Hawes station was opened in 1878 by the Midland Railway at
the end of its 6-mile branch line from Hawes Junction, later renamed Garsdale,
on the Settle and Carlisle line. At Hawes, there was an end-on connection with
the North Eastern Railway’s branch from Northallerton, on the East Coast Main
Line.
The line closed completely in 1964 and the track on the
western section was lifted. The station was taken over by the Yorkshire Dales
National Parks Authority, who developed it as the Dales Countryside Museum and
tourist information centre.
Next to the platform stands a short length of track and three
BR Mark 1 coaches headed by an ex-industrial 0-6-0 posing in ex-BR black livery
and carrying the number 67345.
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