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On either side of the Northern end of the demolished viaduct is a type 23 Pillbox.
The western one is on an accessable part of the walkway
The eastern example is in a private field, so no close-up.
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The 1877/78 Thorpe Thewles viaduct was demolished spectacularly in 1979
This stone outside the village is part of the structure.
At the top of an embankment overlooking the village are a few scant remains of the viaduct
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This unusual ‘coffee pot’ locomotive built by Head Wrightson of Thornaby dates from 1870
The loco spent most of its working life at Seaham Harbour where it was designated “16″
Coffee Pot No.33 from 1873 was also used at Seaham (where it was designated “17″) this locomotive can now be seen at Beamish
Also at Beamish is the more recently restored Coffee Pot No.1
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With the re-opening of SSI plant new trains have appeared on the site.
The trains are second-hand NSB Di8 models originally built by MaK in 1996–1997 for use in Norway.
Wikipedia points out that they had reliability problems, so perhaps someone should have searched the internet first ?
A Harsco RGH20C Rail Grinder is also on the site at the moment.
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The tunnel was buiilt around 1885 and stands on the abandoned Scarborough-Whitby line
The tunnel was cut so W.H. Hammond, the lord of Raven Hall, didn’t have to see the railway actually crossing his land.
The tunnel is only 279 yards long but has a sharp curve and with the gradient up to Ravenscar being 1-in-39 it proved troublesome for many trains.
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An ironstone tramway between the Chalenor mines near Guisborough and the Eston mines was built in 1914 when the underground link was severed.
Several traces of this remain, including this culvert for Moordale Beck with the 1914 date carved into the arch.
The arching has been strengthened a long time ago as the two lower tubes both resemble riveted boiler pipes.
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The ‘D13′ building is an original part of the Stockton to Darlington Railway.
It was an agents house and coal depot.
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St Johns Well (48 Bridge Road) is said to be the first railway ticket office in the world, although there are some doubts to the truth of this claim as passengers may have bought their tickets at inns, as they would have with a stagecoach.
The building carries a plaque which commemorates the laying of the first rail of the Stockton & Darlington railway by Thomas Meynell of 23rd May 1822
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This poster by Henry George Gawthorn depicting the pier is due to come up for auction at Swann Auction Galleries in New York next week where its expected to sell for £5,000 and £7,500.
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The station opened on 3rd December 1883 as part of the Whitby, Redcar and Middlesbrough Union Railway
The line along the coast closed on 5th May 1958 although this station remained open as part of the Whitby to Scarborough line until it closed on 12th June 1961.
The station is now converted into houses and a bridge still stands over the abandoned tracks, which seems to have been adopted as someones garden above.
