A clearer rendering of this video by remaster from analog tape to digital.

It was a fine day with a little autumn mist. At Pickering Station, during a quick look in we saw there were lots of passengers boarding to enjoy the scenic ride which we had experienced times before. We however had different plans this time. We headed to where we could see and hear engines working hard to climb the gradient (those going from left to right in the opening scenes) to Goathland Summit, the highest point on the line. Later, just outside Goathland Station, we watched “Southern” 841 coasting in with some passengers, heads out of windows, looking to see ahead. Then engine 2005 set out, getting into motion from stationary with loud intermittent puffs, which got more and more frequent, as they do, as the trains speed increased, eventually turning into that regular beat as the engine reached its running speed. At the station, a snow plough was prominently parked. A kind volunteer treated us to some explanations of a coach restoration going on and a potted history of the Hull and Barnsley line. As an LHJC (Lambton, Hetton and Joicey Collieries) shunter came through the station, a man waiting passed something to the crew, perhaps a token for access to the track ahead. Anyway, after shunting the carriages into a siding, the shunter sped up rapidly out of the station with “puff puff” sounds that could equally be “ha ha” (I'm free). The engine, Eric Treacy arrived looking magnificent with its black livery and black rivets gleaming, then enveloped curious onlookers in a shroud of steam. Bells rang in the signal box and it was fascinating to see the signalman reacting by pulling or releasing the levers to control the signals and points.