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North Yorks Moors Railway Images.

This is a series of shots from a recent trip to the NYMR shot near the Viaduct over the river Esk
the image below shows the engine emerging beneath the viaduct over which the Scarborough to Whitby line once ran.
Some of these images are from my visit to Grosmont engine sheds, must say a big thank you for making me welcome
hope you like the shots.

 

Sir Nigel Gresley Leaving Grosmont.

Grandads Watch

An image of my Grandfathers 45 years service award.

Grandads watch

Front view of watch.

Grsmont Station

Grosmont Station.

Wheel

Con Rods.

Steam train

Standing at the Platform at Grosmont.

Darnholme

Passing through the village of Darnholme.

Steam

Steam Train Darnholme.

Darnholme

Steaming along through Darnholme

Detail

Looks like a grease box again help needed on this one.

Running gear

Wheels of Steel.


Coupling

Coupling gear.

 

Sir Nigel Gresley

Reversing for coal.

Closer

Still reversing but closer.

The gang

Just part of the flight crew.

Staff

Another of the hard working staff.

Con rod end

Con Rod End methinks, somone help me on this one.

Crossing

Looking towards the Engine sheds.

Driver

Driver of the Sir Nigel Gresley reversing to fill up her tender
in preparation for the run to Goathland at 10.30 got me geography a bit wrong there not Whitby.

 

Signals

This way to the Trains.

Preparation

Oil and Grease, the amount of behind the scenes work just to get these engines ready for a days work is quite astounding.

Fuel

Fueling the beast.

Ready for action

Awaiting some heavy use.

Funnel

Whistles and Steam.

Station

Early Morning at Grosmont station.

Big Aide

Cheers Aide.

Graham

Graham.

 

Repairs

My first view inside the engine shed, a lot of work needed to get this one back on track.

In the Engine shed

45407 awaiting service.

Sir Nigel Gresley

 

10.30 out of Grosmont.

Sir nigel Gresley

Making a head of steam.

Plaque

A testement to speed.

Steaming away

Just Steaming away.

Old Smokey

Old Smokey.

 

Steaming along

Almost at Whitby now.

 

Steam train

Full Steam ahead.

Engine driver

Old Charlie Stole the engine and the Train it won`t slow down, no it won`t slow down.( Jethrow Tull)

Footplate

On the footplate the billycan keeps warm awaiting it`s cosumption from the thirsty driver.

Steam Train

Steaming ahead.

Loads more images to come.

Clock

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