The North Yorkshire Moors Railway

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Author: Vanns, Michael A. YorkshirePublished on 11 January 2023 by Pen & Sword Books Ltd (Pen & Sword Transport) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Heritage Railway Guide' serie s.Paperback | 112 pages173 x 247 x 8 | 332g The North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) is one of the most popular heritage railways in Britain. Since 1973 it has transported hundreds of thousands of visitors in preserved steam and diesel-hauled trains between Pickering and Grosmont through an ancient landscape of unmatched beauty. When those trains started to run regularly to and from Whitby in 2007, it revived a service started back in 1836 by the Whitby & Pickering Railway Company.This copiously illustrated book tells the story of a truly fascinating railway from its origins in the 1830s right through to the challenges, compromises and changing proprieties inherent in running a heritage line in the 21st century. Show more