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Whiston visiting from Foxfield heads for Embsay
near Skibeden Loop with a passenger train. The quarry is in the background.
(c) Simon Gott.
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The Vintage Weekend events saw extensive use of the vintage
train. Here Annie pulls the two GER 6-wheelers
through Hambleton Cutting towards Bolton Abbey.
(c) Simon Gott.
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Whiston again, this time pulling up from Bolton Abbey through Hambleton
Cutting - a reasonably stiff climb requiring some effort from the locos.
(c) Simon Gott.
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68005 pulls up the hill towards Prior's Lane with a
mixed goods consisting of some of the ballast hoppers and a few restored vans.
(c) Simon Gott.
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The same mixed goods is seen passing through Stoneacre, again with
68005, and the passenger train is also evident,
including the Gresley Restaurant Car,
serving Cream Teas.
(c) Simon Gott.
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Whiston enters Stoneacre with the passenger train, passing the bracket signal.
This is a very good location for photos, as can be judged from the number
taken nearby.
(c) Simon Gott.
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Annie and the vintage train
depart from the loop on the way back to Embsay, with fireman Dave Outibridge
keeping a close eye on the track.
(c) Simon Gott.
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Whiston passes through the loop with the Gresley
Restaurant Car again in evidence.
(c) Simon Gott.
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In a view from the top of the quarry at Bolton Abbey, Cranford
leaves the station with the GER 6-wheelers in tow - one of the frequent
departures of the weekend.
(c) William Lister.
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Cranford blasts up the bank through Hambleton Cutting
with the mixed goods from Bolton Abbey. The GW Toad brakevan is at the head.
(c) William Lister.
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22 in black approaches Bolton Abbey through Hambleton
Cutting with the mixed goods, consisting of the unrestored Shark brakevan on
loan from the NRM.
(c) William Lister.
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The 1999 Vintage Weekend saw Demelza visiting the
line as a guest, but the loco was deemed unsuitable for running the line, and
so made only a couple of trips before being confined to Embsay for light duties.
Here she is seen heading through Hambleton Cutting with Cranford
on the mixed goods.
(c) William Lister.
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September 1984 saw a Harvest of Steam event, and these first photographs were
taken at Skibeden Loop showing the various trains. This picture shows 69
and 22 at the head of a train (with blue / grey Mk 1),
ready to depart for Embsay.
(c) Charles Boylan.
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One very popular thing from the early Harvest of Steam events was the running
of a mixed train, as seen here with 22 at the head.
(c) Charles Boylan.
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The mixed train is seen again (possibly taken immediately before the previous
photo), and consists of a War Dept. brake, a Southern BY and PMY (not sure
which is which) and finally a Mk. 1 carriage, prior to being repainted.
(c) Charles Boylan.
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Primrose and Darfield head a passenger train waiting
to depart from the loop. Double heading was (and is) a feature of some of the
trains, although there is no real need for it! One carriage has been repainted
into maroon.
(c) Charles Boylan.
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A close-up of the locos featured in the previous photo as they are prepared
to depart.
(c) Charles Boylan.
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An immaculate 69 waits with passenger train - shame it
needs a very major overhaul.
(c) Charles Boylan.
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16" Hunslets Darfield and Beatrice prepare to depart. I
would imagine this was the first appearance for Beatrice as the lining is not
finished, and she does not appear in any other photos of the event.
(c) Charles Boylan.
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Wheldale is seen on one of its first runs on the line,
(still in green livery) with goods train in tow passing under the footbridge,
much to the delight of the many people on it.
(c) Charles Boylan.
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Wheldale features in another Harvest of Steam here,
this time in unlined red, suggesting it was taken in the late 80s (87?). Once
more with a mixed goods, entering Embsay from Bow Bridge.
(c) Andy Lister.
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Slough Estates No. 5 passes through Embsay (without its
footbridge) during the same event.
(c) Andy Lister.
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Primrose enters platform 2 at Embsay with a mixed goods
shortly after its overhaul to full working order.
(c) Robert Milner.
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More details of special events can be found on the
Events page, and details of the Harvest
of Steam can be found by following the link below.
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Yorkshire Dales Railway Museum Trust (Holdings) Limited
Registered Charity No. 1116386 Bolton Abbey Station, Bolton Abbey, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 6AF General Enquiries: 01756 710614 - Talking Timetables & Fax: 01756 795189 enquiries AT embsayboltonabbeyrailway DOT org.uk webmaster AT embsayboltonabbeyrailway DOT org.uk |
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