Wensleydale Railway - Photo Archive


'British India Line' Locomotive and 1940s Weekend -July 2018
Photographs
This year, West Coast Railways, let us have the use of their Merchant Navy Class Locomotive 'British India Line' No.35018 to run during the Leyburn 1940s weekend. Here you can see various photographs of the weekend. The locomotive arrived on Friday 20th July, ran services on both the Saturday and the Sunday, before leaving our line on the Monday morning. This was a really memorable weekend.

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Photo - Ian Yale
Merchant Navy Class Locomotive British India Line 35018 arriving onto the Wensleydale Railway at Castle Hills (20/07/2018)
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Photo - Ian Yale
Merchant Navy Class Locomotive British India Line 35018 arriving onto the Wensleydale Railway at Castle Hills (20/07/2018)
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Photo - Ian Yale
Merchant Navy Class Locomotive British India Line 35018 arriving onto the Wensleydale Railway at Castle Hills . An impressive sight on our line (20/07/2018)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Merchant Navy Class Locomotive British India Line 35018 approaching Ainderby Station crossing (20/07/2018)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Merchant Navy Class Locomotive British India Line 35018 approaching Ainderby Station crossing (20/07/2018)
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Photo - John D Thormpson
Merchant Navy Class Locomotive British India Line 35018 approaching Ainderby Station crossing (20/07/2018)
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Photo - John D Thormpson
Merchant Navy Class Locomotive British India Line 35018 at Ainderby Station crossing (20/07/2018)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Merchant Navy Class Locomotive British India Line 35018 at Ainderby Station crossing (20/07/2018)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
The rear of the train hauled by Merchant Navy Class Locomotive British India Line 35018 at Ainderby Station crossing (20/07/2018)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
The West Coast Railway's class 37 (37516) 'Loch Laidon' at Ainderby Station crossing being hauled by Merchant Navy Class Locomotive British India Line 35018 (20/07/2018)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
35018 British India Line crosses the Swale Bridge on its way to Leeming Bar in readiness for the Leyburn Forties Weekend workings. (20/07/2018)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
35018 arrives at Leeming Bar. (20/07/2018)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
37518 on the rear of the ECS working to Leeming Bar. It had piloted British India Line on the main line (20/07/2018)
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Photo - Ian Yale
Merchant Navy Class Locomotive British India Line 35018 having arrived at Leeming Bar to a warm reception by staff and visitors alike. It had brought with it, its support coach, a mark 1 coach on loan to us and a class 37 diesel locomotive which piloted it on the main line. (20/07/2018)
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Photo - John D Thormpson
Merchant Navy Class Locomotive British India Line 35018 arrived at Leeming Bar (20/07/2018)
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Photo - John D Thormpson
Merchant Navy Class Locomotive British India Line 35018 arrived at Leeming Bar (20/07/2018)
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Photo - John D Thormpson
The nameplate of Merchant Navy Class Locomotive British India Line 35018 (20/07/2018)
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Photo - Ian Yale
The West Coast Railway's class 37 (37516) 'Loch Laidon' had piloted the British India Line locomotive on the main line (20/07/2018)
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Photo - Ian Yale
The West Coast Railway's class 37 (37516) 'Loch Laidon' seen here moving forwards to be shunted at Leeming Bar (20/07/2018)
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Photo - Helen Ashworth
Steve Davies polishing the name plate of the Merchant Navy Class Locomotive British India Line 35018 (21/07/2018)
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Photo - Helen Ashworth
Inside one of the carriages at the 1940s weekend showing Rebekah ?? grandmother (21/07/2018)
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Photo - John Tong
Merchant Navy Class Locomotive British India Line 35018 running round its train at Leeming Bar (21/07/2018)
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Photo - John Tong
Merchant Navy Class Locomotive British India Line 35018 running round its train at Leeming Bar (21/07/2018)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
British India Line arrives at a busy Leyburn on the 0945 Leeming Bar-Redmire for the Leyburn Forties Weekend. (21/07/2018)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
Northallerton U3A Ukulele Band entertain visitors at the Leyburn Forties Weekend. (21/07/2018)
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Photo - Philip Sedgewick
A ukulele band providing entertainment at Leyburn station during the 1940s weekend (21/07/2018)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
Something lurks in the distance at Redmire. (21/07/2018)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
Coupling time. (21/07/2018)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
The Evacuees coach for the Leyburn Forties Weekend. (21/07/2018)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
On-board Buffet service (Leyburn Forties Weekend) (21/07/2018)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
Birthday Boy conducting British India Line at Finghall Lane. (21/07/2018)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
D9523 approaches Finghall Lane with the 1225 Redmire-Leeming Bar. (21/07/2018)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
Time for a chat at Leyburn. (21/07/2018)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
British India Line runs through the cutting at Harmby with 1100 Leeming Bar-Redmire on the second day of the Leyburn Forties Weekend. (22/07/2018)
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Photo - Philip Sedgewick
The crowds admiring Merchant Navy Class Locomotive British India Line 35018 at Leyburn during the 1940s weekend (22/07/2018)
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Photo - Philip Sedgewick
A busy Leyburn station for the 1940s weekend with Merchant Navy Class Locomotive British India Line 35018 (22/07/2018)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Merchant Navy Class Locomotive British India Line 35018 in Leeming Bar yard getting ready to leave the Wensleydale Railway (23/07/2018)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Merchant Navy Class Locomotive British India Line 35018 in Leeming Bar yard getting ready to leave the Wensleydale Railway. It has made good use of the new shed whilst it was here (23/07/2018)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Merchant Navy Class Locomotive British India Line 35018 in Leeming Bar yard getting ready to leave the Wensleydale Railway (23/07/2018)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Merchant Navy Class Locomotive British India Line 35018 leavomg Leeming Bar yard (23/07/2018)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Merchant Navy Class Locomotive British India Line 35018 leaving Leeming Bar yard. it is putting up a spectacular smoke effect (23/07/2018)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Merchant Navy Class Locomotive British India Line 35018 leaving Leeming Bar yard. it is putting up a spectacular smoke effect (23/07/2018)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Merchant Navy Class Locomotive British India Line 35018 leaving Leeming Bar yard. (23/07/2018)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Merchant Navy Class Locomotive British India Line 35018. Having left Leeming Bar yard it is getting ready to back into the platform (23/07/2018)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Merchant Navy Class Locomotive British India Line 35018. Backing towards Leeming Bar platform (23/07/2018)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Merchant Navy Class Locomotive British India Line 35018. Backing in to Leeming Bar platform (23/07/2018)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Merchant Navy Class Locomotive British India Line 35018. Backing to Leeming Bar platform (23/07/2018)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Merchant Navy Class Locomotive British India Line 35018 in Leeming Bar platform (23/07/2018)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Merchant Navy Class Locomotive British India Line 35018 in Leeming Bar platform (23/07/2018)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Merchant Navy Class Locomotive British India Line 35018 in Leeming Bar platform (23/07/2018)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
West Coast Railways Diesel Loco leaving Leeming Bar yard with its support coach (23/07/2018)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
West Coast Railways Diesel Loco backing into Leeming Bar platform with its support coach (23/07/2018)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
West Coast Railways Diesel Loco in Leeming Bar platform (23/07/2018)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Merchant Navy Class Locomotive British India Line, its support coach and West Coast Railways Diesel Loco in Leeming Bar platform ready to leave the Wensleydale Railway (23/07/2018)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Merchant Navy Class Locomotive British India Line, its support coach and West Coast Railways Diesel Loco in Leeming Bar platform ready to leave the Wensleydale Railway (23/07/2018)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Merchant Navy Class Locomotive British India Line in Leeming Bar platform ready to leave the Wensleydale Railway (23/07/2018)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Inside the cab of Merchant Navy Class Locomotive British India Line 35018 (23/07/2018)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Inside the cab of Merchant Navy Class Locomotive British India Line 35018 (23/07/2018)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Merchant Navy Class Locomotive British India Line 35018 approaching Ainderby Gates on its way back to the main line (23/07/2018)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Merchant Navy Class Locomotive British India Line 35018 approaching Ainderby Gates on its way back to the main line (23/07/2018)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Merchant Navy Class Locomotive British India Line 35018 at Ainderby Gates on its way back to the main line (23/07/2018)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Merchant Navy Class Locomotive British India Line 35018 at Ainderby Gates on its way back to the main line (23/07/2018)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Merchant Navy Class Locomotive British India Line 35018 at Ainderby Gates on its way back to the main line (23/07/2018)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Merchant Navy Class Locomotive British India Line, its support coach and West Coast Railways Diesel Loco at Ainderby Gates on its way back to the main line (23/07/2018)
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Photo - John Tong
The coalman's delivery for 'British India Line' 35018 for this weekend (18/07/2018)
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