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  1. 60044 replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    There is an message here for advocates of diesel traction, and those bemoaning the slow progress being made with D5032's overhaul and the repair of D7628 - these jobs are just as time-consuming, involved and expensive as maintaining the steam...

    Aug 19, 2026 at 11:27 AM

  2. 60044 replied to the thread Oil Firing.

    Just scale up the Hornby oo gauge live steam system!

    Aug 19, 2026 at 8:55 AM

  3. 60044 liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I think there are two separate conversations going on here, which are being elided, not necessarily helpfully. One is the “is it prudent to run steam in the current weather conditions?” question. That is clearly a local decision, based on the...

    Aug 18, 2026 at 12:22 PM

  4. 60044 replied to the thread Oil Firing.

    It is the plural "directories"that suggests to me that there is a problem with this approach in the modern era ............

    Aug 18, 2026 at 9:41 AM

  5. 60044 liked ghost's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    I'm going to take a wild stab in the dark here Colin, and suggest that no-one else has ever seriously suggested 7 coach trains, extending platforms and bringing in larger locos from around the world except you. I've certainly never seen it...

    Aug 17, 2026 at 2:24 PM

  6. 60044 replied to the thread 45212 goes mainline.

    Do you think it will be quicker overhaul 45212 than the others that have already been started? Not sure I agree!

    Aug 16, 2026 at 3:03 PM

  7. 60044 replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I agree with all that you say, but.... he does not seem to have changed his views, and seems unrepentant for them now that he has started posting again. As he is posting on NYMR matters he's laying himself open to challenge, and presumably...

    Aug 15, 2026 at 7:29 PM

  8. 60044 replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Seconded.

    Aug 15, 2026 at 1:52 PM

  9. 60044 replied to the thread Oil Firing.

    I would imagine that "total cropable area" is unlikely to include the areas you mention, by and large, any ore than it would include house gardens, the New Forest, North Yorkshire Moors, Bodmin Moor etc.

    Aug 14, 2026 at 3:46 PM

  10. 60044 liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    [My emphasis] The whole point of this, and previous, discussions is that the messaging about the role of ordinary members is not nurturing engagement.

    Aug 14, 2026 at 3:38 PM

  11. 60044 liked Sawdust's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    By the way, I'd like congratulate Lineisclear on his joining the ranks of the Yorkshire Light Keyboard Warriors. Sawdust.

    Aug 14, 2026 at 3:37 PM

  12. 60044 replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Membership is a feedback loop system. The more the members are rewarded by genuine good news and progress the more likely they are to contribute and to increase their contributions, but it is a system that is equally detrimental in reverse, and...

    Aug 14, 2026 at 3:15 PM

  13. 60044 replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Is he a volunteer? He hasn't bothered to reply to my message regarding terminating my membership, or the follow-up message pointing out that I was still being sent copies of the bin liner (aka Moors Line). There is hope with a new chairman -...

    Aug 14, 2026 at 3:08 PM
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