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HUNMANBY - 1985 - Hunmanby railway station serves the village of Hunmanby in North Yorkshire. It is located on the Yorkshire Coast Line and is operated by Northern Trains who provide all passenger train services. The station opened for traffic in October 1847 and is the point at which the single track section from Bridlington ends, the line being double north of here towards Filey. As originally built, the line was double throughout but the section to Bridlington was singled as an economy measure in 1973. Further modernisation work saw the signal box here abolished and removed in 2000, with the level crossing automated and remaining semaphore signals replaced by colour lights operated remotely from Seamer. The station is unstaffed and passengers must purchase their ticket on the train. The station buildings remain and are now privately occupied - the main waiting room and the separate ladies' waiting room having been converted to holiday accommodation. In normal years, the station handles about 30,000 passengers per year but less than half of this in 2020/1. Seen here in August 1985 with a Class 108 leaving the station.
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HUNMANBY - 1985 - Hunmanby railway station serves the village of Hunmanby in North Yorkshire. It is located on the Yorkshire Coast Line and is operated by Northern Trains who provide all passenger train services. The station opened for traffic in October 1847 and is the point at which the single track section from Bridlington ends, the line being double north of here towards Filey. As originally built, the line was double throughout but the section to Bridlington was singled as an economy measure in 1973. Further modernisation work saw the signal box here abolished and removed in 2000, with the level crossing automated and remaining semaphore signals replaced by colour lights operated remotely from Seamer. The station is unstaffed and passengers must purchase their ticket on the train. The station buildings remain and are now privately occupied - the main waiting room and the separate ladies' waiting room having been converted to holiday accommodation. In normal years, the station handles about 30,000 passengers per year but less than half of this in 2020/1. Seen here in August 1985 with a Class 108 leaving the station.

  • BALDERSBY - 1962 - tracklifting in operation, 09/62 - the station, on the Ripon - Thirsk line, had closed in 1959.
  • GANTON - 1930's - A minor railway station serving the village of Ganton, North Yorkshire, on the York - Scarborough Line and was opened on July 5th, 1845, by the York and North Midland Railway. In order to speed up traffic on the line, most of the intermediate stations including Ganton were closed to passenger traffic in September 1930 and was finally closed to goods traffic in 1964.
  • HAXBY - 1950's -Opened by the York & North Midland Railway in 1845 on their line to Scarborough. So close was the village to York that by 1930 the station was closed due to competition from buses. However, moves are afoot to reopen the station to ease congestion York city centre.
  • HUNMANBY - 1985 - Hunmanby railway station serves the village of Hunmanby in North Yorkshire. It is located on the Yorkshire Coast Line and is operated by Northern Trains who provide all passenger train services. The station opened for traffic in October 1847 and is the point at which the single track section from Bridlington ends, the line being double north of here towards Filey. As originally built, the line was double throughout but the section to Bridlington was singled as an economy measure in 1973. Further modernisation work saw the signal box here abolished and removed in 2000, with the level crossing automated and remaining semaphore signals replaced by colour lights operated remotely from Seamer. The station is unstaffed and passengers must purchase their ticket on the train. The station buildings remain and are now privately occupied - the main waiting room and the separate ladies' waiting room having been converted to holiday accommodation. In normal years, the station handles about 30,000 passengers per year but less than half of this in 2020/1. Seen here in August 1985 with a Class 108 leaving the station.
  • KNARESBOROUGH - 1970's - On the line from Leeds to York via Harrogate, Knaresborough Station is a rare relic of the grandly titled East and West Yorkshire Junction Railway. Opened in July 1851, it replaced an earlier temporary station on the other side of the River Nidd and has been rebuilt a number of times since. It handles about 360,000 passengers per year. This 1970's view is looking towards York through the tunnel that originally separated the station and goods yard - looks like something special is due! The water tower by the tunnel mouth is a relic of the 1851 station.
  • SALTBURN - 1950's - Opened in August 1861 by the North Eastern Railway as the terminus of the line from Redcar, Saltburn originally had 4 platforms and numerous carriage sidings to deal with considerable excursion traffic plus a line directly into the rear of the Zetland Hotel to allow passengers direct access to their accommodation. In 1974, much of the station was disused and it was reduced to just two platforms, the bays on the right. In May 2021, the station was served by two trains per hour between Saltburn and Darlington via Middlesbrough, with one train per hour extending to Bishop Auckland. Prior to Covid, the station saw 250,000 passengers per year. Seen here in the early 1950's with a Class 101 DMU awaiting departure to Darlington.
  • SCARBOROUGH - 1900's - Scarborough station opened in July 1845, following the completion of the line from York. The main station building included a large central booking office, superintendent room, 1st class, 2nd class and Ladies' waiting rooms, toilets, porters' room, storeroom and refreshment room. Above the refreshment room was originally the station master's house, later the station hotel with ten bedrooms.<br /> At first there were two platforms connected at the north end, with four tracks in between them but with the growth of excursion traffic, two new platforms were added in 1883. Separate waiting rooms and more facilities were provided. The station clock was added in about 1884. During the 1890's and until 1903 goods traffic was moved from the station yard to Gallows Close so that more platforms could be provided. The original goods shed, which was next to the station building, became platforms 6 to 9.<br /> Until 1965 the station also served a line from Whitby and until 1950 from Pickering. In the late 1960's most of the roof that covered platforms 1 and 2 was demolished, leaving these platforms uncovered. By the early 1980's regular use of Platforms 6-9 had declined and, following a simplification of the track layout in 1985, they were taken out of use and demolished. The land they had occupied is now used for car and coach parking.<br /> The Blackpool - York - Scarborough service was usually worked by West Yorkshire Metro liveried Class 158's and occasionally a Class 155. There was also a local service from York to Scarborough, usually worked by a Class 144 or a Class 156. The new TPE and Northern franchises, which started in April 2016, were committed to improved service frequencies and rolling stock on both lines - the York route was have two departures per hour instead of the previous one as of December 2019, both operators offering an hourly service as far as York, whilst the Hull line now has an hourly timetable seven days per week. TPE trains now run with a Class 68 locomotive and 5-coach push/pull sets.<br /> Despite problems with Covid 19, the station remains busy with 270,000 passengers in 2020/21, which does not compare favourably with pre-Covid figures of about 1 million.<br /> This view from about 1900 shows the street-side of the station.
  • SCARBOROUGH - 1957 - Scarborough station opened in July 1845, following the completion of the line from York. The main station building included a large central booking office, superintendent room, 1st class, 2nd class and Ladies' waiting rooms, toilets, porters' room, storeroom and refreshment room. Above the refreshment room was originally the station master's house, later the station hotel with ten bedrooms.<br /> At first there were two platforms connected at the north end, with four tracks in between them but with the growth of excursion traffic, two new platforms were added in 1883. Separate waiting rooms and more facilities were provided. The station clock was added in about 1884. During the 1890's and until 1903 goods traffic was moved from the station yard to Gallows Close so that more platforms could be provided. The original goods shed, which was next to the station building, became platforms 6 to 9.<br /> Until 1965 the station also served a line from Whitby and until 1950 from Pickering. In the late 1960's most of the roof that covered platforms 1 and 2 was demolished, leaving these platforms uncovered. By the early 1980's regular use of Platforms 6-9 had declined and, following a simplification of the track layout in 1985, they were taken out of use and demolished. The land they had occupied is now used for car and coach parking.<br /> The Blackpool - York - Scarborough service was usually worked by West Yorkshire Metro liveried Class 158's and occasionally a Class 155. There was also a local service from York to Scarborough, usually worked by a Class 144 or a Class 156. The new TPE and Northern franchises, which started in April 2016, were committed to improved service frequencies and rolling stock on both lines - the York route was have two departures per hour instead of the previous one as of December 2019, both operators offering an hourly service as far as York, whilst the Hull line now has an hourly timetable seven days per week. TPE trains now run with a Class 68 locomotive and 5-coach push/pull sets.<br /> Despite problems with Covid 19, the station remains busy with 270,000 passengers in 2020/21, which does not compare favourably with pre-Covid figures of about 1 million.<br /> Seen here is Class D49 'Hunt' Class 4-4-0 No.62737 THE YORK & AINSTY at Platform 5 with a train from Hull in August 1957.
  • SCARBOROUGH - 1970's - Scarborough station opened in July 1845, following the completion of the line from York. The main station building included a large central booking office, superintendent room, 1st class, 2nd class and Ladies' waiting rooms, toilets, porters' room, storeroom and refreshment room. Above the refreshment room was originally the station master's house, later the station hotel with ten bedrooms.<br /> At first there were two platforms connected at the north end, with four tracks in between them but with the growth of excursion traffic, two new platforms were added in 1883. Separate waiting rooms and more facilities were provided. The station clock was added in about 1884. During the 1890's and until 1903 goods traffic was moved from the station yard to Gallows Close so that more platforms could be provided. The original goods shed, which was next to the station building, became platforms 6 to 9.<br /> Until 1965 the station also served a line from Whitby and until 1950 from Pickering. In the late 1960's most of the roof that covered platforms 1 and 2 was demolished, leaving these platforms uncovered. By the early 1980's regular use of Platforms 6-9 had declined and, following a simplification of the track layout in 1985, they were taken out of use and demolished. The land they had occupied is now used for car and coach parking.<br /> The Blackpool - York - Scarborough service was usually worked by West Yorkshire Metro liveried Class 158's and occasionally a Class 155. There was also a local service from York to Scarborough, usually worked by a Class 144 or a Class 156. The new TPE and Northern franchises, which started in April 2016, were committed to improved service frequencies and rolling stock on both lines - the York route was have two departures per hour instead of the previous one as of December 2019, both operators offering an hourly service as far as York, whilst the Hull line now has an hourly timetable seven days per week. TPE trains now run with a Class 68 locomotive and 5-coach push/pull sets.<br /> Despite problems with Covid 19, the station remains busy with 270,000 passengers in 2020/21, which does not compare favourably with pre-Covid figures of about 1 million.
  • SCARBOROUGH - 1970's - Scarborough station opened in July 1845, following the completion of the line from York. The main station building included a large central booking office, superintendent room, 1st class, 2nd class and Ladies' waiting rooms, toilets, porters' room, storeroom and refreshment room. Above the refreshment room was originally the station master's house, later the station hotel with ten bedrooms.<br /> At first there were two platforms connected at the north end, with four tracks in between them but with the growth of excursion traffic, two new platforms were added in 1883. Separate waiting rooms and more facilities were provided. The station clock was added in about 1884. During the 1890's and until 1903 goods traffic was moved from the station yard to Gallows Close so that more platforms could be provided. The original goods shed, which was next to the station building, became platforms 6 to 9.<br /> Until 1965 the station also served a line from Whitby and until 1950 from Pickering. In the late 1960's most of the roof that covered platforms 1 and 2 was demolished, leaving these platforms uncovered. By the early 1980's regular use of Platforms 6-9 had declined and, following a simplification of the track layout in 1985, they were taken out of use and demolished. The land they had occupied is now used for car and coach parking.<br /> The Blackpool - York - Scarborough service was usually worked by West Yorkshire Metro liveried Class 158's and occasionally a Class 155. There was also a local service from York to Scarborough, usually worked by a Class 144 or a Class 156. The new TPE and Northern franchises, which started in April 2016, were committed to improved service frequencies and rolling stock on both lines - the York route was have two departures per hour instead of the previous one as of December 2019, both operators offering an hourly service as far as York, whilst the Hull line now has an hourly timetable seven days per week. TPE trains now run with a Class 68 locomotive and 5-coach push/pull sets.<br /> Despite problems with Covid 19, the station remains busy with 270,000 passengers in 2020/21, which does not compare favourably with pre-Covid figures of about 1 million.<br /> Seen here is the station pilot a Class 03 with runner wagon, and a Class 101 DMU lurking under the canopy, before any alterations were carried out.
  • SCARBOROUGH - 1970's - Scarborough station opened in July 1845, following the completion of the line from York. The main station building included a large central booking office, superintendent room, 1st class, 2nd class and Ladies' waiting rooms, toilets, porters' room, storeroom and refreshment room. Above the refreshment room was originally the station master's house, later the station hotel with ten bedrooms.<br /> At first there were two platforms connected at the north end, with four tracks in between them but with the growth of excursion traffic, two new platforms were added in 1883. Separate waiting rooms and more facilities were provided. The station clock was added in about 1884. During the 1890's and until 1903 goods traffic was moved from the station yard to Gallows Close so that more platforms could be provided. The original goods shed, which was next to the station building, became platforms 6 to 9.<br /> Until 1965 the station also served a line from Whitby and until 1950 from Pickering. In the late 1960's most of the roof that covered platforms 1 and 2 was demolished, leaving these platforms uncovered. By the early 1980's regular use of Platforms 6-9 had declined and, following a simplification of the track layout in 1985, they were taken out of use and demolished. The land they had occupied is now used for car and coach parking.<br /> The Blackpool - York - Scarborough service was usually worked by West Yorkshire Metro liveried Class 158's and occasionally a Class 155. There was also a local service from York to Scarborough, usually worked by a Class 144 or a Class 156. The new TPE and Northern franchises, which started in April 2016, were committed to improved service frequencies and rolling stock on both lines - the York route was have two departures per hour instead of the previous one as of December 2019, both operators offering an hourly service as far as York, whilst the Hull line now has an hourly timetable seven days per week. TPE trains now run with a Class 68 locomotive and 5-coach push/pull sets.<br /> Despite problems with Covid 19, the station remains busy with 270,000 passengers in 2020/21, which does not compare favourably with pre-Covid figures of about 1 million.<br /> This picture shows Falsgrave signalbox and the splendid signal gantry, although somewhat pared back from its original gloey.
  • SCARBOROUGH - 1977 - Opened in July 1845, Scarborough is the terminus of the line from York and was once also host to lines from Whitby and Pickering. At its zenith, it boasted 9 platforms although there are now only 5. It also home to longest railway bench in the world at 456 feet! Here we see the station in June 1977, with Class 101, 104 and 110 DMU's in the platforms and sidings, 2 Class 31's, ex-excursions and the Class 08 station pilot.
  • SCARBOROUGH - 1980's - Scarborough station opened in July 1845, following the completion of the line from York. The main station building included a large central booking office, superintendent room, 1st class, 2nd class and Ladies' waiting rooms, toilets, porters' room, storeroom and refreshment room. Above the refreshment room was originally the station master's house, later the station hotel with ten bedrooms.<br /> At first there were two platforms connected at the north end, with four tracks in between them but with the growth of excursion traffic, two new platforms were added in 1883. Separate waiting rooms and more facilities were provided. The station clock was added in about 1884. During the 1890's and until 1903 goods traffic was moved from the station yard to Gallows Close so that more platforms could be provided. The original goods shed, which was next to the station building, became platforms 6 to 9.<br /> Until 1965 the station also served a line from Whitby and until 1950 from Pickering. In the late 1960's most of the roof that covered platforms 1 and 2 was demolished, leaving these platforms uncovered. By the early 1980's regular use of Platforms 6-9 had declined and, following a simplification of the track layout in 1985, they were taken out of use and demolished. The land they had occupied is now used for car and coach parking. The Blackpool - York - Scarborough service was usually worked by West Yorkshire Metro liveried Class 158's and occasionally a Class 155. There was also a local service from York to Scarborough, usually worked by a Class 144 or a Class 156. The new TPE and Northern franchises, which started in April 2016, were committed to improved service frequencies and rolling stock on both lines - the York route was have two departures per hour instead of the previous one as of December 2019, both operators offering an hourly service as far as York, whilst the Hull line now has an hourly timetable seven days per week. TPE trains now run with a Class 68 locomotive and 5-coach push/pull sets.<br /> Despite problems with Covid 19, the station remains busy with 270,000 passengers in 2020/21, which does not compare favourably with pre-Covid figures of about 1 million.<br /> This shot looking towards Falsgrave signalbox shows what is believed to be the longest railway bench in the world at 456 feet long on Platform 1, which is very long and is where most the excursion traffic was handled from in the 1900's.
  • SCARBOROUGH - 1980's - Scarborough station opened in July 1845, following the completion of the line from York. The main station building included a large central booking office, superintendent room, 1st class, 2nd class and Ladies' waiting rooms, toilets, porters' room, storeroom and refreshment room. Above the refreshment room was originally the station master's house, later the station hotel with ten bedrooms.<br /> At first there were two platforms connected at the north end, with four tracks in between them but with the growth of excursion traffic, two new platforms were added in 1883. Separate waiting rooms and more facilities were provided. The station clock was added in about 1884. During the 1890's and until 1903 goods traffic was moved from the station yard to Gallows Close so that more platforms could be provided. The original goods shed, which was next to the station building, became platforms 6 to 9.<br /> Until 1965 the station also served a line from Whitby and until 1950 from Pickering. In the late 1960's most of the roof that covered platforms 1 and 2 was demolished, leaving these platforms uncovered. By the early 1980's regular use of Platforms 6-9 had declined and, following a simplification of the track layout in 1985, they were taken out of use and demolished. The land they had occupied is now used for car and coach parking.<br /> The Blackpool - York - Scarborough service was usually worked by West Yorkshire Metro liveried Class 158's and occasionally a Class 155. There was also a local service from York to Scarborough, usually worked by a Class 144 or a Class 156. The new TPE and Northern franchises, which started in April 2016, were committed to improved service frequencies and rolling stock on both lines - the York route was have two departures per hour instead of the previous one as of December 2019, both operators offering an hourly service as far as York, whilst the Hull line now has an hourly timetable seven days per week. TPE trains now run with a Class 68 locomotive and 5-coach push/pull sets.<br /> Despite problems with Covid 19, the station remains busy with 270,000 passengers in 2020/21, which does not compare favourably with pre-Covid figures of about 1 million.<br /> This shot shows the approach to the station after the 1985 rebuilding with platform 6-9 demolished.
  • SCARBOROUGH - 1990's -Scarborough station opened in July 1845, following the completion of the line from York. The main station building included a large central booking office, superintendent room, 1st class, 2nd class and Ladies' waiting rooms, toilets, porters' room, storeroom and refreshment room. Above the refreshment room was originally the station master's house, later the station hotel with ten bedrooms.<br /> At first there were two platforms connected at the north end, with four tracks in between them but with the growth of excursion traffic, two new platforms were added in 1883. Separate waiting rooms and more facilities were provided. The station clock was added in about 1884. During the 1890's and until 1903 goods traffic was moved from the station yard to Gallows Close so that more platforms could be provided. The original goods shed, which was next to the station building, became platforms 6 to 9.<br /> Until 1965 the station also served a line from Whitby and until 1950 from Pickering. In the late 1960's most of the roof that covered platforms 1 and 2 was demolished, leaving these platforms uncovered. By the early 1980's regular use of Platforms 6-9 had declined and, following a simplification of the track layout in 1985, they were taken out of use and demolished. The land they had occupied is now used for car and coach parking.<br /> The Blackpool - York - Scarborough service was usually worked by West Yorkshire Metro liveried Class 158's and occasionally a Class 155. There was also a local service from York to Scarborough, usually worked by a Class 144 or a Class 156. The new TPE and Northern franchises, which started in April 2016, were committed to improved service frequencies and rolling stock on both lines - the York route was have two departures per hour instead of the previous one as of December 2019, both operators offering an hourly service as far as York, whilst the Hull line now has an hourly timetable seven days per week. TPE trains now run with a Class 68 locomotive and 5-coach push/pull sets.<br /> Despite problems with Covid 19, the station remains busy with 270,000 passengers in 2020/21, which does not compare favourably with pre-Covid figures of about 1 million.<br /> This picture shows Class 150/2 DMU No.150 254 in Platform 3 about to depart for York.
  • THORNABY STATION - 1954 - situated just to the west of Thornaby Locomotive Depot, the station lies on the main east-west routes south of the Tees - seen here in April 1954.
  • WHITBY - 1950's - The terminus of the Esk Valley Line, the station is situated 35 miles south east of Middlesbrough and is operated by Northern Rail, which provides all of the station's National Rail passenger services, currently 4 trains a day to Middlesbrough plus, since 2007, 3 NYMR trains a day in the summer holiday season. The Whitby & Pickering Railway opened its line to Whitby in 1836 as a single track using horse power. In 1845, the line was doubled and converted to steam. The station originally featured an overall roof, removed by BR in 1953, thus helping to date this picture.
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