[5] The railway stayed on the north side of the River Nidd, (save a short stretch between Darley and Dacre stations) and was mostly uphill towards Pateley Bridge.

Outward bound traffic was mixed too, with milk being common but the Scotgate Ash quarries above Pateley Bridge provided sandstone slabs and blocks[11] that were used for the platforms at York, Newcastle, Holyhead and London Paddington.

[14] In addition, a bus service between Harrogate and Pateley Bridge with stops in the villages was more convenient for many residents than a walk to the station.

[16] The entire line up to Pateley Bridge (and beyond on the Nidd Valley Light Railway), has also been proposed to be converted into a greenway.

[17] Between 1907 and 1937 the line connected at Pateley Bridge to the Nidd Valley Light Railway, built to carry men and materials to the construction sites of two large reservoirs, Angram and Scar House.