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Photo - Timothy Edwards

The main Polar Express entrance arch at Leeming Bar station (17/12/2024)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

The main Polar Express entrance arch at Leeming Bar station (17/12/2024)

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Photo - Andy Turnbull

Bedale Signal Box on a dark night for Polar Express (30/11/2024)

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Photo - Andy Turnbull

Polar Express passing Bedale crossing on a dark night (30/11/2024)

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Photo - Andy Turnbull

Bedale Signal Box on a dark night for Polar Express (30/11/2024)

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Photo - Andy Turnbull

A nice roaring fire for the crossing Keeper at Finghall during Polar Express (01/12/2024)

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Photo - Andy Turnbull

The Crossing Keepers accomodation at Finghall during Polar Express (01/12/2024)

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Photo - Andy Turnbull

Finghall station all lit up during Polar Express (01/12/2024)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Black 5 steam loco 451212 entering Leeming Bar yard (10/12/2024)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Black 5 steam loco 451212 entering Leeming Bar yard (10/12/2024)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Black 5 steam loco 451212 entering Leeming Bar maintenance shed (10/12/2024)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Black 5 steam loco 451212 in Leeming Bar maintenance shed for a little maintenance (10/12/2024)

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Ref - 15090

Photo - Alan Graham

Santa's little helpers and the North Pole have survived storm Darragh. Some of the harris fencing had moved and required repairs on the Sunday morning after the storm. (08/12/2024)

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Photo - Alan Graham

The view from Santa's sleigh. (15/12/2024)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

The Polar Express eating stall area at Leeming Bar. Quiet between trains (17/12/2024)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Leeming Bar platform. Quiet between Polar Express trains (17/12/2024)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Leeming Bar platform. Renamed Grand Rapids for Polar Express (17/12/2024)

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Photo - John Slaughter

Finghall Lane Station: open fire in the Station Master's office, keeping the crossing keeper warm. (17/12/2024)

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Photo - John Slaughter

Finghall Lane Station's Christmas decorations at dusk. (17/12/2024)

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Photo - John Slaughter

Finghall Lane Station's Christmas decorations at dusk. (17/12/2024)

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Photo - John Slaughter

Finghall Lane Station's Christmas decorations at dusk. (17/12/2024)

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Photo - John Slaughter

Finghall Lane Station's Christmas decorations after dark. (17/12/2024)

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Photo - John Slaughter

Finghall Lane Station's Christmas decorations after dark. (17/12/2024)

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Photo - Michael Metcalfe

47714 with the Polar Express at Fox Park. (21/12/2024)

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Ref - 15097

Photo - Steve Hall

The Polar Express departing Constable Burton on 22nd December 2024. (22/12/2024)

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Ref - 15098

Photo - Alan Graham

The Polar Express waiting to depart at Constable Burton on 22nd December 2024. (22/12/2024)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Black 5 loco 45212 in Leeming Bar having a well earned rest after completing Polar Express, before a couple of days on Mince Pie Specials (24/12/2024)

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Photo - John Slaughter

Leeming Bar Station on a foggy morning - the first day of mince pie specials: 47 714 warming the carriages for the first train to Leyburn. (28/12/2024)

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Photo - John Slaughter

Bedale Level Crossing, with the first mince pie special of the year to Leyburn hauled by 45212, waiting in the mist in the station. (28/12/2024)

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Photo - John Slaughter

Bedale Level Crossing, with the first mince pie special of the year departing to Leyburn, hauled by 45212. (28/12/2024)

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Photo - John Slaughter

Bedale Level Crossing, with the first mince pie special of the year approaching out the fog from Leyburn, hauled by 45212. Photographed through the window - hence reflections. (28/12/2024)

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Photo - John Slaughter

Bedale Level Crossing, with 45212 on the first mince pie special of the year, approaching from Leyburn. (28/12/2024)

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Photo - John Slaughter

Bedale Level Crossing in the mist, with a Procters' route 53 bus to Northallerton via Leeming village. (28/12/2024)

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Photo - John Slaughter

Bedale Level Crossing in the fog, with 45212 departing the station on the second mince pie special of the year to Leyburn. (28/12/2024)

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Photo - John Slaughter

Bedale Level Crossing, with 45212 departing the station on the second mince pie special of the year to Leyburn. (28/12/2024)

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Photo - John Slaughter

Bedale Signal Box in the mist with a Procters' bus on route 73 to Northallerton. (28/12/2024)

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Photo - John Slaughter

Bedale Level Crossing - 45212 returning from Leyburn on the second mince pie special to Leeming Bar, with Pacers in store on the siding. (28/12/2024)

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Photo - John Slaughter

Bedale Level Crossing - 45212 returning from Leyburn on the second mince pie special to Leeming Bar, double heading with 47714 providing carriage heating. (28/12/2024)

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Photo - John Slaughter

Bedale Level Crossing and signal box at dusk, with the tower of the parish church behind, topped by its illuminated cross. (28/12/2024)

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Photo - John Slaughter

Bedale Level Crossing and signal box at dusk, with a Procter's route 73 bus to Northallerton. (28/12/2024)

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Photo - John Slaughter

View from Bedale Signal Box - evening sky over Bedale after the clearance of earlier mist & fog. (28/12/2024)

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Photo - Kev Burnitt

'Long Train Runnin' 1973' - Mince Pie Special at Leyburn with Black 5 loco 45212 (29/12/2024)

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Photo - Kev Burnitt

'Full steam ahead at Leyburn' The Mince Pie Special at Leyburn with Black 5 loco 45212 (29/12/2024)

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Photo - Andy Waite

Black 5 loco 45212 with its support coach at Leeds station on it way back to its home - The Keithley and Worth Valley Railway (31/12/2024)

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Photo - Andy Waite

Black 5 loco 45212 with its support coach at Leeds station on it way back to its home - The Keithley and Worth Valley Railway (31/12/2024)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Scruton station platform (10/12/2024)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

The class 121 'bubblecar' and two maroon Mk1 coaches in Scruton platform. The direct Works team were busy setting it up for use as seating etc at the Scruton Edwardian Christmas the following Sunday (10/12/2024)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

The class 121 'bubblecar' and two maroon Mk1 coaches in Scruton platform. The direct Works team were busy setting it up for use as seating etc at the Scruton Edwardian Christmas the following Sunday (10/12/2024)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Two milk churns and a bicycle inside Scruton station (10/12/2024)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

The class 121 'bubblecar' and two maroon Mk1 coaches in Scruton platform. The direct Works team were busy setting it up for use as seating etc at the Scruton Edwardian Christmas the following Sunday (10/12/2024)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

loco 33035 approaching Scruton. It has come to take the class 121 'bubblecar' and Mk1 coaches back to Leeming bar (17/12/2024)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

loco 33035 approaching Scruton. It has come to take the class 121 'bubblecar' and Mk1 coaches back to Leeming bar (17/12/2024)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Loco 33035 ready to take the class 121 'bubblecar' and Mk1 coaches from Scruton back to Leeming bar (17/12/2024)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Class 121 'bubblecar' and Mk1 coaches ready to return to Leeming Bar from Scruton (17/12/2024)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Whilst at Scruton I was buzzed by jets from RAF Leeming (17/12/2024)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Class 121 'bubblecar' and Mk1 coaches ready to return to Leeming Bar from Scruton (17/12/2024)

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Photo - John Slaughter

Bedale Signal Box - a sombre notice from the Eastern Region of British Rail to say that the goods depot was to close on the 31 May 1982. (28/12/2024)

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Photo - John Slaughter

Bedale Signal Box - a warning notice from Railtrack that the Northallerton-Redmire Branch Line was re-opening on April 1 1996 after 3 years out of use. (28/12/2024)

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Photo - Alan Graham

New fencing assembled and constructed by Ray at Constable Burton. (08/12/2024)

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Photo - Dave Fielding

Direct Works Team members replaced rotten timber on the pedestrian gate at the North end of the West level crossing gate at Scruton. It'll be painted when the weather warms up. (10/12/2024)

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Photo - Dave Fielding

Direct Works Team members replaced rotten timber on the pedestrian gate at the North end of the West level crossing gate at Scruton. It'll be painted when the weather warms up. (10/12/2024)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

The plumbing being installed for the new toilet and shower unit for maintenance workers/volunteers at Leeming Bar (10/12/2024)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Work is continuing on restoring a Mk2 coach (10/12/2024)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Work is continuing on restoring a Mk2 coach. This top corner has been restored after cutting part of it out to gai access to internal parts (10/12/2024)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Work is continuing on restoring a Mk2 coach. The west end of the coach is now looking much better (17/12/2024)

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Photo - Timothy Edwards

Work is continuing on restoring a Mk2 coach. The east end of the coach is looking good, (17/12/2024)

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Photo - Alan Graham

View from the lineside/train. We often refer to Newton-Le-Willows in our location descriptions and here is the village itself, the photo being taken from the railway bridge across the main road; the same bridge from which the veg team have recently removed lots of ivy. (04/12/2024)

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Photo - Alan Graham

The fading light in the dusk of a December day. The last of the sun's weak rays fade away as darkness begins to steal across the land in this photo taken from the lineside between Akebar and Newton-Le-Willows at the end of a veg team shift on 4th December 24. (04/12/2024)

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Photo - Alan Graham

View from the train: Frost starts to melt as the first of the sun's rays begin to thaw the frozen landscape after a cold night, in this image looking north towards the A684 between Akebar and Newton-Le-Willows. Taken on December 4th at the start of a veg team shift. (04/12/2024)

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Photo - Alan Graham

The vegetation team removing dead timber from between Akebar and Primrose crossing on a chilly morning at the beginning of December. (04/12/2024)

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Photo - Alan Graham

Looking north near Primrose crossing, a member of the veg team uncovers and tidies up an area of hidden landscape beauty. A "before" image. (04/12/2024)

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Photo - Alan Graham

And the same view shortly afterwards. (04/12/2024)

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Photo - Theresa Chapman

The annual vegetation gang buffet at Finghall station on 11th December. (11/12/2024)

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Photo - Alan Graham

The vegetation gang working at Finghall station a fortnight before Christmas. (11/12/2024)

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Photo - Alan Graham

The vegetation team working at Finghall station removing overgrown ivy from station buildings and lineside structures. (11/12/2024)

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