South Yorkshire 009 group outing to the Derwent Valley Light Railway

[gtmspyder]

Saturday, 12th August, saw several members of the South Yorkshire 009 group on an invited visit to the Derwent Valley Light Railway, which is  situated just off the A64 near to York.  Here are a few pictures I took on the very sunny day we were blessed with.

Our host for the day practising his shunting duties:-



And here calling up our transport into the station ready to transport us to our destination down the line.



With the loco coupled to our luxury guards van, we were invited aboard.



Our engine driver climbs aboard ready for the off.



I should point out that we could have travelled in style in this veranda style coach, but being the little boys we still are, the lure of the guards van was chosen by us all.



Our multi tasking host, took his place in the van, released the brake, and whistled us away, and my sympathy for all freight guards rose as we were snatched from rest to at least 10MPH as we made our way to the limits of the line which was maybe a couple of miles away.



And Murton Park station receded into the distance.



All in all, we had an entertaining afternoon as the Derwent Light Railway's guests, and left the very friendly atmosphere, with reminiscences of an era from our collective childhoods.

I must apologise for the lack of any meaning full information in this little homily, but I just cannot remember names or engine and rolling stock details, but thought this little expedition into rural Yorkshire was worth recording, and offer a big thank you to our hosts for the opportunity to participate.

Kind regards,

Brian.

[MickT]

No "like" facility on this forum Brian, so a written "Like" and thank you for a very interesting report of what looks to have been a good day out!

Mick

[gtmspyder]

Hello Mick and thank you.

I'm afraid I'm not as organised as you when presenting pictures on the forums, and my lack of short term memory means I should have a little notebook I know to jot things down ::)

Kind regards,

BrianT.

[clayliner]

Looks like a fun day out, Brian. Thanks for the posting and photos.

David C.

[Frank]

Hi Brian,

It looks to have been an interesting day.

We have relatives in York, must try to organise a visit.

Many thanks for posting.

Frank

[Hugh Norwood]

It was indeed a great day out! Thank you for the photos and entertaining captions, Brian!

[Hugh Norwood]

Just to show that people have problems ballasting points even in 12"/ft scale:

Derwent Valley Light Railway by H Norwood, on Flickr

[MickT]

Nice one Hugh!

(Can't do "likes" on this forum, so click this one up as a "like")

Mick