 Another scheme, the "Scarborough, Whitby and Staithes Railway", would connect to the Cleveland Railway near Skinningrove, connecting the towns of the Yorkshire coast, and of North Yorkshire; the line was opposed by the North Eastern Railway (NER), who were improving the Esk Valley Line, and it failed to be given assent in the 1864 session of Parliament.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.