On this day 66 years ago, the remarkable coastal line from Whitby to Loftus - involving much heavy engineering - was officially taken out of operational use.
Staintondale Station, on the old Scarborough-Whitby route, served a few isolated houses. It’s now a private residence but visitors can pass between its platforms on the coastal walk which follows the trackbed of this picturesque line.
Forgotten Relics records and celebrates the UK's disused railway structures, still standing as monuments to the period of ambition, courage and endeavour during which they were built.
Last updated 04 December 2023
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