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  1. 26D_M vond Paul.Uni's post leuk in het topic Blaenavon Steam Gala 25-27 September.

    Haulwen announced as the second visitor Sent from my SM-A166B using Tapatalk

    15 jul 2026 om 23:21

  2. 26D_M reageerde op het topic North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Wasn't the "purchase" for only a nominal amount and an obligation to sell it back for the same amount when it finishes in traffic, with the overhaul costs being repaid through hire fees in the meantime?

    15 jul 2026 om 23:19

  3. 26D_M vond Riley's post leuk in het topic LE movements, ECS and test runs 2026.

    44871 being moved out of steam from Crewe to Fort William with rods off tomorrow :)

    15 jul 2026 om 20:49

  4. 26D_M vond Chris86's post leuk in het topic North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I got the impression from one of the volunteers that 44806 was bought as a short term fix while other locos were overhauled, and would them likely have sat out of traffic for a long time had Peter Best not bought it. As it turns out, the other...

    15 jul 2026 om 20:01

  5. 26D_M reageerde op het topic Fire Risk.

    I totally agree and LSL got lucky, perhaps. When I saw Braunton heading the Chairman's train near home the previous day there was a thick black exhaust not untypical of Bulleids, probably because the loco wasn't being worked very much and maybe...

    15 jul 2026 om 17:59

  6. 26D_M reageerde op het topic Fire Risk.

    Nobody is saying steam locos are the only cause of lineside fires but the conditions that are being mentioned as commonplace don't do anything to help steam's case. Yes NR should better manage their estate but until they do the steam TOCs are...

    15 jul 2026 om 14:33

  7. 26D_M reageerde op het topic North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    It was more about the opportunity cost of having 60007 permanently resident, but being best suited to high days and holidays, compared to a more versatile loco which could reach Whitby daily. I'm unconvinced that using 60007 frequently brings...

    15 jul 2026 om 14:13

  8. 26D_M reageerde op het topic North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Apologies for my crudeness, from the outside it has sometimes appeared if the Moors has had a 'loadsamoney' approach. Based on what you say about potential locos being turned away for space reasons it makes it perhaps more curious to make 60007 a...

    15 jul 2026 om 12:24

  9. 26D_M reageerde op het topic North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Cheers Steve. Perhaps my choice of phrase re 60007 was incorrect, although by providing space that is an investment of sorts even if recouped through later reduced hire costs perhaps. My broader point was that the Moors decided 60007 was going to...

    15 jul 2026 om 11:12

  10. 26D_M reageerde op het topic Fire Risk.

    Vegetation is a problem, undoubtedly. However by far the greater balance of hazard and threat in terms of fire risk emanates from a steam loco. Expecting NR to do over much to manage their element is a fools errand. The steam loco owner/operators...

    15 jul 2026 om 09:19
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