Selby Swing Bridge

19th Century Bridge ... 21st Century Bridge Controls. That is the way of things at Selby where the swing bridge over the River Ouse remains in regular use.

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Video Credits

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Key Chronology

1834	Leeds & Selby Railway opens to a station on the south bank of the River Ouse.
1840	Line across the River Ouse opened by Hull & Selby Railway.
1848	York and North Midland Railway opens from Barlby Junction to Market Weighton.
1871	North Eastern Railway opens from Barlby Junction to York.
1891	North Eastern Railway divert crossing of the Ouse over the new (present) bridge.
1965	Market Weighton line closed.
1983	York line closed - trains diverted via new route avoiding the Selby coal field.

 

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