Hard to believe they are closed today in Easter week. The Spring Bank week seems a crazy time to close.
Love the 31s, brings back memories of riding on the 1847 York to Scarborough in the 80s in compartments dimly lit or hardly at all. Very atmospheric.
Auto coach in the sun yesterday, seen on twitter https://x.com/Railpassion1/status/1908923453001891886?t=UTcIgPZZOlKgc8xRTcJw5w&s=19
Could a stock of army blankets, or cheap fleece throws be available in the guards compartment for distribution to those who feel cold on the journey?
Thanks for this, I hadn't realised the three car set needed so much work. I'm concerned 5061 is standing out in all weathers when it's a quarter...
The three car set is at Levisham. It's not in bad nick, almost a runner, I think. The two car set at Grosmont is now a wreck. D5061, a stalwart,...
Here's the Pickering compound on Friday with the line up for Saturday morning
Good point. If the one day price is almost £50 and this deters just half a carriage at 0920 and 1200, that's £3000 per day in lost revenue. 21k...
A news article, yesterday, on BBC Look North about fire risk due to dry weather.
Presumably the two day closure means steam cannot run from Pickering at the restart on Saturday unless there's a light engine move from Grosmont....
Surely the cafés are open
In the new timetable, if I'm correct, there'll be no steam until 1200 at Pickering on Saturdays?
Things appear lightly loaded today. I counted just six people on the 1615 Pickering departure.
Many people will have travelled on SNG because it's £19.50 cheaper than a trip from next Monday on.
Let's have Blue Peter please. I can remember climbing over a fence with a donkey jacketed man in the MPD at Grosmont and being stopped and...
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