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NORTH YORKSHIRE MOORS RAILWAY IS BACK ON TV

THE three episodes of series one reached more than 3.5million viewers in March 2018, and Darlow Smithson Productions returned to the railway during the summer of 2018 to film six further episodes for series two.

A date hasn’t yet been finalised for the show to air.

Episode one of series two finds the railway coping with last year’s challenging summer, when the UK was gripped by a heatwave that left the NYMR unable to run at peak times because of fire risks.

The episode also features the return to traffic of No. 5428 Eric Treacy.

Season two highlights also include boilersmith Mark O’Brien’s special day as he marries wife Emma at the splendid Pickering station; Burt Blower training recruit Adrian to become a travelling ticket inspector, while engine shed manager Paul ‘Piglet’ Middleton visits the Wensleydale Railway as the NELPG’s J27 No. 65894 goes for its summer vacation.

The show also highlights three popular yearly events: the Annual Steam Gala, Railway in Wartime and the Halloween Service Train, which showcases the railway at

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