Black Five no 62005 heads passenger train approaching Whitby.

LNER K1 Black Five No 62005 heading North Yorkshire Moors Railway heritage passenger train from Pickering approaching Whitby on the North Yorkshire coast 29th April 2015.

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Done this a few times best bit of scenery I always think on the NYMR

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***** Yes, it is a lovely line. This time it was my task to make an obdoc of a holiday group which I followed for five days. Couldn't resist doing this bit as it is such a spectacular run in to Whitby on to a new platform. Good wishes.

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filmmakingmad I looked the information up in wikipedia , not sure if you where interested , but its useful sometimes to know the history of the Loco`s ...but we both know this is a great run up there ...Dave

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***** I am always having to check out important details. The moment I get it wrong some viewer will leapt to point it out! Therefore, I am always pleased to be given some advice, thank you.

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filmmakingmad Dont worry I get it wrong regular , and our friends over the water are usually the first to point it out ..LOL ..Dave

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The K1 Pedigree
The locomotive’s design is attributed to A H Peppercorn but its pedigree goes back to the Great Northern Railway. A young Nigel Gresley’s first loco design was influenced by the popularity of the 2-6-0 wheel arrangement in North America. The result was the GNR class H2 later LNER original class K1. This developed into Gresley’s highly successful K2 design that served the three railway eras, GNR, LNER and British Railways. Several K2s saw service on the West Highland lines and even had special, side window, cabs fitted to help cope with the climate (the summer version of which, the NELPG support groups know only too well).
Gresley wanted a more powerful mogul for the West Highland and developed his three cylinder K4 but this small class of only six locos posed maintenance difficulties during and after the dark days of World War 2. Edward Thompson became Chief Mechanical Engineer, in 1941, after Gresley’s death. In 1945, he modified no 3445 (later numbered 1997) to a two cylinder design. This prototype, MacCailin Mor proved to be successful such that, after Thompson’s retirement, Arthur Peppercorn, his successor, made a few more design alterations and ordered a batch of 70 from the North British Locomotive Company. Although to an LNER design, all were delivered after nationalisation. All the original LNER K1s had been converted to K2s by 1937 so the new design took over the K1 classification with the prototype being K1/1.

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***** Thank you for adding this useful information.