The North Yorkshire Moors Railway has suspended steam operations until further notice, following a wildfire at Harwood Dale.
The fire at Harwood Dale is outside of the NYMR route but is still within the North York Moors National Park, so the railway has made the decision to stop steam services to reduce pressure on the fire service.
Services will still run but will now operate with a heritage diesel locomotive instead.
An NYMR Spokesperson said “We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your understanding. Our heritage diesel fleet will continue to run scheduled services.”
Responses
Can see the Autumn steam gala being cancelled if this hot dry weather continues.
Nooooo!!!!! What about tornado’s visit? Do you reckon she’ll still run..?
There’s another report saying the NYMR has postponed Tornado’s services. It’s very disappointing but I guess the railway has little choice with a wildfire already burning in the moors.