Bronze plaque № 49307

This bronze commemorative plaque records: North Yorkshire Moors Railway The Whitby & Pickering Railway was officially opened on May 26th 1836. The day culminating in the ancient market town of Pickering where seven thousand of the populace cheered as a procession of 300 walked from the railway station to the Black Swan Inn for a collation. Meantime cannons were fired and brass bands played. This plaque, given by Pickering Urban District Council was unveiled on May 1st 1973 by Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent to mark the re-opening of the Grosmont to Pickering section of the former Whitby and Pickering Railway as the North Yorkshire Moors Railway Recorded plaque organisation: Pickering Urban District Council.

The plaque commemorates the re-opening of the Grosmont to Pickering section of the former Whitby and Pickering Railway as the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, marking a significant event in preserving North Yorkshire's railway heritage.