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tunnels were out of line so that when boring was done from either end they did not meet in the centre. Part of the proposed line was dangerously close to the cliff edge and was abandoned by the NER which took a route further inland through
Sandsend and Kettleness tunnels. The line had gradients, heavily engineered sections (bridges, tunnels), and sea-frets to contend with, and as such, line speeds were imposed. Even so, it was quicker to travel on the railway from Middlesbrough and Stockton to Scarborough than by road. The line was single track throughout, but all stations, bar
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won the contract, and the line was scheduled to open on 13 July 1881, but due to the extra work required to bring it up to standard, it was a further two and a half years before the line was opened on 3 December 1883. Many bridges were defective and piers did not sit vertically correct. The original
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Railways published a proposal to close the line in September 1957; the line's operating costs exceeded its revenue generation, closure would result in a yearly saving of ÂŁ10,950 operating costs and avoid ÂŁ57,000 (equivalent to ÂŁ1,740,000 in 2023) of structural maintenance (over five
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January 2019, Campaign for Better Transport released a report identifying the line between Saltburn and Loftus which was listed as Priority 2 for reopening. Priority 2 is for those lines which require further development or a change in circumstances (such as housing developments).
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For much of its journey the line hugged the cliffs, and had a troubled build due to the proximity to the sea and poor quality of the construction on many of its original bridges and viaducts. The line was closed to passengers in May 1958, but the northern section to
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The section ran from Whitby to Loftus, where it joined the NER Middlesbrough – Loftus route head on. From the beginning the line was run by the NER, which held the lease and ran services to Whitby along the Esk Valley Line and the
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years) required on tunnels and viaducts particularly between
Sandsend and Kettleness. With dwindling passengers after the war years, the route was only popular during summer weekends and closed on 5 May 1958.
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c. cxcv) in 1866, with the majority of construction carried out under John
Dickson between 1871 and 1886. Due to a lack of funds and problems with the contractor work was suspended on the route until the
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station remained open for another three years, serving trains from Whitby to
Scarborough until it closed on 12 June 1961, after which Scarborough trains had to reverse at
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An Act for making a
Railway in the North Riding of the County of York, to be called "The Whitby, Redcar, and Middlesborough Union Railway;" and for other Purposes.
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The 16 miles 66 chains (27.1 km) extension of the line from Loftus to Whitby Town railway station, was authorised by an act of
Parliament, the
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An Act to authorise the diversion and alteration of the Line and Levels of the Whitby, Redcar, and
Middlesborough Union Railway; and for other purposes.
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In 1960, work began to dismantle the line, viaducts were sold for scrap metal and concrete was used in the construction of sea defences.
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Railways around Whitby : Scarborough - Whitby - Saltburn, Malton - Goathland - Whitby, Esk Valley, Forge Valley and
Gilling lines
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1872:'A more spectacular example of a loss-making branch would be hard to find': A financial history of the Whitby-Loftus line 1871–1958
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In 1973, a 4.5 miles (7.2 km) section of the line at the northern end, was re-opened after Cleveland Potash Ltd developed
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Kershaw, Ronald (23 July 1973). "Britain's first potash mine ready for production soon".
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were constructed in the 1860s connecting Middlesbrough to Guisborough.
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Forrest, William Robertson Lidderdale (1897). Tudsberry, J.H.T (ed.).
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was connected to the rail system by the 1870s via an extension of the
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Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers
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2013:
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Railways of the North York Moors : a pictorial history
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1941:"Whitby, Redcar and Middlesbrough Union Railway (29448)"
1327:– Whitby Line. The NER took over the line fully in 1889.
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Whitby, Redcar, and Middlesborough Union Railway Act 1866
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1710:. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 91.
2572:Closed railway lines in Yorkshire and the Humber
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35:Whitby, Redcar and Middlesbrough Union Railway
1999:
1366:. This section of the line remains open as a
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1488:Forrest, W. R. L. (January 1897).
1809:. Campaign for Better Transport. p. 42
152:16 miles 66 chains (27.1 km)
2409:Shipley Great Northern Railway branch line
2006:
1992:
1550:. Newbury: Countryside Books. p. 74.
1406:. Newbury: Countryside Books. p. 68.
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2015:Railway lines in Yorkshire and the Humber
1804:"The case for expanding the rail network"
1780:Railway track diagrams, books 2 - Eastern
1685:. Todmorden: Bellcode Books. p. 16.
1623:inflation figures are based on data from
1548:Lost railways of North and East Yorkshire
1404:Lost railways of North and East Yorkshire
27:Former railway line in Yorkshire, England
2597:British companies disestablished in 1889
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1587:. Todmorden: Bellcode Books. p. 8.
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2577:Railway companies established in 1866
2485:Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway
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1945:Research records (formerly PastScape)
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1196:Text of statute as originally enacted
1115:Middlesbrough and Guisborough Railway
1113:: both the Cleveland Railway and the
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1782:(5 ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. 48.
1464:"Disused Stations: Staithes Station"
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24:
2344:Middlesbrough–Guisborough–Normanby
1917:
1898:Williams, Michael Aufrère (2019).
1880:Williams, Michael Aufrère (2012),
1869:Williams, Michael Aufrère (2010),
1708:Railway stations of the North East
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1884:, Jet Coast Development Trust,
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2264:Bradford–Leeds & Wakefield
1759:. No. 58841. p. 16.
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1103:Whitby and Pickering Railway
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2189:Leeds–Northallerton railway
1930:www.disused-stations.org.uk
1854:. Clapham: Dalesman Books.
1302:took up the lease in 1875.
238:Middlesbrough Union Railway
10:
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2294:Harrogate Gasworks Railway
2214:South Humberside Main Line
1965:Minutes of the Proceedings
1835:. Leeds: Martin Bairstow.
1824:
1203:United Kingdom legislation
1125:United Kingdom legislation
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2531:Nidd Valley Light Railway
2526:Colsterdale Light Railway
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2304:Hull–Barnsley (Cudworth)
1977:10.1680/imotp.1897.19267
1912:. Locomotion Papers 244.
1546:Suggitt, Gordon (2005).
1506:10.1680/imotp.1897.19267
1402:Suggitt, Gordon (2005).
1085:re-opened in the 1970s.
1061:, was a railway line in
2459:York–York (Foss Island)
2299:Huddersfield–Kirkburton
2289:Harrogate–Church Fenton
1778:Kelman, Leanne (2020).
1625:Clark, Gregory (2017).
1468:disused-stations.org.uk
62:Whitby – Loftus Railway
2434:Thirsk and Malton line
2118:Sheffield–Lincoln line
2108:Doncaster–Lincoln line
1900:The Whitby-Loftus Line
1882:The Whitby-Loftus Line
1683:Cleveland & Whitby
1655:, pp. 121, 125–6.
1585:Cleveland & Whitby
1337:Prospect Hill Junction
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870:Prospect Hill Junction
2369:Pilmoor–Knaresborough
2349:Huddersfield–Bradford
2284:Gilling and Pickering
2279:Dearne Valley Railway
1902:. The Oakwood Press.
1524:Railways in Cleveland
1317:
1311:, had passing loops.
2384:Royston to Thornhill
2269:Brockholes–Holmfirth
2219:Stocksbridge Railway
2184:Leeds–Bradford lines
2123:Settle–Carlisle line
2103:Leeds–Morecambe line
2036:East Coast Main Line
1669:Chapter 4, pp. 110–2
1364:Redcar and Cleveland
1339:where the line from
793:Newholm Beck Viaduct
236:Whitby, Redcar &
132:5 May 1958
2510:Wensleydale Railway
2419:Skipton–Grassington
2359:Nunthorpe–Battersby
2309:Hull and Holderness
2274:Clayton West branch
2057:Cross Country Route
2546:Whistlestop Valley
2389:Scarborough–Whitby
2319:Knaresborough–York
2259:Barnsley–Doncaster
2159:Dearne Valley line
2154:Calder Valley line
2144:Askern branch line
1850:Hoole, K. (1983).
1706:Hoole, K. (1985).
1621:Retail Price Index
1356:Boulby potash mine
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1083:Boulby Potash Mine
1059:Whitby–Loftus Line
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2495:Middleton Railway
2329:Low Moor–Mirfield
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2174:Huddersfield line
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2041:Midland Main Line
1971:(1897): 234–240.
1909:978-0-85361-542-2
1891:978-0-9567890-1-3
1842:978-1-871944-34-1
1789:978-1-9996271-3-3
1557:978-1-85306-918-5
1441:, pp. 56–57.
1413:978-1-85306-918-5
1350:The railway today
1333:Whitby West Cliff
1295:29 & 30 Vict.
1283:
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1255:36 & 37 Vict.
1220:Act of Parliament
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1138:Act of Parliament
1111:Cleveland Railway
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2379:Rosedale Railway
2374:Queensbury lines
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2334:Malton–Driffield
2314:Hull and Hornsea
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2179:Hull–Scarborough
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2281:
2276:
2271:
2266:
2261:
2255:
2253:
2249:
2248:
2245:
2244:
2242:
2241:
2236:
2231:
2229:Wakefield line
2226:
2221:
2216:
2211:
2206:
2201:
2196:
2194:Penistone Line
2191:
2186:
2181:
2176:
2171:
2169:Harrogate line
2166:
2161:
2156:
2151:
2146:
2141:
2135:
2133:
2132:Intra-regional
2129:
2128:
2126:
2125:
2120:
2115:
2110:
2105:
2100:
2095:
2089:
2087:
2086:Inter-regional
2080:
2076:
2075:
2068:
2066:
2063:
2062:
2060:
2059:
2053:
2051:
2047:
2046:
2044:
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2023:
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2011:
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1916:
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1914:
1908:
1895:
1890:
1877:
1866:
1860:
1847:
1841:
1826:
1823:
1821:
1820:
1795:
1788:
1770:
1747:
1745:, p. 151.
1735:
1723:
1716:
1698:
1691:
1673:
1657:
1645:
1632:MeasuringWorth
1612:
1600:
1593:
1575:
1563:
1556:
1538:
1532:
1511:
1480:
1455:
1443:
1431:
1429:, p. 111.
1419:
1412:
1394:
1381:
1379:
1376:
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1202:
1199:
1198:
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1188:
1182:
1181:
1177:
1176:
1170:
1164:
1163:
1160:
1154:
1153:
1148:
1140:
1139:
1135:
1134:
1124:
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1119:
1095:
1092:
1090:
1087:
1045:
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1038:
1036:
1034:
1032:
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973:
971:
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962:
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947:
945:
943:
936:
929:
922:
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918:
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914:
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904:
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888:
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873:
868:
866:
864:
857:
850:
848:
846:
843:
842:
837:
835:
828:
826:
824:
821:
820:
817:Upgang Viaduct
815:
813:
811:
804:
802:
800:
797:
796:
791:
789:
787:
780:
778:
776:
773:
772:
767:
765:
763:
756:
754:
752:
749:
748:
743:
741:
739:
732:
730:
728:
725:
724:
719:
717:
710:
708:
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697:
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684:
682:
677:
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666:
664:
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541:
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481:
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477:
474:
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468:
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462:
455:
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451:Grinkle Tunnel
448:
446:
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417:
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26:
9:
6:
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2:
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2478:
2476:
2473:
2472:
2470:
2466:
2460:
2457:
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2452:
2450:
2449:Woodhead line
2447:
2445:
2444:Whitby–Loftus
2442:
2440:
2437:
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2432:
2430:
2429:Spurn railway
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1744:
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1732:
1731:Bairstow 2008
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1665:Williams 2010
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1653:Williams 2012
1649:
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1609:
1608:Williams 2019
1604:
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1572:
1571:Williams 2019
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1469:
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1452:
1451:Williams 2019
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1435:
1428:
1427:Bairstow 2008
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1368:freight line
1353:
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1304:John Waddell
1286:
1284:
1268:Royal assent
1190:16 July 1866
1186:Royal assent
1097:
1079:
1058:
1050:
1048:
948:
907:
690:1652 yd
500:Grinkle Mine
29:
18:WRMU Railway
2404:Selby–Goole
2149:Barton line
2093:Hallam Line
1950:14 November
1924:Mell, Ken,
1341:Whitby Town
1272:7 July 1873
1016:Scarborough
695:1511 m
646:308 yd
522:Boulby Mine
461:993 yd
350:Boulby line
170:Track gauge
149:Line length
2561:Categories
2209:Selby Line
1861:0852067313
1520:Hoole, Ken
1439:Hoole 1983
1378:References
1240:Long title
1158:Long title
1094:Background
651:282 m
612:Kettleness
590:Hinderwell
466:908 m
136:1958-05-05
121:1883-12-03
103:Heavy rail
2050:To Exeter
2029:To London
1765:0140-0460
1757:The Times
979:River Esk
144:Technical
81:, England
2468:Heritage
1813:22 April
1522:(1971),
1309:Sandsend
1250:Citation
1168:Citation
1053:(WRMU),
722:Sandsend
568:Staithes
189: in
160:1 (with
86:Stations
54:Overview
2252:Defunct
2022:Primary
1825:Sources
1473:7 April
1257:c. cxxi
1175:c. cxcv
1089:History
429:Grinkle
184:⁄
134: (
119: (
109:History
94:Service
2079:Others
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1360:Boulby
1325:Malton
1107:Loftus
1099:Whitby
1075:Whitby
1067:Loftus
1055:a.k.a.
910:Whitby
407:Loftus
364:
358:Marske
297:length
293:
247:Legend
129:Closed
114:Opened
75:Locale
67:Status
1807:(PDF)
1638:7 May
1262:Dates
1180:Dates
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977:over
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1952:2013
1904:ISBN
1886:ISBN
1856:ISBN
1837:ISBN
1815:2019
1784:ISBN
1761:ISSN
1712:ISBN
1687:ISBN
1640:2024
1589:ISBN
1552:ISBN
1528:ISBN
1475:2022
1408:ISBN
1057:the
1049:The
99:Type
1973:doi
1969:130
1619:UK
1502:doi
1498:130
1362:in
1300:NER
1073:at
1071:Esk
1014:to
908:to
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