The North Yorkshire Moors Railway Preservation
Society today operates services along an 18 mile
line between the village of Grosmont and the
market town of Pickering, travelling through the
heart of the North Yorkshire Moors National
Park and some of the most dramatic scenery in
Britain with its landscape of huge skies above the
largest tract of heather moorland in England and
Wales. On selected dates these services are
extended a further 6 miles along the picturesque
Esk Valley to the historic port ofWhitby.
The line is a major tourist attraction carrying
around 300,000 passengers a year and the olde
worlde charm of the line’s country stations
together with the remote unspoilt scenery has
provided the locations for much film and
television work. The hugely popular television
series ‘Heartbeat’ and the blockbuster ‘Harry
Potter’ motion pictures being just two examples.
Mike Heath has been visiting and photographing
the railway for over fifteen years and here
through more than 60 new photographs in a
handy pocket-sized format, he captures the true
spirit of the line, taking us on a photographic
journey along the route and highlighting the
reasons why the railway can rightly boast to
being the most popular heritage line in the
country.
For well over 25 years Mike Heath has
enjoyed combining his hobbies of
photography and visiting preserved railways
all over Britain. In that time he has
amassed a vast collection of stunning
photographs covering all aspects of the
railways across all four seasons, day and
night.
Imprint: PiXZ Books. ISBN: 978 1 906887 38 4, hardback, 110x155mm, 64 pages. Published June 2009.