Hull & Barnsley Railway Stock Fund

Founded in 1968, the Hull & Barnsley Railway Stock Fund maintains the surviving examples of rolling stock of the former Hull & Barnsley Railway Company.

The last Hull & Barnsley Railway locomotive was scrapped by British Railways in 1956, and so only rolling stock now remains. Our two coaches, two wagons and a tool van are located at Goathland on the North York Moors Railway, and working parties are arranged to help with restoration.

The Stock Fund posesses a varied collection of photographs of the line from 1885 to present day. We wish to locate artifacts and ephemera of the Hull & Barnsley Railway to add to our knowledge of the line and its operation, and make this information available to students of railway history. If you can help, please get in touch!

News updates

Donation

Humberside Aggregates has made a generous donation of £250 towards the restoration of Coach 40. We are currently raising funds for gas light globes.

North Cave station for sale

The old H&BR station at North Cave is currently up for sale. More details from Carter Jonas of this impressive conversion of a former railway station offering flexible and well proportioned accommodation of much character set within private and established grounds of around 7 acres.

AGM 2010

The 2010 annual general meeting will be held at the Bowmans Hotel in Howden at 12.30 on June 26 2010. This is close to the usual venue, the Wellington Hotel, which is currently being refurbished.

Luggage rack appeal launched

19 November 2009: Almost 70 people packed into the upper room at the Wellington Hotel in Howden on 18 November to watch a slide show entitled "The Hull & Barnsley Railway - Then and Now". Extra chairs had to be brought in to accommodate this number, which is about the limit of the room's capacity. The evening covered the Hull Cannon Street to South Howden section of the line, with nostalgic old photographs being presented alongside up-to-date slides.

In addition, there was a short talk and display on the restoration to date, primarily on Coach 40. A roll of the upholstery fabric recently purchased to refurbish the coaches was on display, along with the usual sales stand.

The evening also saw the launch of the Luggage Rack appeal, 48 of which are needed in the restoration of Coach 40 . Several cheques were received for this appeal, which has now got off to a good start.

In addition to the many members present, the evening was enjoyed by a number of non-members from the surrounding areas, and from initial impressions, it would appear that after seeing the on-going work of the Hull & Barnsley Railway Stock Fund several individuals were considering joining the society.

Members' evening

7.30 pm, Wednesday November 18th 2009

After the success of last year's members' evening, the Hull & Barnsley Railway Stock Fund will be holding another at the same location - the Wellington Hotel, Bridgegate, Howden. It will take place at 7.30 pm on Wednesday 18 November 2009, and will be free.

There will be a presentation on the very interesting topic of The Hull & Barnsley Railway - Then and Now. Additionally, there will be a presentation on restoration in general during the last two years, and the progress on Coach 40 in particular. A roll of the upholstery fabric purchased by donations will be on display, and as usual, the sales team will be in attendance.

So come along and grab a seat on what promises to be a great evening. Last year's event was packed, and with the anticipated local interest in the slides, we expect this evening to be even better attended. We look forward to seeing you there.

Well done, but now we're on to racks!

27 September 2009: A big thank you to all those who contributed to the purchase of the fabric. Congratulations, with your help the Trust managed to purchase the upholstery fabric for Coaches No 40 and 58. It is now safely stored, waiting the time when Coach 40 is ready for reupholstering.

Several jobs need to be undertaken before then, but the next major financial hurdle is the production of the luggage racks, which to be authentic, are of design not readily available. Eight are needed for each compartment, so a total of no less than 48 are required.

A pattern has to be made, which will probably cost several hundred pounds, and then it is anticipated that each rack produced from this pattern will cost approximately £40. This does not sound much, until you multiply this sum by 48! Nearly £2000 is needed to manufacture the luggage racks for Coach No.40.

Work on Coach No.40 is going well, but if each member sponsors a rack at £40, then the date of the refurbishment of this historic vehicle will come even nearer. Please help if you can as we draw nearer this goal!

Seat moquette collected

26 June 2009: Allan Halman and Phil Mathison with the seat covering material, which has been collected from manufacturer Camira Fabrics in Meltham, Huddersfield.

Donation

18 June 2009: Drax plc have generously donated £300 towards the cost of restoring former Hull & Barnsley Railway Coach No 40, owned by the Hull & Barnsley Railway Stock Fund.

Work on the coach, which is located at Goathland on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, is continuing apace, and it will soon be ready for re-upholstery. The fabric has already been bought, and this kind gift will go towards this re-upholstery work.

Anyone interested in the former Hull & Barnsley Railway, or the work on the coach, which has appeared in several film and TV productions, can find out more from the Hull & Barnsley Railway Stock Fund.

Seat covering

The seat moquette has now been ordered, in conjunction with other carriage preservation societies. Funding has been assisted by a generous donation from Drax Power Ltd.

Further donations to help with the cost of installation are very welcome.

AGM 2009

The annual general meeting was held at the Wellington Hotel in Howden on May 16 2009.

Slide show

A slide show was held at the Wellington Hotel, Howden on November 27 2008.