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  1. 35B replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    And the question asked was about the NR owned section on which NYMR run. It's IMHO a reasonable question, but one that cuts to the heart of risk analysis.

    Jul 16, 2026 at 2:04 PM

  2. 35B replied to the thread Fire Risk.

    The work on the Tyne Bridge is ongoing. The scaffolding did not touch the stone pillars, which were as far as I could see on a random July evening entirely comparable to the elements of Network Rail infrastructure

    Jul 15, 2026 at 4:37 PM

  3. 35B replied to the thread Fire Risk.

    I don't underestimate it, but the contrast between the road and rail structures was stark. And as the High Level is a) a key local transport artery and b) Grade 1 listed, the short sightedness of doing nothing stuck out

    Jul 15, 2026 at 3:31 PM

  4. 35B replied to the thread Fire Risk.

    Very likely, as vegetation grows. I was in Gateshead recently, looking across the Tyne. On my right was the Tyne Bridge, with very clean stonework. Ahead was the ECML viaduct entering Newcastle from the north, on my left the High Level Bridge....

    Jul 15, 2026 at 1:13 PM

  5. 35B liked LMS2968's post in the thread GWR four-cylinder arrangement?.

    I'd like to see the evidence! Even with balancing, which would not eliminate all the out of balance stresses anyway (you can't balance to 100% of the reciprocating masses), and which becomes ever more problematic as speed rises, you still have...

    Jul 15, 2026 at 10:49 AM
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