Heritage Railway – August 01, 2019

This summeryoucanride behindthe latest additionto theRavenglass&Eskdale Railwayfleet–the restoredKraussPacificWhillanBeck.RER

EVENTS IN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER:

September15:steam andheritage dieselins upport of

Clas sic WheelsShowonadjacentSkegness Aerodrome inaid

of charities.

NORTHBAY RAILWAY,

SCARBOROUGH

LENGTH:7/8mile

TYPICALROUND TRIP DURATION:25 minutes

ON THE ROSTER:

NorthBay Railway Engineeri ng servicesSipat class0-4-0ST

Georgina,built2016and thefirst st eam enginetoworkthe

line in85 years.

Steam outline HudswellClarke4-6-2DHsNeptune(built 1931

andthe world’soldest dieselhydraulic lo comoti ve),Triton

andPoseidonand4-6-4DHRobin Hood.

EVENTSINAUGUST&SEPTEMBER:

■DailyuntilAugust30:Meet NorBeRtthe NorthBay

RailwayBear.

■September 21/22:Traingala, withall engines running.

■September 28/29:Residents’Weekend.

NORTHNORFOLK

LENGTH:5½ mile s.

TYPICALROUND TRIP DURATION:1hour, 15 minutes.

WHAT’S NEWIN2019:

Newaddition to this year’s timetableare cream teaand

gintrains. Thebuffetat Sherin gham hasbeenredes igned

andrebranded as TheOld LuggageOffice.Itn ow offers

alarger rangeoffoodand drin k, includingbeerand

wine.The rangeofi tems onsale in therailway’s shop

hasalsobeenenhanced. Theline is increasing theuse of

eco-fr iendlypackaging.

Another improvementist he revamp of theonlin eshop.

Ticketsfor standardopera ting days as well as specialevents

cannow be pre-purchased.

ON THEROSTER:

LNER B12No. 8572 ;BR4MT 2-6-0 No.76084;WD2-10-0

No.90775TheRoyalNorfolkRegiment;Class 37 D6732

(37032);Class 31 D5631(31207) ;and Class20No. 20227

SherlockHolmes.

EVENTS IN AUGUST &SEPTEMBER:

■August6-30:SummerSizzling Fun.

■August14, 21 and28:TeddyBears’ Picnic.

■August18:Morgan’sFun Day.

■August30-September1:Autumn Steam Gala.

■September14/15:1940sWeekend.

NORTHYORKSHIRE MOORS

RAILWAY

LENGTH:18 miles(Pickering-Grosmont)–or24miles

(Pickering-Whitby).

TYPICALROUND TRIP DURATION:2hours20minutes.

WHAT’S NEWIN2019:

Thereturntosteam of BR9F No.92134,Lambtontank No.29

andSRS15 No.825

ON THE ROSTER:

SR Schools Class No.926Repton;‘BlackFive’ No.45428

Eric Treacy;BR 4MT2-6-0No.76079;BR4MT 2-6-4

No.80136;LNERB1No. 61264; LNERJ27 No.65894;LNERQ6

No.63395;and BR Class25D7628Sybilla.

EVENTS IN AUGUST &SEPTEMBER:

■August26:Hunmanbyvillage brass band will be

performinginthe Paddock at LevishamStation.

■September26/27:AnnualSteamGala.

RAVENGLASS &ESKDALE RAILWAY

LENGTH:7miles

TYPICALROUND TRIP DURATION:80 minutes

WHAT’S NEWIN2019:Krauss PacificWhillanBeck,the

imported‘TrainfromSpain’, nowinregular service.

ON THE ROSTER:

RiverMite; RiverEsk,NorthernRockandWhillanBeck.River

Irtis currentlyundergoing maintenance in theRavenglass

workshop –visitors canwatch work in progress from the

new viewingarea.

EVENTS IN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER:

■Tuesdays inAugust:Driv efor afiver.Participantsmust

have validdriving lice nce.

■FridaysinAugust:Kids Free Fridays–freechildentry

withvalid CallingAll Stations pass.

■August15, 29:Steam to theHills.Travelbysteam from

Ravenglass to Dalegarthand walk back withaLakeDistrict

NationalParkRanger guide.

■WednesdaysinAugust:Wildlife Wednesdays. Joi nthe

RSPB at Dalegarthstation andfollowawildlife trail.

■August8:WildWild West La kes. Themed cowboy

activities.Children infancydress andaccompanied by an

adultwithavalid Calling AllStations pass,travelfreeon

this da y.

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