We had a social distancing day out, this consisted of a long drive across the Yorkshire Moors, up and down the bendy narrow roads with beautiful views down in to the valleys and a stop at Pickering Steam Train Station. The Yorkshire Moors contain one of the largest expanses of heather moorland in the United Kingdom. We saw many sheep grazing on the road sides and on the moors.
Sheep have grazed the moors for hundreds of years.
At Pickering Station, we watched the NYMR steam train called "The Optimist", Repton, Southern 926 arrive at the Station with its passengers. The passengers departed and a few minutes later, so did the train (see the slowmo). Due to Covid 19, passengers and staff were wearing face coverings.
The 1930’s themed station provided us with a lovely setting back in time to the steam era when engines were fired by coal.
Pickering heritage railway station is the southern terminus of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway and serves the town of Pickering in North Yorkshire, England. It`s opening was planned in 1831 by George Stevenson to open up trade routes, and first opened in 1836 as then Whitby to Pickering. It runs through the North Yorkshire Moors National Park.
The preserved line is now a tourist attraction and has been awarded several industry accolades.
