The 16-mile Swinton and Knottingley Joint Railway was completed in May 1879 giving the Midland and Great Central Railways a more direct route to access York from the Sheffield area. It connected w... (more)

Steamlocomotive "Duchess of Sutherland" of the powerfull LMS Princess Coronation Class is leaving Crewe with "The Scarborough Flyer" of Railway Touring Company bound for York and Scarborough.