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  1. 26D_M liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Dining passengers should be included. It should include anyone who travels on a train. One of the reasons why such information was collected was to enable the ORR to assess risk and target their meagre resources accordingly. A line that...

    Apr 22, 2026 at 8:31 AM

  2. 26D_M liked 73108's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Of course there are hundreds of such awards run by trade media and (having in a previous professional life been involved in running a few of them), I hate to break this to the delighted NYMR membership secretary, but they're really not worth the...

    Apr 22, 2026 at 8:30 AM

  3. 26D_M liked 21B's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.

    Was thinking about the comment on loading. The issue with the MHR is being shorter and therefore the stations being closer together, the problem isn’t that Dave couldn’t haul 6 coaches, but that it cannot keep time with that number. 3, possibly 4...

    Apr 22, 2026 at 8:13 AM

  4. 26D_M replied to the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.

    Prodigious loads up lengthy, twisty, steep gradients was the bread and butter for an Austerity at many NCB locations, just without the pesky timetable to worry about ........ Does 'Linda', aka 'Dave', have any of the blastpipe mods which have...

    Apr 22, 2026 at 8:13 AM

  5. 26D_M liked Steve's post in the thread 70013.

    I can’t disagree with you because I don’t know but I’d be surprised if the licence specified braking systems.

    Apr 22, 2026 at 7:59 AM

  6. 26D_M liked 21B's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.

    Owner. Not owners, it was the same individual in each case.

    Apr 21, 2026 at 7:52 PM

  7. 26D_M liked steam_mad's post in the thread 70013.

    No, but they obviously get first call on use and there are only so many outings that be accommodated when several vehicles are used regularly on the B&KR too.

    Apr 21, 2026 at 7:24 PM

  8. 26D_M liked Steve's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.

    'Dave' may be an industrial and is essentially a Hunslet Austerity. Similar Hunslet Austerity 'Antwerp' used tl handle 6 coach trains on the NYMR, which is a steeper and longer line than the MHR so there's no reason why Dave shouldn't do the...

    Apr 21, 2026 at 6:22 PM
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