crossing and only possible when the station is staffed. Services There is generally an hourly TransPennine Express service northbound to Saltburn via and southbound to , , and . Some peak time and late evening TransPennine service between and Manchester / Liverpool also stop at Thirsk (3 northbound, 1 southbound). Grand Central operates five fast services a day to , stopping only at York, with northbound services to . Sundays see an hourly service towards Saltburn and to York/Manchester Airport and three Grand Central trains to and from London which continue northbound to and Sunderland. Events 1841 Station opened at the same time as the York - Darlington line. 1847 permanent water tower built. 1855 Connection to Leeds & Thirsk Railway line to Ripon via Melmerby opened. Accidents occurred in 1867, 1870, 1875, 1879 and 1882. 1933 Britain's first "panel" route-setting power signal box opened at Thirsk. 1954 The first four carriages of the "Heart of Midlothian" express from King's Cross to Edinburgh composed of thirteen coaches derailed. The four carriages derailed after problems with signalling and points, no one was injured. 1959 Ripon services cease in September with closure of Melmerby branch line to all traffic. 1967 A goods wagon derailed which led to a collision with an express, 7 people were killed, 45 injured. See also Thirsk rail crash (1892) Thirsk rail crash (1967) References External links Railway stations in North Yorkshire DfT Category E stations Former North Eastern Railway (UK) stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1841 Railway stations served by Grand Central Railway Railway stations served by TransPennine Express Thirsk