825 departs Grosmont just as I arrive
Engine driver on the crossing
60007 running tender first contrsting nicely with the trees
53809 climbing onto Esk valley viaduct, Even though it's mid-October the trees are still green and it was warm enough to sunbathe
53809 with teaks
Tender first 75029 seen from the trackbed of the line from Esk valley mine to the Beckhole branch
60007 climbs over Esk valley viaduct
60007 at Greenend
825 rolling downhill
75029 hauls its train over Esk valley viaduct
75029 on a full rake of Crimson and Cream Mk1s
53809 rolls downhill through Greenend
53809 rolls downhill towards Grosmont
My best shot of the day, 825 with teaks in the evening sun
The sun catches the newly applied smoke deflectors on 825
825 climbing through Greenend
Another S15 in the sun, I wonder when I'll see this one blasting up the hill?
60007 after its days work
The driver of the 7F waiting to take the dining stock to Pickering
A peek into the firebox of the 7F
Cleaners work around big 29 before the sun has risen
The driver uses the cab steps as a workbench to fill his oilcan
60007 has its tender filled
75029 comes to a halt on the pit
Cleaning the dome
60007 puts a plume of steam high into the air as it sits in the carriage sidings
60007 makes a dramatic entry into Grosmont
60007 about to shut off
53809 is prepared alongside newly arrived 37248
60007 with sanders on
Still a bit dark for pictures as 60007 steams into Greenend
60007 on the 09:10 to Pickering
60007 heads towards Beckhole
101680 passing Milepost 23
101 on a train from Pickering
101 rolls under the cattle bridge at Greenend
101 passing the distant sinal at Greenend
75029 at Greenend under an odd coloured sky
75029 at Greenend
75029 at Greenend
75029 at Greenend
53809 making steady progress at Greenend
53809 with its towering exhaust catching the sun
53809 is illuminated by the first sun to break over the trees
53809 bursting from under the bridge and into the sun at Greenend
The teaks are shunted as a member of the station staff looks on
825 shunting Teak stock
A panned shot of 75029
The only full rake of matching coaches operating at the moment
825 passing Greenend distant signal
825 climbing through Greenend
The A4 panned (badly)
60007 runs round its train
75029 in Platform 4
A4 in Platform 2
101680 leaves the carriage sidings
Passengers board the DMU
DMU ready to depart
Driver of 75029
DMU on the 18:10 to Pickering
DMU in fading light
75029 in the dark
75029 in the dark
75029 in the dark
75029 in the dark
Waiting for passengers
The headlamp is placed on the top bracket of 60007
60007 leaves Grosmont bang on time
The platform is lined with re-enactors as the remembrance service takes place
A well cared for Jag in Grosmont car park
All the trains were packed, 825 proves the point by extracting yet another coach to increase capacity
825 heads into the station as 75029 arrives
The guard looks pleased to arrive in Grosmont or maybe he's just happy to be on the excellently restored teak set
The fireman of big 29 plays with the injectors
The driver of 75029 swings out the water crane
Filling the tender tank of 75029
The teak set makes a nice backdrop for these troops on the station
37248 passes 75029
The 37 arrives in Grosmont
The 37 gets the flag
Driver of the 37
37248 running round at Glaisdale
A closer view of the 37
37 between the trees at Whitby
A closer view of the 37 in Whitby
37248 stands in Whitby
The people in Whitby must have wondered what had hit them with this lot walking around, Hopefully it will have generated a lot of interest and next year will be even busier
A couple wait for their train in Whitby, Maybe he's in love or maybe like me he was freezing his bo**ocks off
The RAF and their dog in Whitby
Navy man at Whitby
37 ready to leave for Glaisdale
53809 with the A4 on the rear
It's well known that over 3.7 million cups of tea are drunk every day on the NYMR by the staff alone, This was just one of them
The A4 doing most of the work on the rear
The 7F driver chats to a footplate passenger
Waiting at Goathland
Don't know what these people were doing??? Maybe waiting for passing Arabs to try and flog all those bags of sand too
Period scene at Pickering
Wartime car outside Pickering station
Soldier returning home
Le Visham station sign complete with French people
I had a cracking run behind 53809, I bagged the first window after Le Visham where we left with a few slips after stopping for a blow up. The noise was fantasticall the way to the summit at Goathland
Shorter days bring new things to photograph, Out go the flags and in come the lamps
37 on the last train to Whitby
37248 illuminates the way ahead
The 7F driver dissapears into a cloud of steam
Steam drifts around the firehole door of the 7F
53809 stands in the dark, I would have liked to stay around a bit longer for some proper night shots but had to leave. Clocks go back soon though :)
37248 on its last evening before leaving for Carnforth
45212 back in traffic on a driver experience working, Sorry but this was the best I could get and only posted it cos of the bird crossing overhead
75029 storming through Greenend which was nicely lit until the sun disappeared behind a cloud just minutes before
75029 on the last train of the day
More panning practice, This time 825 at Esk valley
Nothing in steam in the sheds
825 is inspected before disposal
45212 resting on shed
The days work almost over, Only the water tanks to top up as the mist rolls in from the moortop
Early in the morning, Cold and damp as the 7F brews up
The cleaners look on as 53809 moves noisily off shed
53809 on the pit
