The 9F made a fleeting appearance at back end of last week when it briefly visited platform 4 at Grosmont.
The fire started nowhere near the railway. They are suspending steam so they don't start another one and deplete resources.
not yet out - i have some friends up that way and they have been really imapcted by this fire. They said it was the worst one for years. Luckily for us it wasn't caused by the NYMR but I think they have done the right thing in trying to help the stretched fire services by not adding to thier burden.
I saw it when I was at NYMR - it chuffed into the station and then back to the shed
That sounds like a nice event!
9F not on the timetable for the gala now
.There is a plan to restore/overhaul the three car set. I believe one of the driving car is already away for work. I don't think there are any plans (from the NYMR) for grotty 2 car set.
Okay, that is encouraging then. I think another thing that would be great for the line is if they could convince Hosking to send up the LNER Coronation observation coach from Margate. The views from the coach would be spectacular and would generate extra revenue for the railway.
The grotty 2 car set is considered beyond restoration - having been dumped rotting in a siding for years - and robbed of parts to keep the 3 car unit in traffic. It is said to have been sold to someone who plans to turn them into glamping accommodation. It has been moved to Pickering - presumably to await the low loaders.
The logic for its mainline ban does check out which is a shame, as I can see them being appropriate for the Grosmont to Whitby section. Glad to hear the 2-car won't be outright scrapped, but unfortunately, as you say, it's beyond restoration.
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As much as the motorists are responsible, the NYMR must also take responsibility for a very poorly managed series of events. Grosmont does not have the capacity, infrastructure, public transport or hotels that Pickering does, so focusing Flying Scotsman trains from there was always a poor idea.NYMR visitors leaving cars in stupid places caused a nuisance in Grosmont recently:
BBC News - Illegal parking 'gridlocks' Grosmont during event -
Illegal parking 'gridlocks' Grosmont during event
North Yorkshire Council says 23 fines were issued on Saturday, during the Flying Scotsman event.
The affected buses were on the 21Transport route 96 (Whitby to Lealholm)
There’s no evidence they were rail enthusiasts. They could easily have been locals whose usual legitimate parking spots were taken by rail enthusiasts.
Possibly. But given that the train will run to Grosmont anyway, people will still drive there to see it.
Yeah it's locals but if railways involved certain news outlets portray it as us,for example people trespassing on the ECML all those years ago was just the general public
I believe the capacity of that car park is 100 cars, with a further 40 spaces in the station car park. At 4 people per car (almost certainly an over-estimate), that's 580 people. O believe the Flying Scotsman services run at 8 carriages. Assuming 7 TSOs and a brake, that's 480 seats per working. With two round trip loads (one returning, one departing), that implies a shortfall of 100 parking spaces if everyone came by car. And then there are staff & volunteers, plus on some days those associated with the diner.
