Enjoy the atmosphere of a busy railway centre in the 1960s, with over 50 steam-hauled and 15 diesel-hauled trains shown and freight workings threading through the heavy holiday traffic. Dwindling freight traffic and ‘Block’ trains brought about the demise of York's shunting yards, built originally built to re-marshall the large volumes of freight using the East Coast Mainline. Recorded between 1959 and 1968 this video reflectes the decline of the steam locomotive and the emergence of diesel traction.