The fire broke out on the stretch of line between Goathland and Levisham Stations
The North Yorkshire Moors Railways have confirmed that there has been a lineside fire which broke out today (9th May 2022) at around 12pm on the stretch of line between Goathland and Levisham Stations. The fire was identified by NYMR’s fire patrol team, who escalated the response to the emergency services, North York Moors National Park and local gamekeepers.
The fire brigade is in attendance, and train services will continue to operate between Goathland, Grosmont and Whitby. Services affected by the lineside fire will be replaced with coaches.
The railway say that passengers should still arrive for their set departure times, where further updates will be provided by station staff, they say:
"We are expecting some delay in transporting passengers via road. The heritage railway is doing everything it can to fully cooperate with the emergency services, taking every precaution to ensure the safety of both staff and passengers, which is always our priority."
Laura Strangeway, Deputy CEO at the railway added:
“Due to tinder dry conditions, which is unusual for this time of year, we have made the decision to reduce the amount of steam hauled services, whilst we are still experiencing a long spell of dry weather. Changes to the timetable will take place this week and will affect the internal services (Moors Explorer services) which will be operated with either a heritage diesel locomotive or scenic diesel railcar”.


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