Goathland station,North Yorkshire Moors Railway England.
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member fellsmanhiker
N 54° 24.045 W 000° 42.735
30U E 648504 N 6030522
A few miles SW of Whitby,is Goathland,where steam trains pass through on the very popular Pickering to Whitby line,which runs for 18 miles through spectacular scenery of the North Yorkshire Moors national park.
Waymark Code: WM3FYJ
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/31/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member TheBeanTeam
Views: 68
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The line is now owned by the North Yorkshire Moors Historical Railway Trust,who have run the line since 1974.
Goathland village is also known as Aidensfield in the long running TV series Heartbeat,many scenes have been shot here for the shows as the TV series is based on the period of the 1960's.
Link to Goathland/Heartbeat site.
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Scenes from the Harry Potter film have also been shot here, the train seen in the film the Hogwarts express,is actually the Locomotive 5972 Olton Hall
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The station opened in 1865 and has hardly altered at all since that date.
Is the station/depot currently used for railroad purposes?: Yes

Is the station/depot open to the public?: Yes

Station/Depot Web Site: [Web Link]

If the station/depot is not being used for railroad purposes, what is it currently used for?: Not listed

What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: Not listed
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