I spend a lot of time travelling by rail, and usually begin my journeys at Horsforth Railway Station, (often referred to as Leeds City Station). I always have something with me which I can record some video footage with, be it my iPhone, iPad, Flip Ultra or Canon Legria Camcorder, so in the minutes that I'm waiting, I quite often make a few seconds worth of film of either the surroundings or of the passing rail traffic. I have done this for the past three years now, and at the beginning of a new year have released my compilation from the previous year. Here is my compilation of footage from Horsforth Railway Station in 2013. The clips have been put in the order that they were shot chronologically, starting in January and finishing in December. Some shots are by day, and others at night, but all of them capture the moments that I was there waiting. This film features quite a momentous year for Horsforth Station. The very first clip of this film is at night and features a departing Northbound service. Before the train leaves the station, you can see in the distance the lights of Horsforth signal box. This is the last time that I managed to get any film footage of Horsforth signal box, as only days afterwards it was demolished as the signalling was being run from afar. This is due to the new turn-back facility, which has been built in the rail tracks, allowing more services per hour between Leeds and Horsforth, these are set to commence later in 2014. In 2013 Horsforth Station subsequently got new electronic display boards and clocks on the platforms, bringing the station a little more into the 21st Century. These have all been captured on the film. Featured class locomotives and units are as follows: Class 43, Class 142, Class 144, Class 150, Class 153, Class 155, Class 158. Featured train operating companies are as follows: Northern Rail; and East Coast Trains.

• published: 31 Jan 2014
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