LAST week we looked back at the glory days of the old Scarborough & Whitby Railway, courtesy of a stunning new book from former museum worker and amateur local historian Robin Lidster.

Scarborough & Whitby Railway Through Time tells the story of the 21-mile route in 180 photographs – half of them old, half of them new.

The book is organised sequentially – starting at Scarborough station and travelling north and west along the dramatic North Yorkshire coast towards Whitby.

Here, we travel the second half of the route, from Ravenscar on to Whitby.

Our first stop is Ravenscar Station itself. The station here was originally Peak Station when the line opened in 1885 – but this, apparently, led to some confusion, with some rail travellers alighting and asking for directions to the Blue John Mines … in the Peak District. The station was renamed Ravenscar in 1897.

Next we have two stunning photographs of Robin Hood’s Bay station. The first, taken in 1927, shows a Sentinel steam railcar on a test. The railcars were introduced properly the following year. The second photo was taken at Robin Hood’s Bay Station on March 6, 1965 – the very last day of passenger traffic on the line. The photograph shows a Whitby Moors Rail Tour special excursion, laid on to mark the day.

And finally…. the end of the line, as a train steams into Whitby Town Station at the end of the 21-mile route.

• Scarborough & Whitby Railway Through Time by Robin Lidster is published by Amberley, priced £14.99. The book should be available (on sale or to order) through local bookshops, including WH Smith and Waterstones in Scarborough, Station Road Stores and Muir Lea Stores in Robin Hood’s Bay and Holman’s Bookshop in Whitby. Alternatively, it can be ordered from Robin himself by emailing him at magiclanternman@talktalk.net