Image NER wooden semaphore, Burton Lane Junction, York SE602534
NER wooden semaphore, Burton Lane Junction, York SE602534
NER wooden semaphore, Burton Lane Junction, York SE602534 A former NER wooden semaphore post and arm are seen in the early morning light at Burton Lane Junction to the north of York's city centre. In this view, looking south-west, the York to Scarborough line can just be seen passing adjacent to the fence and the houses along Filey Terrace. The signal protects the short and, by this stage, freight-only line into the Layerthorpe industrial area. This short section of track led directly to the York (Layerthorpe) railway station, the northern terminus of the former Derwent Valley Light Railway (DVLR) that went all the way to Selby in much earlier times. The tracks here at Burton Lane Junction saw very little use by this time in 1980 and were eventually lifted in 1992. The route through York can now be enjoyed by foot or bike as the York Orbital. Keywords: NER wooden semaphore Burton Lane Junction York SE602534
NER wooden semaphore, Burton Lane Junction, York SE602534 A former NER wooden semaphore post and arm are seen in the early morning light at Burton Lane Junction to the north of York's city centre. In this view, looking south-west, the York to Scarborough line can just be seen passing adjacent to the fence and the houses along Filey Terrace. The signal protects the short and, by this stage, freight-only line into the Layerthorpe industrial area. This short section of track led directly to the York (Layerthorpe) railway station, the northern terminus of the former Derwent Valley Light Railway (DVLR) that went all the way to Selby in much earlier times. The tracks here at Burton Lane Junction saw very little use by this time in 1980 and were eventually lifted in 1992. The route through York can now be enjoyed by foot or bike as the York Orbital. Keywords: NER wooden semaphore Burton Lane Junction York SE602534


A former NER wooden semaphore post and arm are seen

in the early morning light at Burton Lane Junction to the north of York's city centre. In this view, looking south-west, the York to Scarborough line can just be seen passing adjacent to the fence and the houses along Filey Terrace. The signal protects the short and, by this stage, freight-only line into the Layerthorpe industrial area. This short section of track led directly to the York (Layerthorpe) railway station, the northern terminus of the former Derwent Valley Light Railway (DVLR) that went all the way to Selby in much earlier times. The tracks here at Burton Lane Junction saw very little use by this time in 1980 and were eventually lifted in 1992. The route through York can now be enjoyed by foot or bike as the York Orbital.