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banburysaint liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I’m going to disagree, I’m afraid. With the current method of working, in my opinion, the best place for the steam loco is going to be the north end. That way it does the work and is viewable by the public at Goathland. On the south end it is...
Mar 26, 2026 at 6:23 AM -
banburysaint liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
W Well, you asked so here goes. In normal times and with a 7 coach train I reckon on 2500 gallons for a round trip. As the height of climbers is pretty much the same in both directions that puts it at about 1250 gallons for each direction over...
Mar 26, 2026 at 6:23 AM -
banburysaint liked acorb's post in the thread SVR Loco Newsy News / discussions.
Whilst I get the gist of your comment, it would be poor of me not to mention the amount of effort that has gone into the repaint. According to SVR News not one transfer has been used, Ronan O'brien has hand painted every single letter. Personally...
Mar 25, 2026 at 7:15 PM -
banburysaint liked free2grice's post in the thread S&D 7F 53809 / 13809 restoration.
Excellent news from the 13809 Preservation Society. <BJ> Locomotive 13809 is one of only two surviving ex–Somerset & Dorset 7F 2-8-0 steam locomotives. Built in 1925, it served faithfully alongside ten sister engines until withdrawal in 1964,...
Mar 25, 2026 at 7:14 PM -
banburysaint liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
As mentioned by @unslet, it is to allow access for a crane. This will be needed for the intended propping work and thee is nowhere practical to site it except on the formation between the road and the bridge.
Mar 25, 2026 at 6:16 AM -
banburysaint liked 60044's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Perhaps some good news i in order for a change - the latest update from Grosmont shed is that tubes have been delivered for 34101 "Hartland"; even though there are still quite a lot of roof stays still to fit, perhaps the end of the overhaul is...
Mar 25, 2026 at 6:15 AM -
banburysaint liked Calsyman's post in the thread Northampton and Lamport.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] The Northampton & Lamport Railway has the exciting opportunity to take ownership of a steam locomotive that that spent the entirety of its working life in Northamptonshire. Known as No.16, this 0-6-0 saddle tank loco was built...
Mar 24, 2026 at 7:17 PM
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banburysaint liked unslet's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Last week we removed the point rodding crossing the tracks between the station and the bridge so the large crane does not damage it. Hopefully it will avoid the cranks, roller bases etc! Survey markers have been placed in the track and on the...
Mar 24, 2026 at 7:14 PM -
banburysaint liked Andy B's post in the thread 76077.
Another month and some more updates. At LMS the midweek team have fitted the two sandboxes and await the 4 filler chutes which are being fabricated back at Toddington. The rear cylinder cladding is nearing completion and then hopefully the LHS...
Mar 23, 2026 at 7:05 PM
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banburysaint replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Has there been any physical work carried out in supporting the bridge at Grosmont? Sent from my LGN-NX1 using Tapatalk
Mar 23, 2026 at 7:02 PM -
banburysaint liked Mark Thompson's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
Many more updates since Wednesday, including the start of digging out the disposal pit for the new locomotive shed, clearance through the Salehurst section, and continued work on Robertsbridge station building. I particularly like this...
Mar 21, 2026
