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The Cleveland Extension Mineral Railway was proposed in the 1870s to run from Kilton Thorpe to the ironworks at Glaisdale, the contractor was John Waddell.
With the collapse of mining in Eskdale the line was never completed although embankments and cuttings for the line can still be seen in several places.
The Station Hotel was also built in anticipation at Moorsholm, but the railway never materialised.
Th story of Paddy Waddell’s railway is interesting. The promoters apparently made extravagant claims as to the quality of the stone in the area, which encouraged investors to provide the funds for construction.
One of the most obvious landmarks of the scheme is the bridge over the proposed line at Rake House, just outside Glaisdale. It is here that the line would have joined the Esk Valley line, with the northern most end linking up with the Lingdale mineral branch line somewhere near Kiltonthorpe.
You can follow the route on Google earth, It crosses the Guisborough – Whitby road at the Liverton junction. The bridge at Glaisdale is visible from trains on the Esk valley branch