On the fourth of April, I visited the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. It has been at least five years since my previous visit.One of the big changes was the addition of the roof over the station at Pickering. The magnificent roof structure is of the same design as the original, built in 1847 by G T…
Today, the world’s most famous steam locomotive, Flying Scotsman, has returned to Steam, at the tune of a £4.2m overhaul, taking 10 years in the process. While I was not able to attend today’s celebrations, as a railway enthusiast and historian, it is a remarkable achievement that the locomotive is finally operational. The locomotive was…
A new potash mine is to open near Sneaton, which in itself is quite remarkable, being the first to open for forty years. As part of the new development, Sirius Minerals are required to pay significant developer contributions to mitigate the transport impacts of the new site. This will provide a very useful £4.5 million…
After a successful autumn gala, based on the Great Western Railway, the North Yorkshire Railway planned to turn to the Western Region for inspiration once again for their Spring Steam Gala, held between the 17th and 26th April. Unfortunately, with 4936 ‘Kintlet Hall’ deemed out of gauge on the Esk Valley line between Battersby and…
As reported earlier this year, today, 6th March 2015 marked exactly 50 years since the closure of the Whitby-Rillington Junction Railway. The two locomotives that hauled the famous railtour on the Railway’s last day of operations today repeated the run to commemorate the anniversary of the closure of the line. It also gives a…
As with the Severn Valley Railway, the North York Moors Railway is also celebrating a fiftieth in 2015, this time marking the date since the closure of the line on 6th March 1965. The line is therefore using a number of locomotives that were used on the line pre-closure. Eastern Region steam in the form…
The North Yorkshire Moors Railway’s Autumn Steam Gala for 2014 would have a Western theme, and brought in three Great Western Railway locomotives to run alongside it’s resident locomotives. Between the 26th and 28th September, 5029 ‘Nunney Castle’ and 28xx class 2807 made several trips from Grosmont to Pickering, with 15xx class 1501 being a…
Last weekend, the Asperger’s Flyer travelled to two heritage railways, a big undertaking for the charity and the first time that there had been two consecutive events at two different railways. Quite an achievement for the charity, which only started two years ago. On June 7th and 8th, The Aspergers Flyer made a victorious and…
This weekend, the Asperger’s Flyer commemorates D Day! On Saturday 7th June, the Flyer will travel on the world famous North Yorkshire Moors.
The Asperger’s Fundraiser has announced its Summer Programme of events. The charity have had a bumpy start to the year, but the signal has turned green, and they are full steam ahead with their plans. Below is what is happening until the end of British Summer time! Kick off summer by a look back at…
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