25th October 2019.
Friday 9.30am.
Crossing the River Calder on the station approach road. A new house is under construction on the site of the former mill water wheel.
Arriving at the station:
Leaf sweeping operations are in progress today. Very important. So important a red shovel is needed.
Now then, what’s all this? :
Lots of delays. ‘Congestion of the line’. That’s a new one!
The delayed Leeds train never turned up. I end up catching the 10.42 York train. While waiting for it one of the new trains arrived at the opposite platform. You can now travel direct to Chester from Hebden Bridge on trains like this! :
This is the York (via Leeds) train:
Arriving at Leeds. Platform 9d:
The platform is now overlooked by this new (to me) image. I found it rather creepy, suggesting that there are cats with wings and they only come out when there’s a full moon. But at least it’s an improvement on the blank concrete that was there before.
The exit is a trek to the ticket gate via the main station shed:
Work is going on to rebuild and refurbish the concourse building at the front of the station:
One day this black hole will be transformed into an impressive new gateway for Leeds railway users.
Journeys end is an office within sight of the station. It’s that spooky image again. Behind the camera is this, a more pleasing view of the changing face of Leeds:
End.
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