Footplate

Realise your lifelong ambition to ride on a steam or heritage diesel footplate…

We offer the opportunity for you to ride on one of our steam or diesel footplates and experience the sounds, smells and sights at one of the world’s greatest heritage railways. Whether it's to realise a lifelong ambition, or as that very special railway gift, experiencing a footplate ride is an amazing adventure...

Steam Experience

** 2019 Dates SOLD OUT ** Relive the golden age of steam and experience a truly unforgettable journey on a heritage steam locomotive footplate. Read more

Diesel Experience

** 2019 Dates SOLD OUT ** Experience the workhorses of Britain’s railways with a footplate ride in a cab of a heritage Diesel locomotive/Diesel Multiple Unit. Read more

Latest

Downton Abbey Filming

The much loved period drama Downton Abbey will be delighting fans on the big screen for the first time. Filming took place last November and included opening scenes at Pickering Station and shots along the heritage.

Photography Winners

A total of 350 images were submitted by passionate photographers, which were then whittled down to just 48. The final selected images were put to the public vote and received in total 10,000 votes from the railways’ fans.

Trio of locomotives return to traffic

Volunteers Celebrate 50 years of Service

Grosmont Station Webcam

See what's going on at Grosmont Station & the movement of our fleet with our live webcam.

Tickets & Timetable

The North York Moors Historical Railway Trust is a not-for profit charity. Every visitor that travels contributes towards preserving our locomotives and rolling stock.

Grosmont Station

Moorlander Lunch Services

** Only Single Seats Remain! ** Services from April to November 2019

Map of the Railway

Goathland Webcam

See our heritage engines climb Goathland Bank with our live webcam.

Annual Steam Gala

North Yorkshire Moors Railway will host its Annual Steam Gala from Friday 27th September to Sunday 29th September with a combination of guest locomotives and home fleet engines.

Directions & Parking

Railway in Wartime 2019

Relive the amazing spirit and camaraderie of World War II and enjoy the various re-enactments, entertainment and vehicle displays along the line.

Heartbreak after vandals attack heritage railway carriages

In the early hours of Sunday 23rd July 2017, North Yorkshire Moors Railway’s (NYMR’s) historic teak carriages were deliberately vandalised. The carriages were parked in the siding, at the far side of the main visitor car park at Pickering.