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  1. 35B liked 73108's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Which, ironically, is exactly what we do. Train to Newtondale, walk to Levisham (a very pleasant one along easy terrain and, as a bonus, almost all downhill). Then we sit on the station and eat a picnic while enjoying the glorious peace and...

    Aug 31, 2026 at 9:03 PM

  2. 35B replied to the thread Fire Risk.

    In my experience, people are pretty fair minded. That includes realising that some events are more financially critical, and that priority needs to be given to them. As for the ground, many railways were trying to keep steam as long as...

    Aug 30, 2026 at 8:15 PM

  3. 35B liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Current and Proposed New-Builds.

    Crampton Locomotive - this is a project that for a long time seemed to have gone into abeyance, but has flared into life over the last year or two, with really significant progress. https://cramptonlocomotivetrust.org/ The website has had a...

    Aug 29, 2026 at 11:26 AM

  4. 35B liked Deepgreen's post in the thread Fire Risk.

    At our previous house there was a 10,000 litre, pumped rain storage tank built into the ground - we miss that now!

    Aug 29, 2026 at 11:26 AM

  5. 35B replied to the thread Fire Risk.

    825 litre monster, replacing 2 standard 200-odd litre butts. Have also bought a 180l planter/butt for the front of the house, which will make watering easier. Ecosure do a good range.

    Aug 28, 2026 at 8:55 PM

  6. 35B replied to the thread Fire Risk.

    Water butts are full - which is a bit of a bummer when there's a new larger one waiting to be plumbed in and the old ones need to be emptied first! And the mower's had an outing - green shoots are now visible

    Aug 28, 2026 at 5:17 PM

  7. 35B liked Jamessquared's post in the thread 82045 The way ahead?.

    Maunsell had a design philosophy, right back in SE&CR days, of "make everything get-at-able". But you need to think of the context of "before I do (and maybe introduce other design challenges), why might I actually want to get at that thing?"...

    Aug 28, 2026 at 4:29 PM
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