Railway Trackbed
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Railway Trackbed
Image: © K A Taken: 6 May 2011
The trackbed of the original Whitby to Pickering Railway is now a splendid footpath between Moorgates and Goathland. The track was made redundant in 1865 when the present line was opened, thus avoiding a severe incline at Esk Valley which required trains to be cable hauled.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.390983
Longitude
-0.707114