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  1. 35B liked Sawdust's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Peat moorland damaged by fire in the NYMNP, the fires of 1976, still haven't fully recovered. So the risk is genuine, but it is no less genuine for more expensive steam trains. If it was too risky to run normal steam trains then it was too risky...

    Sep 22, 2026 at 8:28 PM

  2. 35B replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    For clarity, I would have had no issue had the railway declared a moratorium on steam operations and the lack of one (certainly south of Goathland) surprised me / brought the cynic out in me due to the visitors (delete as applicable). But it...

    Sep 22, 2026 at 7:36 PM

  3. 35B liked torgormaig's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Here it is at Levisham, 7/10/2000 on a wet Gala Saturday. Fortunately the sun shone when I was on it the following day doing shuttles from Pickering Peter

    Sep 22, 2026 at 7:28 PM

  4. 35B replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    From Grosmont to Pickering?

    Sep 22, 2026 at 5:11 PM

  5. 35B replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I said earlier that I was really uncomfortable with this view. Your expansion crystallises why. Firstly, this is a decision about fire risk. That is a safety decision, but you are introducing a commercial dimension where the safety decision...

    Sep 22, 2026 at 4:59 PM

  6. 35B liked AMP's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    From both the chimney and the wheel flanges if I remember correctly! Andrew

    Sep 22, 2026 at 4:31 PM

  7. 35B liked 21B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I think the general feeling seems to be that fire risk was a convenient cover story for the underlying situation that no steam engines were available and that that was a consequence of one or two factors, lack of people to maintain and/or lack of...

    Sep 22, 2026 at 4:31 PM

  8. 35B replied to the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    I have had the pleasure, and speeds remained low but decibels high

    Sep 22, 2026 at 2:18 PM

  9. 35B liked Miff's post in the thread Bridge that Gap: Great Central Railway News.

    It’s up to the comms people at each railway to try to strike a balance but they don’t have time to cover all channels so they’ll tend to concentrate on ones they find most effective- which means some of us’re excluded. In the long term, no...

    Sep 22, 2026 at 1:50 PM

  10. 35B liked Flying Phil's post in the thread Bridge that Gap: Great Central Railway News.

    Miff makes two very good points - "the comms people" are probably volunteers with lots to do....and if we feel neglected in our comms format, do we offer our services or just repost from one to the other ......or complain about being neglected?...

    Sep 22, 2026 at 1:50 PM

  11. 35B replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    If I'm honest, that's not a very comforting answer. It suggests, slightly to my surprise, that absolute safety decisions are actually subjective, relative, and determined by revenue. It also omits the minor issues that a) diesel substitution is...

    Sep 22, 2026 at 1:43 PM

  12. 35B liked Pete Thornhill's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Agreed, I am also grateful for the engagement, even when difficult questions are being asked. Regardless of what I think of the replies vs reality I do appreciate John taking the time to take part in the discussion.

    Sep 22, 2026 at 12:43 PM
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