North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion

Yes, Repton back to Grosmont-Whitby-Grosmont today, 31466 on 1640, 31128 1750.

 

Why did it need a test run to Pickering when it seems to have been running to/from Whitby over the weekend and since?

 

Couldn't say beyond thats what I've heard.

 

A speculative guess is that Grosmont-Whitby is relatively flat and doesn't strain the loco in the same way that climbing at 1in49 does?

 

You're assuming that it was a test for the loco. An unadvertised test run of steam between Grosmont and Pickering after a prolonged steam ban sounds an eminently sensible test ahead of advertising a reintroduction of steam hauled services on that section. If the test run causes issues on the line side it's much easier to roll back the service to diesel before you've announced the return of steam.

 

It didn't. It was raining quite heavily at the time and the powers that be decided it could run through to Pickering and back, which it did without incident. The sun's been shining all day and things are drying out again so not to be repeated today.

 

https://www.nymr.co.uk/news/more-steam-services-are-being-re-introduced

The Grosmont to Whitby section will continue to be steam hauled and we are re-introducing steam between Pickering and Grosmont on the following services:

Bronze Timetable
1055 Pic-Gro - Standard Service
1240 Gro-Pic - Pullman Service Thu-Sat & Standard Service Mon-Wed
1410 Pic-Gro - Pullman Service Thu-Sat & Standard Service Mon-Wed
1640 Gro-Pic - Standard Service

Silver Timetable
1055 Pic-Gro - Standard Service
1230 Gro-Pic - Pullman Service
1400 Pic-Gro - Pullman Service
1630 Gro-Pic - Standard Service

 

Starting with the 12.40 ex Grosmont on Thursday.

 

92134 allocated after passing a steam test today

 

From tomorrow - Roster on NYMR website

80136 1035/1200/1440/1615
92134 1055/1240/1410/1640
Eric remains on the Grosmont-Whitby-Grosmont "shuttles"
37264 on 0920/1330/1510/1750

 

Apologies if posting in the wrong place-31466 running around at Pickering on June 27th. It looked very smart; quite strange to think that even relatively recent privatised liveries are now placed in heritage! Decent loading alighted.

 

I went to watch the new Mission Impossible Film today which is superb. Highly recommended. The train scenes are brilliantly handled with some of them filmed on the NYMR, although the villain is not too kind to the footplate crew. This behind the scenes video below contains a few shots and also footage of the "loco" plummeting into the quarry.


A couple of weeks ago I also went to see the excellent new Indiana Jones Film (also filmed on the NYMR) which featured the "Nazi 9F" and gold train. I noticed a Black Five in the background during the railway yard scene at the beginning. The 9F has a bit of a nasty end in the Film.

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First two Gala visitors for this years event now announced as 60007 and 92214; there may be more to come.

 

60007 was perhaps to be expected but 92214 is an interesting choice, especially as 92134 is already resident on the line and 92214 was also once a resident. It would be good to get a loco that hasn't visited before. We'll just have to wait patiently and see what unfolds.

 

61306 would be top of my wish list - followed by a Jubilee - but not one in black livery. Would be nice to have a GWR-free event, though!

 

I was wondering whether, given that it's the 50th anniversary Gala, they might be pushing for locos that have been past residents, in the same way the SVR did for their 40th anniversary Spring and Autumn Galas. What operable locos are there that have been historic residents at Grosmont that are no longer there?

 

45690?

 

Surprised no one has mentioned 34027 as a possibility.

 

Excluding seasonal hires:

Eustace Forth
Jennifer
Wallsend No.3
Teeside No.5
Mirvale
31
47
62
Antwerp
1247
3814
4277
5224
6619
34010
34027
44767
45212
49395
53809
(60007)
60532
63460
69023
75014
90775
(92214)
2253

How many of those are currently runners?

 

I thought about it, but I think it was really only a resident in scrapyard condition - by the time it ran there it was based elsewhere, I think.

I've asterisked the ones I think are - not that many, really.