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Photo - 825 Arriving at Pickering - by Nigel A JAMES
The
train that Comes in from the Coast
Whitby
to Pickering with the NYMR
In
the north of England is a train that comes in from the coast. It's
the NYMR and it runs from Whitby to Pickering. And, the North
Yorkshire Moors Railway is now is a museum of steam driven
power in motion. And, it's special. It's the past and present
in one, and, its first whistle blew a long time
ago!
It
was in 1836 that its first horse drawn train pulled out of Whitby.
And, then after leaving the cheering crowds behind, it became very
quickly clear that this was to be no normal ride on a train. It was,
instead, to be a journey of beauty. For the country through which
this train passed was possibly the best in all England. There were
the rises and falls of the dales and the pastel
shades of the moors that changed with the shadows of the wind
driven clouds. And, in complete wild contrast were the rivers that
savagely cut their ways to the sea. And,
all this from the comfort of a carriage that was going with the speed
of its horses. And, there was peace. There were the villages
sitting in hollows and there were the farms that dotted
the horizon. And, so it was, that the horses provided the power to
connect. But, then, just 10 years later came the age of the
steam and great change!
The
line was modernized and one single track became two. And the NYMR
thrived. And for the next 100 years it provided the villages
and towns on its route with all that was required for life. But,
then came the 1950s and the power of the roads. Lorries and
cars were cheaper and more convenient than rail, and the LYMR slid
into decline. And then in 1965, and very sadly, the last whistle
blew and the last train left Whitby. The line then fell asleep.
But,
it didn't stay sleeping for ever! In 1973, after much work and
many years of loving restoration, the line was reopened as a fully
working museum. And, once again it became possible to travel through
beauty once more. But, of course, this wouldn't have been possible
without the many dedicated enthusiasts who gave up their time to
achieve this. But, the NYMR isn't only a museum. It is now doing that
which a railway should do. It has, once again, become an essential
part of every day northern English life, and now, just like then,
it's still being driven by the magic of steam.
The
line that comes in from the coast is still there and under full steam
and waiting for you!
The
North Yorkshire Moor's Railway.
The
train that comes in from the coast
For
more details, www.nymr.co.uk
Selected
Vocabulary
age – Zeitalter
blew
– (blow/blew/blown) – blasen
dale
– Tal
dotted
– punktet
fall
- Hang
hollows
– die Tiefen
lorries
(lorry) – LKW
moor
– Heide
motion
– Bewegung
rises
– Erhebungen
savagely
– mit Gewalt
slid
– (slide/slid/slid)
rutschen
steam
- Dampf
thrived
– (thrive/thrived/thrived) – blühen
whistle
- Pfeife
