I do like to support the North Yorkshire Moors Railway and they have just sent through a press release that I am sure you will be interested in, some of our regular guests to Valley View Farm are keen followers of the Railway and the scenery really is outstanding on any of the trips that they take. I have mentioned in the past, trying something different for Valentines Day so how about the following...
Steam railways have always been considered to hold a certain charm and attraction, and the North Yorkshire Moors Railway is no exception.
Hopes are high that budding Valentines will want to share their loving moments on board a stream train adventure through the scenic North York Moors.
The Moors Railway will be running heritage train services every day from Saturday 13 February through to Sunday 21 February, making it an ideal consideration for the February half term, for families, children and those who wish to add a touch of romance on 14th February.
Trains will run between Pickering, Levisham and Goathland, as well as between Whitby and Grosmont. On Sunday 14th and 21st, services will extend from Grosmont to Battersby, along the Esk Valley railway line.
For the first time, tickets can be booked online using the Railway’s own website, www.nymr.co.uk and this will help to save queuing.
Getting into the Valentines spirit are Paul Taylor, 32 and Laura Grant 27. Paul lives in Pickering and is the son of a local green grocer. He runs his own business offering clients a variety of web-based services including website design, hosting, domain names and e-commerce solutions. After working in London and then Middlesbrough for several years, he returned to Ryedale to set up and develop his business interests.
He is a volunteer with the Railway, helping out with signal and telecommunications work. He also acts as the Railway’s IT Manager and has been instrumental in redesigning the Railway’s website.
Laura is from Calgary, Canada. She has family in the UK, as her mum was born and raised in Oldham. Laura wants to become a tutoring professor working with students for whom English is a second language. She is following a course at York University and said that the course she wanted to pursue was not available in Canada, and so chose to come to York due to its reputation as being one of Britain’s most attractive and best loved cities as well as a centre of excellence for education.
The two met on a blind date in York in November 2008. A year later, Paul proposed to her whilst they were having a meal on board the North Yorkshire Moor’s Railway’s Pullman dining train. Asked about his proposal, Laura says “We had talked about it, but it was still a surprise and quite unexpected. I did say “yes” though!”
She has not yet been persuaded to get her hands dirty as a Railway volunteer, but has attended several special events and helped her husband- to –be with various data inputting jobs!
Paul and Laura plan to get married later in the year and it seems as if they won’t be able to shake off the romance of the Railway. The Moors Railway has applied for a wedding licence in the hope that Paul and Laura might be the first couple to marry on the Moors line.
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