Whitby and Pickering Railway
(1836-present)
thing and railway
Aged 188
Wikidata WikipediaThe Whitby and Pickering Railway (W&P) was built to halt the gradual decline of the port of Whitby on the east coast of England. Its basic industries—whaling and shipbuilding—had been in decline and it was believed that opening transport links inland would help regenerate the town and port. Until the turnpike to Pickering was opened in 1759, Whitby was better connected to the rest of the country by sea than by land; even then the difficult climb over the high moors was an obstacle. Stagecoach services did not start until 1795 and mail coaches (thrice weekly) until 1823. The Whitby and Pickering Railway opened in stages in 1836 (being one of the earliest railways in Yorkshire) and was worked by horses until it was absorbed into the York and North Midland Railway in 1845 and was converted into a conventional double tracked steam-worked railway.
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Commemorated on 2 plaques
Whitby to Pickering Railway Built between 1833 and 1835 by George Stephenson as part of the Whitby to Pickering Railway, the first carriages to run through this tunnel were horse-drawn and carried up to 10 passengers
Entrance to former railway tunnel, Grosmont, Whitby, United Kingdom where it sited
Whitby to Pickering Railway. You are now on the original track opened in 1836, built by George Stephenson as a horse drawn tramway. it was bought by George Hudson, the "Railway King" in 1845 and improved to take steam locomotives. The line remained in regular use until 1865.
, Whitby, United Kingdom where it sited