Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway
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| Locale | Embsay, North Yorkshire, England |
| Terminus | Embsay |
| Commercial operations | |
| Name | Skipton to Ilkley Line |
| Built by | Midland Railway |
| Original gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
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| Operated by | Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway |
| Stations | 3 |
| Length | 4 miles (6 km) |
| Preserved gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Commercial history | |
| Opened | 1888 |
| Closed | 1965 |
| Preservation history | |
| 1968 | Railway Preservation Society formed |
| 1979 | Embsay railway station re-opened |
| 1981 | Railway line re-opens officially |
| 1982 | DMU special operated skipton to embsay (prior to embsay JCT removal) |
| 1986 | Embsay railway station (then footbridgeless) appeared in Yorkshire Television sitcom In Loving Memory. |
| 1987 | Holywell Halt opens |
| 1988 | Embsay railway station celebrated 100 years of the station itself. |
| 1991 | Heritage line re-opens to and Stoneacre opens. |
| 1995 | Price & Ownership for Bolton Abbey extension project agreed. |
| 1997 | Trains return to Bolton Abbey |
| 1998 | Bolton Abbey railway station re-opens officially. |
| 1999 | Heritage Railway awarded in National Railway Heritage Awards. |
| 2011 | E&BASR Granted by Heritage Lottery Fund to and for electric autocar restoration |
| Headquarters | Embsay |
Coordinates: 53°58′30″N 1°59′28″W / 53.975°N 1.991°W
The Embsay & 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.
The rolling stock on the line consists of 20 ex-industrial locomotives, the oldest of which was built in 1908, three diesel-multiple units, and ten other diesel locomotives. The railway holds annual galas including the popular Diesel Gala and the Harvest of Steam.
Embsay railway station was built in 1888. Bolton Abbey village is named after a nearby ruined 12th century priory, belonging to the Dukes of Devonshire.
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