Wensleydale Railway - Changing Trains (Leeming Bar to Haymarket HA)
A summary of the events of the weekend of April 8th to 10th during the Wensleydale Railway's first Diesel Gala of 2011. The short film also looks at future plans for 55019.
Lots of visitors, a scottish Deltic, a splutterbug, a pair of shoves, 20s, oodles of sunshine, Driver for A Fiver and hot food all present! The weekend was a stunning success and is only the first of many great events planned for this year and beyond. More to come. Be sure and watch in HD, check back often and please leave a comment.
Leeming Bar Station - Wensleydale Railway, Yorkshire
Leeming Bar station is the headquarters of the Wensleydale Railway and trains run from here to Redmire to the west and Northallerton West to the west. The station was rebuilt in 2003 by the railway preservation group after closure in 1954.
Wensleydale Railway - Series 1 episode 25 - Leeming Bar to Bedale
On Thursday my Granddad and I went to the Wensleydale Railway we got the 0945 Leeming Bar to Redmire diesel train and I was going to do the full journey however it ended at 23:23, so I trimmed it at Bedale but I was in a rush so I was saying 'class 117 at the back...' so I apologize for any inconvenience caused. Enjoy! ????☺
Wensleydale Railway A brief look around Leeming Bar Station
Wensleydale Railway Part 1: Northallerton West to Leeming Bar
First part of the train journey on the excellent Wensleydale Railway from Northallerton West to Leeming Bar.
Music
Rollin at 5 Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Move Forward Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Consort for Brass Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Brandenburg Concerto No 4 - 1 BWV1049 Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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UK: Class 20s depart from Leyburn (Wensleydale Railway) on a Redmire to Leeming Bar train
UK: At Leyburn on the Wensleydale Railway in North Yorkshire, a pair of class 20 diesel locos (20166 & 20020) depart on the 1035 from Redmire to Leeming Bar. Recorded 10th April 2011.
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The Wensleydale Railway is a heritage railway in Wensleydale and Lower Swaledale in North Yorkshire, England. The line runs 22 miles (35 km) between Northallerton West station, about a fifteen-minute walk from Northallerton on the East Coast Main Line and Redmire.
Occasional freight services and excursions travel the full length of the line, and regular passenger services operate between Northallerton West and Redmire, a distance of 22 miles (35 km), comparable in length to the West Somerset Railway. The line formerly ran from Northallerton to Garsdale on the Settle-Carlisle Railway, but the track between Redmire and Garsdale has been lifted and several bridges and viaducts demolished.
The Wensleydale Railway Association (WRA) was formed in 1990 with the main aim of restoring passenger services. When British Rail decided to try to sell the line between Northallerton and Redmire following cessation of the quarry trains to Redmire, the WRA decided to take a more proactive role and aimed to operate passenger services itself. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) had an interest in using the line between Northallerton and Redmire to transport armoured vehicles to/from Catterick Garrison. The MoD paid for repairs and restoration of the line and the installation of loading facilities at Redmire, and did not object to WRC taking over the line. A trial train ran in November 1993 and full MoD operations started in July 1996.[26] These military transport trains continue to this day.
In 2000 WRA formed a separate operating company, the Wensleydale Railway plc (WRC), and issued a share offer to raise funds. £1.2 million was raised through this method. Railtrack agreed to lease the line between Northallerton and Redmire to WRC and a 99-year lease was signed in 2003. Passenger services restarted on 4 July 2003 with the stations at Leeming Bar and Leyburn being reopened. In 2004, the stations at Bedale, Finghall and Redmire were reopened and in 2014, a station was built at Northallerton West.
The company's longer-term aim is to reopen the 18 miles (29 km) of line west from Redmire via Castle Bolton, Aysgarth, Askrigg, Bainbridge, Hawes and Mossdale to join up with the Settle-Carlisle Railway Route at Garsdale.
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The British Rail (BR) Class 20, otherwise known as an English Electric Type 1, is a class of diesel-electric locomotive. In total, 228 locomotives in the class were built by English Electric between 1957 and 1968, the large number being in part because of the failure of other early designs in the same power range to provide reliable locomotives.
The locomotives were originally numbered D8000-D8199 and D8300-D8327. They are known by enthusiasts as Choppers, a name derived from the distinctive beat that the engine produces under load which resembles the sound of a helicopter.
Designed around relatively basic technology, the 73-tonne locomotives produce 1,000 horsepower (750 kW) and can operate at up to 75 mph (121 km/h). Unusually for British designs, the locomotive had a single cab. This caused serious problems with visibility when travelling nose first, though in these circumstances the driver's view is comparable to that on the steam locomotives that the Class 20s replaced.
The Class 20 saw only limited service on passenger trains, their use was limited to summer relief services, particularly to Skegness often under the adopted title of The Jolly Fisherman starting from various places including Burton-on-Trent, Stoke-on-Trent, Derby and Leicester. Also occasionally other holiday resorts on the east coast of England, occasional duties as a pilot, and short distance diversions of electric-hauled trains over non-electrified lines.
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Leyburn is a market town and civil parish in the district of Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England sitting above the northern bank of the River Ure in Wensleydale. Historically in the North Riding of Yorkshire, the name was derived from 'Ley' or 'Le' (clearing), and 'burn' (stream), meaning clearing by the stream. The town boasts two markets, several pubs, two banks with cash machines, and many small speciality stores. Market day is Friday. It is served by local buses that connect to Richmond, Hawes, Bedale and Northallerton. The local Rotary Club sponsors the annual Wensleydale Wander in March or April, organised walks of 12 miles (19 km) and 22 miles (35 km).
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Wensleyale 2016 - Wensleydale Railway 30.05.16 Class 47 / 26 at Leeming Bar & Wensley
Late afternoon at Leeming Bar and Wensley
35018 ' British India Line' visits the Wensleydale Railway
35018 is an unusually large locomotive to visit the Wensleydale Railway, and was there for the 1940's weekend. We take a quick peak at it at Leeming Bar before its first trip up the line of the weekend. We catch up with it at Aiskew level crossing, Crakehall, and finally see it at Finghall with a nice slippery departure.
Wensleydale Railway Steam 80105 Leeming Bar to Leyburn
30th Aug 2010 09:50: BR Standard Class 4. 2-6-4T 80105 on the last day of the summer season of steam and very close to the end of its current boiler ticket. Veiws out the window approaching and leaving Bedale (1:00), nice departure from Finghall (1:55), passing the class 20 (2:55), arriving Leyburn (3:10)
UK: Class 26 D5310 in action at the Wensleydale Railway, North Yorkshire
Two clips showing Class 26 D5310 in action on the Wensleydale Railway. The locomotive was visiting for the railways diesel gala from its usual base at the Llangollen Railway.
Clip 1 - leaving Finghall station bound for Redmire. Recorded 9th April 2011.
Clip 2 (0:55) - Seen at Constable Burton loop passing whilst working a passenger service bound for Leeming Bar. Recorded 10th April 2011.
The Wensleydale Railway is a heritage railway in Wensleydale and Lower Swaledale in North Yorkshire, England. The line runs 22 miles (35 km) between Northallerton West station, about a fifteen-minute walk from Northallerton on the East Coast Main Line and Redmire.
Occasional freight services and excursions travel the full length of the line, and regular passenger services operate between Northallerton West and Redmire, a distance of 22 miles (35 km), comparable in length to the West Somerset Railway. The line formerly ran from Northallerton to Garsdale on the Settle-Carlisle Railway, but the track between Redmire and Garsdale has been lifted and several bridges and viaducts demolished.
The Wensleydale Railway Association (WRA) was formed in 1990 with the main aim of restoring passenger services. When British Rail decided to try to sell the line between Northallerton and Redmire following cessation of the quarry trains to Redmire, the WRA decided to take a more proactive role and aimed to operate passenger services itself.
The company's longer-term aim is to reopen the 18 miles (29 km) of line west from Redmire via Castle Bolton, Aysgarth, Askrigg, Bainbridge, Hawes and Mossdale to join up with the Settle-Carlisle Railway Route at Garsdale.
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Finghall Lane railway station is on the Wensleydale Railway and serves the village of Finghall in North Yorkshire, England. Adjacent to the station is a manually operated gated crossing on the single-track Wensleydale Railway.
The station reopened on 23 December 2004 after being closed for half a century. Finghall was used in the 1970s and 1980s by the BBC Television series All Creatures Great and Small. It was renamed Rainby Halt for the show, with passengers bound for nearby Darrowby requested to alight here, but no passenger trains called at the station during that time.
Currently, trains operate on a request-stop basis, whereby if there are passengers on the platform then the train will halt, but if there are no passengers the train will continue through without stopping. Passengers wishing to alight at Finghall Lane must inform a member of the train crew and they will take action to ensure the train stops at the station. Only two or three out of the ten trains a day actually halt at Finghall Lane, and often this is just to ensure good timekeeping.
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Redmire is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It is about 4 miles west of Leyburn in Wensleydale at the heart of the Yorkshire Dales.
It is the terminus of the Wensleydale Railway.
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The British Rail Class 26 diesel locomotives, also known as the BRCW Type 2, were built by the Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company (BRCW) at Smethwick in 1958-59. Forty seven examples were built, and the last were withdrawn from service in 1994. Like their higher-powered sisters, the BRCW Classes 27 and 33, they had all-steel bodies and cab ends with fibreglass cab roofs.
The BR Modernisation Plan contained a large requirement for small diesel locomotives in the 800 hp (600 kW) - 1,250 hp (930 kW) range and under BR's 'Pilot Scheme', small batches of locomotives were ordered from numerous different manufacturers for evaluation. BRCW obtained an order for 20 mixed traffic diesel-electric locomotives powered by 1,160 hp (870 kW) Sulzer 6LDA28 engines.
The Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company was a rolling stock manufacturer, although they were building diesel multiple units for BR. The first standalone locomotives made by the company were produced in 1956-57 BRCW : 12 diesel locomotives for the Irish railways Córas Iompair Éireann (CIE 101 Class), the order going to BRCW due to capacity problems at CIÉ's own Inchicore Works; a partnership was established between BRCW and the Swiss diesel engine manufacturers Sulzer Brothers at that time.
The Sulzer LDA28 range was found to be particularly suited to BR's needs. In addition to BRCW's Class 26, the 1160 hp 6LDA28 variant was also used in BR's own Class 24 design, while the 1250 hp 6LDA28-B was fitted in the later BRCW Class 27 and BR Class 25.
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Wensleydale Railway - The Going Places Special
The Wensleydale Railway has ambitious expansion plans and it is hoped that a station can be built near the ECML at Northallerton before July 2013 in time to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the stewardship of the WRA and the associated start of scheduled passenger operations. A special train service was operated from Leeming Bar using J72 tank engine number 69023 on Saturday the 1st of September to raise both funds and awareness of our Going Places appeal. Produced by the Wensleydale Railway Media Unit.
Wensleydale Railway Cab Ride - 4 - Bedale to Leeming Bar.mp4
Wensleydale Railway Part 2 - Leeming Bar to Bedale
Train journey on the excellent Wensleydale Railway from Leeming Bar to Bedale.
Music
Hep cats Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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WENSLEYDALE RAILWAY - Leeming Bar to Ribblehead Viaduct
TRIP TO RIBBLEHEAD
On 22nd July 2007 the Wensleydale Railway ran a special train with five DMU cars, headed by a class '101' to Redmire.
Here, the party were met by a bus, which took them to Ribblehead Station for a guided walk across the famous Ribblehead Viaduct, which was unused that weekend because of engineering works.
This is the happy party of mostly 'mature' people who had arrived from all parts of the country. The old chap through the window told me a tale or two of the old days!
This bit of video was taken with my new digital camera which uses a hard-drive and needs no tapes. Sounds like a good thing? We'll see all in good time.
See also my video of 80105 at work in August 2007.
Wensleydale Railway Steam 80105 Leeming Bar
30th Aug 2010 09:50: BR Standard Class 4. 2-6-4T 80105 comes out of the depot at Leeming Bar on the last day of the summer season of steam and very close to the end of its current boiler ticket. At the end of the clip is a view out of the window as we leave and even keep an ambulance waiting at the crossing on the A684!
5643 at Leeming Bar Wensleydale Railway Steam Gala
3rd July 2011: GWR 56XX 0-6-2T 5643 at Leeming Bar during the Wensleydale Railway Steam Gala 2011.
Windowhanging the Wensleydale Railway - Leeming Bar to Constable Burton 20th June 2011.mp4
Steam on Wensleydale Railway, Yorks, England. MOV022.MOD
2-6-4 BR Standard 80105 (65b shed plate) on summer loan from Bowness Railway.
Seen at Leeming Bar Station (Wensleydale Railway) after arriving back from tender-first return run from Redmire. Engine running round train to complete second trip up line to Redmire on 30th August, a day before end of season and return to the BR.
Brilliant run...£12 return
HD Trains at Leeming Bar - Wensleydale Railway 24/9/16
A look at the various locomotives and multiple units based at Leeming Bar on the Wensleydale Railway.
The first clip sees ex MOD class 01/5 no. 01544 dragging the train in to the station for visiting class 26 no. 26007 to take over for the run to Redmire.
The next clip is of 26007 leaving Leeming Bar passing the lines of stored stock including MoD class 03 no. 03144 and other shunters; various diesels owned by Harry Needle Railroad Company; prototype pacer DMU LEV 1 and a class 37 being prepared for use with Colas Rail.
On arriving back into Leeming Bar 26007 left the train but this time was replaced by Network South East liveried class 47 no. 47715 Haymarket instead of 01544.
After being dragged in to the station by 47715 there is a short slide show of the other trains around the station including: visiting SembCorp class 08s 08743 and 08903 and the ex Arriva Trains Wales class 121 (55032).
Filmed 24th September 2016 (720p)
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Wensleydale Railway Promotional Video HD
A short video welcome to the Wensleydale Railway in North Yorkshire. A full 16 miles of railway line running through the beautiful scenery of the Dales, operated by a dedicated & friendly team of volunteers.
Whether you're a die-hard, heritage diesel enthusiast or a more casual visitor curious about the endless charm of a steam locomotive, the line has exciting and very ambitious plans for 2011 so please check the website regularly for up to date information (wensleydalerailway.com).or call 08454 50 54 74.
More extensive stories from the Wensleydale Railway are to follow in the coming weeks and months so please check this Youtube channel regularly. If you live close by and would like to become a local HD video footage contributor or join our team of volunteers then please do get in touch. After all, it's your railway!
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