The Scarborough to Whitby Railway - Scarborough to Cloughton Station
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Published 2023-06-02
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The Lost Scarborough to Whitby Railway - Scarborough to Cloughton Station
The Scarborough to Whitby Railway opened in 1885 and lasted for 80 years until its sad demise and closure in 1965.
In this series, i shall be following the full course of the route, from Scarborough right up to Whitby and visiting all of the intermediate stations and points of interest along the route.
Now the Cinder Trail or Track, this route is fully accessable and has some of the most stunning scenary along any disused railway within the UK.
In this video walk i set off by passing the former Gallows Close Carriage Sidings, Scalby Viaduct and the former station site before finishing off just beyond the remains of Cloughton Station.
Archive footage by Frank Dene.
Full footage can be found here • A SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY (WHITBY - SCARB...
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All Comments (21)
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Oh Ant what a masterpiece. What nostalgia. I'm in my late sixties, my parents (God rest their souls) lived at Burniston and my brother lived at Cloughton. I remember as a child being able to look over the parapet into the goods yard at Gallows Close and the entrance/exit of Falsgrave tunnel which I believe now sits under the steep ramp into Sainsburys carpark. Cloughton station and goods shed after closure eventually became excellent tea rooms and have since become private residences. I look forward to viewing the next in the series.
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What a great idea to do this line Ant. I won't get into a rant of how upsetting it is that it has closed, but rather admire and say well done for capturing the beauty of what's left of this line and thank you for sharing it and bringing it to our home screens. 👍🏻
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Superb video again! The old footage reminds me that not only have we lost so many railway lines, but, also a way of life. 👍🙂
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Scalby viaduct looks a bit worse for wear. Without maintenance some of these are going to end up being demolished for safety reasons, which would be a huge loss!
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When i lived in Scarborough many years ago i used to cycle this path everyday from Scarborough to Burniston, where I worked. When i was at school in the mid 80s, used to go in the tunnel, and the track went just past where Sainsburys is now and under the road bridge before ending.
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Another amazing video Ant. You must put in a lot of research to bring us these old clips. I really appreciate the effort you put in to tell the complete story. Beautiful drone footage too. Thanks for sharing.
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That looks like a lovely jaunt, Ant, that archive shot of the crossing gate early on reminded me of the Denby Colliery line out of Ripley in Derbyshire. Been a long while since I walked that track, but, about 10-15 years back everything was still in place, rails, signs, points levers and old school crossing gates where trains would come out the Colliery down to a junction on the mainline. If memory serves there's a residential property with a platform in the garden. Lovely stuff, again, dude. 👍
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Thank you for today’s video. Always enjoy the trip. Sadly, will probably never get back to the UK to see these places. Thats why I always look forward to them. Enjoy the weekend, and see you on the next, Ant! Cheers my buddy! ❤😊
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This was quite the walk along with great drone shots showing a beautiful countryside. Great old photos and film footage really help tell the story. Great work and a lot of walking.......
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That was brilliant Ant, Thanks for doing the walk and presenting it to us to watch.
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Life was so different back in the 60s and 70s so much history either torn up or demolished such a shame .. love this video content it takes you back to better times
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I was so lucky to travel this line in the 60s. Thanks for bringing back so many memories, Ant. We shall be visiting next month, staying in our old home, Grosmont.
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What beautiful scenery that is and those fantastic bridges and via duck. Just loved that. Thanks,for taking me along. Please take care
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Just like the loftus to whitby branch, this is another one that was sent to us from the gods to enjoy and see this amazing area
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As always, informative interesting and well filmed and narrated. The link to the original footage was a great touch too, thanks for your efforts in making these great vids.👍👍
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Its a shame all these senic railwways got axed.Travelling to Whitby by rail is a long journey now.As usual a well edited & presented video.Thanks Ant.
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Wow. What a wonderful walk. beautiful scenery and what looks to be a wonderful lost Railway. Thanks for That, Ant, I look forward to the next videos!
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Ant, I'm still at work, lost my TRAIN of thought so will finish vid at home. Thanks ahead of time.....
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Fantastic and so nostalgic! We walked that part of the old track from Scalby to Cloughton on many occasions but it was great to see the whole line from Scarborough itself. We used to visit Cloughton station regularly for many years for their unbeatable salmon sandwiches and cakes and we sat on the lawn where the track used to be. The friendly owners sadly decided to retire the tearoom business a few years ago. Greatly looking forward to the rest of the series.
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Wonderful stuff - well done again. Had this at my wedding 50 odd years ago so brought back very happy memories.
