Farewell Leeds

After a couple of weeks in Leeds it's time to move off and begin the journey southward towards the midlands before the winter stoppages or rivers going into flood delay me.  Today was just a gentle 10 mile cruise down the river Aire to Ferrybridge in the late Autumn sunshine.  The river was looking particularly pretty as the sun picked out the turning leaves.

Passing beneath the east coast mainline with the A1 flyover in the distance.

The approach to Ferrybridge is dominated by the power station of the same name. Coal was originally delivered by barge and the building by the riverside is the dock where it was all unloaded.

The original Ferry Bridge, replaced by the A1 flyover and more recently the A1M flyover.

Tomorrow looks like a wet day so I'll probably stay put and then later in the week make my way across to Keadby to join the tidal river Trent for a rapid run down to Newark.