Route of the Esk Valley Railway

Commondale

Commondale today is a quiet farming-based village. Before 1947, it possessed a brickworks, which explains why some of the houses, the church and the school are, unusually for this area, built of this material. The Esk Valley Railway freight services played a vital role in transporting the bricks and tiles beyond this locality.

John Crossley, who owned the brick, clay pipe and pottery works is commemorated by an inscripton on the prominent brick built village institute building. The Crossley works closed in 1947.

The first railway station, built in 1880, is on the other side of the railway bridge

The Cleveland Inn
In the centre of the village
Tel: 01287 660214

Walking

East to Castleton

A 2½-mile walk to the next station Castleton, along a clearly waymarked bridleway, along a ridge, beside open moorland, with fine views across the dale. To start the walk, leave the station by a minor path and through a gate, then turn right onto the major track.

Heading eastwards for Commondale and well into the sheep country of the North York Moors National Park. Photograph by Phil Brown,  www.docbrown.info/docspics/eskvalleyline/ Moorland Magic walk

A 9-mile circular walk from Commondale station. A long but relatively gentle walk over undulating moorland and across fields.

Sample fares from Commondale   With EVR Railcard discount
Day Return to Whitby £7.00
£4.60
Day Return to Middlesbrough £5.20
£3.45
Duo Return Ticket to Middlesbrough (two adults travelling together) £7.80  

Journey times from Commondale  
To Whitby 48 minutes
To Middlesbrough 41 minutes

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Train times from Commondale (23.05.10 to 11.12.10)


 
Monday to Friday
*
Saturday
Sundays 23.05.10 to 12.09.10
M'brough dep 0706 1038 1416 1740 2044 0706 1038 1416 1740 0847 0945 1106 1417 1529
Commondale dep 0751 1117 1455 1819 2123 0751 1117 1455 1819 0926 1024 1145 1457 1608
Whitby arr 0841 1205 1543 1907 2211 0841 1205 1543 1907 1012 1116 1231 1542 1656
                     
Whitby dep 0852 1241 1605 1915 2225 0852 1241 1605 1915 1024 1243 1557 1709 1800
Commondale dep 0937 1326 1652 2000 2310 0937 1326 1652 2000 1111 1328 1644 1754 1845
M'brough arr 1018 1407 1735 2041 2351 1018 1407 1735 2041 1202 1407 1723 1835 1926
* Only runs Fridays 16 July to 3 September, also Monday 23 August

Train times from Commondale (13.12.09 to 22.05.10)


 
Monday to Saturday
Sunday services recommence on 23 May 2010
M'brough dep 0706 1038 1416 1740  
Commondale dep 0751 1117 1455 1819
Whitby arr 0841 1205 1543 1907
         
Whitby dep 0852 1241 1605 1915
Commondale dep 0937 1326 1652 2000
M'brough arr 1018 1407 1735 2041

 

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