North Yorkshire Moors Railway Stock List
North Yorkshire Moors Railway - Wikipedia
Collision at Pickering Station
Dr. Richard Beeching - Wikipedia
North Yorkshire Moors National Park
Pickering (Link fails 27 May 2023)
Watch the action at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway during a week when six locomotives are seen, mostly around the grade between Grosmont and Goathland, as the locomotives put on a spectacular display of steam during the 2 percent climb.
Locomotives featured include:
Black 5 LMS 5428 "Eric Treacy"
SR Schools 926 "Repton"
Consolidation S160 Transport Ops 2253 "Omaha"
4MT British Rail 76079
Class 25 British Rail D7628 "Sybilla"
Class 37 British Rail 37262
This is a second collection of then and now photographs telling the story of the preserved 18 mile North Yorkshire Moors Railway, and the full route of which it was once part. This major heritage line celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2003, but its evolution spans more than 170 years.
The North Yorkshire Moors Railway is Britain's most popular heritage railway, and runs for 18 miles through the national park of the same name. The journey commences at the market town of Pickering, whose station has a recently restored overall roof. It continues through remote Levisham and into the spectacular glaciated gorge of Newtondale and onto Fen Bog, where George Stephenson floated the railway on a bed of sheep fleeces and timber. Once over Goathland summit the line descends steeply on a continuous gradient of 1 in 49 to Grosmont, junction with the Esk Valley Railway and site of the busy engine sheds. NYMR trains now continue to the coast at Whitby, a journey of 24 miles from Pickering, mostly on Stephenson's 1836 route.
This fantastic guide traces the history of the most popular heritage railway in Britain from the origins of the line in the 1830s through the good, bad, and controversial times, up to the present day. Every year since 1973, the North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) has transported hundreds of thousands of visitors in preserved steam and diesel hauled trains between Pickering and Grosmont through an ancient landscape of unmatched beauty. When those trains started to run regularly to and from Whitby in 2007, it revived a service started by the Whitby & Pickering Railway Company back in 1836. The history of the NYMR is a fascinating one that will do well to be remembered. This book explores the journey, development, and changes of the NYMR and is a fantastic guide to how the railway industry has changed over time.
Ever wondered what it was like to run a fledgling heritage railway? Former General Manager of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway Bernard Warr lifts the veil on the ups and downs of running a private railway line in the 1970s. From working as a volunteer to taking on the most senior management role, all the behind the scenes activity is here. That the line ran at all was down to the hard work of a few dozen dedicated volunteers, all of whom had views on how it should be done, and who were not afraid to come forward and give advice, whether asked for or not! Set among stunning scenery with 18 miles of mostly time expired track, too few steam engines, one diesel locomotive, and a distinctly hit and miss cash flow situation, the railway was always going to be balanced on a knife edge. This is a fascinating tale providing a snapshot of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway over a few short years of its early development, now more than forty years ago.
The North Yorkshire Moors Railway is the UK's leading heritage railway carrying holiday makers from the popular seaside resort of Whitby across the spectacular North Yorkshire Moors to the market town of Pickering. The line has been made famous by the TV programme Heartbeat, in which the station and village at Goathland features prominently as the fictional Aidensfield, and more recently by Channel 5's fly on the wall documentary "Yorkshire Steam Railway". The author is not only a skilled photographer, but also a full time member of the railway's staff, which gives him a unique ability to capture behind the scenes activities on the railway.
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