Exposing The World

UK: Wainwright Day 12 – Blakey to Grosmont

The Age of Steam

In this segment of the Coast to Coast, we come down from the flat eroded limestone of the North Yorkshire Moors to the lush coastal valleys leading to the North Sea..

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Leaving Blakey

All togethr for a group shot in front of Lion Inn.

Fat Betty, a ‘wayside cross’ used as a marker for travelers on the relatively featureless moor. Near Rosedale Head on the road leading away from Blakey.
Through the East Arncliff Wood
These steppingstones across the river Esk lead us to “Heartbeat Country,” locale of a famous Btitish TV soap of the Seventies.

Grosmont

This old pub is now our B & B for the night. Below L: A tour bus squeezes across a narrow bridge with less than an inch to spare,

Keeping History Alive

Grosmont is home station and maintenance depot for the North Yorkshire Moors Line. In the middle of the 24-mile steam train between Pickering and Whitby, it is the maintenance base. The line is kept running by railfans.

Antique luggage on display in the station
Washing down a train
This old tunnel leads to the steam locomotive maintenance shops
Keeping steam locomotives in good condition is an unending job
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