| Title | Railway Station |
| Date | 1894 |
| Location | Yeadon |
| Photo ID | M891 |
| Comment | An image of a poster advertising the opening of the station. Photo courtesy of the Station Hotel, Guiseley. |
The line was opened to service all the mills along the route with coal and also supply the Yeadon & Guiseley Gas Co., they collected their fuel by horse and cart to transport to the nearby gas works on New Road Side.
During the Yeadon Feast Week special passenger trains known locally as “ghost trains” were run to take the workers for a day at the sea-side, the first was in 1905.
Due to falling demand the station closed in 1966.
B023 – Railway Station, 1948.
Yeadon Station and Signal Box – 1906
The rialway line to Yeadon was opened by the Midland Railway Company in 1894, the first freight train ran on 26th February 1894. It was a line to service the mills along the route with coal and also the Yeadon and Guiseley Gas Company, they collected their fuel by horse and cart to deliver to the nearby gasworks on New Road Side. During Yeadon Feast Week special passenger trains were run to take workers on day excursions to the coast, the first of these was in 1905. The station was demolished in 1966.
D945 – Railway Station, 1948.
Railway Station – 1948
Setting off on holiday to Blackpool, travelling on a “ghost train ” from Yeadon Station on Henshaw Lane. This was a goods line but occasionally during the feast weeks when all the mills closed special passenger trains would run from Yeadon.
Donated by George Girt.
E914 – Railway Station, 1948.
Railway Station – 1948
A trip to Blackpool on the “ghost train” from the station off Henshaw Lane, it was a spur goods line and passenger trains only operated occasionally at holiday times. On the platform are two women wearing turbans, this method of binding a scarf round the head became popular during WW2 when women working in the factories needed to protect their hair safely. A dog is eager to join in the fun!
AA14 – Railway Station, 1953.
Railway Station – 1953
Steam locomotive (N10-6-2T No. 69430) was brought to Yeadon by the Stephenson Locomotive Society, West Yorkshire Rail Tour.
The platform is crowded with train spotters.
Y531 – Railway Station, 1953.
Railway Station – 1953
6th September 1953 – Special Train at Yeadon Station
Looking in an eastwards direction and where the train would leave to join the main line further down. Train spotters are standing alongside the track and along the platform.
Y532 – Railway Station, 1953.
Railway Station – 1953
6th September 1953 – Special Train at Yeadon Station
The Stephenson Locomotive Society West Yorkshire Rail Tour was brought into Yeadon station by steam locomotive N1 0-6-2T No. 69430 pulling 4 carriages. Train spotters are standing alongside the track, Westfield Mill can be seen in the background.
FF192 – Railway Station, 1953.
Railway Station – 1953
6th September 1953 – Special Train at Yeadon Station – Details as above.
X505 – Railway Station, 1964.
Railway Station – 1964
An evocative photo of the last train that used Yeadon station.
X792 – Railway Line Junction, 1965.
Railway Line Junction – 1965
This is where the railway split to go to Yeadon from the main line. The remnants can be seen by the signal box
X794 – Railway Station, 1965.
Railway Station – 1965
A view of the rear of the station.
PU092B – Railway Station, 1966.
Railway Station – 1966
An engine shunting a carriage.
PU092A – Railway Station, 1966.
Railway Station – 1966
A steam locomotive on the tracks and the boarded up station building prior to demoltion.
Donated by Barbara Winfield.
PU092C – Railway Station, 1966.
Railway Station – 1966
A locomotive stationery and steaming.
PU092D – Railway Station, 1966.
Railway Station – 1966
The old station building all boarded up and waiting demolition.
R192 – Railway Station, 1948.
Railway Station – 2013
1906 – 1969 – 2013: The photo on the left was taken in 1906 and shows the station and signal box. The line was opened by the Midland Railway Co., in 1894, the first freight service ran on 26th February 1894.
Previous Comments:
JUB29
Double decker buses began operating under the railway bridge in 1959 : Ledgard’s on their Horsforth to Otley routes and West Yorkshire on route 50 (Bradford to Otley). Prior to this, double decker’s had passed under the bridge only on Yeadon Air Display days in the early 1950s.
25 September 2016.
Re AA014
jdathebowler
The steam engine in the photo (69430) was built 31/03/1907 to an Ivatt GNR design at Doncaster. Its designation was a 0-6-2T. (The ‘T’ stood for tank) It was shedded at Copley Hill Leeds (37B) 3 years after this photo was taken it was withdrawn from use and cut up for scrap 31/12/1956.
24 March 2014.
Consolidated by Jack Brayshaw. 30 June 2021.
Last updated: 25 September 2023 – Photo ID: FF192 & updated text on Y532, Y531. 19 September 2023 – Photo ID: B023, M891, X505, X792, X794, Y531 & Y532. 04 January 2023 – All images updated.
