The Stockton and Darlington Railway (S&DR) was a railway company that operated in north-east England from 1825 to 1863. The world's first public railway to use steam locomotives,its first line connected collieries near Shildon with Darlington and Stockton in County Durham,and was officially opened on 27 September 1825. The movement of coal to ships rapidly became a lucrative business,and the line was soon extended to a new port at Middlesbrough. While coal waggons were hauled by steam locomotives from the start,passengers were carried in coaches drawn by horses until carriages hauled by steam locomotives were introduced in 1833.
York railway station is on the East Coast Main Line (ECML) serving the cathedral city of York,North Yorkshire,England. It is 188 miles 40 chains (303.4 km) north of London King's Cross and on the main line it is situated between Doncaster to the south and Thirsk to the north. As of June 2018,the station is operated by London North Eastern Railway. It is the busiest station in North Yorkshire,the second busiest in Yorkshire &the Humber,and the fifth busiest in Northern England. In Britain's 100 Best Railway Stations by Simon Jenkins,the station was one of only ten to be awarded five stars.
The Wensleydale Railway is a heritage railway in Wensleydale and Lower Swaledale in North Yorkshire,England. It was built in stages by different railway companies and originally extended to Garsdale railway station on the Settle-Carlisle line. Since 2003,the remaining line has been run as a heritage railway. The line runs 22 miles (35 km) between Northallerton West station,about a fifteen-minute walk from Northallerton station on the East Coast Main Line,and Redmire.
Darlington railway station is a principal stop on the East Coast Main Line,serving the town of Darlington in County Durham,England. It is 232 miles 50 chains north of London King's Cross. It is situated between Northallerton to the south and Durham to the north. Its three-letter station code is DAR.
The Tees Valley Line is a railway route in Northern England,following part of the original Stockton and Darlington Railway route of 1825. The line covers a distance of 38 miles (61 km),and connects Bishop Auckland with Saltburn via Darlington,Middlesbrough and 14 other stations in the Teesdale.
Thirsk railway station is on the East Coast Main Line and serves the market town of Thirsk,North Yorkshire,England. It is situated between York to the south and Northallerton to the north. Its three-letter station code is THI. The station is about 2 miles (3 km) outside of Thirsk town centre and is actually on the edge of the village of Carlton Miniott.
Thornaby,originally South Stockton,is a railway station on the Tees Valley Line,which runs between Bishop Auckland and Saltburn via Darlington. The station,situated 3 miles 17 chains (5.2 km) south-west of Middlesbrough,serves the market town of Thornaby-on-Tees,Borough of Stockton-on-Tees in North Yorkshire,England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by TransPennine Express.
Stockton is a railway station on the Durham Coast Line,which runs between Newcastle and Middlesbrough via Hartlepool. The station,situated 5 miles 45 chains (9.0 km) west of Middlesbrough,serves the market town of Stockton-on-Tees in County Durham,England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.
Saltburn is a railway station on the Tees Valley Line,which runs between Bishop Auckland and Saltburn via Darlington. The station,situated 12 miles 57 chains (20.5 km) east of Middlesbrough,serves the seaside town of Saltburn-by-the-Sea,North Yorkshire,England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.
Leeming Bar railway station is a railway station in Leeming Bar,North Yorkshire,England. It is the penultimate eastern rail passenger station of the Wensleydale Railway,though the line continues towards Northallerton. Trains are timed to link in with Dales and District service buses to Northallerton to connect with the National Rail network.
Bedale railway station is on the Wensleydale Railway and serves the town of Bedale in North Yorkshire,England. The station was opened in 1855,and closed under British Railways in 1954. It was re-opened as part of the heritage Wensleydale Railway in 2004.
Leyburn railway station is on the Wensleydale Railway,a seasonal,heritage service and serves the town of Leyburn in North Yorkshire,England. During the summer months it is served by at least three trains per day;at other times of the year the service is mainly at weekends and public holidays.
Redmire railway station is the current western terminus of the Wensleydale Railway,although it is not currently served by passenger services,and serves the village of Redmire in North Yorkshire,England. Before temporary closure in 2019,it was the second busiest station on the Wensleydale Railway in terms of passenger numbers owing to its status as the western terminus of the line.
Garsdale is a railway station in Cumbria,England,on the Settle and Carlisle Line,which runs between Carlisle and Leeds via Settle. The station,situated 51 miles 29 chains (82.7 km) south-east of Carlisle,serves the village of Garsdale and town of Sedbergh,South Lakeland in Cumbria,and the market town of Hawes,Richmondshire in North Yorkshire. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.
Starbeck is a railway station on the Harrogate Line,which runs between Leeds and York via Harrogate. The station,situated 18+1⁄4 miles (29 km) west of York,serves the village of Starbeck,in North Yorkshire,England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.
Constable Burton railway station is a disused railway station on the Wensleydale Railway,in North Yorkshire,England. It was built to serve Constable Burton Hall,the village and the farms in this rural area.
Aysgarth railway station is a disused railway station in North Yorkshire,England,near Aysgarth Falls. It was part of the Hawes Branch of the North Eastern Railway from its opening in 1877 until closure in April 1954.
Scruton railway station is a restored railway station on the Wensleydale Railway that serves the village of Scruton,in North Yorkshire,England.
The Leeds Northern Railway (LNR),originally the Leeds and Thirsk Railway,was an English railway company that built and opened a line from Leeds to Stockton via Harrogate and Thirsk. In 1845 the Leeds and Thirsk Railway received permission for a line from Leeds to Thirsk,part of which opened in 1848,but problems building the Bramhope Tunnel delayed trains operating into Leeds until 1849.
The network of railways in Northallerton,North Yorkshire,England,was constructed by three companies whose lines through the town were built between 1841 and 1852. They were all amalgamated into the North Eastern Railway (NER) which in turn was subsumed into the London and North Eastern Railway in 1923 and British Rail in 1948. British Rail closed two lines,the Wensleydale line in 1954 and a section of the Leeds Northern Railway to Harrogate in 1969. The Wensleydale line was retained as a freight branch and resurrected as a heritage railway in 2003 but the line to Harrogate closed completely. Despite closures and rationalisation,the station still is at a major junction on the East Coast Main Line.
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