Date: 28/07/2014

A ^problematic^ railway swing bridge will be closed for the next six weeks, leading to train diversions in North and East Yorkshire. Selby bridge is expected to reopen on 8 September when the major part of its £8m refurbishment should be completed. The work on the bridge, built in 1889, includes repairs to steelwork, hydraulics, way-beams and repainting. [From Mark Bartlett]

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Selby swing bridge closed for repairs

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A "problematic" railway swing bridge closes for the next six weeks, leading to train diversions in North and East Yorkshire.

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For many years Selby swing bridge was a major bottleneck on the ECML, until finally bypassed in 1983. View north across the River Ouse over Selby station in 1987 from the control cabin mounted above the centre of the bridge.
Location: Selby Swing Bridge
Company: Hull and Selby Railway
//1987 Ian Dinmore

Deltic 55017 The Durham Light Infantry comes off the swing bridge over the River Ouse into Selby on 23 August 1979 with a service for Kings Cross. Some 4 years later the east coast main line was rerouted, bypassing this notorious bottleneck.
Location: Selby
Company: Hull and Selby Railway
23/08/1979 Peter Todd

The 0953 Northern York - Hull service crosses the River Ouse at Selby on 29 September 2008 shortly after leaving the station. The train is about to run onto the 'swing' span of the bridge. Note the tall 'traffic lights' used by shipping on the Ouse.
Location: Selby Swing Bridge
Company: Hull and Selby Railway
29/09/2008 John Furnevel

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