Malton & Driffield Railway
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The Malton & Driffield Railway (MDR) ran between the Yorkshire towns of Malton and Driffield. It opened in 1853, with stations at Malton, Settrington, North Grimston, Wharram, Burdale, Sledmere and Fimber[1], Wetwang, Garton, and Driffield. In 1854, it was amalgamated into the North Eastern Railway (NER).
The route was closed to passenger traffic in 1950, with complete closure in 1958.
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[edit] The Engineers
The Consulting Engineer for the MDR was John Birkinshaw, who had previously been assistant engineer with Robert Stephenson on the London & Birmingham Railway (L&BR). The engineering of the MDR was supervised by Alfred Dickens, who was a brother of Charles Dickens.
[edit] Locomotives & Rolling Stock
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[edit] Notes
- ^ Opened as Fimber Road in May 1853, renamed Sledmere in March 1858 and became Sledmere & Fimber in May 1859. The station closed in June 1950.
[edit] Further Reading
Warwick Burton. Malton & Driffield Junction Railway. Martin Bairstow. ISBN 1-871944-16-3.