RAVENSCAR RAILWAY STATION AND TUNNEL
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- RAVENSCAR RAILWAY STATION AND TUNNEL
It was opened on 16 July 1885 and was originally known as Peak as it was the highest point on the line at 631 feet (192 m) above sea level.
The station was located 10 miles 30 chains (16.7 km) north of Scarborough Central and 11 miles 22 chains (18.1 km) south of Whitby West Cliff.
It was renamed Ravenscar on 1 October 1897,
after a company had been formed to market the area for investors in property. Up until that point, the area was known as Peak (or Old Peak),
but the Scarborough & Whitby Railway Company agreed to change the name of the station to one taken from the name of the local hall (Raven Hall)
and the Yorkshire suffix for a cliff, Scar.
The planned building boom never materialised and just before the First World War, the company went bankrupt and the scheme was abandoned.[6]
Ravenscar station was at the top of a steep climb from both north and south directions; the 1-in-39 climb south from Fyling Hall being 3 miles (4.8 km) long).
There was also a 279-yard (255 m) tunnel immediately north of the station that curved sharply away to the west.
The tunnel was problematic for drivers ascending from Fyling Hall as it was open to the sea and trains often stalled inside the tunnel.
Similarly, a climb from the south was over 2 miles (3.2 km) in length at a gradient of 1-in-41.
When the Scarborough & Whitby Railway Company failed to have a station house built, as requested by the NER, the latter had the station closed on 2 March 1895,
although some excursion trains still stopped there. Only after a station house was built, the station was reopened on 1 April 1896.
Originally there was only a single platform and a siding, but a second platform was added in 1908. Ravenscar was the smallest equipped passing loop on the line,
being able to pass trains consisting of 14 wagons, a brake van and the engine.
It was closed on 8 March 1965. Freight traffic had already ended on 4 May 1964. All buildings except the up platform have been removed since.
Excellent video. This small bore tunnel must have been a hell- hole for loco crews.
Love this channel and I'm glad you took your videos off private because I had the videos saved to go to the three shipwrecks and the Skelton mine and I was going to use the videos as reference. I just wish you'd upload more often
Thank you and there will be more videos to come but our shifts we work are different to each others so it difficult at the moment, but we will sort this. Thanks
Brilliant this video
Thank you so much
Interesting for me as I have memories of taking the train through the tunnel a number of times back in the early 60s.
Also have to fess up that I have walked the track up from fyling hall area to ravenscar back in the steam days, one could hear if a train was coming from way back at robin hoods Bay Area.
amazing memories thank for sharing
around the Lyke Wake Walk area...my cousin, Rob Broomfield did it on a number of occasions...and his cremated remains were spinkled at St.
Mary's Church Yard at Whitby, in the late 90's or early 2000's.
The concrete blocks were buried in the cinder track bed in the middle of the track and were used to check the alignment and gauge of the track. The blocks had brass metal in the centre, with a groove in the middle. The cinders came from York power station and were a reddish colour before becoming black (ish). I drove a car from the Fyling Hall end to Ravenscar in the late sixties. The trackbed had been levelled by a local farmer using disk harrows, there were no bricks on the trackbed.
I really enjoyed watching this Paul you did a great job when you see a structure like this you can't help but thinking about the working conditions the miners worked in I recon it will last another 140 years. great footage Paul
Hi Bob I am really glad you like it my friend. I have always been in awe of how amazing the engineers were back in the day and these structures were built to last. Thanks my friend for watching. There is alot more to come my friend.
Very enjoyable video, this tunnel now on my to do list.
15:52.. Not sure what these stones are for, seem to be unique to Ravenscar, as they aren’t in Kettleness or Sandsend. Struggling to find any reference online either…
nice 1 Buddy worth waiting for 👍👍🤙🤙
Glad you enjoyed buddy 👍👍👍
Good to see you looking at other subjects. Diverification.
It's always best to be versatile Paul
Hi Paul well done on the return video.
Looked good. Suspect those stones might
Be marker poles for the train driver. (it's a total guess mate.).
Take care mate. Old dave.
Hello old Dave and thanks my friend. You could be right about those stones and I will research that and find out and let you know. Take care buddy and I'm glad you enjoyed it. Your friend Paul
Awesome footage and well put together Paul, MC Urban will revisit this location and i'll make sure my dairy is clear for this one. Them blocks look similar the the ones you would support something off the floor, like the decking blocks, hope someone can shed some light on what there were for in the comments.
Yes M.C Urban Exploration will definitely do a revisit to this one, the full team. I do hope some one can shed some light on what those blocks are.
Dismantling the Scarb /Whitby was a mistake
Great video Paul and not far from me
Hello Jerry its good to hear from you buddy. I'm glad you enjoyed it my friend. Hope your well buddy
excellent Video ! thoroughly enjoyable. Did you visit the radar station pal? Stay safe buddy.
I didn't visit the radar station Peter but that is on our list in the next few weeks buddy. Looking forward to your upcoming video which is tomorrow I believe. Stay safe friend