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  1. Get Involved
  2. Volunteer

Volunteer

Can you spare some time for volunteering? 

Many of our passengers may not realise how reliant upon volunteers the North Yorkshire Moors Railway is. There are hundreds of volunteers up and down the line performing a variety of exciting and challenging roles. Once your perfect role has been discovered you could be helping out on the railway within days.

We are always looking for interested people who can spare some time. There are a wide range of volunteering opportunities available, covering virtually every aspect of the Railway’s activities. Whilst some roles require a significant time commitment, others do not. If you want to get your hands dirty, there are plenty of opportunities, but if manual work is not for you, there is also a wide range of choices. In some cases, you do not even have to come to the Railway to help us. 

Volunteering presents you with the opportunity to meet new people, from all walks of life, gain worthwhile skills and results in a real sense of achievement. 

There are many different areas that you can volunteer in, below is a list of some of the options along with any specific roles we are currently looking for applicants for. View some of the current volunteer vacancies in our Jobs section. Please take a look and then complete the 'Get Involved' enquiry from if you are interested in becoming a volunteer.

 

Get Involved  Q&A 

Administration

Administration

With 350,000 people travelling on the NYMR, there is inevitably plenty of administration work to be done behind the scenes. Read more

Published: 30th October, 2017

Updated: 27th February, 2019

Author: Laura Strangeway

Education & Archives

Education & Archives

Assistance is needed in delivering our education programme and maintaining our valuable archives. Read more

Published: 30th October, 2017

Updated: 11th March, 2019

Author: Laura Strangeway

Customer Service & Marketing

Customer Service & Marketing

Join the Customer Services team and help our passengers with inquiries about services and general information about the Railway. Read more

Published: 30th October, 2017

Updated: 11th April, 2019

Author: Laura Strangeway

Catering & Retail

Catering & Retail

Whether preparing, cooking or serving the food we need enthusiastic people with a passion for local food. Read more

Published: 30th October, 2017

Updated: 27th February, 2019

Author: Laura Strangeway

Station Groups

Station Groups

Each of our four main stations has a supporting Station Group, helping maintain and improve the standard of its station. Read more

Published: 30th October, 2017

Updated: 27th February, 2019

Author: Laura Strangeway

Infrastructure

Infrastructure

We have a large number of structures and buildings along the line, which all need maintaining, and, in many instances updating. Read more

Published: 30th October, 2017

Updated: 27th February, 2019

Author: Laura Strangeway

Operating

Operating

The Department has to provide Guards, Signalmen, Control Staff, Ticket Inspectors, Booking Clerks & Platform Staff. Read more

Published: 30th October, 2017

Updated: 27th February, 2019

Author: Laura Strangeway

Traction and Rolling Stock

Traction and Rolling Stock

Utilise existing skills or gain new ones working on maintenance and heavy overhauls of our fleet of locomotives or heritage carriages. Read more

Published: 20th February, 2019

Updated: 27th February, 2019

Author: Laura Strangeway

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  • Paid Seasonal Vacancies - Pickering Tearoom Assistants

    Paid Seasonal Vacancies - Pickering Tearoom Assistants

    We are looking for someone to cover 2-5 shifts per week at Pickering Tearoom to include weekends, shifts will be approx. 4-5 hours long.

  • Full steam ahead for 2021 season opening

    Full steam ahead for 2021 season opening

    We are pleased to announce we're reopening from Saturday 15 May!

  • Paid Permanent Vacancy - General Administrator (Infrastructure)

    Paid Permanent Vacancy - General Administrator (Infrastructure)

    Join our Infrastructure team, reporting to our Infrastructure Manager and working mainly from our office in Pickering.

  • Wagon Appeal

    Wagon Appeal

    Please donate to allow the NYMR to continue the overhaul and repair work on our wagon fleet.

Most read

  • Grosmont Station Webcam

    Grosmont Station Webcam

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

  • Grosmont Station

    Grosmont Station

  • Map of the Railway

    Map of the Railway

  • Goathland Webcam

    Goathland Webcam

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

  • Directions & Parking

    Directions & Parking

  • Heartbreak after vandals attack heritage railway carriages

    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.

  • Steam Experience

    Steam Experience

    Relive the golden age of steam and experience a truly unforgettable journey on a heritage steam locomotive footplate.

  • Goathland Station

    Goathland Station

  • Newsletter Thank You

    Newsletter Thank You

    Thank you for signing up to the NYMR Newsletter.

  • Pickering Station

    Pickering Station

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Latest tweet

  • With our exciting announcement of reopening from the 15 May, we are recruiting for some additional Seasonal roles:… https://t.co/ZTTc6dnlPZ

    16thApril, 2021 @nymr
  • RT @Disc_light: I haven't posted a train photo for a while so here is one. 34081 92 Squadron heading up moorgates towards Pickering… https://t.co/X9PymPbL7T

    16thApril, 2021 @nymr
  • RT @brucerollinson: Paul Middleton @piglet6619 and his award winning restoration of a 1890 Brussels steam tram named Lucie See video… https://t.co/YuwGZqePwi

    15thApril, 2021 @nymr

Covid-19 Mitigations


We have received Visit England’s ‘We’re Good to Go’ accreditation to ensure that we are Covid-19 secure. These measures include:


✔  Travel in groups of a max of 6. #Ruleof6
✔  We've an enhanced cleaning regime between services.
✔  We Zoono ‘fog’ our carriages and all public areas.
✔  We ask that everyone wears a face covering whilst moving around the railway.
✔  We’ve reduced capacity on board our trains.

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Services


We're so excited to welcome you back from Saturday 15 May!
Following the Government’s Roadmap to Recovery we're pleased to announce services for the eagerly anticipated 2021 season will commence from Saturday 15 May 2021.

Click here to find out more



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North York Moors Historical Railway Trust is a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales under number 2490244 and registered as a Charity number 501388.

Registered office, North Yorkshire Moors Railway, 12 Park Street, Pickering, North Yorkshire, YO18 7AJ.