▁R ill ington ▁to ▁Pick ering ▁that ▁connected ▁with ▁the ▁horse - work ed ▁Whit by ▁and ▁Pick ering ▁Railway ▁which ▁the ▁Y & N MR ▁immediately ▁proceeded ▁to ▁take ▁over ▁and ▁upgrade ▁for ▁steam ▁tra ction . ▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁intermediate ▁stations ▁on ▁the ▁line ▁were ▁closed ▁to ▁passengers ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁as ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁exc urs ion ▁and ▁hol iday ▁trains ▁going ▁straight ▁through ▁to ▁Sc ar borough ▁during ▁that ▁period ▁meant ▁that ▁the ▁line ▁was ▁too ▁busy ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁local ▁services . ▁The ▁closed ▁stations ▁retained ▁their ▁goods ▁facilities ▁and ▁were ▁maintained ▁for ▁occas ional ▁passenger ▁use ▁by ▁exc urs ion ▁trains ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁ ▁Modern ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁currently ▁plans ▁to ▁re - open ▁the ▁stations ▁at ▁H ax by ▁and ▁Str ens all ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁growth ▁of ▁population ▁in ▁those ▁areas . ▁There ▁have ▁been ▁suggestions ▁to ▁re - open ▁these ▁stations ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁pointed ▁out ▁that ▁if ▁they ▁were ▁inside ▁a ▁metropol itan ▁county , ▁then ▁they ▁would ▁be ▁re - open ed ▁very ▁quickly . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁fund ing ▁to ▁re - open ▁H ax by ▁station ▁was ▁confirmed ▁but ▁the ▁Str ens all ▁plan ▁has ▁yet ▁to ▁come ▁to ▁f ru ition . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁work ▁started ▁on ▁replacing ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 0 s ▁built ▁bridge ▁that ▁car ries ▁the