North Yorkshire Moors Steam Railway
Visitor Attraction in Pickering, North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire Moors Steam Railway
Telephone: 01751 473799
12 Park Street, Pickering, North Yorkshire YO18 7AJ
Operates steam trains along an 18 mile line between the market town of Pickering and the village of Grosmont, through the heart of the North York Moors National Park. With occasional trains through to Whitby. The railway passes through a variety of scenery, from wooded valley to heather clad moorland. It also calls at picturesque villages along the way and offers access to unspoilt countryside for walkers and cyclists. The NYMR is one of the earliest and most historic lines in the North of England. Its origins go back well over a century and a half, and was an important trade link between Pickering and Whitby. Following a meeting in 1831 George Stephenson was asked to report on building the line of simplest construction for the employment of animal power. The complete 24 mile stretch of line was fully opened in May 1836.