York – Scarborough railway

York – Scarborough
Route length:	68 km
Gauge :	1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Legend to Whitby Falsgrave tunnel Scarborough Falsgrave Junction Scarborough Londesborough Road Washbeck Viaduct Seamer to Kingston upon Hull to Pickering Ganton Weaverthorpe Heslerton Knapton to Pickering Rillington to Pilmoor to Driffield Malton Derwent Hutton's ambo Crambeck (goods) Castle Howard Kirkham Abbey Howsham Barton Hill Flaxton Strensall Strensall stop Haxby to Beverley Freight line Ouse from Edinburgh York to London

The York – Scarborough railway is a double-track railway line in northern England . It runs from York ( York Railway Station ) northeast via Malton and Seamer to Scarborough ( Scarborough Railway Station ) within North Yorkshire .

history

The railway line was opened under George Hudson by the York and North Midland Railway on July 7, 1845. The construction of the 68 km long route took a year and three days, which was very fast for the conditions at the time. The short construction time was also due to the fact that the originally planned tunnel through the Howardian Hills south of Malton had been decided against. Instead, the route follows the meandering course of the Derwent for about 6 km , making it slower and more contemplative for the train traveler.

Due to insufficient utilization of the subway stations, most of them were closed in September 1930 and the regional connections on the route canceled. Long-distance connections to Scarborough were not affected by the cuts. A reactivation of the Haxby and Strensall stations is currently being considered due to population growth.

Today's operation

Class 185 train at York Railway Station

The train connections on the route are operated by First TransPennine Express . Since 2007 trains of the British class 185 have been provided almost exclusively . There are hourly direct connections from Scarborough via York , Leeds and Manchester to Liverpool . East Midlands Trains also runs occasional trips in the summer.

The 2004 by the National Railway Museum acquired in York locomotive no. 4472 Flying Scotsman of LNER Class A3 is used on the route to extra tours. However, it is currently (2010) undergoing a general overhaul and meanwhile being replaced by another steam locomotive.

Recently there were talks about reactivating the branch line from Malton to Pickering , which would create a southern connection to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway and thus a continuous connection to Whitby . However, the plan is unlikely to be implemented in the foreseeable future.

Web links

Commons : York – Scarborough Railway  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Detailed Description of the railway line (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Malton to Pickering - NYMR ambivalent . newsgroups.derkeiler.com. Retrieved August 4, 2009.