NYMR 40th Anniversary Spring Steam Gala 3rd - 12th May 2013

40th Anniversary Festival & Spring Steam Gala | North Yorkshire Moors Railway :: A steam train adventure through the stunning Yorkshire Moors

Pie and Pea Supper

6 May

Enjoy a special Pie and Pea Supper whilst being steam hauled along the Esk Valley route to Battersby by B1 class locomotive 61264 .
Departing from Grosmont at 19.50 on Bank Holiday Monday during our 40th Anniversary Festival, and returning to Grosmont at approx. 22.05.
The Pie and Peas Supper will be served with potatoes and gravy. Hot and cold beverages will be available on the train including our new special 40th Anniversary Ale (draft and bottled).

Supper & Travel Ticket prices are £25 per adult and £12.50 for a child aged 5-15. Travel only fares are £19 per adult and £9.50 for a child.
**Special deal for each adult fare paid, one child can travel for just £1 inclusive of the Supper, or for free if Supper is not required.

Old Gentlemen’s Saloon

7 May - Two services Departing Pickering at 10.00 & 14.30

Treat yourself to a journey on the Old Gentlemen’s Saloon. We are recreating the nostalgia of the NER branch line workings by running two special saloon trains during the Spring Steam Gala. NER design class J72 0-6-0T locomotive number 69023 “Joem” will be coupled with the single NER Saloon No 1 coach which featured as the “Old Gentleman’s Coach” in the film “The Railway Children”. Included in the Old Gentlemen’s Saloon supplement ticket is either a fresh percolated coffee, Yorkshire Tea or fruit juice, hot bacon sandwiches (morning service) or selection of cold sandwiches (afternoon service), cakes and scones with jam and cream. This service runs over the full length of the line from Pickering to Grosmont and back, Passengers wishing to travel on either of the saloon services must also hold a valid travel ticket for the day covering the appropriate section of the line.

The Old Gentlemen’s Saloon supplement, inclusive of refreshments, is £20 per person for the full return round trip, book on-line here.

https://nymr.secure.force.com/ticket#details_a0OA0000009EkrNMAS

 

Timetable now online.

 

Timetable:

http://www.nymr.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/public-timetable-noloco-v1.1.pdf

 

Just wondering what do the sets codes mean? (Having not visit a NYMR gala before)

 

A - mk1 (mainly plum/custard) none Whitby
B = mainly teak coaches but also mk1s
W1 - mk1 (mainly plum/custard passed for Whitby running)
W2 - mk1 (mainly maroon passed for Whitby running)

W1/W2 normally alternate each day

 

There are a couple of oddities. The reference to 14:30 Saloon on 7th is 14:00 I think.

The timetables do not give the full stock data for each day. Take 7th for example where the 10:00 and 14:00 ex Pickering should be the Saloon, but glancing at what is published suggests a normal train. 12:30 ex Grosmont is Saloon too I presume.

What about 08:30 ex Grosmont Saloon - is that ecs or open to anyone there at that time of day?

David

 

Is there likely to be any advance information about loco rostering, I'd like to visit on a day when both B1's are out... I'd also like a trip to Battersby on one of the Saturdays, again it would be good to know which loco will be working these runs ?

Thanks

 

What days and times are the Battersby trains? I can't seem to find any mention if them on the website.

James

 

Battersby running:

Sat 4th & Sat 11th May:

1Z15 Grosmont to Whitby

Realtime Trains

1000 Grosmont
1020 Whitby

1Z16 Whitby to Battersby

Realtime Trains

1100 Whitby
1119-1121 Grosmont
1133-1135 Glaisdale
1209 Battersby

1Z17 Battersby to Whitby

Realtime Trains

1224 Battersby
1301-1314 Glaisdale
1324-1335 Grosmont
1355 Whitby

1Z18 Whitby to Grosmont

Realtime Trains

1420 Whitby
1445 Grosmont

 

Thank you.

 

Any word on loco' allocations?

 

Well today number 29 made an appearance on the line from grosmont to goathland and back twice in a l/e movement. Looks fantastic . 60007 is carrying out it's own test run tomorrow with from what I am lead to believe twice from grosmont to Pickering and back in a l/e movement.

Both Ian rileys black 5s arrived safely on Sunday and spent the morning in the doings before being coaled with K1.

Green knight failed yesterday am but was working again in the afternoon.

Loco altercation will be released on the day of each gala and not in advance so I am told.

No news on Mayflower coming in. Does anyone have any information??????????????

Only green knight and b1 been running past few days with some trains tailed by diesel helping them out.

 

Let's be honest about this. The railway has been struggling recently and has been rather dieselised with 75029 the only working steam loco until 61264 worked at w/e. First steam of the day out of Pickering tends to be as late as 12:00! At least 44871 + 45407 should ease the situation and slightly surprised one of them didn't help out today. The NYMR website is honest about this, although not updated for a couple of days (shows 26th still - 75029 plus three diesels working). Fingers crossed for the gala.

David

 

Well according to one of the NYMR drivers one of them needs a washout and the other needs a repair before they are used.

One good piece of news that hasn't been posted here is that the NYMR has a new and very enthusiastic boilersmith. He finished off the work needed to get 29 back in traffic and is now on with Hartland.

 

I do hope this isn't going to be a repeat of the 2010 SSG! The B&B was booked last week!

Regards

 

I'm sure this will be a good gala but one needs to be aware that 825 is running on a an extension to its ticket which expires at the end of July. The flue tubes started leaking last week. The repairs to 45428 have revealed amongst other things problems with one of manganese liners, work is going on to fix this but its not easy work. The K1 was needing a repair to its J pipe last I heard.

On the bright side and despite these problems you have 75029, Lambton 29. Joem, two Black 5s and two B1s plus a now mechanically sorted Gresley, thats eight locos! The trip to Battersby alone is super. I hope you have a great weekend.

 

Timetables with Loco Allocations are available to buy for a £1 per day

http://www.nymr.co.uk/shop/Timetables.html

 

Fingers crossed for 825, just managed to find static van for the week, so I hoping to catch her one last time at least before the ticket expired, just time tables, not yet had chance to look at them in details.

 

Some local gen required please - is it realistically possible to change trains at Levisham on gala days when they cross? Or do they hang over the Xing and leave you stranded?

Thanks,
D1004

 

Yes, changing trains is possible at Levisham on Gala days.