CMD1979
02-03-2011, 04:45 PM
After 13 years i decided to get the old Mountain bike out of the shed and go for a jaunt. Many people have told me about this old railway (my brother cycled the whole distance of it the previous year) so i thought i would take a look..
Here is a brief Wiki history on the railway -
"The Scarborough & Whitby Railway was railway line from Scarborough to Whitby in North Yorkshire, England, the line followed a scenic route along the Yorkshire coast.
It fell victim to the Beeching Axe closing in 1965. The trackbed has been developed into a rail trail and now forms part of National Cycle Network Route 1"
Here are a few pics of the line between Scarborough and Staintondale Station (approx 9 mile stretch)
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5297/5457203420_847bd6e0a1.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/claire_dobson/5457203420/)
Falsgrave Tunnel leading from the old terminus (http://www.flickr.com/photos/claire_dobson/5457203420/) by claire.dobson (http://www.flickr.com/people/claire_dobson/), on Flickr
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5300/5456597523_f9ea124814.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/claire_dobson/5456597523/)
Railway through the trees (http://www.flickr.com/photos/claire_dobson/5456597523/) by claire.dobson (http://www.flickr.com/people/claire_dobson/), on Flickr
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5213/5457203844_830341ccb6.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/claire_dobson/5457203844/)
Bridge too far (http://www.flickr.com/photos/claire_dobson/5457203844/) by claire.dobson (http://www.flickr.com/people/claire_dobson/), on Flickr
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5180/5457204084_26ab9d111e_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/claire_dobson/5457204084/)
Railway to Nowhere (http://www.flickr.com/photos/claire_dobson/5457204084/) by claire.dobson (http://www.flickr.com/people/claire_dobson/), on Flickr
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5180/5457204084_26ab9d111e_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/claire_dobson/5457204084/)
Railway to Nowhere (http://www.flickr.com/photos/claire_dobson/5457204084/) by claire.dobson (http://www.flickr.com/people/claire_dobson/), on Flickr
Thanks for Looking
Here is a brief Wiki history on the railway -
"The Scarborough & Whitby Railway was railway line from Scarborough to Whitby in North Yorkshire, England, the line followed a scenic route along the Yorkshire coast.
It fell victim to the Beeching Axe closing in 1965. The trackbed has been developed into a rail trail and now forms part of National Cycle Network Route 1"
Here are a few pics of the line between Scarborough and Staintondale Station (approx 9 mile stretch)
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5297/5457203420_847bd6e0a1.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/claire_dobson/5457203420/)
Falsgrave Tunnel leading from the old terminus (http://www.flickr.com/photos/claire_dobson/5457203420/) by claire.dobson (http://www.flickr.com/people/claire_dobson/), on Flickr
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5300/5456597523_f9ea124814.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/claire_dobson/5456597523/)
Railway through the trees (http://www.flickr.com/photos/claire_dobson/5456597523/) by claire.dobson (http://www.flickr.com/people/claire_dobson/), on Flickr
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5213/5457203844_830341ccb6.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/claire_dobson/5457203844/)
Bridge too far (http://www.flickr.com/photos/claire_dobson/5457203844/) by claire.dobson (http://www.flickr.com/people/claire_dobson/), on Flickr
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5180/5457204084_26ab9d111e_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/claire_dobson/5457204084/)
Railway to Nowhere (http://www.flickr.com/photos/claire_dobson/5457204084/) by claire.dobson (http://www.flickr.com/people/claire_dobson/), on Flickr
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5180/5457204084_26ab9d111e_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/claire_dobson/5457204084/)
Railway to Nowhere (http://www.flickr.com/photos/claire_dobson/5457204084/) by claire.dobson (http://www.flickr.com/people/claire_dobson/), on Flickr
Thanks for Looking