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Location notes
Located about 15 miles South East of Middlesbrough, on the Esk Valley line.
Railway type and traffic
One train runs back and forth between Middlesbrough and Whitby. During the week this is usually a 144 but on weekends it could be any of Arriva's units.
There are also occasional extra trains to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway at Grosmont.
There are also occasional extra trains to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway at Grosmont.
Link to Real Time Trains
RTT Link Battersby
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This link should be close to the location, but may not be the actual location so please check the page. This link will take you to what is happening 'around now'. Dates and times can be changed at the top of the page.
Environment
North Yorkshire is a beautiful part of the country with large rolling hills and amazing scenery. It is also very open and very exposed so weather here can be extreme at certain times of the year. Given the moors nature of the location it would be sensible to dress for the outdoors and expect the weather to change.
Road directions
From the A172 roundabout in Stokesley take the A173 (Signposted Great Ayton) and continue down this road for about half a mile. At the junction follow the signs for Easby, about 3 miles. In Easby follow the signs for Battersby. When you have passed through Ingleby Greenhow the turning for the station is next left.
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Battersby map co-ordinates
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Battersby map co-ordinates
Parking
Public transport
There is a train every three and a half hours in each direction.
Great Broughton is the nearest place with a bus service (Number 89 - every 2 hours to and from Stokesley).
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Great Broughton is the nearest place with a bus service (Number 89 - every 2 hours to and from Stokesley).
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Sun Compass
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Streetmap links
Battersby general view map
Battersby close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Battersby
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Googly map
Battersby general view map
Battersby close up map
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Photographic notes
Trains must reverse at the station and exchange tokens so they're usually stopped for at least 5 minutes. Loco hauled trains usually run in top 'n' tail formation to avoid running round which would require the use of the ground frame.
Links to photographs at this location
Northern Railways - Battersby
Railways through Ingleby
General views - All photographs © Craig Allan unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north
Fig 2 - Looking south
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The information on these pages is supplied for the benefit of railway enthusiasts who carry out a harmless hobby, and through the medium of photography and video, actually promote the railway industry. Railway enthusiasts can also act as eyes and ears against railway vandalism, and as such should surely be encouraged to do so by the supply of adequate information such as is found on this website.
This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavour to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
Advice as to the locations general environment is given as a guide on each page. This information is a GUIDE only. ALWAYS be careful with your equipment, Trainspots can not be held responsible for your personal security. Avoid leaving your property on display for all to see, be aware of your surroundings at all times. There are, sadly, people who will not think twice about trying to steal your equipment.
Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass on either railway or private land. To the best of our knowledge all locations are publicly accessible areas, where they are not contact information will be given to the appropriate authority for permission to be obtained.
The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window. Trainspots has been running now for over 10 years and there are imitation sites and guides to railfotspots. But we are a free site and we continue on the path we started out on over a decade ago to provide a useful guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
