This fantastic guide traces the history of, arguably, the most popular heritage railway in Britain from the origins of the line in the 1830s through the good, bad and controversial times, up to the present day. Every year since 1973, the North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) has transported hundreds of thousands of visitors in preserved steam and diesel-hauled trains between Pickering and Grosmont through an ancient landscape of unmatched beauty. When those trains started to run regularly to and from Whitby in 2007, it revived a service started by the Whitby & Pickering Railway Company back in 1836. The history of the NYMR is a fascinating one that will do well to be remembered. This book explores the journey, development and changes of the NYMR and is a fantastic guide to how the railway industry has changed over time. AUTHOR: Michael Vanns was born in Newark on Trent in 1956. He is a life-long transport enthusiast and historian, with a special interest in the railways of the East Coast of England. Michael has a great knowledge and interest in the Great Northern Railway and its successor, the London & North Eastern Railway, which are a great historical passion of his. After attending Leicester University he worked at Iron Bridge George Museum, where he looked after the Elton Collection and other archive collections. Michael has written thirteen books, mostly on railways and industrial history and now lives in Colebrookdale, where he continues to write about the history of railways. 110 colour and b/w illustrations and a system map