RAILWAY PHOTOGRAPHY

PONTEFRACT STEAM RAILWAYS

by PETER COOKSON

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PONTEFRACT STEAM RAILWAYS IN THE SNOW

Snowfall is now relatively rare in these parts but 50 years ago each winter would be likely to produce a number of snowfalls, some of which could be several inches deep. The following selection of seasonal photographs show steam trains in the snow on the railways around Pontefract a half century ago.