Thornton Dale railway station
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Thornton Dale railway station was situated on the North Eastern Railway
's Pickering to Seamer branch line
. It served the village of Thornton-le-Dale
in North Yorkshire
, England
. The station opened to passenger traffic on 1 May 1882, and closed on 3 June 1950.
The station remained open for freight traffic to Pickering
after the rest of the Forge Valley Line
was closed and pulled up. A daily train took limestone (brought by lorry from a quarry north of the village) to Pickering from where it was taken forwards to Skinningrove
Ironworks. Unfortunately the quarry company lost the contract to supply the ironworks and this traffic ceased in the early 1960s. The last traffic into the station was two Presflo wagons of bulk cement for repairs to the village hall
.
The station finally closed completely with no ceremony in 1963. Shortly afterwards two Whickam Railmotors from Pickering
visited the line to check that all the fences were stock-proof and in due course contractors arrived and removed the track.
The station building was cleared and converted into offices for a company building a (short lived) gas pipeline to Pickering
and later the station site was converted into a caravan site, with the station buildings divided and refurbished as three holiday cottages.
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...
's Pickering to Seamer branch line
Forge Valley Line
The Forge Valley Line was a 16 mile long branch of the North Eastern Railway between Seamer and Pickering. The line was intended to link Scarborough with Pickering...
. It served the village of Thornton-le-Dale
Thornton-le-Dale
Thornton-le-Dale is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England, about two miles east of Pickering. A thatched cottage in the village has appeared on countless calendars and chocolate boxes over the years...
in North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The station opened to passenger traffic on 1 May 1882, and closed on 3 June 1950.
The station remained open for freight traffic to Pickering
Pickering railway station
Pickering railway station is the southern terminus of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway and serves the town of Pickering in North Yorkshire, England.-Whitby and Pickering Railway :...
after the rest of the Forge Valley Line
Forge Valley Line
The Forge Valley Line was a 16 mile long branch of the North Eastern Railway between Seamer and Pickering. The line was intended to link Scarborough with Pickering...
was closed and pulled up. A daily train took limestone (brought by lorry from a quarry north of the village) to Pickering from where it was taken forwards to Skinningrove
Skinningrove
Skinningrove is a village in the borough of Redcar and Cleveland and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England.This name is Viking influenced and is thought to mean Skinners grove or pit...
Ironworks. Unfortunately the quarry company lost the contract to supply the ironworks and this traffic ceased in the early 1960s. The last traffic into the station was two Presflo wagons of bulk cement for repairs to the village hall
Village hall
In the United States, a village hall is the seat of government for villages. It functions much as a city hall does within cities.In the United Kingdom, a village hall is usually a building within a village which contains at least one large room, usually owned by and run for the benefit of the local...
.
The station finally closed completely with no ceremony in 1963. Shortly afterwards two Whickam Railmotors from Pickering
Pickering railway station
Pickering railway station is the southern terminus of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway and serves the town of Pickering in North Yorkshire, England.-Whitby and Pickering Railway :...
visited the line to check that all the fences were stock-proof and in due course contractors arrived and removed the track.
The station building was cleared and converted into offices for a company building a (short lived) gas pipeline to Pickering
Pickering, North Yorkshire
Pickering is an ancient market town and civil parish in the Ryedale district of the county of North Yorkshire, England, on the border of the North York Moors National Park. It sits at the foot of the Moors, overlooking the Vale of Pickering to the south...
and later the station site was converted into a caravan site, with the station buildings divided and refurbished as three holiday cottages.