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York And Newcastle Railway
All photographs of this railway in date order.
![Northbound Virgin train at Durham.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //]](/images/7000/7092.jpg "Durham")
![Gresley V3 no 67636 climbs south away from Durham Viaduct on its way to West Auckland with the first leg of the <I>Durham Railtour</I> on 13 October 1962. <br><br>[K A Gray 13/10/1962]](/images/25000/25414.jpg "Durham")
![Class K1 locomotive no 62005 simmers at the platform at Richmond, Yorkshire, with train 3Z08, the SLS <I>Three Dales Railtour</I>, on 20 May 1967. The locomotive is preparing to take the train on the next leg of its journey to Westgate-in-Weardale.<br>
<br><br>[Robin Barbour Collection (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) 20/05/1967]](/images/25000/25318.jpg "Richmond, Yorkshire")
![62005 stands at Catterick Bridge on the Richmond branch with the SLS <i>Three Dales Railtour</I> on 20 May 1967. View is west from the level crossing over the A6136 and the train is on its way back from the branch terminus at Richmond [see image 25318] heading for Westgate-in-Weardale.<br><br>[Robin Barbour Collection (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) 20/05/1967]](/images/28000/28721.jpg "Catterick Bridge")
![Part of the roof of Richmond station in North Yorkshire in 1977. The station closed completely in 1969 although it was subsequently used as a garden centre for several years before that venture was abandoned in 2001. There were later suggestions of demolition before it eventually became the focus of a community based project and was refurbished and reopened in 2007. The building now houses a cafe/restaurant, cinema, heritage Centre and art gallery, as well as hosting a number of other activities.<br><br>[Ian Dinmore //1977]](/images/34000/34194.jpg "Richmond, Yorkshire")
![View of Richmond, North Yorkshire, in 1982, during the period when the building was in use as a garden centre. [See image 25318]<br>
<br><br>[Ian Dinmore //1982]](/images/40000/40501.jpg "Richmond, Yorkshire")
![Night scene looking over Durham station in 1985.<br><br>[Colin Alexander //1985]](/images/21000/21145.jpg "Durham")
![A down BR InterCity 125 service crosses Durham Viaduct northbound in the spring of 1992.<br><br>[John Furnevel 07/05/1992]](/images/38000/38366.jpg "Durham")
![The abandoned former station at Richmond, North Yorkshire, seen here unoccupied in November 2004, following closure of the garden centre that had previously operated from the site. [See image 25318]<br><br>[John Furnevel 02/11/2004]](/images/3000/3293.jpg "Richmond, Yorkshire")
![The 1846 Tudor style station building at Richmond, North Yorkshire, photographed on 2 November 2004. The station was the terminus of the branch from Darlington, which left the ECML at Eryholme Junction and also served the garrison town of Catterick, the British Army's largest base. Closed to passengers in March 1968 the building stood empty at this time, having recently been occupied by a garden centre.<br><br>[John Furnevel 02/11/2004]](/images/18000/18963.jpg "Richmond, Yorkshire")
![View south west from Durham Cathedral over part of the city on 22 April 2006. In the distance a Voyager can be seen passing over Durham viaduct. <br><br>[Bruce McCartney 22/04/2006]](/images/25000/25900.jpg "Durham")
![FTPE Manchester Airport-Newcastle and ArrivaXC services pass at Durham on 8 November 2008.<br><br>[Bill Roberton 08/11/2008]](/images/21000/21399.jpg "Durham")
![A Newcastle Central - Manchester Airport FTPE service runs south over Durham Viaduct on 8 November 2008.<br><br>[Bill Roberton 08/11/2008]](/images/21000/21406.jpg "Durham")
![Inside the former trainshed at Richmond station many original features have been retained alongside the cafe, the shops and the micro brewery selling Richmond Station Ale. In 1938, LNER V2 2-6-2 4806 (later 60835) was named <I>The Green Howard</I> after the local regiment at a ceremony on this very spot.<br><br>[Mark Bartlett 29/12/2008]](/images/21000/21942.jpg "Richmond, Yorkshire")
![Restoration of the old station at Richmond has been carried out to a very high standard using original railway features wherever possible. Closed in 1969, it became a garden centre until 2001 but is now an outstanding visitor attraction.<br><br>[Mark Bartlett 29/12/2008]](/images/21000/21943.jpg "Richmond, Yorkshire")
![A (distant) view from Durham Cathedral on 8 August of a southbound train on the viaduct, having just left Durham station.<br><br>[Brian Smith 08/08/2009]](/images/25000/25007.jpg "Durham")
![Looking along the down platform of Durham station from a passing southbound train on 30 August 2010.<br><br>[John McIntyre 30/08/2010]](/images/37000/37214.jpg "Durham")
![Part of the interior of 'The Station' at Richmond, North Yorkshire, in June 2011, showing the northern half of the restored double-pitched roof - as featured in a former Railscot Mystery photograph [see image 34194]. <br><br>[John Furnevel 27/06/2011]](/images/34000/34881.jpg "Richmond, Yorkshire")
![Looking across the A6136 in Richmond, North Yorkshire, at the west end of 'The Station' on 27 June 2011. The refurbished building (closed to passengers in 1969) is now a home for various activities as well as housing a heritage and visitor centre. A heart warming change since my last visit when there had been talk of possible demolition [see image 3293]. <br>
<br><br>[John Furnevel 27/06/2011]](/images/34000/34882.jpg "Richmond")
![The old 2-road locomotive shed at Richmond, North Yorkshire, seen in June 2011. The shed was officially closed as a locomotive servicing facility as long ago as December 1933. Today the refurbished building is in use as a health and fitness centre. Photograph taken looking north, with the main station building off picture to the left.<br><br>[John Furnevel 27/06/2011]](/images/34000/34946.jpg "Richmond, Yorkshire")
![Part of the interior of the former Richmond station in North Yorkshire on 27 June 2011. View from the upper gallery which was hosting an exhibition of local paintings at the time. [See image 3293]<br><br>[John Furnevel 27/06/2011]](/images/35000/35115.jpg "Richmond, Yorkshire")
![Looking west over the site of the level crossing to the former Scorton station on the Richmond branch in North Yorkshire. The station lost its passenger service in 1969 with the branch closing to all traffic a year later.<br><br>[John Furnevel 27/06/2011]](/images/35000/35203.jpg "Scorton (Yorkshire)")
![View west over the site of the level crossing at the former Moulton station on the Richmond branch in North Yorkshire. Part of the platform remains can be seen on the right with a replica station nameboard standing in the background. The station lost its passenger service in 1969 with the branch closing to all traffic a year later.<br><br>[John Furnevel 27/06/2011]](/images/35000/35649.jpg "Moulton")
![Looking south west towards the multi-arched main entrance to the 1846 Tudor style station building at Richmond, North Yorkshire, in June 2011. Located at the end of a branch off the ECML at Eryholme Junction, south of Darlington, Richmond closed to passengers in March 1968. Following an unsuccessful spell as a garden centre the building has now been refurbished and put to use as a thriving visitor and community centre [see image 35115].<br><br>[John Furnevel 27/06/2011]](/images/37000/37146.jpg "Richmond, Yorkshire")
![Looking east across the A6136 towards the old terminus at Richmond, North Yorkshire, in June 2011. The restored station (closed in 1969) now houses a cafe, shops, cinema, museum, exhibition centre etc. [See image 34881]<br><br>[John Furnevel 27/06/2011]](/images/41000/41057.jpg "Richmond, Yorkshire")
![Old meets new at Durham on Saturday 21 April 2012. Britannia Pacific 70013 <I>Oliver Cromwell</I> photographed heading north on the York - Edinburgh leg of the <I>'Great Britain V'</I> railtour passing an up ECML service. Part of Durham Cathedral can just be seen in the left background.<br><br>[Jim Peebles 21/04/2012]](/images/38000/38538.jpg "Durham")
![A southbound East Coast HST calls at Durham in May 2012.<br><br>[Ian Dinmore 30/05/2012]](/images/44000/44593.jpg "Durham")
![An East Coast service leaving Durham for Kings Cross on a sunny 30 June 2012.<br><br>[Ian Dinmore 30/06/2012]](/images/44000/44062.jpg "Durham")
![60163 <I>Tornado</I> arriving at Durham on 30 June 2012 with <I>The Cathedrals Express</I> charter from London Kings Cross.<br><br>[Ian Dinmore 30/06/2012]](/images/44000/44121.jpg "Durham")
![A Manchester Airport - Newcastle Central First TransPennine service crosses Durham viaduct on the approach to the station on 30 June 2012.<br><br>[Ian Dinmore 30/06/2012]](/images/44000/44152.jpg "Durham")
![<I>Tornado</I> getting ready for the 'off' at Durham on 30 June 2012 with <I>The Cathedrals Express</I> - in damp conditions.<br><br>[Ian Dinmore 30/06/2012]](/images/44000/44855.jpg "Durham")
![A southbound CrossCountry service approaching Durham station on 30 June 2012.<br><br>[Ian Dinmore 30/06/2012]](/images/45000/45482.jpg "Durham")
![<I>Stand well back from the platform edge...</I>. A Virgin East Coast HST heads south at speed through Durham station on a dull 16 March 2015 on the 0952 Aberdeen to Kings Cross service.<br><br>[John McIntyre 16/03/2015]](/images/50000/50750.jpg "Durham")
![GBRF 66751 hauls a rake of coal wagons off the viaduct at the south end of Durham station heading for Tyne Dock on 16 March 2015<br><br>[John McIntyre 16/03/2015]](/images/50000/50782.jpg "Durham")
![XC 09.25 Plymouth to Aberdeen calls at Durham four minutes down at 16.21.<br><br>[Colin Miller 20/09/2016]](/images/56000/56914.jpg "Durham")
![Southbound East Coast train on Durham viaduct.<br><br>[Colin Miller 23/09/2016]](/images/56000/56833.jpg "Durham")
