Boulby line | |
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Overview | |
Other name(s) | Boulby branch Saltburn and Boulby branch |
Status | Open |
Owner | Network Rail, ICL |
ELR | SSK |
Locale | Redcar and Cleveland, England |
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Service | |
Type | Heavy rail Railfreight |
Operator(s) | DB Cargo Freightliner |
Technical | |
Line length | 12 miles 5 chains (19.4 km) |
Number of tracks | 1 |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
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The Boulby line is a freight-only railway line in Redcar and Cleveland, England. The line was opened in stages between 1865 and 1882, being part of two railways that met at Brotton railway station. Passenger trains along the line ceased in 1960, and since then it has been a freight-only line dedicated to the potash and polyhalite traffic from Boulby, and steel products into Skinningrove Steelworks.