In April 2012, I met up with my friend, Andy, at Wakefield
Kirkgate station. It was damp and miserable - then it started to rain. Kirkgate
station was about as dilapidated as a station could be with normal service trains
still bothering to stop there.
West Coast Railway’s steam special to Scarborough was hauled
by Stanier 2-8-0 No. 48151, a remarkably dependable performer on the
preservation scene for decades now. She was late but worth waiting for and you
get a good view of the action from the island platform.
Kirkgate station has received a lot of TLC since our visit,
which was well-deserved and not before time.
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