Herb Riddle's photos with the keyword: NYMR

Another scene from the NYMR at Grosmont station. See PiP SR V, 4-4-0 Schools Class, 926 Repton, with its 'Optimist' badge. Built in 1934. Overhaul began in August 2014. Returned to steam in July 2017 in SR Olive Green livery. ~ The SR V class, more commonly known as the Schools class, is a class of steam locomotive designed by Richard Maunsell for the Southern Railway. The class was a cut down version of his Lord Nelson class Enjoy full screen

It’s busy down behind the sheds in the workshop yards at Grosmont and the guys working on the NYMR have a lot to do. Pete is using his shunter to bring this big steam-loco crane back down the line so John has to switch those points around by pulling that white lever across. See Pip for more. 12139 is a Class 11 0-6-0 type of diesel-electric shunter, built to an LMS design at English Electric at Preston in 1948, shown here in British Railways black livery. The red Steam Breakdown Crane No 107 was built around 1929 and can lift up to 45 tons. This was in use, in its day, at Doncaster, Yorkshire. Enjoy full size and have a great week. Ps Names are fictitious

Behind the Grosmont workshops. The red Steam Breakdown Crane No 107 was built around 1929 and can lift up to 45 tons. This was in use, in its day, at Doncaster, Yorkshire. 12139 is a Class 11 0-6-0 type of diesel-electric shunter, built to an LMS design at English Electric at Preston in 1948, shown here in British Railways black livery. BR Class 04 D2207. The British Rail Class 04 was a 0-6-0 diesel-mechanical shunting locomotive class, built between 1952 and 1962 and was the basis for the later Class 03 built in the British Railways workshops.

Taken inside Pickering station, now used as the terminus of the, 'North York Moors' historical trust line. The residual steam and smoke here combining to give a nostalgic feeling of the age of steam. See PiP " Essentially a tender version of the Standard 4 Tank like 80135 and 80136, the 4-6-0 version of the British Railways Standard 4 design was intended for general passenger and freight use on lines where the usual "Black Five" and similar locomotives would be too large or heavy. 80 examples were built between 1951 and 1957 and were allocated to the London Midland, Western and Southern regions. 75029 was built in 1954 and was decidedly mobile during her service life, being allocated to depots across the Western region including Reading, Oxford and Swindon, with a stint in Wales at Machynlleth and Croes Newydd sheds in the early to mid sixties. Painted in British Railways' Brunswick Green livery used on passenger engines, "The Green Knight" has been a stalwart of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, including being passed to work to Whitby and Battersby on the national network. A crack in the firebox was identified in 2015 and she is currently awaiting attention. " NYMR

Whitby's original railway station stood near to the end of the current platform, in the form of the offices, workshop and carriage shed of the Whitby and Pickering Railway; a single track horse worked line opened throughout in 1836. Its engineer was George Stephenson. It has been run through the years by W&P, Y&MR, NER, LNER and finally British Railways. Now it’s quite different after many modifications completed in 2014 allowing by 2020: 4-5 trains per day from the heritage line of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) and six a day by the present ‘Northern Line’ which is part of our National Railway system. Here we see, left the diesel having just arrived from Grosmont and the steam engine Repton on the right making ready for departure. Diesel No. D7328: BR Class 25 “Sybilla” –Built in Manchester by Beyer Peacock (Sulzer Ltd), entered service in 1965. Withdrawn 1987 from Cricklewood East after 24 years 10 months. BO-Bo wheel arrangement. Steam Locomotive: SR No. 926 “Repton” - ‘The Opimist’, SR Class V ‘Schools’ 4-4-0. Built in Eastleigh and entered service in 1934, withdrawn in 1962 at Basingstoke after 28 years of service. Worked for Southern Railway and British Railways. (was No. 30926 from 1948-62) Best full screen. Ps someday, I shall make a mini-series of all these trains in their full glory.

Britain has a proud railway heritage and we still try to cling on to many aspects of that. Here we are in the workshop yard of the NYMR (North Yorkshire Moors Railway) heritage railway system in the village of Grosmont. These wheels will have once belonged to a proud steam engine and might do so again thanks to the volunteers and people who work with and support the NYMR. Nice full size.

The NYMR workshops and sheds are kept busy throughout the year here at Grosmont. Here we see one of the restored steam engines under the large coal hopper. The engines simply roll to a stop and then there is an almighty roar as coal is dropped down the chutes from above into the tender. The engine wants to be away soon and so is still in steam, ready for the off again. Hopefully you will enjoy this old fashioned photographic look in my attempt to install as much feeling as I felt at this moment. Best full screen.

.A look into one of the loco sheds at the Grosmont NYMR depot and we see this once stately steam engine. Like many of these, this has got a lot of history. Engine 65894 (a J27) built for the LNER railway, has a 0-6-0 wheel configuration, and was built in Darlington in 1923 at a mighty price of £3537. She spent most of her working life on the north east coast pulling coal and later spent time on the York-Scarborough route with local goods. It has been restored several times and came to the NYMR in 1971 where it was a mainstay of its services. In 2018, at Grosmont, it underwent an overhaul at a cost of £450,000. I have no doubts that she will be running happily again soon. Enjoy. full screen Herb More info: preservedbritishsteamlocomotives.com/65894-lner-2392-lner-5894-br-65894

A glimpse into old England here as we spend a few hours at the small village of Grosmont in the North Yorkshire moors. This is a busy working home for the NYMR heritage Railway (North Yorkshire Moors Railway). Its main line runs from Pickering to Whitby via Goathland. Grosmont is the start of its recent extension to the seaside town of Whitby and also houses the lines big maintenance yard. Enjoy. Herb