The Esk Valley Line - It runs from Middlesbrough to the fishing town of Whitby. It's a 30-mile route and it would be the perfect accompaniment to compliment the Tees Valley Line. The ideal time period for the route would be 1977, and the stock choice a re-skinned BR Class 101 in white and blue stripe. When trains reached Battersby Station, the driver would change ends of the DMU and request permission to collect the token to access the line. I'm having issues with displaying images. Please check out these links. BR Class 101 https://www.railcar.co.uk/images/2607 Map https://images.app.goo.gl/Lci1q6vwFpwUDmqe8
Were the trains more frequent back then then they are now - I seem to recall it only gets 4 or 5 trains per day.
I went to the NYMR by train once. It was a lovely journey and every bit as enjoyable as the preservation line.
Yes nowadays the NYMR goes to Whitby. I stayed at Kildale camp with the 26th Middlesbrough cub scouts, it was in a woodland area and the trains br class 101s used to pass by the camp. Fabdiva, yes that's about right for today its 4 trains, most of the line is single now. Back in the 70's or early 80s the track was double and in some places single then. There's a video on YouTube with a pacer unit driver's eye view from the 1990s. I'm sure other trains are used now though. Whitby Station had 4 platforms and a tall signal box. Other trains that ran were class 143 & 144, Sprinter units. Heres a cab view from the 1990's - not my video - Images on Google of Whitby Town. https://www.google.com/search?q=whi...X-SBUIHerCBjwQ_AUoAnoECAEQBA&biw=1920&bih=937
