Notes: In the late 1890s, the excursion platforms at Scarborough Station could not cope with the influx of passengers to the town during the holiday season. There was no room to expand the station so the North Eastern Railway obtained powers to build an excursion station on the site of an old engine shed half a mile before the Scarborough terminus.

Washbeck Excursion soon after opening

As well as the station a new bridge was required to replace Washbeck Viaduct with sidings to accommodate the excursion trains at Nothstead on the Scarborough - Whitby line. The non timetabled station was called Washbeck Excursion Station and it opened on 1st June 1933. The station consisted of a 300yard long through platform and one 250yard long bay platform. Most excursion traffic used the through platform, then passing through Falsgrave Tunnel on the Whitby line to the sidings at Northstead.

The station was upgraded to a public station on 1st June 1933 first appearing in Bradshaw on 17th July 1933. At this time the station was renamed Scarborough Londesborough Road and Scarborough Station was renamed Scarborough Central. The station was closed on 24th August 1963 and after that date all excursion trains ran into Scarborough Central. After closure the station was used for stabling excursion stock, at least through to the end of the 1966 season. After that date a local boat building company took over the station and it was used for winter berthing.

Ticket from Michael Stewart