Esk Valley Line

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The Esk Valley Line is the railway line from Middlesbrough to Whitby in North Yorkshire, England. The route follows the course of the River Esk for much of its route. The route is operated by Northern Rail using Class 142 and Class 156 DMUs. Previously Class 144 DMUs used to be worked on this line on a frequent basis. It is one of the most rural railway lines in the United Kingdom and except for a connection with the preserved North Yorkshire Moors Railway at Grosmont it is entirelly self-contained.

Route

Image:Esk vally line.jpg|Esk Valley Line, Passing near Berwick Hills near Middlesbrough

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Main lines:	Cross Country Route (MR)>Cross-Country Route East Coast Main Line Midland Main Line West Coast Main Line Hope Valley Line Liverpool-Manchester Line Manchester-Preston Line Settle-Carlisle Line
Commuter lines:	Airedale Line Blackburn to Bolton Line>Blackburn-Bolton Line Caldervale Line Mid-Cheshire Line Dearne Valley Line East Lancashire Line Glossop Line Hallam Line Harrogate Line Huddersfield Line Lancaster-Heysham Line Leeds-Bradford Lines Liverpool-Wigan Line Manchester Airport Line Manchester-Southport Line Northern Line (Merseyrail) Oldham Loop Line Northallerton-Eaglescliffe Line Ormskirk Branch Line Pontefract Line Sheffield-Hull Line Sheffield-Lincoln Line Stockport-Stalybridge Line Wakefield Line Warrington Link Line Wharfedale Line Wirral Line York & Selby Lines
Rural lines:	Barton Line Borderlands Line Buxton Line Cumbrian Coast Line Doncaster to Lincoln Line>Doncaster-Lincoln Line Durham Coast Line Esk Valley Line Furness Line Hull-York Line Oxenholme-Windermere Line Penistone Line Ribble Valley Line Tees Valley Line Tyne Valley Line Yorkshire Coast Line

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