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- Grosmont
- Goathland
- Newton Dale Halt
- Levisham
- Farwath
- Pickering
- Beckhole
- Goathland Bank Top
Pickering
(1836 - 1965 1970 -)
Originally, from 1836, Pickering Station was the southern terminus of the horse-worked Whitby and Pickering Railway (W&P)
In 1845, the W&P was taken over by York and North Midland Railway (Y&NM) and the present station was built. The Y&NM converted the line into a double-track steam railway
Pickering station carried on as normal until its death knell was sounded in the Beeching Report of 1963 which planned the closure of all railways serving Whitby. Despite a fierce local campaign of opposition the line closed on 8 March 1965
In 1967, a group of local residents set up the North Yorkshire Moors Railway Society with the aim of preserving the line. Services began in 1970, and on April 22 1973 the entire line from Grosmont to Pickering was re-opened
The NYMR was granted Heritage Lottery Funding for a number of schemes at Pickering station which included reinstatement of the 1845 designed roof which was officially unveiled in 2011
In 1845, the W&P was taken over by York and North Midland Railway (Y&NM) and the present station was built. The Y&NM converted the line into a double-track steam railway
Pickering station carried on as normal until its death knell was sounded in the Beeching Report of 1963 which planned the closure of all railways serving Whitby. Despite a fierce local campaign of opposition the line closed on 8 March 1965
In 1967, a group of local residents set up the North Yorkshire Moors Railway Society with the aim of preserving the line. Services began in 1970, and on April 22 1973 the entire line from Grosmont to Pickering was re-opened
The NYMR was granted Heritage Lottery Funding for a number of schemes at Pickering station which included reinstatement of the 1845 designed roof which was officially unveiled in 2011
