Yorkshire's Most Beautiful Lost Railway? Whitby to Loftus Line.
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- čas přidán 28. 01. 2024
- Is this Yorkshire's Most Beautiful Lost Railway? The Whitby to Loftus Line
The Whitby to Loftus Railway has been closed since 1958.
Much of the route does however remain with numerous relics and reminders of the railway that once served the likes of Sandsend, Staithes and Kettleness.
In Part one of this series i begin my journey at the former Whitby West Cliff Station passing along the coastal cliff edges where 4 viaducts once stood proud but all now removed.
I head on up towards the site of Sandsend Station that still survives today.
**** Error in video. I mention one viaduct was wooden it is not it was Iron.
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I don't like that the old station building is named "Beeching Mews" - I'm not happy to see his name celebrated like that. On a different note - I do wonder if "The Fat Controller" in Thomas The Tank Engine was based on Dr Beeching.
Superb footage of what must have been an incredible railway experience and an engineering marvel. The closure of the line, as you suggest, is something to lament, although you wonder whether it would have survived what looks like a significant amount of cliff erosion. The archive clip of a steam train entering Sandsend Station and disgorging all those passengers makes a vivid impression. Might it be the same today, if the line had remained in being?
It always brings a smile to my face when I get a notification that you have posted Ant. I know I'm going to thoroughly enjoy it and learn some history. Thank you for sharing, and I am looking forward to part two.
Note that the Loftus to Whitby line was closed in 1958 which was a few years before Beeching was employed to wield his infamous Axe. Just a few years ago the site of Newholm Viaduct was landscaped when the new sea wall was built so more remains were lost. Larpool Viaduct was built of brick because the designer, Francis Fox, was concerned about its vicinity to the effects of the sea. Several of the iron viaducts were extensively repaired because of corrosion and the deteriorating condition of them all was one of the reasons given for closure in 1958. Larpool Viaduct of course still stands.
This brought back so many memories of exploring that line. Can't wait for the next part, with the tunnels and beautiful views. Whenever I visit North Yorkshire, I always go back for another look!! Great of you to do this, Ant.
The carriages can be stayed in. Search under the words ‘Sandsend Sleeper and Parcel Wagon’. Information is there plus a video link to them installing the carriages on CZcams. Interesting.
Somebody should convert what is left into active travel paths for the Prospect Hill Line, and a Whitby-Staithes Greenway. Just saying ;-)
Planning on visiting Sandsend this yr as it looks so lovely, hard to believe it had even more beauty back in the day ,it’s amazing what’s still there to be seen ! T Y for sharing , it was very interesting ! 👏🏼
Sorry, but that footage (at around the 20 minute mark) comes from a 1947 feature film called Holiday Camp which starred Jack Warner as Joe Huggett. It's opening scene of the movie, and I think it might still be on YT. This was the first of The Huggett series of feature films and is in no way indicative of traffic on the line and passenger numbers. The only reason it was filmed here, that I can be certain of, is that there were only 4 trains per day running each way at Sandsend on weekdays. In contrast the buses to Whitby ran every 30 minutes.
What a great video. I love it up there. Went on holiday to Yorkshire for the first time last year, staying at Bouby, and we did lots of walks around that area, including the one you did, apart from , we walked from Sandend car park below the station to Whitby and back again. I hadn't realised the railway was so close to the sea! Well done brilliant video, good music, good drone footage, and to top it off great old time photos and bit of film!
Brilliant video again Ant!
Completely entrancing, exciting music, so many historical photographs and beautiful scenery - thank you for the journey.
So professionally done, Ant. I really appreciate all the time, effort and research you put into your videos and they're all so interesting too.
What a magnificent railway and after the Larpool viaduct.I remember as a four year old standing below the tressel at sandend with an ice cream in my hand watching in haw as a train passed
What a fantastic video. We had a friends holiday in Yorkshire a few years ago at Robin Hoods Bay. We all fell in love with Yorkshire. It’s absolutely gorgeous. Thank you for history, great cinematography and narration. Cheered me up as I have either covid or bad flu. Can go to bed happy.
Great film Ant, brought a lot of memories back when visiting Sandsend every summer school hols when one time my eldest daughter tripped over a N E R boundary marker near Newholm Beck viaduct remains in 1978. It was just the very tip hidden in the weeds. It was a rather uneconomical line for the N E Railway who took over the original builders early on. Ken Hoole was the very best author of N.E.R data and all his material is kept at Darlington North Rd museum I believe.
Loved the archive photo's and film. And you had lovely weather for your walk. Very enjoyable part 1.
I've always been fascinated by this line, and never wanted a time machine as much as I do now. Your atmosphere of your videos is enchanting, the choice of music is spot on and creates a sympathetically nostalgic mood. The drone photography is wonderful and captures the beauty of North Yorkshire perfectly - tourism companies should be snapping at your heels for some of this footage!
I love those "Meccano" viaducts. They don't seem to feature very often in the UK? Imagine that railway in preservation..... what a crowd puller ?
What a completely mind blowing station West Cliff is!