North Yorkshire Moors Railway Exhibition And Show

March 3, 2007

A Model Rail Exhibition is taking place on the 28th and 29th April at the Northern Events Arena with up to 50 model railway layouts. A shuttle bus service is operating between the North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) and the Events Arena allowing model railway enthusiasts to visit two attractions over the weekend.

Visitors will also be able to see the return of a ‘B1’ locomotive into Whitby, the first time that anybody will have seen a ‘B1’ hauled passenger service along the Esk Valley Line since the 1960’s.

Locomotive lineup for this New Event at The North Yorkshire Moors Railway are provisionally No. 60007, No. 60009, ‘K1’ No. 62005, ‘B1’ No. 61264, ‘N7’ No. 69621, and awaiting confirmation No. 60019, ‘J15’ No. 65462, other guest engines are still to be confirmed.

The North Yorkshire Moors Railway operates steam trains along an 18 mile line between the market town of Pickering and the village of Grosmont, through the heart of the North York Moors National Park. The railway passes through a variety of scenery, from wooded valley to heather clad moorland. It also calls at picturesque villages along the way and offers access to unspoilt countryside for walkers and cyclists.

The North Yorkshire Moors Railway is one of the earliest and most historic lines in the North of England. Its origins go back well over a century and a half, and was an important trade link between Pickering and Whitby. Following a meeting in 1831 George Stephenson was asked to report on building the line of simplest construction for the employment of animal power. The complete 24 mile stretch of line was fully opened in May 1836.