Age of Steam // The Only Fanlisting Listed at TFL for the North York Moors Railway

The Stations

Pickering

The station is in the middle of town, a one story building which is easily overlooked. Parking is likewise difficult to find as you need to go on past the station and turn when it says fishery. Pickering station was built in 1845 and modified in 1952, extensive refurbishment to provide visitor areas was completed in 2000 after funding was granted by the National Lottery.
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Goathland
This station is the second Goathland station, it was built in 1865 when the railway was modified for locomotives. Like Levisham there is a camping coach available for hire and the station is out of the village. However, it is not as far away from Goathland village and the distance is easily walked. Goathland station is perhaps the most famous station on the line doubling for Aidensfield and Hogsmeade among others.
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Grosmont

Grosmont is my favourite station and is still partially operated by the National Rail Network with the still functioning Esk Valley line. The station is small but has four platforms as they were needed as Grosmont used to be an industrial centre for iron ore with an ironworks, brickworks and limekilns. Road access wasn't provided until 1951. Here visitors can visit the locomotive sheds and see engines being repaired or running ones picking up more water or coal. Visitors can walk to the locomotive shed through what is thought to be the first railway tunnel in Britain and what was originally used for the horse drawn carriages. The larger tunnel a few metres to the right is what is used today.
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Levisham
This station is one I've never managed to visit. It is situated a mile away from Levisham village which is 90m above the valley floor and invisible from the station. The station building predates the railway and was enlarged in 1847. A modified passenger coach is available to hire for people wishing to camp at the station.

Newton Dale Halt
Like Levisham I've never actually visited this station. However, it's not really a station it's a platform which is a special request stop. It enables visitors to access the remote part of the valley and was completely built by the preservation society.

Whitby
Whitby station is only occasionally part of the NYMR as steaming to Whitby doesn't happen for the whole time the railway is open. It is the main station in the middle of Whitby and is used by the National Rail Network. There is no special visitor areas for the NYMR here. However, it is something special in its own right to be able to steam to Whitby. It makes the train journey from Pickering to Whitby over an hour, an hour on a steam train.