Scenes on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway

A homage to the Great NYMR via various views of trains, locomotives, scenery

 One of many interesting places to visit and stay with good walks in the North York Moors National Park

Ex LNER A4 Class 4-6-2 Pacific Locomotive 60007 SIR NIGEL GRESLEY climbing the bank at Green End with a train for Goathland, Levisham and Pickering.

Sometimes incorrectly referred to as the 'North York Moors Railway' or the 'North Yorks Moor Railway'!,\but, whatever, the line is set in the beautiful North York Moors National Park in North Yorkshire, Northern England and these steam train rides are a major tourist attraction - lots of steam train photos of locomotives in action

 Part Ia My NYMR STEAM SCENE GALLERY

My best 100 pictures so far involving steam locomotives

(will gradually replace the mediocre ones!)

Just CLICK ON THE PICTURE to view the next one in the sequence

The title is at the top of the page e.g. Steam Gallery xxa: NYMR scene ...

 Enter My NYMR steam locomotive gallery!

 The 2010 NYMR Spring Steam Gala

 The 2009 NYMR Autumn Steam Gala

 Part Ib My NYMR HERITAGE DIESEL SCENE GALLERY

Just CLICK ON THE PICTURE to view the next one in the sequence

The title is at the top of the page e.g. Diesel Gallery xxa: NYMR scene ...

Enter My NYMR diesel gallery!

 Part II Locomotive Gallery and Details

Pictures and notes of the steam locomotives and heritage diesels plus selected larger images of the locos in various locations both stationary and in action!

Ex LNER/BR A4 4-6-2 Pacific locomotives 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley

Stanier 'Black Five' 4-6-0 locomotives 45212, 45231 and 45407

Ex BR standard locos: Class 4-6-2 tank 80135, 4-6-0 75029, 2-6-0 76079

Ex LNER class B1 61264, K1 62005 and K4 61994 The Great Marquess

Ex Southern Railway Locos: Schools Class 30926 Repton & S15 30825

0-8-0 freight locomotives Ex LMS 49395 and Ex LNER Q6 63395

Ex GWR/BR 6600 tank engine class 6619

Visiting 4-6-2 pacific locomotive 71000 Duke of Gloucester

Visiting 4-6-2 Pacific 60163 TORNADO

Visiting Ex S&D J.R./LMS/BR 2-8-0 53809

Other locomotives including 4771 Green Arrow, Nos 5/29, 2253, 3672

Gresley N2 0-6-2T Tank Engine 1744

BR Standard Class 9F 2-10-0 No. 92214

Photo-profiles of selected steam locomotives

Heritage Diesel, Diesel-Electric mainline locomotives, shunters and DMUs

 Part III Railway Walks

You can get a book of 12 railway walks from Grosmont or Pickering stations

So, all I can do is illustrate some of the locations where you can view the passing steam trains.

View a Selection of NYMR Railway Walking Scenes

 Part IV A Trip up and down the line in a sequence of pictures

  Start anywhere and click on the picture to go forward on the SLOW trip of the full location sequence (00-16) which in summary is: Introduction ==> Grosmont Station ==south==> Pickering ==north==> Whitby ==return south==> Pickering (143 picture sequence, all NYMR track except Network Rail Grosmont <=> Whitby railway lines)

Click steam engine icon for FAST TRACK flavour of the NYMR trip (65 picture sequence)

00 From scrap to restoration and ready for work at NYMR Grosmont Station

01 From Grosmont to Goathland (Aidensfield in TV's "Heartbeat")

02-04 Goathland to Newtondale to Levisham to Pickering Station

05 Pickering Town (more on Pickering and surrounding area)

06-07 Pickering to Levisham to Newtondale Halt

08 Newton Dale to Goathland * 09 Goathland to Grosmont

10 Grosmont to Whitby (using Network Rail track)

  11 Whitby Town (more on Whitby and area)

12 Whitby to Grosmont (using Network Rail track)

13 Grosmont to Goathland Station

14-16 Goathland to Newtondale to Levisham to Pickering (return trip)

Note

1. Grosmont is at the hub of the NYMR operations with its station platform interchange with Network Rail, the locomotive depot, restoration and maintenance workshops and carriage sheds.

2. Goathland and Levisham are the two 'crossing' places on this mainly single track railway, so two trains are usually co-reside for a few minutes.

3. Newtondale Halt is a request stop station, so if on the platform, put your hand out as if its a bus! and if on the train PLEASE tell the guard you want to get off and also make sure you are in the correct carriage - the trains are quite long and Newtondale Halt has a relatively short platform!

4. Goathland is the setting for TV's 'Aidensfield' the village in the very popular ITV series called 'Heartbeat'

5. Pickering is a very pleasant friendly town with the Beck Isle Museum, medieval Pickering Castle and the Church of St Peter and St Paul (medieval wall paintings) which are all worth a visit.

6. Whitby Town is a popular tourist destination whether the visitors come to stay or day-trippers. With its shops, places to eat, beaches, harbour of boats and yachts, historic buildings like St Mary's Church and Whitby Abbey and coastal walks, it has much to offer the visitor.

Part V video snippets

Ex SR 825 leaving Grosmont with a train for Pickering 20Mb, length 1 min (just a flavour! sound is ok but only a jerky 320 x 240 pixel picture and note the vibrations caused by 80135 running light to the sheds)

Abbreviations used

BR = British railways (after nationalisation in 1948)

GWR = Great Western Railway Company

LMS = London Midland and Scottish Railway Company

LNER = London and North Eastern Railway Company

NER = North Eastern Railway Company

SR = Southern Railway

British Railways Standard Class 4-6-0 locomotive 75029 hauling a Grosmont-Whitby train into town!

See also other railway 'connections':

An Esk Valley Line Railway Trip  *  A Great Central Line Railway Trip in the Midlands  *  York National Railway Museum (also Pictures of York Station and live steam locomotives at York) *  Shildon National Railway Museum, Co Durham and a Scottish Rail Trip

and local geographical connections of associated local 'scenic or historical' pages:

Pickering (North East England) Scenes  *  Esk Valley and North Yorkshire moorland walking Landscapes, England  *  Fragments of Archaeology and History in the North York Moors National Park, England  *  Tea Rooms, Cafes and B&B's  *  Whitby Pictures and Notes

Future special 2010 steam train & diesel gala events on the NYMR other than the usual excellent spring, summer and winter weekend service

Spring Steam Gala - 30th April to 3rd May, 7th to 9th May and 14th to 16th May 2010 - Two weekends of steam locomotion featuring a mix of NYMR engines with ‘guest’ engines

Swinging Sixties - 12th to 13th June 2010 - Celebrate the swinging 60s in Heartbeat country, with a groovy mix of period locomotives, vehicle displays and live music along the railway

Vintage Vehicle Weekend - 10th to 11th July 2010 - A weekend combining historic trains with a number of classic and vintage vehicles on display along the railway

Heritage Diesel Gala - 17th to 19th September 2010 - A great weekend for heritage diesel enthusiasts with a number of NYMR and guest diesel locomotives on the line

Autumn Steam Gala - 1st to 3rd October 2010 - A spectacular weekend of steam locomotion featuring a mix of NYMR steam locomotive engines and ‘guest’ engines.

Railway in Wartime - 15th to 17th October 2010 - The clocks are turned back to 1943 for one of the most popular events of the year, with ENSA entertainers, street parades, vehicle displays and WWII re-enactments along the railway.

Santa Specials - 4th, 5th,11th, 12th, 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st December 2010 - Join Santa and his helpers on board our seasonal steam train excursions. Festive fun all the way with refreshments included and an ideal day out for families with young children.

For more details see the official North Yorkshire Moors Railway site www.nymr.co.uk

including winter, spring and summer timetables and special event details

Also PLEASE visit 'The Bridge and Wheels Appeal' at

www.bridgeandwheels.co.uk where your support is urgently needed

Restored North Eastern Railway wagon in Goathland Station

North Yorkshire Moors Railway NYMR Scenic Heritage Steam Train Line North York Moors National Park Yorkshire, Northern England  locomotive footplate rides attraction dining car trips docspics nymr photos images pictures © Phil Brown

Photos photographs pictures pics digital images webshots snapshots snaps images © docspics Phil Brown * STEAM LOCOMOTIVE ACTION! STEAM HERITAGE RAILWAY My homage to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway - A great steam heritage line and offers luxury Pullman coach dining trains * Travelling by train always seems a pleasure, especially if through wonderful scenery either in England, Scotland, Wales or on holiday in the rest of Europe! The railway trip involves seeing or travelling behind a 'real' steam locomotive in action and there is nothing like the sight and sounds of a steam train to invoke feelings of nostalgia in some of us, even more luxury by having a special trip out on a steam dining train!