Filmed in 1958 at York station, North Yorkshire, England. Footage of York station, group of teenagers sat on station bench, steam passenger trains passing through station, arriving and departing, footage includes shots of teh following locomotives: class A4 No. 60021 Wild Swan, another class A4, No. 68677. Footage of Railway Museum on Queen street, indoor shots showing stationary locomotives on exhibit, children and teenager visiting the museum. Shots of York station, young trainspotters with notebooks sat on station bench, steam locomotives pulling passenger trains departing or arriving at station, including No. 61447, No. 60893, No. 92142, family with two young children sat waiting on bench, poster 'It's quicker by train' in background, diesel multiple unit (DMU), passenger trains pulled by No. 60132, No. 62059, No. 60505, No. 60511, No. 60524, shunt of No.65677. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, black and white, silent. Duration: 3 minutes

This film is part of the Railway Roundabout collection donated by the makers of the programme, John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. They produced films on contemporary British and foreign railways for the BBC Children's programme 'Railway Roundabout, broadcast monthly between 1958 and 1962 on BBC Television. The commentary was created and broadcast live, so the original films in the collection are silent. The Railway Roundabout collection includes the original masters, prints, some offcuts and working material for Railway Roundabout programmes as well as other films (non-Railway Roundabout) made by the John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse and a small number of films made by others. The collection also includes the original un-edited audio recordings made between 1960 and 1965 by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse for the BBC radio programme Railway Roundup. Additionally, John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse were both photographers, their respective photographic collections are held by the National Railway Museum. This film is titled 'Trains at York' on title frame on film and on Railway Roundabout 16mm masters list, titled 'A day out at York' on BBC Programme Index. First broadcast on 5 August 1958 on BBC Television.