Rolling Stock
The railway was originally equipped (in 1931) with bogie passenger coaches, with more added to the fleet in 1932, all constructed by Robert Hudson Ltd of Leeds. All ten original coach frames are still in service, although their bodywork has been rebuilt several times over. In 1960 they were rebuilt as "toast-rack" type coaches, common to that era. In 1991 several vehicles were again rebuilt, and in 1998 all ten were rebodied in fibre-glass as "semi-open saloons", having roofs and partial sides, but no doors or windows, leaving the passenger with a mix of protection from inclement weather, and experience of open-air travel. Nine of these ten still operate today (as of 2010), whilst one has been stripped back to its underframe and is used as a service vehicle. In 2007 two further coaches were added to the fleet. Using frames originally built in the early 1930s for the Golden Acre Park railway (Leeds) Rail Restorations North East Limited, of Shildon, constructed two fully enclosed saloon coaches, allowing bad weather transport of passengers in comfort.
There are also freight or service vehicles on the line including a bogie flat (converted from one of the original passenger coaches), a four-wheel open wagon, a four-wheel hopper wagon, and a bogie parcels van currently in static use at Scalby Mills Station as a temporary booking office and staff room.
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