Editing Whitby (section)

==Transport==
===Port===
[[file:Whitby harbour from new Quay - geograph.org.uk - 47082.jpg|thumb|Whitby and River Esk]]
Whitby's port is used for shipping to Europe, especially Scandinavia, and mainly handles grain, steel products, timber and [[potash]]. Vessels limited to 3,000&nbsp;tonnes [[deadweight tonnage]] can dock at the wharf, which is able to load or unload two ships simultaneously. {{as of|2004}}, {{convert|54000|sqft|m2}} of dock space is used to store all-weather cargo, with a {{convert|17000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} warehouse.<ref>{{cite web |title=Whitby Harbour – Cargo – Berthing |url=http://www.yorkshireports.co.uk/content/whitby/cargo/cargo_berthing.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070126141859/http://www.yorkshireports.co.uk/content/whitby/cargo/cargo_berthing.aspx |archive-date=26 January 2007 |access-date=22 July 2011 |website=Yorkshire Ports |publisher=Scarborough Borough Council}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About Whitby |url=http://www.aboutwhitby.co.uk/about.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330194046/http://www.aboutwhitby.co.uk/about.html |archive-date=30 March 2012 |access-date=15 August 2011}}</ref>

===Rail===

[[File:Whitby railway station.jpg|thumb|Whitby railway station]]

[[Whitby railway station]] is a terminus of the [[Esk Valley Line]] from [[Middlesbrough]], operated by [[Northern (train operating company)|Northern]].{{cn|date=November 2024}}

It was formerly the northern terminus of the Whitby, Pickering and York Line. In 2007, the [[North Yorkshire Moors Railway]] began a summer service on that line between [[Pickering, North Yorkshire|Pickering]] and Whitby operated by steam locomotives, as an extension of their long-standing Pickering-[[Grosmont, North Yorkshire|Grosmont]] service.{{cn|date=November 2024}}

The [[Scarborough and Whitby Railway]] followed a coastal route and was built in 1885. It required construction of the red brick [[Larpool Viaduct]] across the Esk Valley into Whitby.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hawsker |url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/h/hawsker/index.shtml |access-date=19 July 2011 |publisher=Disused Stations |archive-date=3 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903103622/http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/h/hawsker/index.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> The line closed as a result of the [[Beeching cuts]] in 1965; the trackbed is now used as a footpath, bridleway and by cyclists.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Cycle Route |url=http://www.moortoseacycle.net/htmlmap.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723212153/http://www.moortoseacycle.net/htmlmap.php |archive-date=23 July 2011 |access-date=19 July 2011 |publisher=Moor to Sea Cycle}}</ref>

The [[Whitby, Redcar and Middlesbrough Union Railway]] had a station at [[Whitby West Cliff railway station|Whitby West Cliff]] and ran close to the cliffs to the north of the town. It opened in 1883 and closed in 1958.<ref>{{cite web |title=Whitby West Cliff |url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/w/whitby_west_cliff/index.shtml |access-date=19 July 2011 |publisher=Disused Stations |archive-date=3 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903093118/http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/w/whitby_west_cliff/index.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Road===

Whitby is situated on the [[A171 road]] from Scarborough to Guisborough, which originally passed over the [[Whitby Swing Bridge|swing bridge]]. A high level bridge over the Esk Valley was built in 1980 to avoid the bridge and ease congestion in the town centre. The [[A174 road|A174]] accesses coastal towns to the north and the [[A169 road|A169]] crosses the North Yorkshire Moors to Pickering.{{cn|date=November 2024}}

[[File:Whitby03LB.jpg|thumb|200px|Whitby Bus Station]]

Whitby is on the [[Yorkshire Coastliner]] bus route to [[Leeds]], [[Tadcaster]], York, Scarborough, [[Bridlington]], Pickering and [[Malton, North Yorkshire|Malton]].<ref>{{cite web |year=2011 |title=Coastliner bus services – Summary |url=http://getdown.org.uk/bus/search/coastliner.shtml |access-date=20 July 2011 |website=getdown.org.uk |archive-date=22 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722071142/http://getdown.org.uk/bus/search/coastliner.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Arriva North East]] runs bus services connecting Whitby to Scarborough and Middlesbrough.{{cn|date=November 2024}}

===Walking===
[[File:(Whitby, Glaisdale, Beggars' Bridge, Yorkshire, England) (LOC) (16776947166).jpg|thumb|Beggars' Bridge, {{circa|1890–1900}}]]
The coastal section of the {{convert|110|mi|km|adj=on}} [[Cleveland Way]] National Trail passes through Whitby.<ref>{{cite web |title=Home – Cleveland Way |url=http://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/clevelandway/ |access-date=20 July 2011 |website=National Trails |publisher=Natural England |archive-date=31 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110731024711/http://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/ClevelandWay/ |url-status=live }}</ref>