If restored it would be the only heritage railway in the east riding of yorkshire. Today, york houses britains national railway museum which is the largest railway museum in the world. Ride the wolds way light railway located at wolds way lavender. The formation of the ywrrp included adopting a constitution document. An enchanting steam train outing will delight the whole family. Subscribe to follow the progress of work on site and from our events during the year. The yorkshire wolds railway is a preserved railway in the east riding of yorkshire, it is located on a section of the malton and driffield junction railway near the village of fimber. Thank you for your interest in the yorkshire wolds railway. The yorkshire wolds railway is a preserved railway in the east riding of yorkshire, it is located. Fantastic yorkshire wolds railway short story competition. In october 2008 the yorkshire wolds railway restoration project was formed with the aim to restore at least part of the malton and driffield railway line as a heritage attraction under the name yorkshire wolds railway. This decision has not been taken lightly, but as the situation with the covid 19 virus is changing daily, we do not want to put our visitors, exhibitors or ourselves at risk.
The yorkshire wolds way national trail, a longdistance footpath, passes through the village, as does the 60mile 97 km wilberforce way, which runs from kingston upon hull to york. Simply choose a starting point from the selection below, click and download the map. Radio4 programme presented by melvyn bragg on the wolds wagoners. Middletononthe wolds railway station site, yorkshire geograph 3519963. Report on our meeting held 23rd october 2017 at their latest meeting, augustinians heard about the yorkshire wolds railway based at fimber on part of the original malton dodger route, and the history of the original line which ran from malton to driffield. Yorkshire wolds way 2020 all you need to know before you go. Site plans now that our visitor centre and 300ft demonstration line are open we can continue to push forward with our phase 2 plans to relay 1 mile track to wetwang green lane. Malton dodger ltd fimber halt beverley road fimber east yorkshire yo25 3hg. The yorkshire wolds railway has taken delivery of its first locomotive at the site of its proposed visitor centre.
The museum and railway workshops share a building on middle engine lane adjacent to the silverlink retail park. The yorkshire wolds railway operate on a section of the malton and driffield. Railways of great britain the yorkshire wolds railway. Warter is where the yorkshire wolds heritage centre provides a great introduction to the landscape and history of the yorkshire wolds. Yorkshire wolds railway railway restoration project. The worlds first fullysteam powered public railway that carried both. Yorkshire wolds way, a twopart bbc television documentary, first broadcast in january 2017, features a journey along the yorkshire wolds way.
These topics contain numerous details such as information about the ywr, its history, photographs and even a quiz or two. Sledmere is a village in the east riding of yorkshire, england, about 7 miles. Travel on some of the first rail routes like the bishop line, and see some of the great feats of british railway engineering such as the forth and tay bridges between edinburgh and aberdeen. See a spookier side to york without the worry of getting lost during this guided ghost walk around the streets and snickelways alleys of the medieval city. There are no towns of any real size within the wolds and walking here can be a relaxing tranquil experience in good weather. Find out about the trail and use the interactive map to explore accommodation, services and attractions on the route. The yorkshire wolds railway doesnt go very far at the moment but they have plans to extend for another milegood luck to you all. Kingston upon hull is a thriving city and port which has retained much of its maritime history in seven museums, along with the new and exciting attraction the deep, a must for all visitors. The vale of pickering is a lowlying plain, orientated in an eastwest direction. Malton railway station is a grade ii listed station which serves the towns of malton and nortononderwent in north yorkshire, england.
Yorkshire wolds railway east yorkshires only heritage. Section three discusses the long prehistory of railways and the. Take an unforgettable steam train ride through spectacular yorkshire countryside. Eythorne station plays host to a variety of features on special event days. East yorkshire s first heritage railway project has been opened on part of a line that was closed in 1958. The winners were announced at a prizegiving on site at fimber halt on sunday 30th april 2017. The prizes were presented by competition judge, richard faulkner, lord faulkner of worcester, president of the heritage railway association and by mark blakeston, mayor of driffield. This page was last edited on 31 january 2019, at 21. First loco for the yorkshire wolds railway hockney trail. We have been carefully following government advice for some time regarding covid19 and have sadly made the decision to postpone all operations, events and the 2020 reopening date until further notice.
The event is part of the 2018 celebrations commemorating 60 years since the closure of the malton and driffield junction railway and celebrating 10 years since the renaissance as the yorkshire wolds railway. Places to explore along the yorkshire wolds coast line include. The north yorkshire moors railway nymr is a heritage railway in north yorkshire, england that runs through the north york moors national park. The branch line was built with bridges, tunnels and earthworks suitable for a double line in case of a proposed extension to reach darton on the dewsbury to barnsley line, but only one line was ever laid and despite. They are restoring a section of the railway near the original sledmere and fimber railway. Choose and book a national trail break or be inspired by our suggested itineraries. The youtube channel of the yorkshire wolds railway. Route description yorkshire wolds way national trail. A heritage railway right in the heart of the beautiful yorkshire wolds. Discover the east riding of yorkshire at your own pace by choosing from a selection of leisure cycle routes all startingfinishing from different towns and villages. In association with sledmere house, yorkshire wolds railway is holding a vintage day on sunday 24th june from 11am to 5pm.
The sledmere cross takes the form of an eleanor cross and is a true folly that was converted in 1919 to a war memorial by sir mark sykes of the sykespicot agreement who added a series of brass portraits in commemoration of his friends and the local men who fell in the war and also notably himself in crusader armour with the inscription laetare jerusalem rejoice jerusalem. They are restoring a section of the railway near the original sledmere and fimber railway station. Yorkshire wolds railway fimber 2020 all you need to know. As built the line connected with the leeds and selby railway opened 1834 at selby, with a hull terminus adjacent to the humber dock. A brief look at some important dates for the malton and driffield junction railway.
In 1823 nunburnholme was a civil parish in the wapentake of harthill. You can click on any part of the map to enlarge it, or click on the station names at the bottom to visit that station. Yorkshire journal was established in 1993, as a high quality printed journal produced quarterly by smith settle for 10 years, and subsequently for 2 years by dalesman. It opened on 19 may 1853, and served the village of gartononthe wolds. Yorkshire wolds railway restoration project railuk forums. The railway is a standard gauge line, running south for 2 miles 3. May 18, 20 first loco for the yorkshire wolds railway posted on may 18, 20 by simon the yorkshire wolds railway has taken delivery of its first locomotive at the site of its proposed visitor centre. The map below shows how the line snaked its way from malton to driffied and how it often avoided the villages it was built to serve. The yorkshire wolds railway restoration projects next meeting is a photographic tour of the malton to driffield railway thursday 17th march 2011 the curator of the yorkshire wolds railway archive, matthew brown, will be giving an illustrated talk on the railway showing many unseen photographs of the line from conception to closure. Yorkshire wolds way leaflets national trail breaks. First loco for the yorkshire wolds railway hockney trail in.
Thankfully all was well with the track so this a significant step forward for the yorkshire wolds railway. Wharram railway station was opened by the malton and driffield railway in may 1853, serving the village of wharramlestreet in north yorkshire, england, although the area was in the east riding of yorkshire at the time. The railway holds special events throughout the year, ranging from railway enthusiast events to beer festivals along with family fun weekends. One of nine national trails in england, the yorkshire wolds way is a longdistance footpath which runs the length of the wolds from the humber bridge at hessle to filey on the coast. The railway has a short demonstration line and an operational industrial diesel locomotive which provides cab rides to visitors. Historic interest discover some of the countrys rich railway history by train today. Narrow gauge railway set in twelve acres of land to walk round and explore. See who you know at yorkshire wolds railway, leverage your professional. Volunteers make a start on extending the railway southwards into what we refer to as field 2 which, in due course, will provide an extended. Planning permission is already in place, and we are now actively seeking donations to help make this extension a reality. The dieselhydraulic shunter, purchased from a site near doncaster, was delivered to the ywr site near wetwang.
Yorkshire wolds railway competition anthologies and winners. The hull and selby railway is a railway line between kingston upon hull and selby in the united kingdom which was authorised by an act of 1836 and opened in 1840. The yorkshire wolds railway operate on a section of the malton and driffield junction railway near the. Ambition, talent, and enthusiasm are what every organisation needs to succeed. Approved list of exclusions from the scope of the railways. One day, the yorkshire wolds will echo with the sound of trains, thanks to the efforts of the dedicated volunteers who work on the railway. The station was also near the deserted medieval village of wharram percy and adjacent to wharram chalk quarry. Terrain field edge paths, old railway lines and pleasant. North yorkshire moors railway attraction pickering north. Please remember that this is for historic pictures only.
The lancashire and yorkshire railway opened their branch line from clayton west junction to clayton west on 1 september 1879. Yorkshire wolds railway a cab ride on the footplate of. The old selling signal box is also here with a history of the east kent railway both past and present inside. As lord mayor of york, he made the city the railway capital of. The trail is primarily used for hiking, walking, nature trips, and backpacking. Middletononthewolds railway station site, yorkshire. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
Hudson way rail trail 1 p wc r from the car park turn left up londesborough road. History has been made at fimber halt today as our locomotive 5576 sir tatton sykes had his first trip down the new track. Yorkshire wolds railway fimber 2020 all you need to. The yorkshire wolds railway is a trading name of malton dodger ltd, a company limited by guarantee, registration number 07281796 and based at. Sledmere was served by sledmere and fimber railway station on the malton and driffield railway between 1853 and 1950. Registered charity number 1146990 malton dodger limited. Yorkshire wolds railway abandoned burdale tunnel flickr.
Message group of the same name, this is for your historic railway photos of the south yorkshire area, extending beyond the boundaries of sy itself, to and including dore and totley, dunford bridge, wakefield, pontefract, selby, howden, goole, scunthorpe, gainsborough, chesterfield, retford and worksop. Jump onboard and experience the chug of the engine and shriek of the whistle for yourself. The trail is primarily used for hiking, walking, nature trips, and bird watching. First opened in 1836 as the whitby and pickering railway, the railway was planned in 1831 by george stephenson as a means of opening up trade routes inland from the then important seaport of whitby. It became part of the north eastern railway 1854, then london and north eastern railway 1923, becoming part of british. The yorkshire wolds railway restoration project was formed in october 2008, exactly 50 years after closure of the malton to driffield line. The railway is operated by the north tyneside steam railway association ntsra. Not been on the road from wetwang for a while so it was a pleasant but unexpected surprise to see the base of the yorkshire wolds railway. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
Yorkshire wolds heritage railway project opens bbc news. Its easy to use public transport to reach the yorkshire wolds way national trail. From warter go via north dalton, tibthorpe and wetwang to sledmere, a favourite village of. Pickering station, park street, pickering, north yorkshire, yo18 7aj. The remarkable 50canvas bigger trees near warter was painted in the open air nearly 2 miles east of the village. May 24, 2015 the yorkshire wolds railway project has opened to visitors on the old driffield to malton line at fimber halt. A short video of some onboard footage seeing things from the drivers viewpoint. The yorkshire wolds railway now runs trains along a short section of track at the location of the former sledmere and fimber railway station but this is only the beginning.
Read facts about the trail and watch the trail video. This is a pleasant, easy walk along the track bed of the old railway from the centre of market weighton. Yorkshire wolds railway the bridlington augustinian society. In the 19th century it belonged to george hudson, the infamous railway king. The leaflets listed below are available to download as pdf files. The site although small was very tidy and full of things to see. Railway attractions of yorkshire heritage welcome to. The malton and driffield junction railway 18461870. It is operated by transpennine express that provide all passenger train services, running on the york to scarborough line. Yorkshire wolds railway members spend a highly enjoyable evening as guests at the derwent valley light railway running evening at murton, york on 20th july 2018. The map identifies the best known places of interest in the old city, some of which are detailed on the places to visit page. The group currently runs a 1970s diesel engine on about 330 ft 100m of restored. This was a test run to check on the stability and alignment of the track and was conducted at very low speed. The malton and driffield junction railway, later known as the malton and driffield branch was a railway line in yorkshire that ran between the towns of malton, north yorkshire and driffield in the east riding of yorkshire the line opened on april 1853.
The line opened in 1853 however during its history traffic was almost exclusively local. The station was opened by the york and north midland railway on 6 october 1846, at the same time as the line from hull to bridlington. The wolds, sweeping in an arc from the humber bridge to bridlington on the coast, provide a scaled down landscape full of beauty and with a peaceful backwater atmosphere. Sep 19, 2017 my shortest ever upload to youtube lol. The visitors centre is now open every sunday over the summer months. It is well defined by the yorkshire wolds escarpment to the south, the corallian limestone foothills of the north york moors to the north, the north sea coast to the east and the howardian hills to the west. The malton and driffield junction railway, later known as the malton and driffield branch was a railway line in yorkshire. Yorkshire wolds railway extending the railway begins. Posted in dismantled railway lines of east yorkshire, little known east yorkshire tagged disused railway, east yorkshire, goodmanham, history, holy well, hudson way, irlsey, market weighton, roman, st helens well, walks dismantled railway, goodmanham, east yorkshire. In light of the current government advice, we have made the difficult decision to delay the opening of north yorkshire moors railways 2020. These companies were created under the railways act 1921 and the act came into effect on 1 january 1923. Yorkshire wolds railway 2019 extending the train ride. The development of the railway network in britain 1825.
Sledmere house and the yorkshire wolds railway get set for. Development work, funded by a leader grant, is shown as we extend the railway to three times its current length. Hi everyone, it is with great regret and heavy hearts that the york. There are rail connections to both hessle from hull, leeds or sheffield and filey as well as between filey and hull all of which use northern rail and a direct bus service between filey and hull. Warter to bridlington from warter go via north dalton, tibthorpe and wetwang to. Wherever you go in york, you will find evidence of its history and make discoveries of your own. Other short walks on the yorkshire wolds way can be found on.
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