Index
- North Eastern Home
- Whitby West Cliff
- Sandsend
- Kettleness
- Hinderwell
- Staithes
- Grinkle
- Loftus
- Skinningrove
- Brotton
- North Skelton
- Saltburn
North Eastern Railway
(1883 - 1961)
Trains from Teesside to Whitby started operation on December 3 1883 with a northern terminus at Saltburn. Trains for Whitby Town reversed at Saltburn West Junction to allow them
to take the extension line from Saltburn to Brotton and thence follow the coastal line to Whitby through Loftus which up to then had been a terminus
In July 1885, the line from Whitby to Scarborough was opened so allowing some trains to run through to Scarborough. These trains called at Whitby West Cliff which was connected to Whitby Town by a shuttle service
Closure of the railway started pre-Beeching with the Brotton to Saltburn section closing to passengers on September 6 1957, Whitby West Cliff to Loftus closing to all traffic on May 3 1958, Loftus to Boosbeck closing to passengers on April 30 1960. The line from Boosbeck to Brotton was closed completely on September 12 1964
The line remained open for goods from Saltburn West Junction through to Skinningrove and following the opening of a potash mine at Boulby the line was reinstated for the carriage of minerals between Skinningrove and Brotton from April 1 1974. It remains open and carries mineral traffic from Boulby Potash Mine and steel from Skinningrove
In July 1885, the line from Whitby to Scarborough was opened so allowing some trains to run through to Scarborough. These trains called at Whitby West Cliff which was connected to Whitby Town by a shuttle service
Closure of the railway started pre-Beeching with the Brotton to Saltburn section closing to passengers on September 6 1957, Whitby West Cliff to Loftus closing to all traffic on May 3 1958, Loftus to Boosbeck closing to passengers on April 30 1960. The line from Boosbeck to Brotton was closed completely on September 12 1964
The line remained open for goods from Saltburn West Junction through to Skinningrove and following the opening of a potash mine at Boulby the line was reinstated for the carriage of minerals between Skinningrove and Brotton from April 1 1974. It remains open and carries mineral traffic from Boulby Potash Mine and steel from Skinningrove
| Station name | Opened | Closed to passengers |
Goods closed |
| Whitby West Cliff | Dec 1883 | Jun 1961 | Jun 1961 |
| Sandsend | Dec 1883 | May 1958 | May 1958 |
| Kettleness | Dec 1883 | May 1958 | May 1958 |
| Hinderwell | Dec 1883 | May 1958 | May 1958 |
| Staithes | Dec 1883 | May 1958 | May 1958 |
| Grinkle | Dec 1883 | Sep 1939 | May 1958 |
| Loftus | Apl 1875 | May 1960 | Aug 1963 |
| Skinningrove | Apl 1875 | Jun 1952 | May 1958 |
| Brotton | Apl 1875 | May 1960 | 1970 |
| North Skelton | Jul 1902 | Sep 1951 | Jan 1964 |
| Saltburn | Aug 1872 |
