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Photo - Andy Glendinning

The first public run of the Class 121 bubble car since repair arrives at Leyburn. (05/08/2023)

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Photo - Andy Glendinning

Repaired end of 55032 now faces east to give passengers a better view up the Dale from the other end. (05/08/2023)

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Photo - John Slaughter

Two generations of diesel at Leeming Bar: the Bubble Car W55032 from the late 1950s and Pacer 143 623 from the 1980s (08/08/2023)

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Photo - John Slaughter

Peaceful scene at Leeming Bar Station first thing in the morning, before the start of services. (08/08/2023)

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Photo - John Slaughter

Leeming Bar Yard with 33035 and the experimental Leyland National Lev 1 rail bus. (08/08/2023)

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Photo - John Slaughter

Leeming Bar Station with "Teddy Bear" D9523 and Pacer 143 623, prior to the start of services. (08/08/2023)

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Photo - John Slaughter

Crakehall Level Crossing: plaque on new crossing gates. (08/08/2023)

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Photo - John Slaughter

Crossing keeper's view of Crakehall Level Crossing, showing the new wooden gates. (08/08/2023)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Class 14 D9523 loco and the ex Tyne and Weir shunter at Leeming Bar (08/08/2023)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Our class 121 'bubblecar' is now looking very nice (08/08/2023)

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Photo - Andy Glendinning

Bubble car at Scruton on it's second day in service. (12/08/2023)

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Photo - Andy Glendinning

Stationmaster Newton gives his guided tour of Station House while the bubble car heads back to Scruton (no bricks were harmed in the taking of this photo). (12/08/2023)

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Photo - Alan Graham

A Pacer train passing through Crakehall station on its way to Finghall. (16/08/2023)

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Photo - Alan Graham

A (first train of the day) Pacer having passed through Crakehall on its way to Finghall and beyond. (16/08/2023)

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Photo - Alan Graham

A Leeming bound Pacer passing through Crakehall with an area to the left that has just been tidied by the vegetation team. (16/08/2023)

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Photo - Alan Graham

Members of the vegetation team acknowledge a passing Pacer at Lynas crossing. (23/08/2023)

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Photo - Andy Glendinning

First run of the finally in service Mk 1 coaches at Bedale hauled by class 14 loco D9523. (26/08/2023)

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Photo - John Slaughter

Leeming Bar Station, with Bubble Car W55032 resting on Bank Holiday Monday after a day of operating to Leyburn the day before. (28/08/2023)

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Photo - Andy Glendinning

First run of the finally in service Mk 1 coaches hauled by class 14 loco D9523. Arrival at Leyburn was accompanied by lightning, thunder and torrential rain. Many people sheltered in the station before continuing on to the Wensleydale Show after the downpour had stopped. (26/08/2023)

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Photo - John Slaughter

Leeming Bar Station with Pacer 142 060 parked between the Bubble car and the service train in the background. (28/08/2023)

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Photo - John Slaughter

Leeming Bar Station, with Bubble Car W55032 resting on Bank Holiday Monday after a day of operating to Leyburn the day before. (28/08/2023)

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Photo - John Slaughter

Leeming Bar Station with Pacer 143 623 about to depart on the 10.00 service to Leyburn. (28/08/2023)

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Photo - John Slaughter

Leyburn Station with Pacer 143 623 after arrival from Leeming Bar. (28/08/2023)

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Photo - John Slaughter

Leyburn Station with Pacer 143 623 after arrival from Leeming Bar, with the driver changing ends, to operate the 11.00 train back to Leeming Bar. (28/08/2023)

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Photo - John Slaughter

Leyburn Station looking towards Leeming Bar, with Pacer 143 623 waiting to depart on the 11.00 train to Leeming Bar: NB wheelchair ramp has been deployed. (28/08/2023)

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Photo - Alan Graham

A Pacer train making its way towards an area being worked by the vegetation team east of Bedale station on a warm sunny Wednesday, 30th August 23. (30/08/2023)

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Photo - Alan Graham

A Pacer making its way towards Leeming just east of Bedale station in this image. (30/08/2023)

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Photo - Alan Graham

The vegetation team prepare to get back to work after this Pacer passes them just east of Bedale on the last Wednesday in August. (30/08/2023)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

The Leeming Bar Station Support Team are making the station look very nice with the planters in full bloom (15/08/2023)

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Photo - Bob Young

The recent Jazz Train raised an impressive £3100 for Macmillan Cancer Support (10/07/2023)

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Photo - Andy Glendinning

Over and under. Bridge inspection unit on the Bedale Bypass bridge at Rectory Wood. (01/08/2023)

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Photo - Richard Kirk

The recent wet weather has also kept the Finghall Station Support Group busy with strimming the grass bank opposite the platform and weeding the flower beds. (28/08/2023)

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Photo - Richard Kirk

We've been lucky to receive new door signs at Finghall Station and these are now fitted (28/08/2023)

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Photo - Richard Kirk

We've been lucky to receive new door signs at Finghall Station and these are now fitted (28/08/2023)

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Photo - Richard Kirk

We've been lucky to receive new door signs at Finghall Station and these are now fitted (28/08/2023)

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Photo - Richard Kirk

The fencing gang have been working again close to Finghall Lane station and have installed another field length (approx 130m) of line side Clipex fencing on the north side of the line. (15/08/2023)

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Photo - Richard Kirk

The fencing gang have been working again close to Finghall Lane station and have installed another field length (approx 130m) of line side Clipex fencing on the north side of the line. (15/08/2023)

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Photo - Richard Kirk

The fencing gang have been working again close to Finghall Lane station and have installed another field length (approx 130m) of line side Clipex fencing on the north side of the line. (15/08/2023)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Work on repairing the Mk2 coach continues in our maintenance shed (24/08/2023)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Work continues in our maintenance shed on restoring a Wickham trolley (08/08/2023)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Work continues in our maintenance shed on restoring a Wickham trolley (15/08/2023)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Work continues in our maintenance shed on restoring a Wickham trolley (24/08/2023)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Work continues in our maintenance shed on restoring a Wickham trolley (24/08/2023)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Railway Crane Restoration - After stripping off the old decking, the crane's match truck is now getting painted prior to getting its new wooden decking (08/08/2023)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Railway Crane Restoration - After stripping off the old decking, the crane's match truck is now getting painted prior to getting its new wooden decking (08/08/2023)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Railway Crane Restoration - After stripping off the old decking, the crane's match truck is now getting painted prior to getting its new wooden decking (08/08/2023)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Railway Crane Restoration - The old tool box on the crane's match truck is getting cut away (08/08/2023)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Railway Crane Restoration - The crane's body in our maintenance workshop (08/08/2023)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Railway Crane Restoration - Close up of the crane's main body - The diesel engine (08/08/2023)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Railway Crane Restoration - Close up of the crane's main body - The diesel engine (08/08/2023)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Railway Crane Restoration - The Direct Works Team starting to put new decking on the crane's match truck (15/08/2023)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Railway Crane Restoration - The Direct Works Team starting to put new decking on the crane's match truck (15/08/2023)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Railway Crane Restoration - The Direct Works Team starting to put new decking on the crane's match truck (15/08/2023)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Railway Crane Restoration - Part of the braking system on the crane's match truck (15/08/2023)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Railway Crane Restoration - The Direct Works Team putting new decking on the crane's match truck (15/08/2023)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Railway Crane Restoration - New decking on the crane's match truck by the Direct Works Team (24/08/2023)

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Photo - Neil Guest

Railway Crane Restoration - New decking on the crane's match truck by the Direct Works Team (24/08/2023)

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Photo - Neil Guest

Railway Crane Restoration - The crane's jib yoke has now been put on the crane's match truck. The yoke supports the crane's jib and also keeps it in a secure position when the crane is being towed in a train. (24/08/2023)

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Photo - Neil Guest

Railway Crane Restoration - New decking on the crane's match truck by the Direct Works Team (24/08/2023)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Sheffield University are converting a second pacer unit to one of their 'Cryogrip' demonstration units (08/08/2023)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Sheffield University are converting a second pacer unit to one of their 'Cryogrip' demonstration units (08/08/2023)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Sheffield University are converting a second pacer unit to one of their 'Cryogrip' demonstration units (08/08/2023)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

A large pile of rail chairs to go with all the rail that has recently been donated to the railway (24/08/2023)

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Photo - Andy Waite

Lynas User Worked Crossing (UWC), Newton le Willows. A new tenant farmer wished to use the out of use crossing so the Bedale gang reinstated it. (07/08/2023)

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Photo - Andy Waite

Lynas UWC.End of the day and not too far to go back to the access point for this crossing. (07/08/2023)

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Photo - Jim Wareing

Work continues to restore the track from Leyburn towards Wensley. The cutting between Bridge 28,A684 and Bridge 29,Ord & Madison is badly overgrown even though it was cut back before Covid. In order to have good sight of the ground for future earthworks the trackside is being cleared. Work in progress. (28/08/2023)

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Photo - Jim Wareing

After and much clearer. The brash to the right will be chipped during the next work party. (28/08/2023)

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Photo - Alan Graham

This wooden stile near Crakehall carries a public footpath across the line but vegetation is making it hard to navigate. (09/08/2023)

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Photo - Alan Graham

The same footpath near Crakehall after the attentions of the vegetation team. (09/08/2023)

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Photo - Alan Graham

This crossing near Aiskew was found to have protruding screws in the timbers; a clear risk to vehicle tyres. In this image a member of the vegetation team is taking them out. (02/08/2023)

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Photo - Alan Graham

Interesting vegetation to be cleared at Lynas crossing near Newton Le Willows. (23/08/2023)

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Photo - Alan Graham

According to the Rev Keeble Martins 1960s book of British plants and wild flowers, these are called teasels. What a lovely name. Unfortunately they're blocking level crossing visibility and they have to go. (23/08/2023)

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Photo - Alan Graham

Lynas crossing, with vegetation removed, allowing perfect visibility. (23/08/2023)

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Photo - Alan Graham

After a busy shift, the vegetation team are getting ready to go home from Lynas. (23/08/2023)

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Photo - Alan Graham

View from the line side. Trees make afternoon shade in this peaceful scene across fields near Newton Le Willows. (16/08/2023)

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