This is a lovely image, sadly of an age long past. A BR Standard class 4 2-6-4T leads a commuter train (with that weird brake van) into Sandsend station across the viaduct.
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A view of Sandsend, entitled “Sand’s End and the Cliffs” from a published “Views of Whitby & District”, undated but obviously early 20th century. The railway station and its environs look remarkably tidy! (image also from ”Photographic View Album of Whitby” – photographed and printed by Valentine & Sons Ltd., Dundee)
A shot of a J25 0-6-0 loco, number 65663, (based at Whitby shed) and guard’s van leaving Raithwaite Viaduct towards Whitby on the ”pick-up” goods. The locomotive is fitted with a snow-plough (known as a bufferbeam plough) . The logo on the tender looks like an early BR roundel. (thanks to Mark for details – rodders) You’ll only see guard’s vans on preserved railways these days, despite objections from the railmen’s union they were removed from service early in the diesel era.  Sandsend - Station Viaduct Another view of the viaduct adjacent to the station at Sandsend, viewed from the hill above the village on the Whitby side.  Sandsend Viaduct, with local train A view of Sandsend Viaduct with a local commuter train from Whitby approaching. Sadly this picturesque line, which skirted the coast all the way from Saltburn to Whitby and from Whitby to Scarborough, has vanished, leaving only the mineral railway from Saltburn to Boulby Potash Mine. The locomotive leading the mixed passenger/goods train is an ex-Great Central Railways Robinson A5 4-6-2 Pacific tank - well at home on this demanding coastal line. The image was also titled “Last Train” – has anybody any memories of this sad local event? (thanks for keeping me straight Eric! – rodders) |
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