George Hudson’s Lost York-Hull Line: The £1 Viaduct and Hudson’s Folly
From Absolute History.
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A lost Yorkshire railway, a £1 viaduct, and the rise and fall of the Railway King. Step onto the old York to Hull route to see how George Hudson reshaped two cities and then lost it all.
From York’s awkward first station that forced trains to reverse through the city walls, to Stamford Bridge Viaduct saved for a single pound, this journey uncovers bold engineering and bolder deals. We trace manure trains bound for Vale of York farms, a private halt to reach Hudson’s £500,000 Lonsborough Park power play against rival George Lehman, and a beautiful brick skew bridge gliding over a Roman road. Then comes the reckoning: investors, inquiries, and the Beeching axe that silenced most of the line in 1965. Finally, we arrive at Hull Paragon Station, once mocked as “Hudson’s folly,” and learn why freight, not grandeur, made Hull an industrial giant.
Walk the route, meet the structures that survived, and decide for yourself: visionary, villain, or both? Watch the full story to see how one man’s ambition still echoes across Yorkshire today.
#WalkingBritainsLostRailways #GeorgeHudson #York #Hull #StamfordBridge #Beeching #RailwayHistory #YorkshireWolds
From York’s awkward first station that forced trains to reverse through the city walls, to Stamford Bridge Viaduct saved for a single pound, this journey uncovers bold engineering and bolder deals. We trace manure trains bound for Vale of York farms, a private halt to reach Hudson’s £500,000 Lonsborough Park power play against rival George Lehman, and a beautiful brick skew bridge gliding over a Roman road. Then comes the reckoning: investors, inquiries, and the Beeching axe that silenced most of the line in 1965. Finally, we arrive at Hull Paragon Station, once mocked as “Hudson’s folly,” and learn why freight, not grandeur, made Hull an industrial giant.
Walk the route, meet the structures that survived, and decide for yourself: visionary, villain, or both? Watch the full story to see how one man’s ambition still echoes across Yorkshire today.
#WalkingBritainsLostRailways #GeorgeHudson #York #Hull #StamfordBridge #Beeching #RailwayHistory #YorkshireWolds
