About: Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway

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The Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway (E&BASR) is a heritage railway in North Yorkshire, England, formed in 1979 and opened in 1981. The preserved railway was part of the former Midland Railway route from Skipton to Ilkley which was closed down by British Railways in 1965 over 15 years before the reopening of part of the line. The E&BASR currently runs for a total distance of 4 miles (6 km) from Embsay via Draughton Sidings, Holywell and Stoneacre Loop to Bolton Abbey station and carries around 100,000 passengers a year.

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  • The Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway (E&BASR) is a heritage railway in North Yorkshire, England, formed in 1979 and opened in 1981. The preserved railway was part of the former Midland Railway route from Skipton to Ilkley which was closed down by British Railways in 1965 over 15 years before the reopening of part of the line. The E&BASR currently runs for a total distance of 4 miles (6 km) from Embsay via Draughton Sidings, Holywell and Stoneacre Loop to Bolton Abbey station and carries around 100,000 passengers a year. The long-term objectives of the railway are extensions of the line in both directions, eastwards to the West Yorkshire village of Addingham and southwest towards the North Yorkshire market town of Skipton. (en)
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  • Embsay station (en)
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  • E&BASR Granted by Heritage Lottery Fund to and for electric autocar restoration (en)
  • Embsay railway station appeared in Yorkshire Television sitcom In Loving Memory. (en)
  • Bolton Abbey railway station re-opens officially. (en)
  • DMU special operated Skipton to Embsay (en)
  • Embsay railway station re-opened (en)
  • Heritage line re-opens to and Stoneacre opens. (en)
  • Holywell Halt opens (en)
  • Railway line re-opens officially (en)
  • Trains return to Bolton Abbey (en)
  • Price & Ownership for Bolton Abbey extension project agreed. (en)
  • Heritage Railway awarded in National Railway Heritage Awards. (en)
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  • Embsay, North Yorkshire, England (en)
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  • The Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway (E&BASR) is a heritage railway in North Yorkshire, England, formed in 1979 and opened in 1981. The preserved railway was part of the former Midland Railway route from Skipton to Ilkley which was closed down by British Railways in 1965 over 15 years before the reopening of part of the line. The E&BASR currently runs for a total distance of 4 miles (6 km) from Embsay via Draughton Sidings, Holywell and Stoneacre Loop to Bolton Abbey station and carries around 100,000 passengers a year. (en)
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