British Railways abandoned goods yard uk railways

Healy mills marshalling yard osset west Yorkshire. opened in 1963 and replaced 7 smaller yards in the area it was part of the British transport commissions moderation plan and was so equipped with a hump to enable the efficient shunting and re ordering of goods wagons. The yard lost its main reason for existing through the 1970s and 1980s when more trains on the British rail system became block trains where there wagons required less, or more commonly , no shunting facilities at the site were progressively run down until it closed completely closed in 2012. a few left relics of the yard loads of track and few good sights to see thank you feel free to subscribe.my channel is made by a disabled hobbyist with only one arm.