022 7:41 pm

I recently came across this article in a copy of the Driffield Times of 1960. It's an interesting read:

GREYTEXPECTATIONS · Post by **GREYTEXPECTATIONS** » Mon Jul 04, 2022 8:40 pm

Came across this on a Facebook group-This is Great Driffield.
Not sure if anyone else has seen it?

Karen

jael · Post by **jael** » Mon Jul 04, 2022 9:05 pm

Presumably the open gate is Eastgate South. The frontage onto there seems very large compared to what the space is now although Albion Street can't really have moved.

GREYTEXPECTATIONS · Post by **GREYTEXPECTATIONS** » Mon Jul 04, 2022 9:51 pm

Would that be Riverhead John approximately where the footbridge is now?

jael · Post by **jael** » Mon Jul 04, 2022 10:21 pm

Sorry, Anderson not Albion. Yes, that would be where the footbridge is. I know there was a big fire in the mill sometime, it was maybe rebuilt into what it was relatively recently. The last time I was in there was when Scottish & Newcastle Brewery had a depot in there leading off Wansford Road and at that time there was at least one possibly two wagon turntables in there. The track coming out made a diamond crossing with the Glaxo one.

4008 · Post by **4008** » Tue Jul 05, 2022 6:58 am

A great read! Thanks Phil.

Rail Rover · Post by **Rail Rover** » Tue Jul 05, 2022 3:02 pm

GREYTEXPECTATIONS wrote: ↑Mon Jul 04, 2022 8:40 pmCame across this on a Facebook group-This is Great Driffield.

The same 1960 paper has that picture in it & the following article about the fire:

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