Milford Junction, West Yorkshire

Milford Junction remains an important link in the railways of the North East. When I lived here in the 1950's it was very busy serving as a relief to the East Coast Main Line and on Summer Saturdays Excursion trains (remember them?) passed through on their way to Bridlington, Scarborough and Whitby, carrying eager families for a weekend out at the seaside. The junction remains a confluence of lines to/from York, Selby, Sheffield and Wakefield. Whilst the junction has been radically modified and two stations (Milford Junction and Monk Fryston) have been completely removed, the routes have been retained. Freight traffic from Gascoigne Wood is the source of a considerable flow of coal traffic to the power stations. The old sidings and the site of the Junction station have been used to lay in many sidings for the coal trains. Passenger trains are restricted to Metro and Trans Penine multiple units from York and the occasional diversions. This junction is a favourite spot for railway enthusiasts who park on Inglethorpe Lane at the junction with Lumby Lane. Local residents are not too keen on the visitors and parking is limited to about 3 cars. If visiting the site, please park with care and respect the resident's right of access/egress from their property.
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Milford Junction Map (1930's Out of copyright OS Survey Map extract)
The line running vertically leads to York. The line running diagonally is the Leeds to Selby Line. Suprisingly, the main running lines shown here remain in place. Quadruple track from the south and the remainder all double track. The station near Monk Fryston has closed and what was once the Junction station (between the divergence of the York and Selby lines) is not even shown. In the 1950's, when I lived there, a footbridge still existed across the tracks which originally served the Junction station - alas, this has been removed. All I have is the happy memories of rushing along the bridge to catch the smell of the smoke of a passing steam train. This love was not however shared by my mother.
I found this <a href="http://www.ponies.me.uk/maps/osmap.html">website</a> very useful in providing old OS maps.

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Milford Junction Map (1930's Out of copyright OS Survey Map extract) The line running vertically leads to York. The line running diagonally is the Leeds to Selby Line. Suprisingly, the main running lines shown here remain in place. Quadruple track from the south and the remainder all double track. The station near Monk Fryston has closed and what was once the Junction station (between the divergence of the York and Selby lines) is not even shown. In the 1950's, when I lived there, a footbridge still existed across the tracks which originally served the Junction station - alas, this has been removed. All I have is the happy memories of rushing along the bridge to catch the smell of the smoke of a passing steam train. This love was not however shared by my mother. I found this website very useful in providing old OS maps.

Milford Junction Railways West Yorkshire

PeterD-2009

Milford Junction, West Yorkshire