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Hi all,

Originally, Eaglescliffe station had four platforms - two islands with two faces each - and served both the Darlington - Saltburn branch and the Leeds Northern line. Does anybody have any information about which services and lines used which platforms?

Thanks in advance.

Regards,

Jon

I seem to think that they used the appropriate platfrom edge for the particular journey but I do not have documentary evidence. There were numerous crossovers to service this use of platforms. Does anyone remember there being a pub [station bar?] situated on the overbridge?

Many years ago in Kew Public Record Office I found an ancient signalling instruction from the days when it was called Preston Junction and effectively 2 separate stations - Stockton & Darlington and Leeds Northern, I think I still have a photocopy of it. My guess would be that the island nearest the entrance would be for York/Ripon/Whitby services and the furthest would be for Darlington trains.