DVD B&R 36: Steam North of YorkDVD B&R 36: Steam North of York 19. 75 York was the headquarters of the North Eastern Region of British Railways and encompassed the lines of the former North Eastern Railway. In this programme we look at the territory with scenes dating back to 1949 at Thirsk. York has a good variety of classes on shed in the early 1960s from Pacifics to freight locomotives. The film follows the route to Whitby and some views near Kippax with Q6 class on coal duty.