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Originally Posted by saxokid
Interesting read there guys.......
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Pic. 1.
Class 9 shunting on the Wakefield Road bridge at Clayton West.
The class 47 is pulling out the empty coal trucks to go behind a sub on the grey bridge to propel them into the screens.
The guard will be stood by the sub signal to call the train back into the pit sidings.
This is where both driver and guard need a clear understanding of what they are doing, otherwise chaos would be imminent.
This pic was taken in March 1980.
PIC2.
This shows the last passenger train to leave Clayton West, bound for Huddersfield.
As you can see from the pic the date is Saturday 22nd of January 1983.
The Staff are from Left to right;
Mark Helliwell the train guard.
John Mitchell, Huddersfield driver, of the last train.
Steve Johnson, Huddersfield Guard, out for the occasion.
(Smoothy) John Wright, Guard, out for the occasion,
PIC3.
Mark with his trusty Almex Ticket Machine, with the pay train fivers in his hand.
I recall the train left at 18:40 hrs back to Huddersfield..
This line was closed for passengers.