Once again this year, The North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) is offering visitors the chance to relive their childhood dreams with its popular Steam Footplate and Diesel Cab Experiences.
During a Steam Footplate Experience, visitors will be taken back to the golden age of steam with a truly unforgettable journey on a heritage steam locomotive.
Participants will be welcomed by footplate crews onto the footplate where they will be able to enjoy the sights, sounds, and smells of the steam age on a return journey between Pickering and Grosmont stations.
Included in the Steam Footplate Experience is a footplate ride on a heritage steam locomotive along a 36-mile return journey between Pickering and Grosmont (18 miles in each direction), and a Souvenir Certificate signed by the locomotive's driver.
Each experience costs £430 and starts from Pickering Station, departing at 10:55 am and returning to Pickering Station to finish at 1:50 pm.
A Diesel Cab Experience allows visitors to immerse themselves in the workhorses of Britain's railways by travelling in a cab of a heritage diesel locomotive on a 36-mile return journey between Pickering and Grosmont.
Along the way, they enjoy Yorkshire's amazing scenery as they travel through the North York Moors National Park.
Diesel Cab Experiences cost £250 and are available on various dates throughout the year. During the Gold Timetable, the experience departs from Pickering at 09:55 and departs from Grosmont at 13.30 on the return journey.
During the Silver Timetable, which operates on Sundays, the Experience operates in the opposite direction, departing from Grosmont at 14:30, and departing from Pickering at 16.00 on the return journey.
A requirement for both experiences is that all participants should be over 16 years old, physically fit, and sign a medical declaration on arrival at Customer Services.
Booking is now open for both experiences from 2nd April until 3rd November, and further information and booking details can be found online at www.nymr.co.uk/steam-experience or www.nymr.co.uk/diesel-experience
Nothing nicer than a shift on the footplate of a steam engine!