Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway
The Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway (E&BASR) is a heritage railway in North Yorkshire, England, (formed in 1968 and re-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 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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Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway
The Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway (E&BASR) is a heritage railway in North Yorkshire, England, (formed in 1968 and re-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 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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Bolton Abbey railway station re-opens officially.
DMU special operated skipton to embsay
E&BASR Granted by Heritage Lottery Fund to and for electric autocar restoration
Embsay railway station appeared in Yorkshire Television sitcom In Loving Memory.
Embsay railway station re-opened
Heritage Railway awarded in National Railway Heritage Awards.
Heritage line re-opens to and Stoneacre opens.
Holywell Halt opens
Price & Ownership for Bolton Abbey extension project agreed.
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