£24.50
By Richard Pulleyn. Published by the North Eastern Railway Association, soft back, 232 pages with extensive colour and B/W images, signal box diagrams, maps and tables.
Based upon extensive research, this volume provides a detailed review of the complex network of lines centred upon Leeds. The history of the Midland, Great Northern and LNWR lines is covered with each being described in detail through Pre-Grouping (pre-1923), Grouping (1923 – 1948), Nationalisation (1948 – 1967 when Leeds Power Signal Box (PSB) was commissioned), the Leeds PSB Era (1967 – 1994) and finally Privatisation (from 1994 onwards).