Skinningrove railway station was on the Whitby, Redcar and Middlesbrough Union Railway. It was opened on 1 April 1875, and served the villages of Skinningrove and Carlin How in North Yorkshire, England.[1] It was originally named "Carlin How", but was renamed on 1 October 1903 by the North Eastern Railway.[2] It had no goods service, but a zig zag track branched off just outside the station from a point on the main line towards Saltburn,[3] serving the Loftus Mines in the valley below, where ironstone was mined.[4] This closed in 1958.[3] Further north towards Brotton, near the village of Carlin How, the tracks serving Skinningrove Steelworks branch off the line.[4]
Skinningrove | |
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,_Yorkshire_(geograph_4488842).jpg) Site of the former station (2015) | |
| General information | |
| Location | Skinningrove, Redcar and Cleveland England |
| Coordinates | 54°33′37″N 0°54′19″W / 54.560400°N 0.905200°W |
| Grid reference | NZ708188 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | WR&MUR |
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1875 | Opened as Carlin How |
| 1903 | Renamed Skinningrove |
| 1952 | Closed to regular passenger trains |
| 1958 | Closed to all traffic |
Skinningrove station closed to regular passenger traffic on 30 June 1952, but retained a workmen's service to the Skinningrove Steelworks until 5 May 1958. Very little remains of the former station.[3]
References edit
- ^ Suggitt, Gordon (2005). Lost railways of North and East Yorkshire. Newbury: Countryside Books. p. 68. ISBN 978-1-85306-918-5.
- ^ Hoole, K (1985). Railway stations of the North East. Newt Abbot: David & Charles. p. 189. ISBN 0-7153-8527-5.
- ^ a b c Ken Mell. "Disused Stations: Skinningrove Station". Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ a b Sheet NZ71 & Parts of NZ72. Chessington, Surrey: Ordnance Survey. 1954.
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory Of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Limited. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
External links edit
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Brotton Line open, station closed |
North Eastern Railway WR&MU |
Loftus Line open, station closed |
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