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.

Written by the General Manager of the Railway, this is an in-depth historical survey of one of the oldest of Britain's commercial railways and most successful of its more recently preserved lines. The book is packed with photographs revealing all the locomotives and rolling stock that are used on services over the North Yorkshire Moors Railway in its new and highly successful life as a preserved line. It is an ideal book not only for railway historians, but also for those who have travelled on the line and are eager to learn more about its history.

This fantastic guide traces the history of, arguably, the most popular heritage railway in Britain from the origins of the line in the 1830s through the good, bad and controversial times, up to the present day. Every year since 1973, the North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) 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 by the Whitby & Pickering Railway Company back in 1836. The history of the NYMR is a fascinating one that will do well to be remembered. This book explores the journey, development and changes of the NYMR and is a fantastic guide to how the railway industry has changed over time.

This fascinating selection of more than 180 photographs traces some of the many ways in which the Scarborough & Whitby Railway has changed and developed over the last century.

Book 1. Tells the story of a young boy who lives with his family in a cottage at the edge of his Grandpa's farm. To make visiting each other easier, they build a miniature steam railway between their houses. 96 pages with 14 pages of simply explained technical diagrams and 30 watercolour pictures. Age 6 to 12 years.

A pictorial tour of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway.

Nostalgic writing combined with vintage photographs celebrate the unique joys of steam trains.