York to Scarborough Line

The railway York - Scarborough is a double-track railway line in northern England. It runs from York ( York Station ) northeastward through Malton and Seamer to Scarborough ( Scarborough railway station ) within North Yorkshire.

History

The railway line was opened under George Hudson of York and North Midland Railway on July 7, 1845. The construction of the 68 km stretch took just over a year and three days, which was very fast for its time. The short construction period, therefore, that it had decided against an originally planned tunnel through the Howardian Hills south of Malton move. Instead, the route follows about 6 km long, the meandering course of the Derwent, which makes it look slow and contemplative on the train passengers.

Due to less utilization of the intermediate stations, the vast majority of them were closed in September 1930 and the Regional Connections deleted on the track. Remote connections to Scarborough remained untouched by the cuts. Currently being considered due to population growth through a reactivation of the stations Haxby and Strensall.

Current operation

The train services on the route are executed by First TransPennine Express. Features of the British class 185 are provided since 2007 almost exclusively. Here are hourly direct services from Scarborough via York, Leeds and Manchester to Liverpool. East Midlands Trains also leads occasional trips out in the summer.

The 2004 by the National Railway Museum in York acquired locomotive No. 4472 Flying Scotsman LNER Class A3 of being used on the route to special trips. Currently (2010) but it is completely overhauled and meanwhile replaced by another steam locomotive.

Recently, there were talks about a reactivation of the branch line from Malton after Pickering, creating a southern access to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway and the seamless connection would be established to Whitby. In the foreseeable future, however, no implementation of the plan will probably take place.