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A trip on the Wensleydale line - part 2
Waiting for a train on the Wensleydale Railway
A little gem of a railway

Take your seat behind the driver and relive the golden age of branch line travel.

This is your mile by mile guide to a journey from Leeming Bar to Leyburn on the Wensleydale Railway.

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Newton-le-Willows to Leyburn leg

Once past Crakehall the run to Newton-le-Willows is brisk.

Various birds and rabbits leap out of the way , and a hare tries to run ahead of the train , eventually giving up and turning sharply into the undergrowth .

The train now standing  at ...
Newley restored platforms

The next stopping point is Finghall , where the train stops to open the gates again , The station platform looks like a well kept garden centre with a variety of pots and plants.

There are a number of bridges and farm crossings to pass plus splendid views of Middleham Castle before the train finally turns the corner and slips slowly into the platform at Leyburn .

Twelve miles in around 42 minutes , surely one of the great train rides in Britain made all the more special because so much hard work and dedication from locals has gone into saving the Wensleydale line.

Larger image: Map of the line from from Newton-le-Willows to Leyburn
Map of the line from from Newton-le-Willows to Leyburn

 

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