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North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion

Discussion in 'Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK' started by The Black Hat, Feb 13, 2011.

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  1. unslet

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    It's all diesels over at Embsay,Steve.
     
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    Bring on the oil burners. Presumably Omaha was being converted for just this time of the year. Is she ready?
     
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    No, her tender has been taken to Newbridge today to be taken to Riley’s for conversion
     
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    Thanks. I’m surprised myEmbsay colleagues haven’t mentioned it in discussion.
     
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    With the exception of the fire pumps and the burning off the NYMR does all those on your list. It also has a fire patrol in a vehicle following every train through Newtondsle. However it can’t get all the way to summit as the lineside track isn’t continuous.
    Burning off used to be practised but has seemingly been abandoned.
     
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    Is there any scope for an RRV or use of an alternative vehicle that can negotiate the ground?

    Regards

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    It’s been on their SM today.
     
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    I've spotted pictures of the Strathspey running with a diesel on the inside of the steam locomotive without much fuss being raised. A good chunk of the line runs through moorland which is inevitably a section where the locomotive is working the hardest on the outward trip. There was a fire break cut into the moorland one year, just a giant strip of dirt set back a distance from the boundary line and that helped contain some of the fires worst desires. I don't know if it has been maintained over the years though. A suggestion the local authorities probably won't like.
     
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    The Ffestiniog went all-diesel for a few days a week or two back.

    Sent from my SM-A125F using Tapatalk
     
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