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Moving away from Goathland Station.
This southern locomotive, Class S15 Maunsell 4-6-0 freight locomotive design. Sitting at Goathland Station, wating to move off.
One of the best things about the NYMR is, it is literally like stepping back into post war Britain. Every detail is how someone who was there rememberes it.
The staff, like the Station Master here, are very helpfull and very knowledgeable about their railway, and steam in general.
The North Yorkshire Moors Railway is the largest preserved Steam Railway in the UK. It has 18 miles of lines, fully functional and carries multiple steam and special diesel engines.
It was once a British Rail line, but it fell under the axe of the Beaching cuts in the 1950's. It was first opened in 1836, to serve as the Whitby to Pickering line. And was originally a horse drawn line. It served the York and Midland Railway for many years, until eventually it was absorbed into the LNER (London North Eastern Railway) in the 1920's.
It was used for goods and passenger work, but like so many other lines it was categorised as uneconomic by Dr Beeching, and scheduled for closure in 1965.
In 1967 the NYMR Preservation society was formed, and after many years of negotiations, the line was put into private hands. It got its light railway licence from British rail in the Early 1970's, and has remained ever since.
So today it has all the stations, infrastructure and Locomotives that most preserved lines would love. It runs from Whitby to Pickering, passing through Grosmont, Goathland, Newton Dale Halt, Levisham and to Pickering. Some of the locations is passes through are stunning, as my pictures will hopefully demonstrate in the future.
Arriving at Goathland Platform.