Railway Conservation. Run by Volunteers. Not for Profit.
Yorkshire's Magnificent Journey was our £10 million project to ensure that future generations can continue to enjoy our 180 year old railway for decades to come. Over the past 5 years we’ve delivered 7 big initiatives - all focused on keeping us moving for the next 50 years. The project concluded in July 2024 and you can find out more below about each of the unique projects and what we’ve achieved. First we'd like to say a huge thank you to the many organisations and individuals who helped bring the vision to reality, including all of you who gave donations and our key funders, the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Rural Development Fund. We would also like to thank our partners, the North York Moors National Park Authority, who have worked with us on our Countryside Worker Apprenticeships programme and a wealth of conservation initiatives.
We’ve replaced three crucial bridges along our railway to ensure that we can keep the trains running well into the future. The new bridges have replaced ones that were over 150 years old and starting to show their age. Find Out More
We’ve launched Fuss Free Access improvements to make our railway as accessible as possible for all to enjoy and feel included. This includes new specially adapted accessible carriages, enhanced signage and accessible maps. Find Out More
We have built a new £4 million carriage stable at Pickering to provide better care for our historic carriages. The new facility provides covered storage for up to 40 carriages and is making our work to care for and maintain the collection much easier. Find Out More
We have launched a fresh new programme of activities to engage young people with the railway. We have transformed the former pigeon van at Goathland into a new learning coach and have launched a new app. Find Out More
We have invested in volunteering including creating new volunteer opportunities across our departments and providing training and support to help volunteer development. We have also created the Outstation at Stape - a residential centre providing high quality volunteer accommodation. Find Out More
We launched a new apprenticeship scheme to help young people gain the skills they need for a future in heritage railways. Apprentices work alongside our staff in engineering and lineside conservation. Find Out More
Our lineside conservation project is helping to care for the land either side of our railway tracks. Our conservation work includes habitat surveys, practical conservation tasks and the creation of educational resources to help our visitors understand more about wildlife and conservation. Find Out More
The free, cross-curricular workshops are designed to ignite curiosity and foster a deeper understanding of railway heritage and wider social history. Read more
To celebrating National Apprenticeship Week 2024 we are showcasing 9 of our apprentices from our Traction and Rolling Stock and Lineside Conservation Team. Read more
Work progresses into the final stages of Bridge 24 and 25 replacement Read more
VolkerLaser named as the new contractors to carry out reconstruction work on Bridges 24 and 25 at Goathland. Read more
Download our free Station Stories app to discover Goathland and Grosmont Stations. Read more
We have a fantastic group but we’re looking for more volunteers who are practical and can help with the hands-on repairs of boundaries and buildings. Read more
The new facility at Pickering forms part of a larger scheme to transform the railway and secure its future. Read more
This Capital Kickstart Award means we can now continue to renew bridges 24 & 25, in January 2022, as part of Yorkshire's Magnificent Journey project. Read more
Yorkshire’s Magnificent Journey (YMJ) project the first project to be completed. Read more
NYMR's new carriage stable reaches a major milestone in its construction with the first visual impression of the scale of the facility. Read more