Railway Herald
On 17th August 2020, GBRf Class 66/7 No. 66729 Derby County heads past Taylor's Bridge on the branch from Skipton, close to the village of Rylstone with the 14.53 Hexthorpe Yard - Rylstone Quarry empty box wagons, and unusually a single hopper at the from of the rake of wagons, for adding to a rake of hoppers already at the quarry. The box wagons would be filled overnight and used on the 08.30 departure for Hull Dairycoates the following morning, to be worked by No. 66743 which doubled headed with No. 66729 from Hexthorpe Yard but was deposited at Skipton, running light engine to Rylstone Quarry the following morning.
Chris Powell
