60007 Sir Nigel Gresley flexes its muscles by blowing steam from its cylinder cocks and causing a mini dust storm with the ash, Out of focus and too dark but I think it looks cool :) |
75029 has a run up the yard with its cylinder drain cocks open |
76079 emerges from the running shed |
76079 is oiled over the pit |
Checking the lamp on 76079 |
75029 backing off the headshunt |
The cleaners swarm over 76079 as soon as it comes to a stop over the pit |
Driver of 75029 |
Standards on shed |
75029 alongside the repair shed |
76079 is cleaned as 5224 moves out of the shed in the background |
A cleaner working on the bufferbeam of 76079 |
Seems like no area is left untouched, Even the tender top gets a clean |
76079 is guided into position under the coaling plant |
The cleaners move aside so 5224 can take its turn over the pit |
5224 has its bunker topped up |
5224 in Grosmont MPD yard |
75029 and 5224 ready for a days work |
80135 brews up in the running shed |
Morning sun filtering through the cab of Big 29 |
5224 in Grosmont station before it heads off to work the first train out of Pickering |
5224 clears its cylinders as it heads over the crossing light engine to Pickering |
A peek into the firebox of 75029 as it crosses Water Ark Bridge |
101 on a late running early bird service |
The 101 drifts downhill towards Beckhole |
D5061 working hard |
5224 rolls downhill over Bridge 32 |
5224 climbs away from Beckhole with minimal smoke |
5224 bears down on Bridge 32 |
75029 climbing above Beckhole |
75029 leans to the curve |
75029 fills the viewfinder |
D5061 rumbles over bridge 30 |
D5061 about to cross Water Ark bridge |
D5061 clagging well :) |
D5061 passing Water Ark |
5224 eases its train off Bridge 30 |
5224 rumbles over Water Ark bridge |
The fireman of 75029 cooling off at Goathland while waiting for a late running Grosmont - Pickering train |
80135 shows how things are done by making an impressive and very LOUD entry into Goathland station |
75029 is finally given the green flag |
A change of crew for 75029 |
Don't do it |
Everyone seemed to struggle with the water crane at Grosmont today |
The water bag is placed in the tender of big 29 |
75029 clattering over the carriage siding pointwork |
75029 backs a rake of Mk1s into the sidings |
75029 with 3 Gresley teak coaches |
75029 works into Platform 3 |
75029 shunting stock to be added to the diner |
75029 under Grosmonts signal Gantry |
The crew of 76079 on arrival in Grosmont with a train for Whitby |
76079 working tender first out of Grosmont on a working to Whitby |
The driver of 75029 waits to depart |
75029 ready to leave |
Doors are closed so the stock can be shunted |
This location has become a bit overgrown since I was last here and partly obscures 75029 leaving for Pickering |
60007 stands outside the running shed |
60007 receiving final preparations before its running in turns |
D5061 gets a ticking off for been too loud? |
D5061s driver leaps from the cab |
80135 arrives from Pickering working into platform 3 to ease shunting operations |
101 emerges from the tunnel to work the late-owl service which connects with the final Esk valley working |
That's enough water thanks |
The bag is removed from 80135s tank |
D5061 is coupled to the Great Western saloon |
D5061 is coupled to the Great Western saloon |
D5061 in platform 3 |
A head on shot of D5061 |
The driver of D5061 |
76079 brings its train off the mainline |
The guard of the Whitby train closes the doors after unloading cycles |
76079 has finished for the day and stands along side the 24 |
The 101 leaves with the last service of the day |
80135 backs into the station after been prepared to work the evening diner |
A crewmember of 76079 in the cab as the loco reverses over the bridge |
An unusual view of 76079 from the footbridge at Grosmont |
D5061 and 80135 in the evening sun |
D5061 and 80135 in the evening sun |
D5061 heads for the sheds |
My first view of 60007 in steam as it backs out of the tunnel |
60007 backs over the crossing |
75029 runs tender first into Grosmont |
12139 arrives to shunt the stock 75029 has just arrived with |
Someone seems happy :) |
I bet you'd like to be in his shoes |
With the points set for the mainline 60007 leaves for Goathland |
60007 returns from Goathland on its first run, Doesn't appear to have hit any icebergs on the way |
825 canters past Greenend |
60007 passing the P-way hut at Greenend |
Looked and sounded good on the second run up the hill |
I went for a head on shot of 75029, A green loco doesn't stand out to well with trees in the background |
7F 53809 backs out of the tunnel |
53809 runs to the shed for disposal |
60007 returns from Goathland |
SNG waits its turn for attention at the sheds |
Cleaning the rim of the smokebox |
The fireman closes the smokebox door |
Tighening the bolts on the door |
60007 creeps up behind 53809 |
The fireman of 53809 has a word with the driver as the loco adds to the oil and water deposits around the ashpit |
The fire is dropped from 53809 |
To Goathland and beyond, Well to Goathland anyway |
60007 changing platforms |
Sir Nigel Gresleys masterpiece |
29 backs into Grosmont from the MPD |
The lamp is lit on 29 |
60007 crossing the cattle archnear Esk valley |
Side profile of 60007, Can't wait to see it with a load behind the drawbar |
29 making its last run up the bank for a while, It was en route to New Bridge yard for movement to the K&ESR |
60007 looks like a toy as it rolls downhill through Greenend, I dropped my camera on the way up the hill, Apart from a few scratches it seems to be working OK |
75029 at Greenend |
5224 climbing past Esk valley cottages |
Where did it go? |
5224 has lost quite a lot of momentum |
A few worried looking faces begin to emerge from the droplights, The driver tried hard but 5224 came to a stop not long afterwards |
The driver of 5224 looks happy to be back on the move after 5224 decided to sit down, Tempramental things those GWR loco's |
Back on the move, 5224 blackens the sky but the passengers seem happy :) |
Getting back into its stride |
D5061 shunting |
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