Taking The Ryders for a ride

[Stranger]

Last year Lennart Clerwall and Kurt Froberg of The Ryders came from Sweden to the Scarborough Gala and they enjoyed it so much that it inspired Lenny to write a Theme for Scarborough. They returned to this years event and brought the whole band with them. This was The Ryders first visit appearance in the UK and they went down a storm.
After a packed weekend they were entertained on Monday by taking them for a trip on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway in a 1909 saloon coach. They were amazed to see that the engine carried a special headboard just for them. Here they are pictured before the return journey.

[Didier]

They now will have to play a tune called "Ryders Express", Lennart Clerwall could write it !

Didier

[KurtFroberg]

This was a fantastic surprise for us all, really a memory for the rest of our lives. Thank you Gordon and everyone involved in this great journey!
Greetings from all of us
Kurt

[Derek Mowbray]

The locomotive looks like a BR Standard tank class used on the London Oxted line before electric traction on this route.A mate of mine fired the last steam train on this route.

[Stranger]

Derek

The loco is indeed a BR Standard Tank. The NYMR also has 80135. Both of these engines were allocated to Plaistow shed and would have been worked on by a young fireman, Joe Brown before his music took him away from the railways.

[Razzmataz]

80136 & 80135’s younger sister, 80078 has been at Mangaps near Burnham on Crouch the last few weeks after having had a major overhaul. She is off to the Epping & Ongor Railway before going to the Mid Hants. for the rest of the summer. Classic locos.