Glaisdale railway station

Glaisdale
General information
Location	Glaisdale, Scarborough England
Coordinates	54°26′22″N 0°47′38″W
Grid reference	NZ783055
Owned by	Network Rail
Managed by	Northern Trains
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	GLS
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Original company	North Eastern Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway British Rail (North Eastern Region)
Key dates
2 October 1865	Opened
Passengers
2019/20	20,920
2020/21	16,396
2021/22	18,194
2022/23	18,858
2023/24	19,178
Location Glaisdale Location in North Yorkshire, England
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Glaisdale is a railway station on the Esk Valley Line, which runs between Middlesbrough and Whitby via Nunthorpe. The station, situated 9 miles 33 chains (15.1 km) west of Whitby, serves the village of Glaisdale in North Yorkshire, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.

History

The station dates from October 1865, when the Castleton to Grosmont line was opened.^[1] The signal box was moved northwards in June 1902 to allow the platform to be extended towards the west. Engineers simply raised the box onto rails and slid the box into its new position.^[2]

The station used to forward building stone, iron and ironstone. Three blast furnaces were located in the village which utilised two sidings built on the north side of the station with access from the east. The iron industry lasted until 1876, but the slag heaps were cleared sometime in the 1880s with the slag being sold to Surrey County Council.^[3] The station was host to a camping coach in 1933 and 1935, possibly one for some of 1934 and two coaches from 1936 to 1939, the station was also used as an overnight stop for touring camping coach service in 1935.^[4] Along with many other stations along the line (like Egton and Grosmont), the station lost its goods facilities in August 1965.^[5]

A passing loop is located here – one of only two remaining on the entire Esk Valley Line. The signal box that once operated it can still be seen on the Whitby-bound platform,^[6] but since 1989 the loop points have worked automatically and the token machines for the single line block sections either side are operated by the train crew, under the remote supervision of the Nunthorpe signaller.

Tokens are also available at the intermediate point of Grosmont station, which allows for the North York Moors Railway to operate on the single line section between Grosmont and Whitby in parallel with the Northern Trains service.^[7]

In May 2018, the Community Rail Partnership for the Esk Valley Line opened new public toilets on the station.^[8]

Services

Northern Trains Route 5
v t e
Esk Valley line
Middlesbrough James Cook University Hospital Marton Gypsy Lane Nunthorpe Great Ayton Battersby Kildale Commondale Castleton Moor Danby Lealholm Glaisdale Egton Grosmont Sleights Ruswarp Whitby

As of the May 2021 timetable change, the station is served by six trains per day (four on Sunday) towards Whitby. Heading towards Middlesbrough via Nunthorpe, there are six trains per day (four on Sunday). Most trains continue to Newcastle via Hartlepool. All services are operated by Northern Trains.^[9]

Rolling stock used: Class 156 Super Sprinter and Class 158 Express Sprinter

References

1. Hoole, K. (1974). A regional history of the railways of Great Britain : vol. 4; the North East. Newton Abbott: David & Charles. p. 72. ISBN 0-7153-6439-1.
2. Lloyd, Chris (26 November 2015). "Christmas books: in search of the ghost-goose of Melsonby". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
3. Maynard, Peter (2015). North Yorkshire & Cleveland Railway. Northallerton: North Eastern Railway Association. p. 69. ISBN 978-1-873513-98-9.
4. McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. pp. 10 & 12. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
5. Hoole, K. (1985). Railway stations of the North East. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 167. ISBN 0-7153-8527-5.
6. Body, Geoffrey (1989). Railways of the Eastern Region. Wellingborough: Stephens. p. 122. ISBN 1-85260-072-1.
7. Allison, Ian (October 2016). "Technical visit to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway" (PDF). irse.org. p. 29. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
8. Gleeson, Janet (1 June 2018). "Dramatic increase in passengers on rural line". Darlington & Stockton Times. No. 22–2018. p. 24. ISSN 2516-5348.
9. "Train times: Middlesbrough to Whitby (Esk Valley Railway)" (PDF). Northern Trains. 16 May 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.

External links

• Media related to Glaisdale railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Train times and station information for Glaisdale railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Lealholm		Northern Trains Esk Valley Line		Egton