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Pinchinthorpe railway station

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312: 271: 37: 289:(NER) purchased the M&GR in 1863–65, it substantially increased the amount of traffic on the line and doubled the track to Guisborough. To accommodate the increased traffic, the present bridge was constructed in 1876 to replace an earlier level crossing. The NER also built a new and much larger station in 1877 on the west side of the new bridge. 300:, replacing the single platform of the original station. Although built inexpensively and without much refinement, it was an improvement on the NER directors' original vision of leaving the stationmaster to continue living in the old station as an economy measure. A similar design to Pinchinthorpe station was used by Peachey at 343:
obtained a licence from BR to reopen three miles (5 km) of the trackbed as a walkway and bridleway. It purchased the trackbed five years later and resurfaced it, also building a number of ponds and wetlands near the first Pinchinthorpe station. The trackbed continues in use as a public trail and
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Passenger services on what was originally primarily a mineral railway serving the local mines were initially minimal, consisting of only one train between Guisborough and Middlesbrough a day, but by the 1930s up to eleven trains ran daily. In 1920, the station was renamed from
328:. The passenger and goods services were withdrawn on 21 October 1951 and the station was closed. It was subsequently converted and remains in use as private accommodation. The Guisborough line closed in 1964 under the 344:
nature reserve. A small café and visitor centre was built in 1986 near the original station on the site of the old coal yard, evidence of which can still be seen in the adjoining car park.
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road over the former railway line. The first station, on the east side of the bridge, was built in 1854 by the M&GR; it has been since converted into cottages.
296:, the company's resident architect, the station consisted of a stationmaster's house, porter's lodge, ticket office, toilets, and two waiting rooms. It had two 73: 534: 504: 434: 404: 235: 150: 463: 170: 105: 512: 259: 238:(M&GR). It was opened on 25 February 1854 and closed in 1951, thirteen years before the rest of the 286: 278:
Two station buildings were constructed on either side of the bridge that still carries the Guisborough
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1902 map of the route of the Middlesbrough and Guisborough Railway, showing Pinchinthorpe Station
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and the track was pulled up, though the trackbed continued to be owned by
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The original Pinchinthorpe railway station, used between 1854 and 1877
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Former Pinchinthorpe railway station (used 1877–1951)
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Disused railway station in North Yorkshire, England
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Pinchinthorpe
Redcar and Cleveland
54°31′44″N 1°06′03″W / 54.528900°N 1.100700°W / 54.528900; -1.100700
Grid reference
NZ582152
Middlesbrough and Guisborough Railway
North Eastern Railway
London and North Eastern Railway
railway station
Middlesbrough and Guisborough Railway
Nunthorpe
Guisborough
Pinchinthorpe
North Yorkshire
England
Guisborough railway station

Great Ayton
North Eastern Railway
William Peachey
side platforms
Evenwood railway station
County Durham

Beeching Axe
British Rail
Cleveland County Council

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