British Film Institute Film Night & Q&A Session Expand Friday 23 September 6:00 pm - Learning Centre, Platform 2, Pickering Station Join Steve Foxton, Curator of Non-Fiction at the BFI National Archive, Tim Dunn, British railway historian and Chris Gilson & Tom Bright, Editor & Deputy Editor of Steam Railway Magazine who will be hosting a viewing evening, followed by a Q&A session. This is free to enter, with any donations made to the NYMR Trust at the end of the session, it is limited to a maximum of 40 visitors. Steam Railway Magazine will also be giving away a goody bag. Event duration approx. 90 minutes. TO BOOKReserve your Free Tickets from Customer Services, Platform 1, Pickering Station. Customer Services: [email protected] FILM PROGRAMMEConway Castle (1898) A Phantom Ride from the front of a locomotive arriving at Conway. Run time 2 minutes. The Kiss in the Tunnel (1899) The earliest screen kiss and one of the first films to use an edited sequence to tell a story. Run time 2 minutes. Pathways of Perfection (1937) Day and night, year in and year out, British railways serve the nation. Four famous named trains uphold a great tradition and provide a complete national transport service - swift, safe and comfortable. Run time 17 minutes. Elizabethan Express (1954) From Kings Cross to Edinburgh Waverley the Elizabethan covers the journey in 6 and a half hours, at the time the longest non-stop journey in the world to be timed at over 60 mph. This film captures the speed and excitement - a fine tribute to the top link drivers of Gresley’s mighty A4 locomotives. Run time 20 minutes. Let’s Go To Birmingham (1962) Paddington to Birmingham in five and a half minutes!(... or 960 mph!) Run time 6 minutes. Snow (1963) In September 1962 Geoffrey Jones set out to make a film about new technology on the railways, the winter of 62/63 changed his film to something rather different! Run time 8 minutes. Railways for Ever! (1970) Sir John Betjeman reminisces. His nostalgic verse and prose recall the great trains of old and look forward to railways for ever! Run time 7 minutes.
When will the Timetable & Locomotive Allocations be available? Expand The Timetable is now available to download and will also be available on the day in the Annual Steam Gala event booklet. Please note, advanced published timetable is subject to change. Locomotive Allocations Locomotive Allocations are subject to change and without notice. Visit www.nymr.link/asg-locos for the latest details.
Is this a Day Rover Ticket? Expand Yes - The Annual Steam Gala Day Tickets allow you to hop-on and hop-off any available passenger service all day long.
Why is No. 4498 Sir Nigel Gresley not going to Whitby? Expand The locomotive is not gauged for running in to Whitby Station.