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1840 - Present

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Wakefield

Wakefield Westgate GNR
Wakefield Westgate (25-04-04) : David Webdale
Westgate station is situated on the Bradford, Wakefield & Leeds Railway between Wortley Leeds & the L & Y at Ings road junction near Wakefield Kirgate. (Nothing to do with Bradford). The G.N.R acquired rights over the line & rebuilt the station here in 1867.
A new station was built in 1967 the entrance on Westgate is the only remaining part of the original building.

Wakefield Kirkgate L&Y
Opened 05-10-1840.

Wakefield (30-07-67) : Roy Lambeth   
Website - www.dmm.org.uk/mindex.htm           See also Calder Valley
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Wakefield (30-07-67) : Roy Lambeth
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Wakefield (30-07-67) : Roy Lambeth
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Wakefield (30-07-67) : Roy Lambeth
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Wakefield (16-04-67) : Roy Lambeth
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Wakefield (30.7.67) : Roy Lambeth
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Wakefield (30.7.67) : Roy Lambeth
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Wakefield (30.7.67) : Roy Lambeth
92211 crunch.
Wakefield (30.7.67) : Roy Lambeth
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Wakefield Kirkgate facing west (c1980) : David Webdale
Class 37 tankers. Station building in the background.
Wakefield Kirkgate facing west (c1980) : David Webdale
Class 37 with hoppers.
Wakefield Kirkgate facing west (c1980) : David Webdale
Heavy load for a class 31.
Wakefield Kirkgate facing west (c1980) : David Webdale
40 with mixed.
Wakefield Kirkgate facing west (c1980) : David Webdale
40 with van.
Wakefield Kirkgate facing west (c1980) : David Webdale
31 with van.
Wakefield Kirkgate facing west (c1980) : David Webdale
08 with hoppers & van.
Wakefield Kirkgate facing west (c1980) : David Webdale
Class 20 with vans.
Wakefield Kirkgate facing west (c1980) : David Webdale
47s with hoppers.
Wakefield Kirgate facing west (c1980) : David Webdale
37 loitering.
Wakefield Kirkgate facing west (c1980) : David Webdale
40 with mixed follows a 47 with hoppers. This kind of shenanigans went on all day.
Wakefield Kirkgate facing east (c1980) : David Webdale
Class 25 & hoppers.
Wakefield Kirkgate facing east (c1980) : David Webdale
Class 40 freight from Normanton.
Wakefield Kirkgate facing east (c1980) : David Webdale
Peak with parcels from Normanton.
Wakefield Kirkgate facing east (c1980) : David Webdale
Class 31 & guards van on the Pontefract line.
Wakefield Kirkgate facing east (c1980) : David Webdale
Semaphores & signal box.

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