The North Yorkshire Moors Railway by Britannia2
The NYMR is one of England's premier preserved railways running 18 miles from Pickering to Grosmont through the national park. The scenery is spectacular and the hour long ride is full of interest with vistas over heather clad moorland and wooden valleys. The train stops at Newton Halt, Levisham and Goathland along the way.Morning trains tend to be diesel trains but most trains are steam hauled and the railway tries to create a 1950s style country railway.
Many special events through the year such as England's best WW2 weekend in October ( see the galleries on my home page). Unfortuantely I cannot recommend the Wizard Weekend in October - we went in 2007 and there was not very much to see or do. Bus 128 from Scarborough to Pickering or Moors Bus to various stations in the summer.