Date: 08/05/2013

RAILWAY buffs and tourists packed Pickering at the weekend for the 40th anniversary celebrations of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. Some of the leading steam locomotives in the country, headed by the Sir Nigel Gresley, arrived in the town to mark the milestone. The line-up included the B1 Mayflower, The Green Knight, Southern Class S15, Thompson Class B1, as well as the Sybilla Class 25 diesel.

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Letting off steam at North Yorkshire Moors Railway party

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RAILWAY buffs and tourists packed Pickering at the weekend for the 40th anniversary celebrations of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway.

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