Blowing Smoke: Another View of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway Steam Gala

October 8, 2026 Todd DeFeo

GROSMONT, England — The 2026 North Yorkshire Moors Railway Steam Gala offered plenty of vantage points for viewing steam trains.

The four-day event, held Sept. 24-27, featured three visiting locomotives: No. 60007, the Sir Nigel Gresley, courtesy of the Sir Nigel Gresley Locomotive Trust Ltd; No. 4079, the Pendennis Castle, courtesy of Didcot Railway Centre; and T3 class steam locomotive No. 563, courtesy of Swanage Railway Trust.

NYMR’s home fleet, including 9F No. 92134; Black 5 No. 44806; SR Schools No. 926, Repton; Lambton Tank No. 29, Peggy; Cockerill No. 8, Lucie; NER Class P3 No. 2392; and No. 2253, Omaha, operated alongside the visiting locomotives.

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