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Hirn liked cksteam's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I think that's a flawed argument. Its not hard to see that the more successful heritage railways in terms of passenger numbers are the ones running steam. The NYMR now completely relies on Whitby for its 'draw'. The NYMR used to pull people in...
Jul 20, 2026 at 1:48 AM -
Hirn liked paul1609's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Is the Esk Valley Line and Grosmont Tunnel able to accept standard ISO containers? I understand our coal in Kent is mostly imported via Immingham
Jul 20, 2026 at 1:43 AM -
Hirn liked garth manor's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Obviously it will use more but there is the learning curve to consider anyone who has spent time on the footplate of a decent size oil burner in traffic cannot help but be impressed with the amount of skill involved. It would not be surprising if...
Jul 20, 2026 at 1:40 AM -
Hirn liked Sulzerman's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Using diesel may cost, idk, £500 more per day but if the result is a guaranteed steam journey with 2253, the trip it will pay for itself. Using a class 37 could put off 50 to 100 or more people a day.
Jul 20, 2026 at 1:38 AM -
Hirn liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Grosmont coaling tower was largely built in house under the direction of Peter Smeaton. It is a valuable piece of kit; locos can receive several tons of coal in less than a minute, whereas coaling a tender with a bucket loader is a time...
Jul 20, 2026 at 1:31 AM -
Hirn liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
We used to stop at Farwath several times a week to take the lady who lived at the farm there to and from Pickering. She didn’t drive and used to make besom brooms which she sold in the market. All part of a service long gone.
Jul 20, 2026 at 1:18 AM -
Hirn liked 21B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Back when I worked on the W&L in the late 80s there were several locals who used the train every market day to go shopping in Welshpool. The last return was often late while we waited for them to struggle back with their shopping. And one old...
Jul 20, 2026 at 1:18 AM -
Hirn liked mdewell's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I've always thought a big advantage of purchasing tickets in advance is the avoidance of delays caused by purchasing tickets on the day. I'm sure we've all seen trains delayed by passengers turning up just a minute or two before departure time....
Jul 20, 2026 at 1:04 AM -
Hirn liked 5944's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
There's also the problem in that there's no proper road access to Grosmont, nor any space to expand maintenance or storage facilities. That's going to limit what you can do from that end. What really needs to happen is the Esk Valley line gets...
Jul 20, 2026 at 12:19 AM -
Hirn replied to the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.
So do I, though not retrievable for immediate reference. But to my recollection pretty well detailed wether for planning permission to proceed with it or the project management to realise the civil engineering. If the site is on flood plain and...
Jul 20, 2026 at 12:09 AM -
Hirn liked mogulb's post in the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.
Spot on Steve. I have a drawing somewhere with the exact layout.
Jul 19, 2026 at 11:36 PM -
Hirn liked Breva's post in the thread Peak Rail General Discussion.
Nice to see you again @kestreleyes :-)
Jul 19, 2026 at 9:31 PM -
Hirn liked 30854's post in the thread Developments on the Corris Railway.
D&M only ever built the two original VoR locos. They were much better at injectors! Now if you'd said Davey Paxman ...... :)
Jul 17, 2026 at 9:22 AM -
Hirn liked 30567's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I agree.That's why Goathland is a better bet, although even then for the price sensitive you can't possibly compete with the 840. But then again there are buses from Minehead to Watchet every half hour and some people choose train. What you have...
Jul 16, 2026 at 9:02 PM -
Hirn liked H Cloutt's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
I understand that work on the North Bridge Street Level Crossing will commence on 27th July. I have seen a copy of a letter from the contractor [Road Ways] to local residents.
Jul 16, 2026 at 8:37 PM
