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  1. green five liked Daddsie71b's post in the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.

    Yes, It's not a Bulleid Pacific :)

    Oct 21, 2026 at 12:55 PM

  2. green five liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    If - and it must be a big IF - what I've heard is correct, tomorrow is going to be an all steam service for what I think is the first time this year. Even the 09.20 ex Pickering is to be stea mall the way through to Whitby. 29, 926, 2253 and...

    Oct 21, 2026 at 12:52 PM

  3. green five liked Biskit's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I did an even rougher calculation (with some probably questionable figures which Google AI gave) - taking the thermal efficiency of a steam locomotive as around 6-7%, and the overall thermal efficiency of an early diesel-electric loco of around...

    Oct 21, 2026 at 12:51 PM

  4. green five liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Fag packet calculation. From the NYMR annual accounts, in 2025 they burnt 1,082 tons of coal to run 24,831 steam miles - an average consumption of 97lbs / mile. (That includes everything - all lighting up, steam tests etc - so obviously depends...

    Oct 21, 2026 at 12:51 PM

  5. green five liked blink bonny's post in the thread Flying Scotsman Main Line Railtours Autumn 2026.

    My wife and I had a trip down to Gloucestershire over the weekend to celebrate our grandaughter's birthday on Saturday. Our son decided it would be nice to take the two of us for a trip to Didcot Railway Centre while the little one went to...

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  6. green five liked guycarr360's post in the thread Flying Scotsman Main Line Railtours Autumn 2026.

    I would say Scostman is being operated to get it into the normal domain as much as possible, and doing what it is good at. The shorter trips, allowing 2 sets of customers a day, seems to be succesful. In this scenario, she is being operated well,...

    Oct 20, 2026 at 1:29 PM

  7. green five liked Gladiator 5076's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Now that seems better than an A4. Nice headboard and correct discs for a boat train as well. I will just grab my coat and run:) [ATTACH]

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  8. green five liked jnc's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Reading that, I had an intense urge to bang my head on something very hard. Is the unofficial motto of the NYMR now 'Never use a volunteer when you can hire someone?' (I wonder if the fact that paid employees are probably somewhat less likely to...

    Oct 20, 2026 at 1:23 PM

  9. green five liked cksteam's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I suspect its unlikely to be made public but I'd love to see a proper review on this. Omaha's conversion was always going to include a lot of learning but the projections for miles to the gallon wouldn't have been totally unknown as S160's were...

    Oct 20, 2026 at 1:22 PM

  10. green five liked cksteam's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Thanks Steve. Even if I can't bring myself to 'like' this I/we do appreciate the updates you provide.

    Oct 20, 2026 at 1:21 PM

  11. green five liked D7076's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I was there today for a planned day on 926 and 44806 .On arriving at Pickering and seeing the 60007 news I was on Goathland platform as 926 arrived with station staff annnouncing it was for special ticket holders only . The first few carriages...

    Oct 20, 2026 at 1:18 PM

  12. green five liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Leaking crown stays in the firebox, so I'm informed. Unlikely now to see any service this visit as repairs unlikely before Wednesday at the earliest. I paid a visit to the Railway today which didn't go exactly as I'd hoped it would. I should...

    Oct 20, 2026 at 1:17 PM

  13. green five liked wazza588's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    A few from yesterday 17th/10 including the NELPG diner train: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Richard

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  14. green five liked alts1985's post in the thread Bluebell Railway | Giants of Steam | 16th-18th October 2026.

    Unbelievably busy today, we luckily just made it onto first train of the day from EG. Never seen so many people on the trains, filling all the gaps down the aisles, meant traveling with a 2 year old in a pushchair was less than ideal. Only two...

    Oct 19, 2026 at 12:56 PM

  15. green five liked Sidmouth's post in the thread Bluebell Railway | Giants of Steam | 16th-18th October 2026.

    Selection of images from a very enjoyable Saturday at the Bluebell Railway [img]Bluebell Railway Giants of Steam 2026 by Martin Creese, on Flickr [img]Bluebell Railway Giants of Steam 2026 by Martin Creese, on Flickr [img]Bluebell Railway...

    Oct 19, 2026 at 12:55 PM
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