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North Yorkshire Moors Railway

It was a fairly miserable day on both occasions when I visited NYMR, and the light wasn't the best either. On the first occasion, all was fairly quite, but on the second their Santa Special provided enough action to make a mid-December trip worthwhile!

Image : dir=br/nymr/ page=index 125331 bytes, pixels Date : 22 Nov 1980, catalogued 29 Mar 1999 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : Kodachrome, slide number 10791 Description : A general view at Goathland.

Image : dir=br/nymr/ page=index 124044 bytes, pixels Date : 22 Nov 1980, catalogued 29 Mar 1999 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : Kodachrome, slide number 10792 Description : Another view looking along the main line at Goathland.

Image : dir=br/nymr/ page=index 114980 bytes, pixels Date : 22 Nov 1980, catalogued 29 Mar 1999 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : Kodachrome, slide number 10820 Description : Looking through the Grosmont tunnel.

Image : dir=br/nymr/ page=index 69437 bytes, pixels Date : 22 Nov 1980, catalogued 29 Mar 1999 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : Kodachrome, slide number 10821 Description : The breakdown crane waits at Grosmont: hopefully, she won't be required today!

Image : dir=br/nymr/ page=index 142698 bytes, pixels Date : 14 Dec 1980, catalogued 30 Mar 1999 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : Kodachrome, slide number 10877 Description : An 0-6-2T from the Lambton Railway makes a fine spectacle on a "Santa Special" on the North York Moors Railway.

Image : dir=br/nymr/ page=index 113547 bytes, pixels Date : 14 Dec 1980, catalogued 30 Mar 1999 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : Kodachrome, slide number 10878 Description : An 0-6-2T from the Lambton Railway makes a fine spectacle on a "Santa Special" on the North York Moors Railway.

Image : dir=br/nymr/ page=index 68889 bytes, pixels Date : 14 Dec 1980, catalogued 30 Mar 1999 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : Kodachrome, slide number 10881 Description : Number 5 ex-Lambton 0-6-2T shunts at Goathland.

Image : dir=br/nymr/ page=index 114946 bytes, pixels Date : 14 Dec 1980, catalogued 30 Mar 1999 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : Kodachrome, slide number 10882 Description : Number 5 ex-Lambton 0-6-2T shunts at Goathland.

Image : dir=br/nymr/ page=index 82959 bytes, pixels Date : 14 Dec 1980, catalogued 31 Mar 1999 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : Kodachrome, slide number 10890 Description : Number 5 comes storming out of the Grosmont tunnel, while number 47, an 0-6-ST built by Robert Stephenson and Hawthorne in 1955 sits coldly by.

Image : dir=br/nymr/ page=index 45363 bytes, pixels Date : 14 Dec 1980, catalogued 31 Mar 1999 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : Kodachrome, slide number 10892 Description : Number 5 still storming furiously.

Image : dir=br/nymr/ page=index 47200 bytes, pixels Date : 14 Dec 1980, catalogued 31 Mar 1999 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : Kodachrome, slide number 10896 Description : In the fading light, the signal lamps at Grosmont are replaced the way they have been for many years: by hand!

Image : dir=br/nymr/ page=index 42524 bytes, pixels Date : 14 Dec 1980, catalogued 31 Mar 1999 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : Kodachrome, slide number 10905 Description : Chimney pots of diverse kinds.

Image : dir=br/nymr/ page=index 134187 bytes, pixels Date : 14 Dec 1980, catalogued 01 Apr 1999 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : Kodachrome, slide number 10908 Description : An 0-6-2T from the Lambton Railway makes a fine spectacle on a "Santa Special" on the North York Moors Railway.

Image : dir=br/nymr/ page=index 67261 bytes, pixels Date : 14 Dec 1980, catalogued 01 Apr 1999 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : Kodachrome, slide number 10910 Description : In this atmospheric trailing shot, you can just make out the bridge from which NYMR-5 and NYMR-6 were taken.

Image : dir=br/nymr/ page=index 121805 bytes, 800x600 pixels Date : Sep 1999, catalogued 25 Sep 2000 Photographer : Stewart Hughes Medium : digital image, image location USA2253-2 Description : This is an S160 2253, which was built by Baldwin (USA) in 1943. The locomotive was shipped across to the UK in bits and then reassembled for use in the run up to D Day in 1944. The locomotive was shipped across to the mainland Europe in 1944 and in 1947 was sold to Poland as part of the Marshall Plan. The loco ran in Poland until 1985 when it was withdrawn. The locomotive was bought by a NYMR benefactor in 1991, and overhauled in Poland and then shipped to the UK in 1992. The loco ran until recently although was not loved by NYMR drivers and fireman, it is currently out of traffic and up for sale! Thanks to Peter Finch for this information.

Image : dir=br/nymr/../steam/ page=index 104225 bytes, pixels Date : 14 Dec 1980, catalogued 31 Mar 1999 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : Kodachrome, slide number 10887 Description : This example is at the North York Moors Railway, Grosmont.

Image : dir=br/nymr/../steam/ page=index 147759 bytes, pixels Date : 14 Dec 1980, catalogued 30 Mar 1999 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : Kodachrome, slide number 10871 Description : This is a 9F which came from Barry scrap yard in South Wales, the locomotive led to nomadic existence in preservation until recently. The engine is being restored at Crewe for use at the North Staffordshire Railway based near Leek. Thanks to Peter Finch for this information.

Image : dir=br/nymr/ page=index 92672 bytes, 586x895 pixels Date : Sep 1999, catalogued 25 Sep 2000 Photographer : Stewart Hughes Medium : digital image, image location USA2253cab Description : This is the cab of USA 2253 taken at Pickering on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway.

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