Yorkshire Wolds Railway
railway line in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England
The Yorkshire Wolds Railway is a preserved railway in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located on a section of the Malton and Driffield Junction Railway near the village of Fimber. The railway has a short demonstration line and an operational industrial diesel locomotive that provides cab rides to visitors. The railway has plans for expansion, work on which has been underway since April 2019.
History
The line was built as part of a scheme supported by George Hudson to create a line of communication from Hull to Newcastle. The line opened on 19 May 1853; its traffic was almost exclusively local passenger trains and freight traffic from the quarries at Burdale and Wharram, with the occasional summer Sunday services to the coast. The quarries, however, suffered a boom and bust existence and their business dried up by the 1950s leading to the line's final closure on 20 October 1958.
Heritage operation
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.
In 2012 the group gained planning permission to build a visitors centre near to the site of the former Fimber and Sledmere station. The land required for all of the current project is owned by the Sledmere Estate who are supportive of the railway.
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