The 1980s brought a disruptive strikes as well as widespread investment in the local network for city travellers. These photos, plucked from the YEP archive, aim to evoke some memories - good and bad - for a generation of rail users. READ MORE: 12 lost Leeds railway stations | Changing Leeds - Life on the buses during the 1960s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds retro on facebook
1. January 1982
Passengers endured two months of strikes with Leeds City Station deserted. | jpimedia
2. June 1982
More disruption followed for passengers by the summer of 1982. The strike by drivers' union ASLEF was about flexible rostering. | jpimedia
3. June 1982
Some of the guards and railmen who turned up for work at Leeds City Station. | jpimedia Photo: Mel Hulme
4. June 1982
An empty concourse at Leeds City Station. Have you spotted the little bird? | jpimedia
5. July 1982
An empty 7.35am Leeds to Skipton train leaving Leeds City Station. | jpimedia
6. February 1983
A one way system was introduced to Leeds City Station from Boar Lane. | jpimedia