Malton and Driffield Railway
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The Malton and Driffield Railway (MDR) ran between the Yorkshire
towns of Malton
and Driffield
. It opened in 1853, with stations at Malton
, Settrington
, North Grimston
, Wharram
, Burdale
, Sledmere and Fimber
, Wetwang
, Garton
, and Driffield
. In 1854, it was amalgamated into the North Eastern Railway (NER)
, which in the 1923 grouping
of railway companies, became part of the London & North Eastern Railway (LNER). After nationalisation of the railways (1948), the line briefly became part of the British Rail
ways (North Eastern
) network. The route was closed to passenger traffic in 1950, with complete closure in 1958.
, who had previously been assistant engineer with Robert Stephenson
on the London & Birmingham Railway (L&BR)
. The engineering of the MDR was supervised by Alfred Lamert Dickens, who was a brother of Charles Dickens
.
in the East Riding of Yorkshire. The YWR could run from Wetwang via "Sledmere & Fimber" and Burdale to as far as Wharram.
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
towns of Malton
Malton, North Yorkshire
Malton is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. The town is the location of the offices of Ryedale District Council and has a population of around 4,000 people....
and Driffield
Driffield
Driffield, also known as Great Driffield, is a market town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The civil parish is formed by the town of Driffield and the village of Little Driffield....
. It opened in 1853, with stations at Malton
Malton railway station
Malton railway station serves the towns of Malton and Norton-on-Derwent in North Yorkshire, England. It is currently operated by First TransPennine Express who provide all passenger train services.-Services:The typical Monday-Saturday off-peak service is:...
, Settrington
Settrington railway station
Settrington railway station was a railway station on the Malton & Driffield Railway. It opened on 19 May 1853, and served the village of Settrington. It closed on 5 June 1950.-References:-External links:* *...
, North Grimston
North Grimston railway station
North Grimston railway station was a railway station on the Malton & Driffield Railway. It opened on 19 May 1853, and served the village of North Grimston, North Yorkshire, England. It closed on 5 June 1950. The station was unusual in that the single platform was bisected by a road with a level...
, Wharram
Wharram railway station
Wharram railway station was a railway station on the Malton & Driffield Railway. It opened on 19 May 1853, and served the village of Wharram-le-Street in North Yorkshire, England. It closed on 5 June 1950...
, Burdale
Burdale railway station
Burdale was a railway station on the Malton & Driffield Railway, situated south of the 1746 yard Burdale Tunnel. It opened on 19 May 1853, and served the hamlet and large quarry at Burdale...
, Sledmere and Fimber
Sledmere and Fimber railway station
Sledmere and Fimber railway station was a railway station on the Malton & Driffield Railway. It opened on 19 May 1853, and was sited between the villages of Sledmere and Fimber. It closed on 5 June 1950. The station was until March 1858 named "Fimber", before briefly becoming "Sledmere", until May...
, Wetwang
Wetwang railway station
Wetwang railway station was a railway station on the Malton & Driffield Railway. It opened on 19 May 1853, and served the village of Wetwang. It closed on 5 June 1950...
, Garton
Garton railway station
Garton railway station was a railway station on the Malton & Driffield Railway . It opened on 19 May 1853, and served the village of Garton-on-the-Wolds. It closed on 5 June 1950....
, and Driffield
Driffield railway station
Driffield railway station serves the town of Driffield in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located on the Yorkshire Coast Line and is operated by Northern Rail, providing all passenger train services.-History:...
. In 1854, it was amalgamated into the North Eastern Railway (NER)
North Eastern Railway (UK)
The North Eastern Railway , was an English railway company. It was incorporated in 1854, when four existing companies were combined, and was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway at the Grouping in 1923...
, which in the 1923 grouping
Railways Act 1921
The Railways Act 1921, also known as the Grouping Act, was an enactment by the British government of David Lloyd George intended to stem the losses being made by many of the country's 120 railway companies, move the railways away from internal competition, and to retain some of the benefits which...
of railway companies, became part of the London & North Eastern Railway (LNER). After nationalisation of the railways (1948), the line briefly became part of the British Rail
British Rail
British Railways , which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the operator of most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the "Big Four" British railway companies and lasted until the gradual privatisation of British Rail, in stages...
ways (North Eastern
North Eastern Region of British Railways
The North Eastern Region was a region of British Railways from 1948. It was merged with the Eastern Region in 1967. It was the near direct post-nationalisation descendant of the North Eastern Railway, that had merged with the LNER just over 20 years early....
) network. The route was closed to passenger traffic in 1950, with complete closure in 1958.
The Engineers
The Consulting Engineer for the MDR was John BirkinshawJohn Birkinshaw
John Birkinshaw was a 19th Century railway engineer from Bedlington, Northumberland noted for his invention of wrought iron rails in 1820. Up to this point, rail systems had used either wooden rails, which were totally incapable of supporting steam engines, or cast iron rails typically only 3 feet...
, who had previously been assistant engineer with Robert Stephenson
Robert Stephenson
Robert Stephenson FRS was an English civil engineer. He was the only son of George Stephenson, the famed locomotive builder and railway engineer; many of the achievements popularly credited to his father were actually the joint efforts of father and son.-Early life :He was born on the 16th of...
on the London & Birmingham Railway (L&BR)
London and Birmingham Railway
The London and Birmingham Railway was an early railway company in the United Kingdom from 1833 to 1846, when it became part of the London and North Western Railway ....
. The engineering of the MDR was supervised by Alfred Lamert Dickens, who was a brother of Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens
Charles John Huffam Dickens was an English novelist, generally considered the greatest of the Victorian period. Dickens enjoyed a wider popularity and fame than had any previous author during his lifetime, and he remains popular, having been responsible for some of English literature's most iconic...
.
Locomotives and Rolling Stock
Based on written records and photographic evidence, the following locomotive types are known to have been used on the MDR in the indicated timeframes.Pre-Grouping (before 1923)
| Class (Designer) |
Former Class |
Wheel Arrangement |
Representative Image |
Examples Seen (Date) |
|---|---|---|---|
| NER North Eastern Railway (UK) The North Eastern Railway , was an English railway company. It was incorporated in 1854, when four existing companies were combined, and was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway at the Grouping in 1923... Class 1001 NER 1001 Class The North Eastern Railway 1001 Class was a class of "long-boiler" 0-6-0 steam locomotive designed in Britain.-Technical data:A NER 1001 class locomotive weighed about 35 tons, with a wheelbase of and diameter driven wheels. Its diameter boiler produced over 7 tons of tractive effort at 140... (Bouch William Bouch William Bouch is famous for the locomotives he designed for the Stockton & Darlington Railway. In 1860, Bouch designed the first British standard gauge locomotives to use a 4-4-0 wheel layout which had earlier become popular in the United States.... ) |
S&DR Stockton and Darlington Railway The Stockton and Darlington Railway , which opened in 1825, was the world's first publicly subscribed passenger railway. It was 26 miles long, and was built in north-eastern England between Witton Park and Stockton-on-Tees via Darlington, and connected to several collieries near Shildon... |
0-6-0 0-6-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and no trailing wheels... |
| Not confirmed but No. 1275 (shown on left) was allocated to Malton (until 1923) |
Pre-Nationalisation (1923-1947)
| Class (Designer) |
Former Class |
Wheel Arrangement |
Representative Image |
Examples Seen (Date) |
|---|---|---|---|
| LNER Class A7 (Raven Vincent Raven Sir Vincent Litchfield Raven KBE was chief mechanical engineer of the North Eastern Railway from 1910 to 1922.- Biography :... ) |
NER North Eastern Railway (UK) The North Eastern Railway , was an English railway company. It was incorporated in 1854, when four existing companies were combined, and was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway at the Grouping in 1923... Class Y NER Class Y The North Eastern Railway Class Y 4-6-2T tank locomotives were designed whilst Wilson Worsdell was Chief Mechanical Engineer, but none were built until 1910 by which time Vincent Raven had taken over.-Overview:... |
4-6-2 4-6-2 4-6-2, in the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles , six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and two trailing wheels on one axle .These locomotives are also known as Pacifics... T |
|(before 1939) |
| LNER Class F4 (T.W. Worsdell) |
GER Great Eastern Railway The Great Eastern Railway was a pre-grouping British railway company, whose main line linked London Liverpool Street to Norwich and which had other lines through East Anglia... Class M15 |
2-4-2 2-4-2 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-4-2 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and two trailing wheels on one axle... T |
|7578 (after 1945) |
| LNER Class J3 (Gresley Nigel Gresley Sir Herbert Nigel Gresley was one of Britain's most famous steam locomotive engineers, who rose to become Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London and North Eastern Railway . He was the designer of some of the most famous steam locomotives in Britain, including the LNER Class A1 and LNER Class A4... ) |
GNR Great Northern Railway (Great Britain) The Great Northern Railway was a British railway company established by the Great Northern Railway Act of 1846. On 1 January 1923 the company lost its identity as a constituent of the newly formed London and North Eastern Railway.... Class J4 |
0-6-0 0-6-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and no trailing wheels... |
|339 (during World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... ) 4035 (during World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... ) |
| LNER Class J25 (W. Worsdell Wilson Worsdell Wilson Worsdell was a British locomotive engineer who was locomotive superintendent of the North Eastern Railway from 1890 to 1910. He was the younger brother of T.W. Worsdell.-Family:... ) |
NER North Eastern Railway (UK) The North Eastern Railway , was an English railway company. It was incorporated in 1854, when four existing companies were combined, and was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway at the Grouping in 1923... Class P1 NER Class P1 The NER Class P1 was a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotives of the North Eastern Railway.Class P1 was a development of Class P, having a boiler four inches longer, and a firebox six inches longer; to accommodate these, the wheelbase was increased by nine inches. The cylinder stroke was also increased... |
0-6-0 0-6-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and no trailing wheels... |
|5656 crashed at Settrington (1947) |
| LNER Class J36 (Holmes Matthew Holmes Matthew Holmes was Chief Mechanical Engineer of the North British Railway from 1882 to 1903..-Locomotives:Locomotives designed by M. Holmes include:* NBR Class C, later LNER Class J36, 0-6-0... ) |
NBR North British Railway The North British Railway was a Scottish railway company that was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway at the Grouping in 1923.-History:... Class C |
0-6-0 0-6-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and no trailing wheels... |
|9604 (during World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... ) 9172 (during World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... ) |
| LNER Class J75 (M. Stirling Matthew Stirling (railway engineer) Matthew Stirling was Locomotive Superintendent of the Hull & Barnsley Railway . He retired in 1922 when the H&BR was taken over by the North Eastern Railway .- Biography :* Matthew Stirling was born in Kilmarnock on 27 November 1856.... ) |
H&BR Hull and Barnsley Railway The Hull Barnsley & West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Company was opened on 20 July 1885. It had a total projected length of 66 miles but never reached Barnsley, stopping a few miles short at Stairfoot. The name was changed to The Hull and Barnsley Railway in 1905... Class G3 H&BR Class G3 The H&BR Class G3 was a class of 0-6-0T steam locomotives of the Hull and Barnsley Railway. They were withdrawn between 1937 and 1949... |
0-6-0 0-6-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and no trailing wheels... T |
|(before 1939) |
| LNER Class Q5 (W. Worsdell Wilson Worsdell Wilson Worsdell was a British locomotive engineer who was locomotive superintendent of the North Eastern Railway from 1890 to 1910. He was the younger brother of T.W. Worsdell.-Family:... ) |
NER North Eastern Railway (UK) The North Eastern Railway , was an English railway company. It was incorporated in 1854, when four existing companies were combined, and was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway at the Grouping in 1923... Class T & T1 |
0-8-0 0-8-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-8-0 represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, eight powered and coupled driving wheels on four axles, and no trailing wheels... |
|(before 1939) |
| War Department (WD) Austerity Class 8F (Riddles Robert Riddles Robert Arthur "Robin" Riddles, CBE, MIMechE, MinstLE was a British locomotive engineer.-LNWR and LMS:Riddles was born in 1892 and entered the Crewe Works of the London and North Western Railway as a premium apprentice in 1909, completing his apprenticeship in 1913... ) |
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| 2-8-0 2-8-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-8-0 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle , eight powered and coupled driving wheels on four axles, and no trailing wheels... |
|(during World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... ) |
Post-Nationalisation (1948-18 Oct 1958)
| Class (Designer) |
Former Class |
Wheel Arrangement |
Representative Image |
Examples Seen (Date) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR Class A8 (Gresley Nigel Gresley Sir Herbert Nigel Gresley was one of Britain's most famous steam locomotive engineers, who rose to become Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London and North Eastern Railway . He was the designer of some of the most famous steam locomotives in Britain, including the LNER Class A1 and LNER Class A4... ) |
LNER Class A8 LNER Class A8 The London and North Eastern Railway Class A8 was a type of 4-6-2T steam locomotive, designed by both Vincent Raven and Nigel Gresley. They were rebuilt from the LNER Class H1, a 4-4-4T. In 1931, H1 No. 2162 was rebuilt as a 4-6-2T and given the A8 classification... |
4-6-2 4-6-2 4-6-2, in the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles , six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and two trailing wheels on one axle .These locomotives are also known as Pacifics... T |
|69861 at Wharram Wharram railway station Wharram railway station was a railway station on the Malton & Driffield Railway. It opened on 19 May 1853, and served the village of Wharram-le-Street in North Yorkshire, England. It closed on 5 June 1950... (1958) [Last train: Malton Malton railway station Malton railway station serves the towns of Malton and Norton-on-Derwent in North Yorkshire, England. It is currently operated by First TransPennine Express who provide all passenger train services.-Services:The typical Monday-Saturday off-peak service is:... -Sledmere Sledmere and Fimber railway station Sledmere and Fimber railway station was a railway station on the Malton & Driffield Railway. It opened on 19 May 1853, and was sited between the villages of Sledmere and Fimber. It closed on 5 June 1950. The station was until March 1858 named "Fimber", before briefly becoming "Sledmere", until May... ] |
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| BR Class J27 (W. Worsdell Wilson Worsdell Wilson Worsdell was a British locomotive engineer who was locomotive superintendent of the North Eastern Railway from 1890 to 1910. He was the younger brother of T.W. Worsdell.-Family:... ) |
NER Class P3 NER Class P3 The North Eastern Railway Class P3, classified J27 by the LNER, is a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotive. The P3 Class was designed by Wilson Worsdell and was a relatively minor modification of the existing North Eastern Railway NER Class P2 . The most significant change was a deeper firebox with... |
0-6-0 0-6-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and no trailing wheels... |
|65844 at Settrington Settrington railway station Settrington railway station was a railway station on the Malton & Driffield Railway. It opened on 19 May 1853, and served the village of Settrington. It closed on 5 June 1950.-References:-External links:* *... (c. 1950) 65849 at Fimber Sledmere and Fimber railway station Sledmere and Fimber railway station was a railway station on the Malton & Driffield Railway. It opened on 19 May 1853, and was sited between the villages of Sledmere and Fimber. It closed on 5 June 1950. The station was until March 1858 named "Fimber", before briefly becoming "Sledmere", until May... (1956) |
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| BR Class J39 (Gresley Nigel Gresley Sir Herbert Nigel Gresley was one of Britain's most famous steam locomotive engineers, who rose to become Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London and North Eastern Railway . He was the designer of some of the most famous steam locomotives in Britain, including the LNER Class A1 and LNER Class A4... ) |
LNER Class J39 LNER Class J39 The London and North Eastern Railway Class J39 was a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotive designed for freight work. They were based on the previous Class J38 but with larger driving wheels.... |
0-6-0 0-6-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and no trailing wheels... |
|64928 at Wetwang Wetwang railway station Wetwang railway station was a railway station on the Malton & Driffield Railway. It opened on 19 May 1853, and served the village of Wetwang. It closed on 5 June 1950... (1958) 64938 at Settrington Settrington railway station Settrington railway station was a railway station on the Malton & Driffield Railway. It opened on 19 May 1853, and served the village of Settrington. It closed on 5 June 1950.-References:-External links:* *... (1956) |
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| BR Class 2MT (Ivatt George Ivatt Henry George Ivatt known as George Ivatt, was the post-war Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London Midland and Scottish Railway. He was the son of the Great Northern Railway locomotive engineer Henry Ivatt.... ) |
LMS Class 2 LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-0 The London, Midland and Scottish Railway Ivatt Class 2 2-6-0 is a class of steam locomotive designed for light mixed traffic.-Design:... |
2-6-0 2-6-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, usually in a leading truck, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and no trailing wheels. This arrangement is commonly called a Mogul... |
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46481 (1958) [Last through goods train] |
Pre-Grouping (before 1923)
| Class (Designer) |
Former Class |
Wheel Arrangement |
Representative Image |
Examples Seen (Date) |
|---|---|---|---|
| NER North Eastern Railway (UK) The North Eastern Railway , was an English railway company. It was incorporated in 1854, when four existing companies were combined, and was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway at the Grouping in 1923... Fletcher 0-4-4T of Unknown Type (Fletcher Edward Fletcher (engineer) Edward Fletcher was a British engineer, and locomotive superintendent of the North Eastern Railway . He was born in Northumberland.-Career:... ) |
0-4-4 0-4-4 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-4-4 represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and four trailing wheels on two axles... T |
| | |
| NER North Eastern Railway (UK) The North Eastern Railway , was an English railway company. It was incorporated in 1854, when four existing companies were combined, and was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway at the Grouping in 1923... Class A (T. W. Worsdell Thomas William Worsdell Thomas William Worsdell was a British locomotive engineer. He was born in Liverpool into a Quaker family.-Family:... ) |
later LNER Class F8 | 2-4-2 2-4-2 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-4-2 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and two trailing wheels on one axle... T |
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| NER North Eastern Railway (UK) The North Eastern Railway , was an English railway company. It was incorporated in 1854, when four existing companies were combined, and was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway at the Grouping in 1923... Class O NER Class O The NER Class O was a class of 0-4-4T steam locomotives of the North Eastern Railway,Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives, 1948 edition, part 4, page 44http://www.lner.info/locos/G/g5.shtml designed by the company's Chief Engineer, Wilson Worsdell. They all survived into British Railways... (W. Worsdell Wilson Worsdell Wilson Worsdell was a British locomotive engineer who was locomotive superintendent of the North Eastern Railway from 1890 to 1910. He was the younger brother of T.W. Worsdell.-Family:... ) |
later LNER Class G5 | 0-4-4 0-4-4 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-4-4 represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and four trailing wheels on two axles... T |
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| NER North Eastern Railway (UK) The North Eastern Railway , was an English railway company. It was incorporated in 1854, when four existing companies were combined, and was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway at the Grouping in 1923... Class W (W. Worsdell Wilson Worsdell Wilson Worsdell was a British locomotive engineer who was locomotive superintendent of the North Eastern Railway from 1890 to 1910. He was the younger brother of T.W. Worsdell.-Family:... ) |
later LNER Class A6 | 4-6-2 4-6-2 4-6-2, in the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles , six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and two trailing wheels on one axle .These locomotives are also known as Pacifics... T |
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Pre-Nationalisation (1923-1947)
| Class (Designer) |
Former Class |
Wheel Arrangement |
Representative Image |
Examples Seen (Date) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LNER Class J21 NER Class C1 The North Eastern Railway Class C1, classified J21 by the London and North Eastern Railway, is a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotive. They were designed by T.W... (T. W. Worsdell Thomas William Worsdell Thomas William Worsdell was a British locomotive engineer. He was born in Liverpool into a Quaker family.-Family:... ) |
NER North Eastern Railway (UK) The North Eastern Railway , was an English railway company. It was incorporated in 1854, when four existing companies were combined, and was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway at the Grouping in 1923... Class C NER Class C1 The North Eastern Railway Class C1, classified J21 by the London and North Eastern Railway, is a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotive. They were designed by T.W... |
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|Double-headed train (Winter 1947) |
Post-Nationalisation (1948-3 June 1950)
| Class (Designer) |
Former Class |
Wheel Arrangement |
Representative Image |
Examples Seen (Date) |
|---|---|---|---|
| BR Class G5 (W. Worsdell Wilson Worsdell Wilson Worsdell was a British locomotive engineer who was locomotive superintendent of the North Eastern Railway from 1890 to 1910. He was the younger brother of T.W. Worsdell.-Family:... ) |
LNER Class G5 NER North Eastern Railway (UK) The North Eastern Railway , was an English railway company. It was incorporated in 1854, when four existing companies were combined, and was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway at the Grouping in 1923... Class O |
0-4-4 0-4-4 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-4-4 represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and four trailing wheels on two axles... T |
| 67330 at Driffield Driffield railway station Driffield railway station serves the town of Driffield in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located on the Yorkshire Coast Line and is operated by Northern Rail, providing all passenger train services.-History:... (1949) 67293 at Driffield Driffield railway station Driffield railway station serves the town of Driffield in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located on the Yorkshire Coast Line and is operated by Northern Rail, providing all passenger train services.-History:... (1950) [Final passenger train] |
| BR Class 4MT (Fowler Henry Fowler (engineer) Sir Henry Fowler, KBE was a Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Midland Railway and subsequently the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.- Biography :... ) |
LMS Class 4P LMS Fowler 2-6-4T The London, Midland and Scottish Railway Fowler 2-6-4T is a class of steam locomotive designed by Henry Fowler. 125 were built.The LMS numbered them 2300–424, BR adding 40000 to their numbers to make them 42300–424. The LMS classified them 4P, BR 4MT... |
2-6-4 2-6-4 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, a 2-6-4 locomotive has two leading wheels, six coupled driving wheels and four trailing wheels... T |
| 42324 at Burdale Tunnel Burdale Tunnel Burdale Tunnel is a railway tunnel on the now abandoned Malton & Driffield Railway . It lies near the village of Burdale in North Yorkshire, England, between the former Burdale and railway stations, and was built to take the rail line through the hills of the Yorkshire Wolds.Construction began in... |
Pre-Nationalisation (1923-1947)
| Class (Designer) |
Former Class |
Wheel Arrangement |
Representative Image |
Examples Seen (Date) |
|---|---|---|---|
| LNER Class C7 (Raven) |
NER North Eastern Railway (UK) The North Eastern Railway , was an English railway company. It was incorporated in 1854, when four existing companies were combined, and was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway at the Grouping in 1923... Class Z |
4-4-2 4-4-2 (locomotive) Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-4-2 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles , four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and two trailing wheels on one axle... |
| 737 at Wharram Wharram railway station Wharram railway station was a railway station on the Malton & Driffield Railway. It opened on 19 May 1853, and served the village of Wharram-le-Street in North Yorkshire, England. It closed on 5 June 1950... (c. 1930) [Excursion train] |
Post-Nationalisation (1948-1958)
| Class (Designer) |
Former Class |
Wheel Arrangement |
Representative Image |
Examples Seen (Date) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR Class A2 (Peppercorn) |
LNER Class A2 LNER Peppercorn Class A2 The London and North Eastern Railway Peppercorn Class A2 is a class of steam locomotive designed for express passenger work by Arthur Peppercorn, the chief designer of the LNER after Edward Thompson... |
4-6-2 4-6-2 4-6-2, in the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles , six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and two trailing wheels on one axle .These locomotives are also known as Pacifics... |
| 60534 'Irish Elegance' at Sledmere Sledmere and Fimber railway station Sledmere and Fimber railway station was a railway station on the Malton & Driffield Railway. It opened on 19 May 1853, and was sited between the villages of Sledmere and Fimber. It closed on 5 June 1950. The station was until March 1858 named "Fimber", before briefly becoming "Sledmere", until May... (1948) [ Royal Train Royal Train A royal train is a set of carriages dedicated for the use of the monarch or other members of that particular royal family. Most monarchies with a railway system employ a set of royal carriages.-Australia:... ] |
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| BR Class B1 (Thompson Edward Thompson (engineer) Edward Thompson was Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London and North Eastern Railway between 1941 and 1946.- Biography :Edward Thompson was the son of an assistant master at Marlborough College. He was educated at Marlborough before taking the Mechanical Science Tripos at Pembroke College,... ) |
LNER Class B1 LNER Thompson Class B1 The London and North Eastern Railway Thompson Class B1 is a class of steam locomotive designed for medium mixed traffic work. It was designed by Edward Thompson.- Overview :... "Antelope" Class |
4-6-0 4-6-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles in a leading truck, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and no trailing wheels. This wheel arrangement became the second-most popular... |
| 61010 'Wildebeeste' at North Grimston North Grimston railway station North Grimston railway station was a railway station on the Malton & Driffield Railway. It opened on 19 May 1853, and served the village of North Grimston, North Yorkshire, England. It closed on 5 June 1950. The station was unusual in that the single platform was bisected by a road with a level... (1948) |
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NER Class R |
4-4-0 4-4-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-4-0 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles , four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and no trailing wheels... |
| 62387? at North Grimston North Grimston railway station North Grimston railway station was a railway station on the Malton & Driffield Railway. It opened on 19 May 1853, and served the village of North Grimston, North Yorkshire, England. It closed on 5 June 1950. The station was unusual in that the single platform was bisected by a road with a level... (1957) [ BLS Tour ] |
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| BR Class D49 (Gresley Nigel Gresley Sir Herbert Nigel Gresley was one of Britain's most famous steam locomotive engineers, who rose to become Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London and North Eastern Railway . He was the designer of some of the most famous steam locomotives in Britain, including the LNER Class A1 and LNER Class A4... ) |
LNER Class D49 LNER Class D49 The London and North Eastern Railway D49 Class is a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotives designed by Nigel Gresley. They were named after fox hunts and shires.One, 246/62712 Morayshire has been preserved on the Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway.... "Shire" Class |
4-4-0 4-4-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-4-0 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles , four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and no trailing wheels... |
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62731 'Selkirkshire' at Wharram Wharram railway station Wharram railway station was a railway station on the Malton & Driffield Railway. It opened on 19 May 1853, and served the village of Wharram-le-Street in North Yorkshire, England. It closed on 5 June 1950... (1957) [ RCTS Special ] |
Preservation
In October 2008, The Yorkshire Wolds Railway Restoration Project has been formed by a group of enthusiasts with aim to restore at least part of the Malton and Driffield railway line as a heritage attraction, marking it the only heritage railwayHeritage railway
thumb|right|the Historical [[Khyber train safari|Khyber Railway]] goes through the [[Khyber Pass]], [[Pakistan]]A heritage railway , preserved railway , tourist railway , or tourist railroad is a railway that is run as a tourist attraction, in some cases by volunteers, and...
in the East Riding of Yorkshire. The YWR could run from Wetwang via "Sledmere & Fimber" and Burdale to as far as Wharram.