MattDitch Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 I thought people may be interested in seeing my photos from the 2019 gala at the North Yorkshire moors. These pictures were taken on 28/09/19. J27 No.65894 & T2 (Q6) No.2238 double head a train away from Grosmont. Witherslack Hall passes over Grosmont Viaduct with a train for Pickering. K1 No.62005 & A4 pacific No.60009 “Union of South Africa” pass through Darnholme. 2253, King Edward II and 92134 at Goathland. If you'd like to see more of my images from the day then please click here. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted September 30, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 30, 2019 Looks like good day but some random double heading going on 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted September 30, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 30, 2019 The 9F on the front in the last picture upset some of the masses gathered at Moorgates. There were about 100 there hoping to get a nice shot of the King working hard in the sunshine. Apparently it went to Pickering to turn and it was a convenient way to get it there. Other double headers I saw were more logical with K1 piloting A4, K1 and B1, J27 and Q6, Schools and S15. Pity about the weather on Sunday. We made the best of it with rides behing several locos but not good for pictures. First train from Pickering was full and there were plenty on the others by the look of it. 6023 and 6990 made light work of the bank to Goathland on one leg of our trip. A minor annoyance on Sunday afternoon was that I was going to call in at the art exhibition by John Austin advertised at Pickering Station as open from 10am to 4pm. At 3.30 the door was locked and the artist was packing up all of his stuff. Several more people tried the door whilst we were on the platform, so he probably lost a bit of goodwill there. If you advertise as being open until 4pm it can also give negative vibes towards what people thought of their visit. By comparison Christopher Vine, author of the Peter's Railway books was still on the platform chatting to visitors at 4.30. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattDitch Posted October 1, 2019 Author Share Posted October 1, 2019 13 hours ago, TheSignalEngineer said: The 9F on the front in the last picture upset some of the masses gathered at Moorgates. I was at beckhole waiting for the s160 on the up goods. When the train appeared the 9f was on the front facing the wrong way. I didn't mind so much as it was nice to see the 9f out on the line. However one older gent shouted Boo! and gave the engine a thumbs down as it passed! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zomboid Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 57 minutes ago, MattDitch said: However one older gent shouted Boo! and gave the engine a thumbs down as it passed What an attitude. I hope all his trains are the "wrong" loco running tender first 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemeg Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 (edited) A Few more photos from the NYMR Autumn Gala. These were taken on the Saturday - 28/09/19 - at Grosmont. Not every day one gets to see anything like this, for this was quite a line up of main line steam with some 'big locos' on show. Brought back a few memories of days spent watching trains in the late 1950's / early 1960's. Cheers Mike Edited October 2, 2019 by mikemeg 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 2 hours ago, Zomboid said: What an attitude. I hope all his trains are the "wrong" loco running tender first Yes. Especially after the twenty year* struggle that the owner(s) have been through with that restoration. It was little more than a boiler on wheels when he got it. I believe it was one of the next in line to be scrapped after 92085 went. Didn't even have a tender as that went to 71000. *Forty years if you include the previous owners. Jason 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 Well I made the decision to put the 9F on the front of the goods as we needed to get some miles on it to make sure all was ok before we sent it to Pickering to be turned. And to be quite honest people got a 2nd chance to see the S160 on the goods a couple of hours later so nothing really spoilt, we've banned top and tailing the goods because it's incredibly hard on the wagon drawbars. The decision to double head with the King was rather a daft one IMO but unfortunately I had left the premises by that point so I can't be blamed for it, it would have been better on the rear. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted October 1, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 1, 2019 You were born on platform three! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 (edited) 8 minutes ago, russ p said: You were born on platform three! You wouldn't believe what I did in the toilet on platform 2 either. Typical, the one time I wear a hi-vis all weekend and someone takes a photo of it! Edited October 1, 2019 by Boris Bum Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted October 1, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 1, 2019 3 minutes ago, Boris said: You wouldn't believe what I did in the toilet on platform 2 either. Typical, the one time I wear a hi-vis all weekend and someone takes a photo of it! You wouldn't want to know what we did in the toilet there that was once station house or in the house come do that! Most things ended with misery for a certain volunteer from bridlington, bless him! Had some great times there in very early 80s but also learned a lot to start my railway career Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted October 1, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 1, 2019 Don't know what happened to the S160 as I saw it parked up at Grosmont on Sunday. I was hoping to ride behind it on the first train northbound but all was not lost as we had 62005 and I had never previously managed to get a ride behind that. Also nice to get my first ride behind a King for 57 years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul.Uni Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 I was behind it when failed Saturday night at Goathland on its train to Pickering. The K1 came to replace it. But we ended in Pickering just under two hours late. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
45669 Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 The NYMR gala in September was a splendid affair which I thoroughly enjoyed despite the rain on the Friday and Sunday. As has been mentioned before, the Hall and the King double-heading on the Sunday completely flattened the 1 in 49 up to Goathland! I took quite a few pictures during the weekend and if anyone would like to have a look the first batch is now on Flickr: Hope they're of interest. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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