Simulated fly over. The Malton and Driffield Junction Railway

The Malton and Driffield Junction Railway, later known as the Malton and Driffield branch was a railway line in Yorkshire that ran between the towns of Malton, North Yorkshire and Driffield in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
The line opened on 13 April 1853. It became part of the North Eastern Railway (1854), then London and North Eastern Railway (1923), becoming part of British Railways in 1948. Passenger services on the line gained the nickname the Malton Dodger.
Between the 1920s and 1950s the line saw use transporting chalk from the Burdale and Wharram quarries. Passenger services ended in 1950; the Burdale quarry closed in 1955, and the line closed in 1958.
For details of the Yorkshire Wolds Railway project to reopen part of the line please visit www.yorkshirewoldsrailway.org
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[@stevefrommalton]

Brilliant stuff. I grew up in Norton, and spent many days walking on the track bed from Malton to all points as far as Burdale tunnel in the early/mid sixties when all the infrastructure, tunnels and bridges you have reminded us of were still in situ.
The rails were still in place from Scarborough Road junction to the bacon factory sidings at that time.
And of course there was the Malton to Gilling / Thirsk extension over the river heading west.
Thank you for a well researched, cleverly produced trip down memory lane!

[@newmotorcycleguy]

Glad you enjoyed it. I have walked the whole line and made a series of videos showing what’s left. You may find that of interest too. 🙂

[@simonrichardson5077]

nice work,thank you

[@newmotorcycleguy]

Thank you. It took a while but was fun to make!

[@malcy34]

That was something a little bit different and nicely done....

[@newmotorcycleguy]

Thanks. Wanted to try something different and fun.

[@calverthebron399]

Great video, just needed a few more seconds to read the captions 😉

[@newmotorcycleguy]

Thanks. I thought the same. I’m currently filming the Driffield to Selby line and will most likely do something similar with that one too.