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==Awards== *1990 Ian Allan Railway Heritage Awards, Commendation for the wooden waiting room and booking office, re-located from [[Sleights railway station|Sleights]] to the extended down platform at [[Grosmont railway station|Grosmont]]. *1995 Visitor Attraction of the Year (Yorkshire and Humberside Tourist Board) *1999 National Railway Heritage Awards, Railway World category, Commendation for the renovation, almost amounting to rebuilding, of [[Levisham railway station|Levisham]] waiting and ladies room, including the provision of a completely new period interior with in-style ladies' toilets *2000 National Railway Heritage Awards, Ian Allan Publishing Award, for the renovation of the goods shed and the coal and lime cells at [[Goathland railway station|Goathland]] in 1999, including the conversion of the goods shed into a cafΓ© using restored open wagons to provide seating. *2001 National Railway Heritage Awards, Westinghouse Signalling Award, for the new [[signal box]] at [[Grosmont railway station|Grosmont]] built to an 1870s design. *2006 National Railway Heritage Award, for the provision of staff, public and disabled toilet facilities adjacent to [[Goathland railway station|Goathland]] goods shed in a converted goods van; thus providing these essential facilities in a manner that blended in with their surroundings.<ref name="NRHA1"/> *2007 Best Visitor Attraction of 2007 (in the 50,000 visitors and over category), awarded by the Yorkshire Moors & Coast Tourism Partnership β a consortium of tourism expertise from across the districts of [[Hambleton District|Hambleton]], [[Ryedale]] and [[Scarborough (borough)|Scarborough]]. "What really impressed the judges was the consistently high standard of customer service which was in evidence when his members carried out β[[mystery shopping]]β visits during the year".<ref name=awards2007>{{cite press release| author=NYMR| date=21 November 2007| title=details of 2007 awards}}</ref> *2007 Large Railway of the Year, awarded by members of the [[Heritage Railway Association]], the umbrella body for over 250 heritage railways and museums from across the United Kingdom. 'The association praised NYMR for the way in which it successfully pioneered the operation of regular steam-hauled services on [[Network Rail]]βs [[Esk Valley Line|Esk Valley route]] between [[Grosmont, North Yorkshire|Grosmont]] and [[Whitby]], using volunteer crews. The judges also acknowledged the contribution (in excess of Β£15,000) made by the railway following the holding of a gala in support of the [[Severn Valley Railway]] following their devastating flood damage, especially as the NYMR also suffered from flooding but not to the same degree'.<ref name=awards2007 /> *2009 Best Visitor Attraction of 2009 (in the 50,000 visitors and over category), awarded by the Yorkshire Moors & Coast Tourism Partnership β a consortium of tourism expertise from across the districts of [[Hambleton District|Hambleton]], [[Ryedale]] and [[Scarborough (borough)|Scarborough]]. This award was jointly won by the NYMR and [[Eden Camp]].<ref name=awards2009>{{cite web| website=NYMR| date=9 November 2009| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091125042300/http://www.nymr.co.uk/2009/11/railway-shortlisted-for-best-visitor-attraction-2009-award/| url=http://www.nymr.co.uk/2009/11/railway-shortlisted-for-best-visitor-attraction-2009-award/| archive-date=25 November 2009| title=Railway shortlisted for 'Best Visitor Attraction 2009β² Award}}</ref> *2010 Marketing Campaign of the Year awarded by [[Visit York]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.visityork.org/media/news/releases/NR-Tourismawardswinners2010-apr10.aspx| title=Visit York's Annual Tourism Awards β Winners Announced| date=23 April 2010| publisher=Visit York| access-date=20 May 2010| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160117165640/http://www.visityork.org/media/news/releases/NR-Tourismawardswinners2010-apr10.aspx| archive-date=17 January 2016| url-status=dead}}</ref> *2014 National Railway Heritage Awards, Best Small Project Award, for renovating the lamp room at {{rws|Levisham}} station which burnt down in the 1960s.<ref name="GAA">{{cite news |title=National award for North Yorkshire Moors Railway |url=https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/11660465.national-award-for-north-yorkshire-moors-railway/ |access-date=2 May 2019 |work=Gazette & Herald |date=11 December 2014}}</ref> *2015 National Railway Heritage Awards, Siemens Signalling Award, Grosmont north end signalling.<ref name="NRHA2">{{cite web |title=Winners 2015 |website=National Railway Heritage Awards |url=http://nrha.org.uk/winners-2015/ |access-date=2 May 2019}}</ref> *2015 National Railway Heritage Awards, Modern Traction Award, awarded to the railway after keeping its diesel fleet active during a shortage of steam locomotives.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Bickerdyke |first1=Paul |title=Modern Traction Award for North Yorkshire Moors |magazine=Rail Express |date=December 2015 |issue=235 |page=9 |publisher=Mortons Media |location=Horncastle |issn=1362-234X}}</ref>
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