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Hi. Can anyone tell me why these two LE workings between Doncaster and Crewe have been routed via Newcastle and Carlisle when there would seem to be two far more direct and therefore shorter routes via Manchester & Leeds or Manchester and Sheffield? I guess there must be a perfectly logical reason (?) - just curious to know what it might be!! Thanks in advance.

Terrific pictures - thanks Trevor. Brings back some great memories. As a youngster I remember taking the train from Goathland to Whitby. This involved a shuttle service from Whitby. After arrival from Whitby, the loco then shunted the coaches into the up sidings at Goathland where the guard held them on the brake. The loco then retired to the up platform to allow the coaches to use gravity to run out on to the up line. The loco would then couple up to the down end and set back beyond the road bridge prior to running over the crossover into the down platform ready for it's departure to Grosmont and Whitby. A few years later, I remember sitting on the moor just outside Goathland having a picnic with my family and Mirvale suddenly appeared with one of the Thompson coaches - I was awe-struck! I immediately joined the NYMR (or was it the NYMHRT in those days?) and got membership number 49. After the 63395 and no. 29 arrived, I managed to blag a cab ride on the Q6 from Grosmont to Summit (when this was the end of the line) but was booted off the footplate by an ex-Army type (Major ??) who was apparently running the Loco department(?) at the time. The crew took pity on me though and after a quick scramble along the ballast, I was back on the 'plate for the ride back to Grosmont!! Regrettably after a couple years I let the membership lapse and when I renewed it many years later I got number M3071 - see what women and beer can do for you!!

Good Luck with the changes, Simon - hope it all goes well. Best Wishes

Two Rich Yorkshire Fruit Cakes just made in readiness for the exhibition. Now we just have to enjoy the daily 'feed' without spilling the bottle of brandy!!

As we are now only four weeks away from Wycrail '18, this is an unashamed 'bump' to raise the topic up but also to remind those of that may be considering a visit to this year's show, that as well as the amazing collection of layouts that will be on show, there is a superb catering service providing an amazing selection of CAKES! Please make a note in your diary now and come along and enjoy the show!

There you go, Jim - it's looking up already!!

Good Luck, Jim. Above all else, enjoy!!

Thank goodness - I thought this was turning into a medical thread!?

You're absolutely right, Jason!

Hi Jim. What's the blue coach in this set - don't recall seeing that before?

Rob / Ian / Judge D Thanks for your responses on this - it would be really good to see some photos of the Brough Workmen's trains, if you can find them.

Ditto

Hi Jim - as 101, just seeing links to all your pics, videos to. Cheers

Thanks Mick - perfect!!

Hi Thanks for this pic - did you manage to get any more shots, particularly showing the rear of the train - barrier vehicles and loco - if so, could you post them please?

Hi Mick This looks to be amazingly clean and tidy!! Were these V3s the locos that were used on the Hawker Siddeley worker's trains that used to run from Paragon to Brough and back every day? I remember going spotting at Brough and then travelling back to Hessle on the stopping service in the late afternoon. As both the stopper and the non-stop services back to Hull used to leave Brough at the same time, there was quite frequently a race to see which one could get ahead before the first stop came up! Thanks for posting your collection of great pictures - they really are superb. Best Wishes

Having just looked now, it seems that both cameras are now online OK - enjoy the views!!

I see that the page for the webcams has changed. The Goathland camera has now re-appeared but with a view down the bank towards Darnholm & Grosmont - it'll be good to see the locos at work coming up the bank. Unfortunately the Grosmont camera link does not seem to be working just now - I guess this may well be temporary whilst the web site updates are all applied. I saw quite a bit of J27 Grosmont 'pottering' today!!

Congrats!! Welcome to the club!

Thanks AH.

Good Morning Can anyone give me a quick pointer to whichever website has the plans available for viewing, please?

Thanks Gaz. "Diamond Geezer!!

Oh B-----r!!

Hi Boris Is the 9f move still on for this evening?