Yorkshire's Most Beautiful Lost Railway? Whitby to Loftus Line. #abandoned #yorkshire #railway

Brilliant video again Ant! But,as always, tinged with a bit of sadness at what we have lost. 👍🙂

So professionally done, Ant. I really appreciate all the time, effort and research you put into your videos and they're all so interesting too.

Completely entrancing, exciting music, so many historical photographs and beautiful scenery - thank you for the journey.

It always brings a smile to my face when I get a notification that you have posted Ant. I know I'm going to thoroughly enjoy it and learn some history. Thank you for sharing, and I am looking forward to part two.

This brought back so many memories of exploring that line. Can't wait for the next part, with the tunnels and beautiful views. Whenever I visit North Yorkshire, I always go back for another look!! Great of you to do this, Ant.

Superb footage of what must have been an incredible railway experience and an engineering marvel. The closure of the line, as you suggest, is something to lament, although you wonder whether it would have survived what looks like a significant amount of cliff erosion. The archive clip of a steam train entering Sandsend Station and disgorging all those passengers makes a vivid impression. Might it be the same today, if the line had remained in being?

What a magnificent railway and after the Larpool viaduct.I remember as a four year old standing below the tressel at sandend with an ice cream in my hand watching in haw as a train passed over.It was like something out of the Wild West.Your presentation plus the information and your respect the privacy of the locals is outstanding.I’ve watched this four times already!

What a fantastic video. We had a friends holiday in Yorkshire a few years ago at Robin Hoods Bay. We all fell in love with Yorkshire. It’s absolutely gorgeous. Thank you for history, great cinematography and narration. Cheered me up as I have either covid or bad flu. Can go to bed happy.

Loved the archive photo's and film. And you had lovely weather for your walk. Very enjoyable part 1.

Great film Ant, brought a lot of memories back when visiting Sandsend every summer school hols when one time my eldest daughter tripped over a N E R boundary marker near Newholm Beck viaduct remains in 1978. It was just the very tip hidden in the weeds. It was a rather uneconomical line for the N E Railway who took over the original builders early on. Ken Hoole was the very best author of N.E.R data and all his material is kept at Darlington North Rd museum I believe. Imagine it now as a Heritage line from Whitby connecting with N Y R, what a day out!

I don't like that the old station building is named "Beeching Mews" - I'm not happy to see his name celebrated like that. On a different note - I do wonder if "The Fat Controller" in Thomas The Tank Engine was based on Dr Beeching.

What a completely mind blowing station West Cliff is!

I've always been fascinated by this line, and never wanted a time machine as much as I do now. Your atmosphere of your videos is enchanting, the choice of music is spot on and creates a sympathetically nostalgic mood. The drone photography is wonderful and captures the beauty of North Yorkshire perfectly - tourism companies should be snapping at your heels for some of this footage!

Really nice presentation - it's heart breaking to see all that we have lost in terms of railway infrastructure. It was supposed to be the permanent way 😐

Hi that was a fantastic video so very enjoyable you have done a brilliant job about finding out about the history of the railway i have been there a few times but didn't know anything about the railway brilliant

Thank you Ant, that was a delight, history, sun and the sea on a dull winter's day, beautiful photograph. Take care.

Greetings I just watched your YouTube that you made about five months ago on the Whitby line that goes from Sandsten what a wonderful heritage Railway it would have made what a waste yours Jeff Melbourne, Australia

Absolutely magnificent Ant, great video love ya drone footage brings a special prospective to it and brings it alive again for me especially coupled with the archive footage well done can’t wait for part two.

Just started watching the videos and find them so interesting and informative. So sad that so many of these rail routes have gone forever. Excellent production and editing.

Another amazing video Ant Thankyou so much. This must be the most stunning costal railway I have ever seen. What a loss ….