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Pickering

Location type

Station

Name and dates

Pickering

Station code: National Rail
Opened on the Whitby and Pickering Railway.
Opened on the York to Scarborough Line (York and North Midland Railway).

Nearby stations Kirby [North Eastern] Thornton Dale Sinnington Marishes Road Low Marishes Levisham Ebberston Kirbymoorside Rillington Knapton Newtondale Halt Amotherby Barton-le-Street Snainton Heslerton	Mill Lane Junction Marishes Junction Scampston Junction Kirkdale Viaduct Mine Scarborough Road Junction Malton East Junction Rosedale West Goods Sherriff^s Pit Harome Siding Rosedale East Goods North Grimston Viaduct Tourist/other New Bridge Level Crossing Swinton Crossing Fryton Crossing
Location names in dark blue are on the same original line.

Chronology Dates

/ /1875	Gilling to Pickering Line (North Eastern Railway) Extended from Kirby Moorside to Mill Lane Junction, Pickering. Station opened at Sinnington.

News items

19/10/2021	Antiques Column: The totem signs value depends largely on rarity and condition [Sheffield Telegraph]
22/04/2020	Coronavirus: Railway warns it may not survive the pandemic [Gazette & Herald]
25/05/2019	Yorkshire heritage railways say coal ban is 'threat' [BBC News]
08/08/2017	North Yorkshire Moors Railway awarded £4.6m lottery grant [BBC News]
23/07/2017	Downton Abbey railway carriages ruined by vandals [BBC News]
12/03/2016	Flying Scotsman service starts on North Yorkshire Moors Railway [BBC News]
17/02/2014	Railway landmarks to be sold at auction [The Press]
15/02/2014	Moors railway set for £2.8m improvements [Yorkshire Post]
20/11/2013	Train crashes into Chester Station barrier [BBC News]
14/10/2013	Streets of Pickering flooded with wartime glamour [Northern Echo]

Books

An Illustrated History of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway (Illustrated History)

British Steam - The North Yorkshire Moors Railway [DVD]

Cab Ride Highlights No.8 Dvd - Hull to Scarborough - Redditch to Birmingham New Street - Chester to Shrewsbury - Settle to Carlisle (S&C) - South Merseyrail - Railway Recollections

History of the Whitby and Pickering Railway (North Yorkshire Moors Railway, historical series)

Marsden Rail 31: Yorkshire Byways - DVD - Marsden Rail

Moors Steam: The Worlds Most Popular Steamline - North Yorkshire Moors Railway

North Yorkshire Moors Railway Stock Book

Scarborough (Central) 1910: Yorkshire Sheet 78.13 (Old O.S. Maps of Yorkshire)

Scarborough (West) 1910: Yorkshire Sheet 77.16 (Old O.S. Maps of Yorkshire)

Scarborough Railway Station: From Steam Age to Diesel Era

Scenery of the Whitby and Pickering Railway

Spirit of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway

Steam Around Scarborough

The Magic Of The North Yorkshire Moors Railway - The Railway People [DVD]

The North Yorkshire Moors Railway (Heritage Railway Guide)

The North Yorkshire Moors Railway and the Esk Valley Line (British Railways Past & Presen)

The North Yorkshire Moors Railway and the Esk Valley Line Past & Present (British Railways Past & Presen)

The North Yorkshire Moors Railway Past and Present (British Railways Past and Present Companion)

The North Yorkshire Moors Railway: A Nostalgic Trip Along the Former Whitby and Pickering Railway and Through to Malton (British Railways Past and Present Companion)

The North Yorkshire Moors Railway: v. 2 (Past & Present Companion)

The Whitby and Pickering to Scarborough Railway: From Early Victorian Guides

Twelve Scenic Walks from the North Yorkshire Moors Railway

Whitby and Pickering Railway

York to Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale (Railway Memories)

York to Scarborough: Featuring All Change at York (Eastern Main Lines)