North Yorkshire Moors Railway
Pickering · YO18
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Summary
An 18-mile preserved steam railway crossing the North York Moors — Pickering station, Goathland (Aidensfield/Hogsmeade), and Whitby as the northern terminus, through open moorland and deep wooded valleys.
About this location
The North Yorkshire Moors Railway runs from Pickering in the south to Whitby on the coast, 18 miles through the North York Moors. The line opened in 1836 as one of George Stephenson’s early railways and was preserved from 1973. Goathland station (midway on the line) served as Aidensfield in the ITV series Heartbeat and as Hogsmeade in the Harry Potter films. Pickering station is a complete Victorian station with a timber train shed.
The landscape through which the line runs varies from the open heather moor at the summit (Fen Bog) to the deep wooded valley of Newtondale (inaccessible by road) to the approach into Whitby through the Esk valley. The combination of the steam railway infrastructure and the nationally known filming credentials (Harry Potter, Heartbeat, Downton Abbey location work) makes this one of the most-requested heritage railways in Britain.
The railway has its own film unit and an established hire programme. All classes of steam and diesel traction are available; rolling stock includes Pullman coaches and standard period passenger vehicles.
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