Thirsk and Malton line
The line was built after a protracted process due to inefficiencies and financial problems suffered by the then York and North Midland Railway.[3] Several amalgamations later and construction was started in October 1851[4] with the Thirsk and Malton (T & M) Line opening in 1853 under the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway.[7] The line then proceeded in a north easterly direction towards Husthwaite Gate and Coxwold, before going due east to Ampleforth and Gilling.This was an economy measure meaning that the NER didn't need to install any points or employ staff to operate them.[13] Stations on the section between Gilling and Scarborough Road Junction saw their last regular passenger trains on 30 December 1930 with official closure coming on 1 January 1931.[16] Traffic exchanging lines at Malton was hauled to and from Scarborough Road Junction with a pilot engine attached at the rear of the train.Goods traffic was limited to a daily pick up-goods and the expresses could be re-routed via Malton and York.Gilling was the station for passengers wishing to go to Ampleforth College and special trains would be run at the start and the end of term time.[28] Open wagons were supplied to transport staff and pupils to the college from the station, but they were secondary to the main traffic which was coal for the gas boilers.
North YorkshireEast Coast Main LineMaltonNorth Eastern RailwayLondon North Eastern RailwayBritish RailchainsTrack gaugePilmoor, Boroughbridge andKnaresborough RailwayHusthwaite GateCoxwoldAmpleforthGillingGilling to Pickering lineHovingham SpaSlingsbyBarton le StreetAmotherbyYork–Scarborough lineMalton and DriffieldJunction RailwayThirskEnglandYork and North Midland RailwayMalton and Driffield Junction RailwayGlasgowScarboroughNewcastleGilling to PickeringRyedaleNewcastle and Darlington Junction RailwayParliamentGreat North of England RailwayDarlingtonYork, Newcastle and Berwick RailwayYork, Newcastle and BerwickGilling and PickeringYork to Scarborough lineFiley Holiday CampPilmoor, Boroughbridge and Knaresborough RailwayMidland Main LineCross Country RouteHallam LineHope Valley lineLeeds–Morecambe lineDoncaster–Lincoln lineNorthallerton–Eaglescliffe lineSheffield–Lincoln lineSettle–Carlisle lineAiredale lineAskern branch lineBarton lineCalder Valley lineDearne Valley lineEsk Valley lineHarrogate lineHuddersfield lineHull–ScarboroughLeeds–Bradford linesLeeds–Northallerton railwayPenistone LinePontefract lineSelby DiversionSelby LineSouth Humberside Main LineStocksbridge RailwaySwinton–DoncasterWakefield lineWharfedale lineYork–ScarboroughBarnsley–DoncasterBeeston Junction–Hunslet Goods railwayBradford–Leeds & WakefieldBrockholes–HolmfirthClayton West branchDearne Valley RailwayHarrogate–Church FentonHarrogate Gasworks RailwayHuddersfield–KirkburtonHull–Barnsley (Cudworth)Hull and HoldernessHull and HornseaKnaresborough–YorkLeeds–HarrogateLow Moor–MirfieldMalton–DriffieldMiddlesbrough–GuisboroughMiddlesbrough–Guisborough–NormanbyHuddersfield–BradfordLockwood–MelthamNunthorpe–BattersbyOtley–IlkleyPilmoor–KnaresboroughQueensbury linesRosedale RailwayRoyston to ThornhillScarborough–WhitbySeamer–PickeringSelby–DriffieldSelby–GooleShipley Great Northern Railway branch lineSowerby Bridge–RishworthSkipton–GrassingtonSkipton–IlkleySpurn railwayWetherby–Cross Gates (Leeds)Whitby–LoftusWoodhead lineYork–Market Weighton–BeverleyYork–York (Foss Island)Derwent Valley Light RailwayElsecar Heritage RailwayEmbsay and Bolton Abbey Steam RailwayKeighley & Worth Valley RailwayMiddleton RailwayNorth Bay RailwayNorth Yorkshire Moors RailwayWensleydale RailwayColsterdale Light RailwayNidd Valley Light RailwayNorth Holderness Light RailwaySand Hutton Light RailwayWhistlestop Valley