CH 19's Recent Activity
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CH 19 liked mikehartuk's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
And now, the THIRD in a series of four daily posts showing more of the 350m of track laying work last week at Rother Valley Railway is here:...
Jun 9, 2026 at 8:20 AM -
CH 19 liked Jamessquared's post in the thread V2 4771 Green Arrow to return?.
Even if the T1 successfully broke the record, for 99.9% of the world it will all be a bit "meh". A bit like the efforts people spend with old Grumman Bearcats and Sea Furies, going to Reno to try and become the fastest ever piston-engined...
Jun 8, 2026 at 9:52 AM -
CH 19 liked henrywinskill's post in the thread 76079.
Any excuse to post a pic of 76001 on the moor.[ATTACH]
Jun 8, 2026 at 9:48 AM
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CH 19 liked 5944's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
And some thrash to go with the photos... https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1EbZCurPMR/
Jun 7, 2026 at 1:10 PM -
CH 19 liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
So indulge an off-the-wall thought. I was thinking about the NYMR, and in particular the Whitby situation, which in many ways seems to be a 6 mile tail wagging an 18 mile dog. It struck me that from a passenger perspective, the Whitby operation...
Jun 7, 2026 at 12:51 PM -
CH 19 liked 242A1's post in the thread V2 4771 Green Arrow to return?.
Some capabilities might have improved but capacity is another matter. Who would you approach to make such a monoblock casting? You would want it defect free and the original design would be in need of examination and adjustment to eliminate any...
Jun 6, 2026 at 8:45 AM -
CH 19 liked Jamessquared's post in the thread SVR General Discussion.
On the Gift Aid on fares point: how that works out is still to come. But my sense in the NYMR case is that it was not the Gift Aid per se that was the problem. It was that they initially chose the "free returns within one year model" and it is...
Jun 6, 2026 at 8:37 AM -
CH 19 liked 60044's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I suggest that your observations of steam being "a luxury, rather than an expectation" go more or less to the heart of what is currently wrong a the NYMR's management level. I think it comes across that the operational departments are...
Jun 4, 2026 at 7:47 AM -
CH 19 liked Kirk Oswald's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
About £90,000 pa, plus pension and National Insurance.
Jun 4, 2026 at 7:45 AM
