"Ladies and Gentlemen we are now arriving at Filey Holiday Camp where this train will terminate, can you please remember to take all of your personal belongings with you"
"We would like to apologise for the delay to your journey, this was caused by bridge problems"
"Litter bins are provided at the end of each platform"
"Please do not open the doors until the train has come to a stop in the platform"
"Please have your tickets ready to show at the barrier"
"and form an orderly queue"
"The holiday camp is but a short ride on the roadtrain under the tunnel, however today it is flooded, so roll up your trousers"
"or alternatively you can go out the stairs & gate"
"Sir, you seem to have forgotten to pack your trunks"
"Trolleys are available for your luggage so don't struggle madam"
"Please keep away from the platform edge":
"Especially on the 25th August 1956, where a locomotive overran the buffer stops here:"
"We are having a few problems with the station lights so please mind how you go"
Filey Holiday Camp Railway station opened for business in 1947 to serve the 3rd Butlins holiday camp, it closed in 1977. The station comprised of 4 terminus platforms with a large circulating area and ticket hall. A road train would take holidaymakers to the camp by way of a tunnel under the A165. On 25th August 1956 an accident occured at the station where the empty coaching stock from Bridlington to the Holiday Camp station collided with the buffer stops on platform 3 resulting in the locomotive mounting the station concourse. The driver and fireman had jumped off before the collision, which was caused by the brake pipes from the coaches not being connected correctly. The Butlins Holiday camp closed its doors in 1983 and the site is now totally cleared with caravans occuping where chalets once stood.
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Ian
