The North Yorkshire Moors Railway's 50th Anniversary gala would take place on the penultimate weekend of September with 11 locomotives expected in steam with which nine locos feature in this video. The gala would have a slight B.R vibe with former LNER stars also on display.
The four main guests were 60007 'Sir Nigel Gresley' returning to railway in its B.R blue livery which its most famed for on this railway. The second guest courtesy of the Great Central Railway is B.R 9F '92214' this would be paired up to the Moors 9F '92134' for some rare double headed 9F runs which would be a major highlight for the event. The third guest and one which would be a firm favourite across the gala was the B.R Standard 4 '75069' visiting from the Severn Valley Railway. The locomotive has a big following at the SVR and many have made the trip to the Moorsline to finally hear her working at its peak. The final guest loco which would be the Ex Caledonian Macintosh 419 now running as 55189 and this would be a popular loco over the four days and it would be seen on a handfull of double headed duties due to its low power classification but it definitely did its fair share.
As usual the homefleet were in attendance, we missed out on 926 Repton due to it being allocated to the Whitby runs and this was due to run top and tail with diesel traction. The other loco was N08 Lucie the little steam powered tram which ran on its own or with the Great Western Saloon coach which we sadly missed.
The North Yorkshire Moors Railway once again delivered on all fronts with an action packed four days of hard working steam and drama along the way and that's not forgetting the dramatic scene of the Moors 9F 92134 rescuing the failed 80136 at Moorgates in front of a full gallery on the Saturday afternoon. Many thanks to the NYMR and all concerned for a fabulous four days.
The video was shot over three days(Thur - Sat) I hope you enjoy it !
Locos featured
LNER A4 60007 'Sir Nigel Gresley'
B.R 9F '92214'
B.R Std 4 '75069'
Ex Caledonian 419 now 55189
LMS 5428 'Eric Treacy'
B.R 9F '92134'
B.R 80136
No29 Lambton Tank 'Peggy'
NER J27 2392