FROM this newspaper 100 years ago. - The Bedale Railway Accident: The engine that plunged into the gap in the railway embankment at Bedale still lies on its side. It was intended to remove it last Sunday, and hundreds of people visited the spot, but no attempt was made to shift it, as the foundation was too soft and yielding for any heavy crane or machinery to lift the great weight upon it. A gang of men have been engaged all week in removing the great mass of liquid mud which has collected ... All the earth, into which the engine had about half-way sunk, has been removed down to its base, and a road of sleepers placed sloping into the great hole.

From this newspaper 50 years ago. - During a power cut at Stockton on Monday afternoon the management of a cinema in accordance with their custom at such periods invited members of the audience to entertain patrons by singing from the stage. One female volunteer from the area, stepped out to the front of the stage with only a torch to guide her. However, she seemed to be unbalanced and fell into the organ pit. She received head injuries and was taken to hospital for observation.

From this newspaper 25 years ago. - An off duty North Yorkshire fireman who rescued an invalid and then dealt with a house fire at Brompton-on-Swale, was praised by the Fire Chief, Mr Joe Brennan, on Thursday. The Public Protection Committee which endorsed the chief fire officer's commendation for Fireman Alan Mullaney of Richmond, heard the story of his action. Mr Brennan said it was the way he would expect every professional fireman to act, but it still was conduct which gave him great satisfaction. Members heard how Fireman Mullaney was having a drink in a public house when a child ran in and said his home was on fire. He drove the child and the child's father home, where he found a settee well alight. After removing an invalid suffering from asthma and the effects of smoke from an upstairs room, the fireman then tackled the blaze and had it out when his colleagues of Richmond Fire Brigade arrived.