Class08Shunter
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Hello does anyone know what was the highest number of platforms at Malton Railway Station?
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Malton Railway Station Platforms
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leedslad82
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It definitely had 3 at one point as it had a bay for the line to whitby and then 2 on the york to Scarborough section
Mcr Warrior
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Difficult to tell conclusively from the 1911 OS map for Malton, due to a covered roof at the station, but inclined to agree with @leedslad82, very possibly three platforms, of which two were on the through lines, and a third was a bay platform, heading off in the Whitby (via Pickering) direction.
hexagon789
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Two through and a bay is correct, so three.Difficult to tell conclusively from the 1911 OS map for Malton, due to a covered roof at the station, but inclined to agree with @leedslad82, very possibly three platforms, of which two were on the through lines, and a third was a bay platform, heading off in the Whitby (via Pickering) direction.
High Dyke
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Wikipedia suggests:
en.wikipedia.org
More information here: http://www.ryedale.co.uk/ryedale/social/maltonstation/maltonstation.html
Malton railway station - Wikipedia
More information here: http://www.ryedale.co.uk/ryedale/social/maltonstation/maltonstation.html
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Malton was a weird station when it had two through lines as it had:
Platform - single track - Island platform - single track
So although there were only two through lines, there were 3 platform edges, Eastbound trains could be boarded from either side.
The Whitby line was a dead end, giving a fourth platform edge.
Platform - single track - Island platform - single track
So although there were only two through lines, there were 3 platform edges, Eastbound trains could be boarded from either side.
The Whitby line was a dead end, giving a fourth platform edge.
Bevan Price
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Malton also had a branch line to Driffield which would use one of the platforms at Malton.
alistairlees
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Four platform edges is actually the correct answer - there was a west end bay platform, though when the track was removed (and whether it was actually ever used for passenger trains) I don't know - see https://www.flickr.com/photos/blue-diesels/43540378610
In those days it was a railway station.
zwk500
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Is it not still a railway station?
The OP called it a Train Station
I have made a 3d model of Malton Station in its heydayin the Trainz simulator and the west end was , as far as I know, only used for goods though I think an NER rail motor would fit in there. I will check it later today.
You can see it in my video at 53.00
The west end bay seems to have been removed relatively early (no track shown on the SRS diagram, confirmed by the only photo a quick search throws up but which might be pre WW2. I would guess it was a parcels dock or similar.
Ploughman
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As the West end of the station had a number of Railway Agricultural store buildings, is it more likely that a Platform there would be a Cattle Dock?
alistairlees
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Not really. It was on the island platform.
More likely parcels as the only access was via the retractable bridge between the double sided platform under the overall roof. When the station was originally built it had 2 conventional side platforms under the roof. In this aerial view of the station circa 1935 there appears to be a long vehicle in the dock and a short brightly painted vehicle.
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Mcr Warrior
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So, where are we with the OP's query? Three platforms? More?
Does a platform edge not for passenger use count as a platform?
Does a platform edge not for passenger use count as a platform?
It would only count as a platform if it was numbered which a loading dock wouldn't be. York has a continuous platform 3 and 4 but is separated by signals so it counts as two separate platforms.
Class08Shunter
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How would the all platforms at Malton be numbered?
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What I think:
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What I think:
| Current Platform | Platform 1 |
| Bay Platform | Platform 1a |
| Island Platform Facing Current Platform | Platform 2 |
| Island Platform Facing Sidings | Platform 3 |
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zwk500
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Almost certainly would have been Bay - 1, Through (Current Face) - 2, Opposite face - 3, Single sided island - 4.
The use of letter suffixes for separate platforms is (largely) a modern thing.
alistairlees
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It may not ever have had platform numbers. I can't see any in photos (see here for example: https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-m...6673b0050b6f72a85a99f4ba6d831de3&searchtype=0)
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