The Easingwold Railway was a two and a half mile long branch line from Alne Station

Alne railway station

Alne railway station was a station which served the village of Alne in the English county of North Yorkshire. It was served by trains on the main line between York and Thirsk...

 to Easingwold

Easingwold railway station

Easingwold railway station is a closed timber built railway station that served the market town of Easingwold, in North Yorkshire, England and was on the Easingwold Railway.- History :...

 in the Vale of York

Vale of York

The Vale of York is an area of flat land in the north-east of England. The vale is a major agricultural area and serves as the main north-south transport corridor for northern England....

, England

England

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History

Although the line was first proposed in 1836 it was not until 23 August 1887 that a consortium of local businessmen formed the Easingwold Railway Company and obtained parliamentary approval to build the line. Although the first contractor, Death and Company went bust during construction a second contractor was found and the line opened on 27 July 1891 at a cost of £17,000. The line was privately owned throughout its period of operation and made small profits for most of that time. The line fell victim to road competition in the late 1940s and passenger services ended on 29 November 1948, with freight services ending with the lines' closure 30 December 1957.

Trivia

Part of this former railway is now one of the worlds most bizarre sized gardens measuring approximately 10 meters in width and almost half a mile long. A stroll from the front to the back takes nearly 30 minutes. The garden starts where the former railway and the street called Railway House cross.

External links

• The line on a navigable 1946 OS Map
• Easingwold Railway station on LNER Encyclopedia
• Easingwold railway station on Disused Stations