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Today on BBC Breakfast there was an item about a 5 year old lad doing a sponsored walk in aid of an air ambulance. All very admirable.
A series of stills were then shown to illustrate his outdoor pursuits. I have attached a screenshot of one such showing him on a double track railway. This does...
According to the latest "Moors Line",the NYMR has achieved Regulation 4 and 5 exemptions for a further 5 years on Mk 1 rolling stock. The article suggests that there is no immediate need to fit CDL but acknowledges it could well be needed in the not too distant future.
It's all hypothetical anyway. The NYMR has not renewed its passenger carrying safety case between Grosmont and Battersby this year. The line's capacity is severely constrained by the long block sections and also,possible plans by Northern to improve the service.
Indeed,there is a video of the last 03 hauled freight to Pickering in 1966.This seems to be from it,whilst noting that only 1 track appears to be in use and the train crew are operating the gates.
Deary me. We're back in fantasy land.
Nearly everbody arrives at the NYMR by car. Indicative of this is the fact that the former trout fishing business next door has filled in all its lakes to create extra car parking for NYMR passengers,and seems to be doing good business.
With reference to the book "Railway Memories No 19,York to Scarborough,Whitby & Ryedale" by Stephen Chapman,Bellcode Books.
Included is a photo of the last train from Whitby at Levisham in the dark. It looks like D259,the loco also pictured earlier that day at Grosmont in the same book.
Maurice...
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