Ravenscar railway station

Ravenscar
The remaining platform of the former station at Ravenscar
Location
Place Ravenscar
Area Scarborough
Coordinates 54°23′51″N 0°29′06″W / 54.397400°N 0.485050°W / 54.397400; -0.485050Coordinates: 54°23′51″N 0°29′06″W / 54.397400°N 0.485050°W / 54.397400; -0.485050
Grid reference NZ984013
Operations
Original company Scarborough and Whitby Railway[1]
Pre-grouping North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms 2
History
16 July 1885[1] Opened as Peak
6 March 1895[1] Closed
1 April 1896[1] Reopened
1 October 1897[1] Renamed Ravenscar
4 May 1964 Closed to freight
8 March 1965[1] Closed
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Ravenscar was a railway station on the Scarborough & Whitby Railway and served the village of Ravenscar, North Yorkshire, England.

History

It was opened on 16 July 1885 and was known as Peak as it was the highest point on the line. [2] It was renamed Ravenscar on 1 October 1897, and it was closed on 8 March 1965. Freight traffic had already ended on 4 May 1964. All buildings except the up platform have been removed since.[3]

Ravenscar station was at the top of a steep 1-in-39 climb from both north and south directions (the climb south from Fyling Hall being 3 miles (4.8 km) long). There was a 279-yard (255 m) tunnel immediately north of the station that curved sharply away to the west. The tunnel was problematic for drivers ascending from Fyling Hall as it was open to the sea and trains often stalled inside the tunnel.[4]

When the Scarborough & Whitby Railway failed to have a station house built, as requested by the NER, the latter had the station closed on 2 March 1895, although some excursion trains still stopped there. Only after a station house was built, the station was reopened on 1 April 1896.[3] Originally there was only a single platform and a siding, but a second platform was added in 1908.

The 1956 Handbook of Stations listed Ravenscar as being able to handle general goods only, and there was no crane at the yard. A camping coach was also in situ until the autumn of 1963.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. 182, 195. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  2. ↑ "Disused Stations: Ravenscar Station". www.disused-stations.org.uk. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  3. 1 2 Nick Catford. "Disused Stations: Ravenscar Station".
  4. ↑ "Ravenscar Tunnel". www.forgottenrelics.co.uk. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  • Chapman, Stephen (2008). York to Scarborough Whitby & Ryedale. Bellcode Books. ISBN 978-1-871233-19-3.


Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Staintondale
Line and station closed		   North Eastern Railway
Scarborough & Whitby Railway		   Fyling Hall
Line and station closed



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