There were other lines promoted to connect along the north coast of Yorkshire between Scarborough and Whitby, including the "Scarborough and Whitby Railway Company" which issued a prospectus in late 1864. The company placed a bill in parliament, aiming to raise £275,000 capital plus £91,600 in loans, the bill was not opposed in parliament, and was passed at the third reading in April 1865. The line was to be long, and pass Scalby, Burniston, Cloughton, Stainton-dale, Robin Hood's Bay and Hawsker between Scarborough and Whitby. However, the line sanctioned by the 1865 Act was not built due to lack of finance.