The 2004 North Yorkshire Moors Diesel Gala
Friday Friday, 23rd April, 2004 |
50007 Sir Edward Elgar reverses the stock into Grosmont Station for the 10:50 departure from Grosmont under the watchful eye of Rich Mackin | |||
50033 was then attached to the train for a double headed working. | |||
The train departed right time from Grosmont | |||
35 minutes later the train crossed Fen Bog | |||
The pair are seen here passing through Pickering trout farms | |||
With 50033 now topping the 12:20 Pickering to Grosmont 50007 brings up the rear seen here passing through Farwath | |||
With 50033 now topping the 12:20 Pickering to Grosmont 50007 brings up the rear seen here passing through Farwath | |||
Also at Farwath D6961 leads the 11:50 departure from Grosmont | |||
Taken from Newton-on-Rawcliffe, this view shows 45004 arriving at Levisham | |||
Along the Forest Drive neat Yorfalls Wood D5061 Leads the 13:50 departure from Goathland at 14:47 | |||
And, 10 minutes later, 44004 heads north with the 14:20 Pickering to Grosmont | |||
As the day progressed things started getting a little behind schedule. 45133 departs Grosmont at 16:10 with the 15:50 Grosmont to Pickering. | |||
One of the cranky workings of the event. 08556 (seen here) worked with D4018 (another 08) on the days final Grosmont - Goathland shuttle | |||
20 minutes late 50007 heads south with the last return working to Pickering | |||
with 50033 on the tail. | |||
2 1/2 hours later the working return, greeted here at Grosmont by the setting sun | |||
With 50007 on the tail this time. | |||
A suitably clagfull departure from Grosmont station as 50007 shunts the now empty coaching stock | |||
Who said art was dead | |||
50007 reverses the empty stock into platform 3 | |||
and poses alongside 50033 | |||
Drag racing 50 style :o) |
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