Lines: The Gilberdyke to Hull Line (21 photos)

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28th May 2005

What to see: Semaphore signalling for most sections with frequent DMUs and a sprinkling of freight.

How to get there: Gilberdyke station for Oxmardyke, Broomfleet station for Cave [walking or cycling in between]. Crabley Creek is very remote and best reached by car. Sadly I didn't have time to visit the Brough to Hulll section. Boxes not visited included Brough East, Welton [crossing] and Melton Lane.

General comment: For info about signalboxes, I recommend the excellent 'Signalling Atlas and Signal Box Directory of GB and Ireland' by Peter Kay and Derek Coe. For freight timetables Freightmaster online is unbeatable.

158790 heads for Hull at Brough, 17Aug05 Buy Print	158904 passing Brough signalbox, 17Aug05 Buy Print	156471 takes the line for Saltmarshe and Goole at Gilberdyke Junction 16May05 Buy Print	156491 has just left the station at Gilberdyke, heading for Hull 16May05 Buy Print
158783 passes 156471 at Gilberdyke Junction, 16May05 Buy Print	158783 comes off the Goole line at Gilberdyke Junction, 16May05 Buy Print	66551 passing Gilberdyke Jcn on what may have be 4Y99 11.10 Ferrybridge PS/Hull bulk haul coal empties, 16May05 Buy Print	158784 passing a semaphore protecting Oxmarydke crossing, 16May05 Buy Print
Hull Trains' 170395 passing Oxmardyke crossing, 16May05 Buy Print	150274 passes Broomfleet station and signalbox, 16May05 Buy Print	156491 again, this time heading for Doncaster at Broomfleet, 16May05 Buy Print	158766/158781 speed past Cave crossing, 16May05 Buy Print
156468 heads for Doncaster at the remote and fantastic location of Crabley Creek, 16May05 Buy Print	Gilberdyke Junction signalbox, dating from 1903 has 55 levers of the same age, built by the North Eastern Railway. Buy Print	Oxmardyke crossing box, dating from 1901 has 16 levers from 1956. A North Eastern Railway design. Buy Print	Second view of Oxmardyke, which is easily visible from Gilberdyke Station footbridge. Buy Print
Cave crossing box dates from 1904 and has 16 levers from the same date. Built by the North Eastern Railway. Buy Print	Broomfleet signalbox dates from 1904, as does the frame/equipment. It has 60 levers and was built by the North Eastern Railway. Buy Print	A second view of Broomfleet's fine signalbox Buy Print	Crabley Creek box dating from 1891 of North Eatern Railway design. The 14 levers date from circa 1956. Buy Print
Second view of Crabley Creek. I was told the staircase is due for replacement because of safety regulations. Buy Print