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Part of the Middlesbrough & Guisborough Railway the station was closed in 1964 when line closed, the station building is now a private house with the line running into the garden after this platform.
Hutton Gate Station
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I used to travel from Middlesbrough by train to visit my brother who lived in Thweng Way just near the station. Prior to the closure of the railway, the station became a request stop and to get the train back to Middlesbrough one had to wave to the driver to stop just like a bus. Also coming out towards Guisborough the guard had to know when a stop at hutton Gate was required.
In addition to the platform remains there are also foundations of a building or two just where the (new) Belmont mines embankment leaves the main line where the line crosses Aldenham Road. Does anyone know what this building was? There is also one side of the bridge abutment on Hutton Village Road and the railway track can be traced through the gardens of the houses of Sandwood Park(!) up to the Guisborough Forest Walkway.
In addition earthworks relating to the Hutton mine branch can be seen close to Home Farm, as was………
Having considered my point above, I believe the building on the right of the line just off Aldenham Road may have been a signal box of some description. There would have been a need to control the junction, and I think there were sidings nearby. The book ‘Guisborough Past and Present’ contains several photographs of the line in operation, but sadly none of the junction when it was operational (I believe up to 1933).
Its great that after so long where the whole of this area was covered in trees & undergrowth so it was difficult to see it, its now (March 2011) been cleared of vegetation & plans are afoot for an interpretive board & seat