Scalby railway station was a
railway station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...
on the
Scarborough & Whitby Railway
The Scarborough & Whitby Railway was a railway line from Scarborough to Whitby in North Yorkshire, England. The line followed a difficult but scenic route along the North Yorkshire coast.
The line opened in 1885 and closed in 1965 as part of ...
.
History
The station opened on 16 July 1885, and served the village of
Scalby.
It was situated immediately north of Scalby Viaduct and had a single platform, a goods bay, and another siding.
The station closed to regular traffic on 2 March 1953,
the station building was then converted into a camping cottage. Two
camping coach
Camping coaches were holiday accommodation offered by many railway companies in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland from the 1930s. The coaches were old passenger vehicles no longer suitable for use in trains, which were converted to ...
es were positioned here by the
North Eastern Region from 1954 to 1956 and four coaches were here from 1957 until 1964. Occasional trains stopped for users of these facilities until final closure in 1964, Quick (2022) notes that two or three trains each way had definite calls in the working timetable of June 1961.
In 1974 the station was completely demolished, and a road called Chichester Close has been built on the site since. Some of the stonework has been reused as corner stones, embedded in the brickwork, of houses in this street.
Scalby Viaduct still stands, and has four spans of each.
Accidents and incidents
*On 24 April 1956,
BR Standard Class 4 2-6-4T
The British Railways Standard Class 4 tank is a class of steam locomotive, one of the BR standard classes built during the 1950s. They were used primarily on commuter and outer suburban services. They were capable of reaching speeds of .
Backg ...
No. 80119 was derailed when the track spread under it during shunting. An instruction banning heavy locomotives from the goods yard had been forgotten.
References
Further reading
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External links
Scalby station on navigable 1947 O. S. map
Disused railway stations in the Borough of Scarborough
Former North Eastern Railway (UK) stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1885
Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1953
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