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The NYMR autumn Steam Gala

Saturday, 05 October 2019 10:09 Maurice Burns
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Thursday 26th September, the first day of the gala, was the special day when NELPG took over the NYMR.

The K1 departs Whitby with the 10.00 for Pickering. piers, lighthouses and swing bridge in te background - Maurice Burns

The train passes the old engine shed - Maurice Burns

The train makes its way along the river past an old fishing boat reflected in the water - Maurice Burns

K1 on 10.00 Whitby Pickering passing Deviation shed with (incredably) a King parked outside on No 6 road - Maurice Burns

K1 on 10.00 Whitby to Pickering passing Deviation shed - Maurice Burns

K1 on 10.00 Whitby Pickering passes a King parked on No 6 road and an S160 on No 7 - Maurice Burns

The T2 arriving at Grosmont on the 11:00 service from Pickering - Steve Hyman

Lambton No 29 piloting the J27 make a smokey departure from Goathland with the 11.50 freight to Pickering. - Maurice Burns

Lambton No 29 piloting the J27 make a smokey departure from Goathland with the 11.50 freight to Pickering. - Maurice Burns

The T2near Beck Hole with the 12.30 Grosmont to Pickering - Maurice Burns

Ian Pearson brings the T2 with the 14.00 Pickering to Grosmont into Goathland - John Midcalf

The J27 pilots the K1 with the on the 14:00 service from Whitby to Pickering - Steve Hyman

The J27 pilots the K1 through Beck Hole on the 14.00 Whitby to Pickering - Maurice Burns

At the end of the day, No. 29 in platform 3 at Grosmont with the demonstration freight. The consist is to be re-ordered into Goathland and Pickering elements ready for the stock to be returned to those locations - Steve Hyman

At the end of the day, a group retired to the crossing club for pie and peas arranged by John Midcalf. However the gala continued for another three days. The weather on the 27th was changable.

The K1 pilots 60009 through Esk Valley with the 10.24 Grosmont to Pickering - Maurice Burns

Wih a leaking front end GWR 6023 King Edward 11 makes a dramatic sight as it climbs the 1 in 49 gradient through Green End with the v14.58 Grosmont to Pickering. This train was not banked. - Maurice Burns

The weather unexpectedly cleared for the 28th.

60009 with blowing cylinder cock and injector pipe climbs through Darnholm with the 9.30 Grosmont to Pickering - Maurice Burns

GWR King 6023 King Edward 11 makes a fine exhaust through Darmholm with the 10.24 Grosmont to Pickering banked by the K1 - Maurice Burns

B1 1264 takes the 11.02 Grosmont to Goathland freight towards Darnholm - Maurice Burns

Overnight we had much rain and flooding. However, things brightened later in the day.

Newly rebuilt USA S160 No 2253 climbs through Green End with the 14.38 Grosmont to Goathland lightweight freight - Maurice Burns

9F No 92134 double heading with the S160 No 2253 speeds downhill towards Esk Valley cottages with a Goathland to Grosmont freight - Maurice Burns

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