acorbs letzte Aktivitäten
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acorb gefällt Sulzermans Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Pickering is gateway to the Moors. It's busier than ever and supports hotels including Premier Inn and numerous holiday cottages. It's the entry point for the railway and they founders fought hard, against the local council (!), for the station....
24 August 2026 um 23:18 -
acorb antwortete auf das Thema Fire Risk.
A number of tourist bosses met with UK weather chiefs recently. Apparently an app will display a rain symbol for the day, even if it is only forecast to rain for 10 minutes. Tourist attractions reckon people have been put off visiting due to...
24 August 2026 um 22:58 -
acorb antwortete auf das Thema GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
I think everyone is on the same sheet here. For too long Mk 1s have been cinderella vehicles and 30 years ago there was a good supply, so if one got a bit tired you could easily get another in reasonable condition. As @Bikermike says that supply...
24 August 2026 um 22:43 -
acorb gefällt Bikermikes Beitrag in dem Thema GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
Well, what is the alternative to mk 1s? If you don't repair them (at whatever the cost is), there's nothing down the line to replace them.
24 August 2026 um 22:34 -
acorb antwortete auf das Thema GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
That figure of 26 years between repaints is quite frankly astounding! I think business case is made!!
24 August 2026 um 21:09 -
acorb gefällt SVR C&Ws Beitrag in dem Thema GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
There is a huge amount to catch up with after spending the day putting a canvas on one of our Gresley Brakes today. As Acorb says, at the SVR we currently have 58 serviceable coaches, 78 in the total fleet with 12 red carded, 3 under overhaul...
24 August 2026 um 21:03 -
acorb gefällt flying scotsman123s Beitrag in dem Thema GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
Overall station canopies at Toddington have been suggested tongue in cheek in the past!
24 August 2026 um 21:00 -
acorb antwortete auf das Thema GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
Despite the enormous size of Kidderminster shed and the fact that daily use sets are stored in the platform, it is exceptionally versatile and gets used for all sorts of other reasons. Light and medium maintenance is undertaken, cleaning and...
24 August 2026 um 19:31 -
acorb antwortete auf das Thema GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
Absolutely, the stuff that gets used everyday will get opportunity to dry out when in use. Its the carriages that are just sat there that will deteriorate the quickest and conversely these are probably already the ones in poorer condition (the...
24 August 2026 um 19:20 -
acorb gefällt Kje7812s Beitrag in dem Thema GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
Maybe, but that assumes that you shunt the sets into the shed every day. Even at Kidderminster, that rarely happens. Two of the four sets that will be used tomorrow are in the station (Platform 1 and 2 Engine Line), the other two are at Bewdley...
24 August 2026 um 19:15 -
acorb gefällt Jamessquareds Beitrag in dem Thema GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
Up to a point - in an ideal world, even if you didn't shunt stock every day in the running season, it would be good to have the capability to put it away during winter shut down periods. So the ideal is to have undercover space for everything,...
24 August 2026 um 19:14 -
acorb antwortete auf das Thema GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
I think the SVR (& Ffestiniog!) approach was 'as big as we can get away with'!! The Ffestiniog then covered theirs with Solar Panels to try and earn some money from it as well.
24 August 2026 um 16:19 -
acorb gefällt Brevas Beitrag in dem Thema GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
We do want a carriage shed, but can't decide where and how big. Not to mention the cost ... The canopy gang could make quite a bit of it, and reduce the cost....
24 August 2026 um 16:06 -
acorb antwortete auf das Thema GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
I've said it before on here and I will say it again - a carriage shed is an absolute must for any heritage railway, especially one with a largish fleet and decent length. It should be in the top 3 priorities. Any arguments about 'residual life'...
24 August 2026 um 15:13 -
acorb gefällt Matt78s Beitrag in dem Thema GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
Repairing carriages on a contract basis is expensive. We have spent a six figure sum on 2 MK1’s which were both operating prior to repairs. In both cases we could have done even more work to them. Many MK1’s are coming to the end of their...
24 August 2026 um 10:24
