North Yorkshire Moors Railway 2007-0

Giants of Steam First Weekend 

A gala that promised much, but unfortunatly was hampered by mass locomotive failures and tricky weather for photography.
Despite this, the railway struggled on, with a still impressive locomotive list of Black Fives 45407 44871 and 45428, A4 60019 'Bittern', N2 1744 and Home Stalwarts 'Schools' 39026 Repton and Standard 4 76079
'45407 Approaches Goathland           '1744 + 76079 Depart Goathland           '45407 charges through fen bog           '45407 with a rare ray of sunlight           ' Goathland

'The power of A4's           'Bittern Approaches Goathland           '60019 departs Grosmont           '44871 at the foot of the 1 in 49           '44871 passes the esk valley cottages           '1744 past Esk Valley Cottages           '39026 'Repton' passes Moorgates

'1744 at Moorgates           '1744 at Moorgates           '76079 on the Goods at Water Ark           '1744 through the valley           '45407 Approaches Bridge 30           




August 2009

Once again a few days were spent in yorkshire this year, which included a couple of days on the NYMR. 
A Large number of locos' were seen, the most common (by no coincidence!) being the A4 'Sir Nigel Gresley'
45212 through a foul Fen Bog           75029 at Skelton Tower           75029 up the Esk Valley           60007 at Moorgates           60007 at Moorgates

Repton Slogs through Beckhole           Repton at Moorgates           60007 enters Goathland           60007 leaves Goathland           58309 at Darnholm

75029 enters Goathland           60007 at Moorgates           60007 at Fen Bog           75029 leaves Whitby

60007 at Darnholm           75029 enters Goathland           60007 at Water Ark           The Smoke trail of 60007 concludes the Holiday 


August 2008

Once again a few days were spent in yorkshire this year, which included a couple of days on the NYMR. 
Locos running included the S15 825, Standard 4 75029 (formerly 'The Green Knight') Q6 63695, Schools class 30926 'Repton' and Pete Watermans tank 5224 (on loan at the NNR earlier in the year)
                                       

                                       

                                                            




LNER Festival Friday 28th March - Sunday 30th March 2008

Utterly sublime. 
The only worthy description of this event, featuring the 3 working A4's (Bittern / Union of South Africa / Sir Nigel Gresley), B1 61264, Q6 63695 and J15 65462.
The star billing though was undoubtably Green Arrow, now in the last month of it's boiler certificate. Watching it storm up the Esk Valley Sunday afternoon will stay with me for a very long time.
                                       

                                       

                                       

                                       




August 2007
Spent a few days on the Moors this year taking photos of various locos and operations, including LNER locos 60007, 61264, BR Standards 75029,80135 and Black 5 45212.
With Whitby services this year (Goathland - Whitby) there were many semingly complicated shunts throughout the day,
as well as the opportunity to see two steam locos passing smokebox - to smokebox