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{{Short description|Railway station in North Yorkshire, England}}
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{{Infobox station
| name = Newton Dale Halt
| name = Newton Dale Halt
| locale = [[Cropton Forest]]
| type = Station on [[heritage railway]]
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| image = Newton dale railway halt.jpeg
| borough = [[Ryedale]]
| borough = [[Cropton Forest]], [[North Yorkshire]]
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| image_name = Newton dale railway halt.jpeg
| country = England
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| manager = [[North Yorkshire Moors Railway]]
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| coordinates = {{coord|54.342381|-0.717638|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
| platforms = 1
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| events = opened
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| years = 1981
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| manager = [[North Yorkshire Moors Railway]]
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| coordinates = {{coord|54.342381|-0.717638|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
| gridref = SE834948
| platforms = 1
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| years = 1981
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| events = opened
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'''Newton Dale Halt railway station''' is a [[request stop]] on the [[North Yorkshire Moors Railway]] and serves as a stopping off point for walkers around [[Newton Dale]] and [[Cropton Forest]] in the [[North York Moors National Park]], [[North Yorkshire]], [[England]]. The dale is listed on mapping as being Newton Dale, and the halt is so named, but many sources (including the North Yorkshire Moors Railway) list it as Newtondale.<ref>{{cite map|title =North York Moors - Eastern area |map =OL27 |year =2016 |scale =1;25,000 |series =Explorer |publisher =Ordnance Survey |isbn = 9780319242667 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Newtondale Halt|url=https://www.nymr.co.uk/newtondale-halt-station|website=nymr.co.uk|accessdate=24 October 2017}}</ref> When the station was opened, the station signs were written as ''Newtondale Halt''.<ref name=":JOY:">{{cite book|last1=Joy|first1=compiled by David|title=North Yorkshire Moors Railway : a pictorial survey|date=1982|publisher=Dalesman Books|location=Clapham|isbn=0-85206-696-1|page=40}}</ref>
'''Newton Dale Halt railway station''' is a [[request stop]] on the [[North Yorkshire Moors Railway]] and serves as a stopping off point for walkers around [[Newton Dale]] and [[Cropton Forest]] in the [[North York Moors National Park]], [[North Yorkshire]], [[England]].<ref>{{cite map|title =North York Moors – Eastern area |map =OL27 |year =2016 |scale =1;25,000 |series =Explorer |publisher =Ordnance Survey |isbn = 9780319242667 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Newtondale Halt|url=https://www.nymr.co.uk/newtondale-halt-station|website=nymr.co.uk|accessdate=24 October 2017}}</ref> When the station was opened, the station signs were written as ''Newtondale Halt''.<ref name=":JOY:">{{cite book|last1=Joy|first1=David|title=North Yorkshire Moors Railway : a pictorial survey|date=1982|publisher=Dalesman Books|location=Clapham|isbn=0-85206-696-1|page=40}}</ref>


The halt was built by the North Yorkshire Moors Railway using materials from [[Warrenby Halt railway station|Warrenby Halt]], near [[Redcar]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Bairstow|first1=Martin|title=Railways Around Whitby, vol. 1 : Scarborough-Whitby-Saltburn, malton-Goathland-Whitby, esk Valley, forge Valley and Gilling Lines.|date=1998|publisher=Martin Bairstow|isbn=1-871944-17-1|page=88|edition=2.}}</ref> The halt was a new construction that was a joint enterprise between the NYMR, the Forestry Commission and the North Yorks Moors National Park Authority.<ref name=":JOY:" /> The station was opened in 1981 near to the former Newtondale signal box that had last been used in 1930 and was demolished by the NYMR in 1995 due to it being unsafe.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Hunt|first1=John|title=The North Yorkshire moors railway.|date=2003|publisher=Past & Present|location=Wadenhoe|isbn=1-85895-236-0|page=85}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=North Eastern Railway (1854 – 1923)|url=https://www.nymr.co.uk/FAQs/north-eastern-railway-1854-1923|website=nymr.co.uk|accessdate=24 October 2017}}</ref>
The halt was built by the North Yorkshire Moors Railway using materials from [[Warrenby Halt railway station|Warrenby Halt]], near [[Redcar]].<ref name="MB">{{cite book|last1=Bairstow|first1=Martin|title=Railways Around Whitby, vol. 1 : Scarborough-Whitby-Saltburn, Malton-Goathland-Whitby, Esk Valley, Forge Valley and Gilling Lines.|date=1998|publisher=Martin Bairstow|isbn=1-871944-17-1|page=88|edition=2.}}</ref> The halt was a new construction that was a joint enterprise between the NYMR, the Forestry Commission and the North York Moors National Park Authority.<ref name=":JOY:" /> The station was opened on 23 April 1981 by [[Hector Monro, Baron Monro of Langholm|Hector Monro]] (Minister for Sport), near to the former Newtondale signal box that had last been used in 1930 and was demolished by the NYMR in 1995 due to it being unsafe.<ref name="DJ">{{cite book |last1=Joy |first1=David |title=North Yorkshire Moors Railway: a pictorial survey |date=1987 |publisher=Dalesman Books |location=Clapham |isbn=0852069049 |page=33}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Hunt|first1=John|title=The North Yorkshire moors railway.|date=2003|publisher=Past & Present|location=Wadenhoe|isbn=1-85895-236-0|page=85}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=North Eastern Railway (1854–1923)|url=https://www.nymr.co.uk/FAQs/north-eastern-railway-1854-1923|website=nymr.co.uk|accessdate=24 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Benham |first1=Philip |title=An illustrated history of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway |date=2008 |publisher=OPC |location=Hersham |isbn=9780860936220 |page=48}}</ref>


There is '''no''' road access to Newton Dale Halt and it is a request stop.<ref>{{cite web|title=Newtondale Forest|url=https://www.forestry.gov.uk/forestry/englandnorthyorkshirenoforestnewtondaleforest|website=www.forestry.gov.uk|accessdate=24 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Woodcock|first1=John|title=Yorkshire Treasures|url=http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/yorkshire-treasures-1-2378959|accessdate=24 October 2017|work=The Yorkshite Post|date=14 July 2006}}</ref>
The station is a request stop, and there is no road access to the site.<ref>{{cite web|title=Newtondale Forest|url=https://www.forestry.gov.uk/forestry/englandnorthyorkshirenoforestnewtondaleforest|website=www.forestry.gov.uk|accessdate=24 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Woodcock|first1=John|title=Yorkshire Treasures|url=http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/yorkshire-treasures-1-2378959|accessdate=24 October 2017|work=The Yorkshire Post|date=14 July 2006}}</ref> Newton Dale Halt is known for being one of the remotest stations in England due to the lack of road access.<ref name="DJ"/>


A small [[North Eastern Railway (UK)|NER]] style wooden waiting shelter has been erected at the halt (c 2005), it is based on the design of the one which used to stand at [[Sledmere and Fimber railway station|Sledmere and Fimber]] on the closed [[Malton & Driffield Railway]] but reduced in size and eliminating the windows.
A small [[North Eastern Railway (UK)|NER]] style wooden waiting shelter was erected at the halt in 2003.<ref name="MB"/> It is based on the design of the one which used to stand at [[Sledmere and Fimber railway station|Sledmere and Fimber]] on the closed [[Malton & Driffield Railway]] but reduced in size and eliminating the windows.


There are four different waymarked walks from Newton Dale Halt, provided by the [[North York Moors National Park|National Park]] in conjunction with the [[Forestry Commission]]. The walks vary in length and difficulty to suit most walkers. The longer walks take the walker to [[Levisham railway station|Levisham station]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Beadle|first1=Brian|title=Let the train take the strain on moors walk|url=http://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/leisure/countrywalks/4418074.Let_the_train_take_the_strain_on_moors_walk/|accessdate=24 October 2017|work=Gazette & Herald|date=4 June 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Newtondale: North York Moors National Park|url=http://www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/visiting/enjoy-outdoors/walking/our-walks/walking-routes/newtondale|website=northyorkmoors.org.uk|accessdate=24 October 2017}}</ref> For the more enthusiastic (and better equipped) walker there are public footpaths leading elsewhere, including [[Goathland railway station|Goathland station]] but definitive maps are advisable.
There are four different waymarked walks from Newton Dale Halt, provided by the [[North York Moors National Park|National Park]] in conjunction with the [[Forestry Commission]]. The walks vary in length and difficulty to suit most walkers. The longer walks take the walker to [[Levisham railway station|Levisham station]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Beadle|first1=Brian|title=Let the train take the strain on moors walk|url=http://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/leisure/countrywalks/4418074.Let_the_train_take_the_strain_on_moors_walk/|accessdate=24 October 2017|work=Gazette & Herald|date=4 June 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Newtondale: North York Moors National Park|url=http://www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/visiting/enjoy-outdoors/walking/our-walks/walking-routes/newtondale|website=northyorkmoors.org.uk|accessdate=24 October 2017}}</ref> For the more enthusiastic (and better equipped) walker there are public footpaths leading elsewhere, including [[Goathland railway station|Goathland station]] but definitive maps are advisable.
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.nymr.co.uk/timetable Train times and information from the North Yorkshire Moors Railway]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928094034/http://www.nymr.co.uk/timetable Train times and information from the North Yorkshire Moors Railway]


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[[Category:Heritage railway stations in North Yorkshire]]
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[[Category:North Yorkshire Moors Railway]]
[[Category:North Yorkshire Moors Railway]]
[[Category:Railway stations built for UK heritage railways]]
[[Category:Railway stations built for UK heritage railways]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1981]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1981]]
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[[Category:Railway request stops in Great Britain]]

Latest revision as of 23:37, 23 July 2024

Newton Dale Halt
Station on heritage railway
General information
LocationCropton Forest, North Yorkshire
England
Coordinates54°20′33″N 0°43′03″W / 54.342381°N 0.717638°W / 54.342381; -0.717638
Grid referenceSE834948
Managed byNorth Yorkshire Moors Railway
Platforms1
Key dates
1981opened

Newton Dale Halt railway station is a request stop on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway and serves as a stopping off point for walkers around Newton Dale and Cropton Forest in the North York Moors National Park, North Yorkshire, England.[1][2] When the station was opened, the station signs were written as Newtondale Halt.[3]

The halt was built by the North Yorkshire Moors Railway using materials from Warrenby Halt, near Redcar.[4] The halt was a new construction that was a joint enterprise between the NYMR, the Forestry Commission and the North York Moors National Park Authority.[3] The station was opened on 23 April 1981 by Hector Monro (Minister for Sport), near to the former Newtondale signal box that had last been used in 1930 and was demolished by the NYMR in 1995 due to it being unsafe.[5][6][7][8]

The station is a request stop, and there is no road access to the site.[9][10] Newton Dale Halt is known for being one of the remotest stations in England due to the lack of road access.[5]

A small NER style wooden waiting shelter was erected at the halt in 2003.[4] It is based on the design of the one which used to stand at Sledmere and Fimber on the closed Malton & Driffield Railway but reduced in size and eliminating the windows.

There are four different waymarked walks from Newton Dale Halt, provided by the National Park in conjunction with the Forestry Commission. The walks vary in length and difficulty to suit most walkers. The longer walks take the walker to Levisham station.[11][12] For the more enthusiastic (and better equipped) walker there are public footpaths leading elsewhere, including Goathland station but definitive maps are advisable.

References

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  1. ^ "OL27" (Map). North York Moors – Eastern area. 1;25,000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey. 2016. ISBN 9780319242667.
  2. ^ "Newtondale Halt". nymr.co.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  3. ^ a b Joy, David (1982). North Yorkshire Moors Railway : a pictorial survey. Clapham: Dalesman Books. p. 40. ISBN 0-85206-696-1.
  4. ^ a b Bairstow, Martin (1998). Railways Around Whitby, vol. 1 : Scarborough-Whitby-Saltburn, Malton-Goathland-Whitby, Esk Valley, Forge Valley and Gilling Lines (2. ed.). Martin Bairstow. p. 88. ISBN 1-871944-17-1.
  5. ^ a b Joy, David (1987). North Yorkshire Moors Railway: a pictorial survey. Clapham: Dalesman Books. p. 33. ISBN 0852069049.
  6. ^ Hunt, John (2003). The North Yorkshire moors railway. Wadenhoe: Past & Present. p. 85. ISBN 1-85895-236-0.
  7. ^ "North Eastern Railway (1854–1923)". nymr.co.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  8. ^ Benham, Philip (2008). An illustrated history of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. Hersham: OPC. p. 48. ISBN 9780860936220.
  9. ^ "Newtondale Forest". www.forestry.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  10. ^ Woodcock, John (14 July 2006). "Yorkshire Treasures". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  11. ^ Beadle, Brian (4 June 2009). "Let the train take the strain on moors walk". Gazette & Herald. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  12. ^ "Newtondale: North York Moors National Park". northyorkmoors.org.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
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