North Yorkshire Moors Railway
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 Goathland train station
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The North Yorkshire Moors Railway ( NYMR ) is a museum railway in North Yorkshire . It is a largely single-track line in standard gauge with a length of 29 kilometers. This makes it the second longest museum railway in the UK .
It runs on a railway line that opened in 1836, making it one of the oldest in the world. Regular passenger traffic ceased in 1965. The reopening for regular museum operations took place in 1973.
route
The route
The railway runs regularly on the southern section of the single-track, non-electrified former Whitby and Pickering Railway . Scheduled rail traffic was discontinued there in 1965 due to the alleged lack of profitability due to the Beeching report . Two years later, the NYMR Preservation Society was formed , which in 1969 let a locomotive travel along the route for the first time. For the time being, operations have now resumed on individual weekends. Both the location of the line in the North York Moors National Park and in close proximity to the seaside resort of Whitby on the coast, as well as the fact that it is one of the oldest railway lines in the world, made it suitable for operation as a museum railway. In the following years it organized itself as a non-profit foundation , the North York Moors Historical Railway Trust Ltd , and is now also a nationally recognized and award-winning museum . The foundation bought the line, which it has been operating since 1973 in the section from Pickering to Grosmont as a railway infrastructure company and as a railway company. It is considered to extend the route back to Malton . But that is problematic because the route in Pickering was partially built over.
Train stations
The stations represent different epochs and have been restored accordingly, right down to the advertising posters and other small accessories. Also, components such as historical pedestrian bridges between the platforms were, on the other, closed historical stations to NYMR of a plurality translocated .
Grosmont
Grosmont station is the "main station" of the museum railway with three platform tracks (No. 2-4). Some of the station buildings date from 1845 with additions from 1865. The building facing the street, in which the museum shop is now located, was built in 1835, was formerly the post office and now houses volunteers at the NYMR. It was only bought in 1997, so it is not part of the historic Deutsche Bahn building stock. Grosmont train station is as it was in 1952.
A few hundred meters up the route is the NYMR depot , which was built in 1972. The only tunnel on the line is between the station and the depot . Immediately below the station there is a switch connection to the Esk Valley Line towards Whitby, a route operated by Network Rail . The trains of the Northern Rail stop at the platform. 1
In the depot there is the possibility for the steam locomotives to collect coal and water and to carry out the necessary maintenance work on the locomotives.
Goathland
The reception building of the station Goathland dates back to 1865 and has since remained almost unchanged. Goathland station was roughly restored to the state it looked like after World War I around 1922, when the line was operated by the North Eastern Railway (NER). This applies above all to the "decoration" in the area of the platforms , where numerous objects from this period are displayed: luggage carts, milk cans, etc. The station has been the setting for several films (see below). There is a café in the former goods shed . Several historical " Camping Coachs " are stationed in the train station and can be rented. The station has shortened platforms so that only the first three cars of a train come to a stop there.
Newton Dale stop
Newton Dale Halt is a temporary halt that was created in 1981. Mainly used by walkers , it is not only the most remote stop on the route, but is also said to be the stop on the UK rail network furthest from a public road. The stop has a shortened platform so that only the first three cars of a train come to a stop there.
Levisham
Levisham is a village train station about two miles from the place it bears its name. The station has been restored to the condition it was in 1912 when the line was operated by the NER. This station also has shortened platforms so that only the first three cars of a train come to a stop there.
The station is looked after by a dedicated group of volunteers. It is the seat of the official artist of the NYMR, Christopher Ware .
The station is the starting point for hiking trails through the moorland . A historic “camping coach” is also stationed in the station and can be hired.
Pickering
Pickering station is the historically first and currently used end point of the line. The reception building, built in 1845 by the architect George Townsend Andrews , was largely restored to its original condition in 1937. At the beginning of 2011, the roof of the station concourse was rebuilt. There is also a café in the reception building.
The station also houses the workshops for the restoration and maintenance of the railroad cars . There is a turntable that originally served in York , which is now the National Railway Museum . The construction vehicles for route maintenance are also parked here in a depot.
traffic
The railway is mostly run by volunteers . On a day with a full schedule, 24 employees are required for operation alone. There are a total of 300 volunteers who keep it running. The route is secured using an electric tablet system .
Today there is daily scheduled traffic from April to October. There are also trips on selected days in winter, such as the Santa Special train at Christmas. In the main season, the trains, which are mostly hauled by steam locomotives, run every hour in each direction, nine pairs of trains per operating day. Every now and then, historic diesel multiple units or wagon trains are used, which are hauled by historic diesel locomotives. This happens especially with trains that are tied through the NYMR route to Whitby.
In addition, on some weekends "dining car trains" run from historic Pullman cars . A seat reservation is required for these trips . There are also "theme days":
- Steam and diesel gala days that extend over a weekend and can also include the following Friday or Monday. In addition to the normal timetable, special trains such as local trains and freight trains are run . On the occasion of the LNER gala day in April 2008, 12,000 visitors were counted.
- Every year on a weekend in September, the railway operations during the Second World War are “re-enacted”: the entrances to the station buildings are “secured” with sandbags, the windows are darkened and the station names are covered. Numerous people appear in historical clothing and historical uniforms, and air strikes are simulated.
- On several days a year, Thomas & Friends (Thomas the Tank Engine) - very popular with children - the subject.
- A wizard and witch weekend.
In 2007 the railway had 320,000 passengers. This makes it one of the most popular historical attractions in the United Kingdom.
Film set
In England, the NYMR became known through the popular television series Heartbeat , in which Goathland train station appears regularly (it is called "Aidensfield" there). In addition, the train provided the backdrop in other television series , including in The Doctor and the Dear Cattle (as Mannerton Station ), Agatha Christie's Poirot and Sherlock Holmes . In the first Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone , the Goathland train station represented the “Hogsmeade” train station and thus became known to an international audience. Pickering train station was the location of the movie Obsessive .
Further worth knowing
In 1973 the Duchess of Kent visited the NYMR. This was the first ever visit by a member of the royal family to a museum railway.
Web links
- North Yorkshire Moors Railway website
- NYMR Diesel Locomotives on the Internet
- Christopher Ware, official artist for the North Yorkshire Moors Railway
Station sides
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- David Joy: Line Guide .
- NYMR: NYMR Timetable and information 2009 .
- Chris Potter et al. a .: Guide Book . Leeds 2008.
Individual evidence
- ↑ NYMR Press Release, January 28, 2008.
- ↑ Patrick Kingston: Royal Trains . London 1985. ISBN 0-7153-8594-1 , p. 103.