Gilling and Pickering line

Gilling and Pickering line
Looking south eastwards across Riseborough Cutting in July 2006
Overview
Status	Closed
Locale	North Yorkshire
Termini	Gilling station (Parliamentary Junction) Thirsk and Malton line Pickering station York and North Midland Railway
Stations	5
Service
Type	Heavy rail
Operator(s)	North Eastern Railway London North Eastern Railway British Rail
History
Opened	9 October 1871–1 April 1875 (in stages)
Closed	10 August 1964 (completely)
Technical
Line length	18 mi 48.7 chains (29.95 km)[1]
Number of tracks	1
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Operating speed	20 mph (32 km/h) Bishophouse Junction – Gilling 30 mph (48 km/h) Gilling – Pickering[2]
Route map North Yorkshire Moors Railway Pickering Forge Valley Line York & North Midland Railway Riseborough Cutting Sinnington Lastingham & Rosedale Lt Rly (not completed) Spaunton Quarry Kirbymoorside Kirkdale Viaduct Nawton Helmsley Duncombe Timber Siding Harome Siding Nunnington Caulkeys Bank Cutting Thirsk and Malton line Gilling Thirsk and Malton line

The Gilling and Pickering line (G&P) was a railway line that ran from Gilling to Pickering in North Yorkshire, England.

The line was opened in stages between 1871 and 1875 and linked up with the Thirsk and Malton line (T&M) at Gilling and the York and North Midland Railway at Pickering. The line connected the settlements of Helmsley, Kirkbymoorside, Nawton, Nunnington and Sinnington to others parts of the North Eastern Railway (NER) network. Closure to passengers came on 2 February 1953, with complete closure to all traffic on 10 August 1964.