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Latest comment by Colombo 7 days ago

Ennywun: That’s a brilliant idea! I’m going to have to work on management to allow me to go into the…

As a starter, here is a picture of the masters at the new school in 1957/8.

Latest comment by ennywun about 1 month ago

On the subject of masters, I noticed that Mark Saxby (metalwork) had died on 15th November aged 74…

The Railway Society was fairly active at the school. This is some of a party on a visit to Low Moor loco shed.

Latest comment by Colombo 6 months ago

On shed visits, some foremen weren’t keen on groups of schoolboys wandering around their shed, Others…

Any members of the school’s Railway Society out there ?

Does any one know what happened to the York and Ainsty’s nameplate ?

I seem to remember we each put 3p into a collection to buy it.

I think the one on the wall of the Railway Museum at York is the one from the other side.

Latest comment by Colombo 7 months ago

Here’s one that has been published before, showing a party of RHS Railway Society members adorning…

As a starter, here is a picture of the masters at the new school in 1957/8.

Latest comment by ennywun 7 months ago

Some of ‘em never aged. This one’s from 1948.

When I started at Riley in ‘57 half my first year class were train enthusiasts and as the new building had the elevated line running along the edge of the playing field concentrating on lessons on that side of the school proved a bit difficult for some. I memorable incident I do recall was an early physics lesson with Mr. [Bill] Pike when one of the ‘spotters’ made a strange gurgling sound while pointing frantically out of the window. Going past…

Latest comment by Colombo 7 months ago

Ken. Thanks for the reply. I am only just catching up on my mail, as I suffered a hard disc failure…