THE North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) has launched a brand new time table for the second platform at Whitby Station

For the first time in half a century there were two steam locomotives side by side in Whitby Station yesterday.

From today the new platform will allow an increase from three to five NYMR trains a day to and from Whitby.

Philip Benham, NYMR managing director, said: “The public launch of our new expanded service on Saturday brings about the conclusion of a project that has taken almost two years since it was first agreed with Network Rail and much longer behind the scenes in terms of the NYMR’s planning."

For more information, please visit www.nymr.co.uk or call 01751 472508.