Whitby Branch

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Commencement
Termination
Zero Point
NER Abbreviation
Wby Br
NER Line Number
S98 

Line Diagram

Mileage   No.   Details
2444ch
Grosmont Junction
2451ch 43
Occupation Road
2460ch 44
River Esk
Extends from 24m 57.5ch to 24m 61.5ch; Wrought iron plate girders, stone abutments, piers etc, 4 spans 36ft 5in, skew 41ft 11.5in, headway 25ft 5in, width 22ft 10in
2464ch
Culvert
2464ch
Grosmont Farm Crossing
2509ch 45
River Esk
Extends from 25m 07.5ch to 25m 10.5ch; Wrought iron plate girders, stone abutments, stone pier in piles, 2 spans 33ft 9in skew 46ft 3in, headway 19ft 0in, width 23ft 10.5in
2510ch
Eskdale Mines
2512ch
Culvert
2513ch
Birtley Farm Crossing
2518ch
Eskdale Mines Signal Box
2530ch 45
River Esk
Extends from 29m 28.5ch to 29m 30.5ch; Wrought iron trough girders, cast iron parapets and parapet girders, stone pier, abutments etc, 2 spans 38ft 6in (skew 39ft 2in) and 38ft 1in (skew 38ft 9in), headway 18ft 6in, width25ft 5in
2532ch
Newbiggin High Farm Crossing
2547ch
Culvert
2548ch
Dorsley Bank Siding
2548ch
Dorsley Bank Siding Ground Frame
2568ch
Newbiggin High Farm No.2 Crossing
2572ch
Newbiggin Siding
2572ch
Newbiggin Sidng Ground Frame
2573ch 47
River Esk
Extends from 25m 71.75ch to 25m 74.25ch; Wrought iron trough girders, cast iron parapets, stone pier, abutments etc, 2 spans 29ft 0in skew 38ft 5in, headway 18ft 0in, width 24ft 4in
2575ch
Cragg Hall Crossing
2606ch 48
River Esk
Extends from 26m 04.5ch to 26m 06.75ch; Wrought trough girders, cast iron parapets, stone pier, abutments etc, 2 spans 37ft 10in, skew span 39ft 1in, headway 20ft 0in, width 24ft 10in
2611ch
Low Newbiggin Farm No.1 Crossing
2613ch
Gantry Siding Ground Frame
2613ch
Gantry Siding
2619ch
Low Newbiggin Farm No.2 Crossing
2623ch
Culvert
2624ch
Low Newbiggin Farm Crossing
2641ch
Low Newbiggin Farm No.3 Crossing
2642ch
Low Newbiggin Farm No.4 Crossing
2650ch 49
Cattle Creep
2655ch
Woodlands Siding
2655ch
Woodlands Siding Ground Frame
2658ch 50
River Esk
Extends from 26m 56ch to 26m 59.25ch; Wrought iron plate girders, cast iron columns, stone abutments, wings etc, 2 spans 36ft 6in, skew span 50ft 0in, headway 15ft 7in, width 31ft 1in
2661ch
Occupation Crossing
2672ch
Occupation Crossing
2704ch
Occupation Crossing
2710ch 51
River Esk
Extends from 27m 08.25ch to 27m 11ch; Wrought iron plate girders, cast iron piers, stone abutments, wings etc, 2 spans 42ft 0in (skew 51ft 0in), headway 14ft 10in, width 23ft 11in
2711ch
Thistle Grove Farm Crossing
2724ch
Culvert
2726ch 52
River Esk
Extends from 27m 25ch to 27m 27ch; Wrought iron plate girders, cast iron columns, stone pier, abutments and wings, 3 spans, 1 17ft 4in (skew 17ft 11in), 2 and 3 43ft 0in (skew 43ft 3in), headway 1 7ft 7in, 2 and 3 12ft 3in, width 23ft 10.5in
2735ch
Culvert
2739ch
Occupation Crossing
2739ch
Culvert
2751ch
Esk Hall Farm No.2 Crossing
2760ch
Occupation Crossing
2760ch 52A
Overline Bridge
2761ch
Goods Dock
2763ch
Sleights
2765ch
Luggage Crossing
2766ch
Sleights Crossing
2766ch
Sleights Signal Box
2770ch 53
Iburndale Beck
2805ch
Occupation Crossing
2809ch
Culvert
2816ch
Culvert
2826ch
Culvert
2827ch
Occupation Crossing
2843ch
Culvert
2848ch
Culvert
2848ch
Occupation Crossing
2863ch
Old Brickyard Cottage Crossing
2863ch
Occupation Crossing
2867ch
Culvert
2902ch
Old Brickyard Cottage No 2 Crossing; Public Road From Ruswarp
2905ch 54
Buskey Beck
2913ch
Sneaton Siding Ground Frame
2913ch
Sneaton Siding
2919ch
Occupation Crossing
2923ch
to
2929ch
55
Ruswarp Viaduct
2928ch 55A
Overline Bridge
2929ch
Ruswarp Crossing
2929ch
Ruswarp Signal Box
2932ch
Ruswarp
2944ch 56
Over Stream
2944ch
Water Lane Crossing
2954ch
Accommodation Road
2957ch
Sanitary Pipe Culvert
2971ch
Foundry Siding Signal Box
Reduced to ground frame and renamed Gas Works by 1934 (WTT)
2976ch
Whitby Gas Works
2977ch
Esk Viaduct
    Carrying Scarborough and Whitby line over
    3036ch
    Bog Hall Junction
    3040ch
    Ford Crossing
    3041ch
    Bog Hall Junction Signal Box
    3041ch
    Foot Crossing
    3041ch
    Goods Dock
    3050ch
    Whitby Engine Shed
    3052ch
    Goods Depot
    3054ch
    Whitby Signal Box
    Whitby
    First station
    3063ch
    Whitby
    End of line

    Sources used:

    • North East Lines and Stations, S. Bragg, NERA. Line Reference: Gf. Diagram(s): D32.