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  1. 35B liked Jon Lever's post in the thread Kent & East Sussex Railway.

    Have you spoken to Didcot about this?

    Sep 17, 2026 at 10:44 PM

  2. 35B liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Kent & East Sussex Railway.

    And if you take it up to the 2,500psi currently used in power stations you get the equivalent of five BR standard 9Fs in a 28 ton loco, and it could not only pull all the carriages on the railway up to Tenterden, but probably the carriage shed...

    Sep 17, 2026 at 10:44 PM

  3. 35B replied to the thread Kent & East Sussex Railway.

    We're going off topic, but I still have my doubts. In general, enthusiasts like what they knew, with a bias towards the large and charismatic. So locos exported to operate on foreign railways that had no direct main line comparators are always...

    Sep 17, 2026 at 5:03 PM

  4. 35B liked 21B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    5 years or more ago I told the Watercressline Board that finding ways to make people “love” the railway was the single most important priority. Communication, including most importantly listening actively and reacting and providing feedback...

    Sep 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM

  5. 35B liked 60044's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I think many of us have been telling the NYMR this for years, but the message has fallen onto profoundly deaf ears!

    Sep 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM

  6. 35B replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I think @Lineisclear refers to the increased levels of tax on employment, combined with increases in minimum wage, which have increased the costs of employing staff and are widely credited with reducing the supply of entry level jobs. Where he...

    Sep 17, 2026 at 2:20 PM

  7. 35B replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I thought the railway was a registered museum, in which case surely there are questions around deaccession policy to consider?

    Sep 17, 2026 at 1:10 PM

  8. 35B liked Bikermike's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I think this last is an un Interesting from a rugby club point of view too. I guess people are much more time-poor. Also, I wonder if post-covid has an impact, people want a reason to leave the house? Both lead to a decline in people just...

    Sep 17, 2026 at 10:15 AM

  9. 35B liked Bikermike's post in the thread Kent & East Sussex Railway.

    I mean a re-gauged KA would look mighty fine trundling accross the weald, but no... no issue with firebox size, mind... Would a tender conversion of an austerity be enough of an improvement to make up for the heritage loss? Copy one of the...

    Sep 17, 2026 at 10:08 AM
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