Ravenscar Railway Tunnel

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The tunnel was buiilt around 1885 and stands on the abandoned Scarborough-Whitby line
Ravenscar Tunnel
The tunnel was cut so W.H. Hammond, the lord of Raven Hall, didn’t have to see the railway actually crossing his land.
Ravenscar Tunnel
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.
Ravenscar Tunnel

1914 Culvert under Chalenor Tramway

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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.
1914 Culvert under Chalenor tramway
1914 Culvert under Chalenor tramway
The arching has been strengthened a long time ago as the two lower tubes both resemble riveted boiler pipes.
1914 Culvert under Chalenor tramway

Stockton & Darlington Railway Ticket Office

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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.
First Railway Ticket Office, Stockton

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
First Railway Ticket Office, Stockton

Whitby West Cliff Station

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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.
Whitby West Cliff Station
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.
Whitby West Cliff Station

Barnard Castle Station Portico, Valley Gardens, Saltburn

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This portico originally stood on the 1856 railway station at Barnard Castle.
Barnard Castle Station Portico, Saltburn
It was moved to Saltburn in 1863 and placed in the Valley Gardens as a memorial to Prince Albert by the Saltburn Improvement Company
Barnard Castle Station Portico, Saltburn
Sadly the memorial is currently in a pretty poor state, which is very suprising considering the amount of time and effort Saltburn ususally spends on its heritage and it being a listed building.

North Eastern Railway Tile Map, Saltburn

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These maps were manufactured by Craven Dunnill of Jackfield in Shropshire.

North Eastern Railway Map Tiles, Saltburn

9 are said to still exist in their original stations, Beverley, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Morpeth, Saltburn, Scarborough, Tynemouth, York and Whitby.
This one if unfortunately hidden behind a sheet of horrible scratched perspex (although that is saving it from vandals)

It is possible to purchase these tiles maps from new if you have about £3K burning a hole in your pocket.