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LMS 5428 ‘Eric Treacy’ and 34081 ‘92 Squadron’ depart Goathland for Pickering during the 2018 NYMR Steam Gala event.
🚆 LMS 5428 'Eric Treacy' + 34081 '92 Squadron'
A Darnholm classic. LMS 5428 Eric Treacy and 34081 92 Squadron arrive into Goathland with the 0928 Grosmont to Pickering 2018 NYMR Steam Gala service.
LMS 5428 Eric Treacy at the front and 34081 92 Squadron at the back are seen at Levisham Moor, arguably the most impressive section of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway.
80072 passes the wick of Garthydwr hauling the 13:15 Llangollen to Corwyn Llangollen Railway service.
80072 pulls into the curved platform at Berwyn. A ‘right away’ indicator has been mounted at the Western end of the platform to aid in safe despatch of longer trains.
80072 arrives into Carrog with the last Corwen train of the day.
80072 leaving Glyndyfrdwy for Llangollen.
7802 “Bradley Manor” scares a flock of birds, as it passes over the Severn river.
Austerity No. 72 make a short pause at Darley Dale, Peak Rail’s only intermediate stop in regular use.
D8 is approaching the northern terminus of Peak Rail, Rowsley South. The train is tailed with Austerity 0-6-0ST No 72.
The BR Standard 4MT No. 76079 pulls its train out of Goathland station, passing the Abbots House Farm Campsite. If the £300k house near Barnetby is outside your budget, you might want to try this more affordable accommodation.
The Goathland stationmaster oversees the arrival of the 1350 departure to Pickering, hauled by the Southern Railway No. 926 ‘Repton’. Displaying such head code, this could have been, among others, a London Bridge to Norwood Junction via Selhurst or the long gone Oxted to Brighton working.
With the Leeds City Centre visible in the background, the 1891-built NER class H no. 1310 is seen hauling a southbound Saturday train on the Middleton Railway. The Middleton Railway is being considered the world’s oldest working railway, being in operation since 1758 - at first as a wooden wagonway for horse-drawn carts and introducing steam traction in 1812.
The Flying Scotsman surely receives a lot of attention. It was no different on the 23rd of April 2017, when the ‘Four Trains Four Generations’ event was organised by Virgin Trains East Coast. Not only a temporary car park has been set up on a field adjacent to the ECML, but also some foot crossings and local roads have been temporarily closed on safety grounds.
Levisham Moor undoubtedly offers some nice vantage points to watch the passing North Yorkshire Moors Railway services. Here a Standard 4MT 76079 is hauling a southbound train to Pickering.