jnc's Recent Activity
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jnc liked mattspencer's post in the thread GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
[MEDIA] My video from yesterday. I was very impressed with how maintained the lineside was, I'm sure Network Rail can only dream of such standards.
May 3, 2026 at 11:00 AM -
jnc liked lil Bear's post in the thread Churnet Valley Railway General Discussion.
The “new” section to Leek is only utilised for Borders Explorer days in 2026. Until we upgrade the overall infrastructure we are restricted with operating practices, but also we are still waiting for the Barnfield redevelopment to catch up with...
May 3, 2026 at 12:35 AM -
jnc liked Daddsie71b's post in the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.
Echoes of 1997 when we had the same issues. Took nearly a year to get the license having cleared the area of reptiles. Buy the time we were laying track they were back and didn't seem bothered by us or the trains. Nature is quite resilient.
May 3, 2026 at 12:34 AM -
jnc liked mikehartuk's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
Normal survives resume. Including the lost post at: https://rvrailway.blogspot.com/
May 3, 2026 at 12:32 AM -
jnc liked 60044's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The NYMR is, and always has been, a wonderful railway but it needs restoring back to the wonderful heritage railway it had become, and then some building up beyond to take it to the next level - but that requires a management team that...
May 3, 2026 at 12:32 AM -
jnc liked beavis's post in the thread GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
May 2nd 2026. Something Different at Toddington.[ATTACH]
May 2, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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jnc replied to the thread GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
Some more images of the slip repair: GWSR Infrastructure — Drainage - Off with their heads!; half way down the page (includes details of drainage installed in the repair). Noel
May 2, 2026 at 3:13 PM -
jnc replied to the thread Avon Valley Railway Updates and Videos.
Yes; everyone might want to note that many of the more successful lines have in-house covered spaces. I was going to say that if there are two smaller lines close together, they might share a common facility for that - although I suppose they'd...
May 2, 2026 at 2:31 PM -
jnc liked 6024KEI's post in the thread Avon Valley Railway Updates and Videos.
I disagree. There is a financial crisis albeit mostly due to criminal activity so you need to cut costs and increase revenues. Extending the line to Kelston/Saltford is a good ambition but realistically most visitors aren't going to pay much more...
May 2, 2026 at 2:24 PM -
jnc liked Kirk Oswald's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
57 marketing staff? Not enough in my opinion. I think they should employ at least 50 more, use the Station Hotel for office space, treble the admin budget, double the CEO's salary, buy a more diesels, abandon all steam, book a gala dinner every...
May 2, 2026 at 2:24 PM -
jnc liked alexl102's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Sorry if this is already been covered, but I’ve just noticed that at least one of the posters for the Thomas event appears to be AI generated. When you have 57 marketing staff on your payroll I’d expect them to do a bit more than typing a prompt...
May 2, 2026 at 2:23 PM -
jnc liked Miff's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
It’s back: https://rvrailway.blogspot.com/2026/04/passing-loop.html?m=1
May 2, 2026 at 2:23 PM -
jnc replied to the thread GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
Great images; thanks for posting them! They show excellent progress! There's enough stone down now that the chances of the sides of the excavation collapsing seem now (to this total amateur at geotechnical engineering) to be minimal. The...
May 1, 2026 at 8:21 PM -
jnc liked flying scotsman123's post in the thread GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
More pictures of the slip remediation including some drone shots: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Meanwhile Manston has landed at Toddington and is straight into service every day this bank holiday weekend over the full length of the...
May 1, 2026 at 7:52 PM
