The Malton to Driffield Railway

Prompted by plans by George Hudson to between Malton and Thirsk, Some businessmen in the Yorkshire Wolds proposed a line from Malton to Driffield, which would then give access to Hull. After the usual sorts of problems at the outset the lines were opened in June 1853. However, the dream of creating a through route was never quite realised as each line operated as a separate branch. This compact little book has a good summary introduction and then there is one page or there are more pages for each location along the line, always combining photos with some background information. The locations featured are Malton, Scarborough Road Junction, Settrington, North Grimston, Wharram, Wharram Quarry, Burdale Tunnel, Burdale Quarry, Burdale, Sledmere and Fimber, Fimber Halt and the Yorkshire Wolds Railway (the heritage railway founded in 2008), Green Lane Crossing, Wetwang, Garton Field Crossing, Garton Slack, Garton, Driffield West Junction and Driffield.