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9 unusual facts about Forge Valley Line


Ebberston railway station

Ebberston railway station was situated on the North Eastern Railway'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 (near Scarborough, North Yorkshire) and Pickering.

Forge Valley railway station

Forge Valley railway station was situated on the North Eastern Railway's Pickering to Seamer branch line.

Pickering railway station

Just south of the town was a double junction (at Mill Lane) with the Forge Valley branch turning east for Scarborough.

Seamer railway station

A second branch line from the station (the Forge Valley Line to Pickering) was opened by the NER on 1 May 1882, but this closed to passengers on 5 June 1950 and was lifted soon after.

Snainton railway station

Snainton railway station was situated on the North Eastern Railway's Pickering to Seamer branch line.

Thornton Dale railway station

Thornton Dale railway station was situated on the North Eastern Railway's Pickering to Seamer branch line.

Weaverthorpe railway station

The name changed again after the opening of a station in Wykeham itself (on the Forge Valley Line), and the station became 'Weaverthorpe' on 1 May 1882.

Wykeham railway station

Wykeham railway station was situated on the North Eastern Railway's Pickering to Seamer branch line.



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