picture of Steam Trains Stembok and Yorkshire at Paragon Station, Hull

'Pride of Paragon' at113

In the 1950's Hull Paragon Station was the busy heart of East Yorkshire's extensive railway network, handling around 200 arrivals and departures a day. Between 4.30am and 11pm the station would echo to the sound of steam trains departing, linking Hull to all parts of Britain.

Centre: Class B1 4-6-0 61032 STEMBOK departs with the 1.10pm to the city of Leeds. Left: Class D49/1 4-4-0 62700 YORKSHIRE with the 1.20pm to Scarborough. Right: Class L1 2-6-4 Tank 67755 Staion Pilot.

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