68. Outwood & an afternoon walk-10.06.20

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I had to venture to Leeds in order to collect my son and his possessions from his now closed University Halls of Residence. I had an allotted time slot to enter, collect and load his belongings and being a little early travelling on amazingly quiet roads reminiscent of the 1970s I stopped off at a station to kill some time. The nearest I could find to the M1 was Outwood on the Leeds to Wakefield line. After getting back home in a fully-loaded car in the afternoon I took a walk around the village to get my walking paces up to over ten thousand and just happened to capture four freights at different locations as I crisscrossed the WCML in Roade.
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1. Outwood (West Yorkshire) The commuter station at Outwood to the south-east of Leeds was opened in 1988 following the closure of two previous stations close by. It is a basic affair with an hourly service in both directions. Whilst I was there a team of contractors was COVID proofing the station taping off alternative seats and marking pathways to ensure appropriate social distancing. There were also new posters being put up reminding customers to a) not to travel and b) if they had to travel that the wearing of face masks was compulsory from 15.06.20.
The commuter station at Outwood to the south-east of Leeds was opened in 1988 following the closure of two previous stations close by. It is a basic affair with an hourly service in both directions. Whilst I was there a team of contractors was COVID proofing the station taping off alternative seats and marking pathways to ensure appropriate social distancing. There were also new posters being put up reminding customers to a) not to travel and b) if they had to travel that the wearing of face masks was compulsory from 15.06.20.
2. A local walk After a return drive to Leeds from home, I took an extended teatime walk around the village of Roade to get my paces up for that day. Every time that I crossed the railway at each of the four bridges that span the line I managed to take a photograph of a different freight working!
After a return drive to Leeds from home, I took an extended teatime walk around the village of Roade to get my paces up for that day. Every time that I crossed the railway at each of the four bridges that span the line I managed to take a photograph of a different freight working!
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