Whitby, Redcar and Middlesbrough Union Railway
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whitby-redcar-and-middlesbrough-union-railway-187-1590369
title:
Whitby, Redcar and Middlesbrough Union Railway
text:
The Whitby, Redcar and Middlesbrough Union Railway (WRMU), a.k.a. the Whitby–Loftus Line, was a railway line in North Yorkshire, England, built between 1871 and 1886, running from Loftus on the Yorkshire coast to the Esk at Whitby, and connecting Middlesbrough to Whitby along the coast. For much of its journey the line hugged the cliffs, and had a troubled build due to the proximity to the sea and poor quality of the construction on many of its original bridges and viaducts. The line was closed
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description:
Former railway line in Yorkshire, England
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitby,_Redcar_and_Middlesbrough_Union_Railway
date created:
2007-03-11T16:40:46Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T08:40:36Z
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