Castle Hills Jct looking east towards the ECML. The Wensleydale railway hope to be able to relay the south curve to get closer to Northallerton and eventually into the mainline station.

47703 stands at Leeming Bar. Photo taken 20/9/08.

At Leeming Bar 47703 with painted Hermes name plate looks like it could do with a bit of TLC. Photo taken 20/9/08.

A 6 car DMU formed of class 101, 110 and 117 cars formed a shuttle service between Bedale / Leeming Bar and the limit of use at Castle Hills Junction. This is normally only covered by freight trains working off the ECML to Redmire. Photo taken 20/9/08.

W51400 leads a 6 car set of DMU cars on the shuttle to Castle Hills. Photo taken 20/9/08.

31108 is about to attach to the 1205 departure for Redmire, no its not a suicide attempt in view, they are just clipping and scotching the points. Photo taken 20/9/08.

31108 starts up in a cloud of exhaust, nice. Photo taken 20/9/08.

31108 arrives at Redmire with the 1205 from Leeming Bar. Photo taken 20/9/08.

47715 arrives at Leeming Bar. The new signalbox under construction behind will eventually allow proper signalling to be introduced. Photo taken 20/9/08.

4 Mk2f coaches from EWS supplemented the WR's fleet of early Mk2's. Here 31108 is being uncoupled from its train at Redmire. Photo taken 20/9/08.

60040 runs onto its train at Redmire. Photo taken 20/9/08.

Even 'new' locos smoke sometime. 60040 at Redmire. Photo taken 20/9/08.

60040 was the exhibit over the weekend. Here it is at Redmire about to work the train back to Leeming Bar. Photo taken 20/9/08.

31108 rounds round its train at Redmire to allow 60040 to take the train back east. Photo taken 20/8/08.

60040 is about to be uncoupled at Leeming Bar. There is a level crossing gate between me and the train! Photo taken 20/9/08.

60040 about to couple up to Sarah...Oooooh err missus. Photo taken 20/9/08.

60040 dwarfs the Wickhams trolley at Leeming Bar. Photo taken 20/9/08.

60040 Army be the best. Leeming Bar. Photo taken 20/9/08.