Ghost Train: Harrogate to Pateley Bridge (Lost Yorkshire Railways Animation)

A look at the lost Nidd Valley railway line that once linked Harrogate to Pateley Bridge! It ran from Ripley Junction, on the Harrogate to Ripon Line, to Pateley Bridge via five intermediate stations, Ripley Valley, Hampsthwaite, Birstwith, Darley, and Dacre. The last scheduled passenger train ran on 31 March 1951 but the line remained open for goods until 30 October 1964.
The old line northwards from Harrogate to Ripley has been converted into a bridleway for walkers, horses and cyclists as Nidderdale Greenway. The entire line up to Pateley Bridge (and beyond on the Nidd Valley Light Railway), has also been proposed to be converted into a greenway.

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