Whitby–Pickering line
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The Whitby–Pickering line was a historic railway route in North Yorkshire, England, linking the coastal town of Whitby with Pickering and later forming part of the North Eastern Railway network.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic railway
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| closedAsPartOf | Beeching cuts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closedToPassengers | 1965 ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Esk Valley Line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
York–Scarborough line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conversionCompleted | 1840s ⓘ |
| convertedTo | steam railway ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | partly preserved as heritage railway ⓘ |
| heritageSuccessor | North Yorkshire Moors Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 19th century railway development in Britain ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early example of horse-drawn public railway in England ⓘ |
| laterOperator |
North Eastern Railway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
York and North Midland Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedTown |
Pickering
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Whitby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
North Riding of Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ North Yorkshire ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
curving alignment through valleys
ⓘ
scenic moorland route ⓘ steep gradients ⓘ |
| opened | 1836 ⓘ |
| openedAs | horse-worked railway ⓘ |
| originalOperator | Whitby and Pickering Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | North Eastern Railway network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Goathland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grosmont NERFINISHED ⓘ Levisham NERFINISHED ⓘ Newton Dale NERFINISHED ⓘ North York Moors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | passenger transport ⓘ |
| railwayType | rural branch line ⓘ |
| regionServed | North York Moors National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondaryPurpose | freight transport ⓘ |
| sectionsReusedBy | North Yorkshire Moors Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | closed ⓘ |
| successorUse | tourist railway operations ⓘ |
| terminus |
Pickering
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Whitby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackGauge | 4 ft 8½ in ⓘ |
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