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jnc liked 60044's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Regular readers will know that I am very critical of the NYMR's senior management, but I would like to stress that it is not a blanket criticism. I think the MPD staff under Piglet (and also the C & W, who he's also responsible for) and the PWay...
Jul 27, 2026 at 7:25 PM -
jnc replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Right, but even a little bit is better than none. Noel
Jul 27, 2026 at 7:19 PM -
jnc liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
All steam hauled trains are followed through Newtondale to summit by a fire watch team in a road vehicle with equipment to put out any fire that starts before it becomes significant. Fire outside this part of the line are historically quite...
Jul 27, 2026 at 7:17 PM -
jnc liked Fireline's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
No. There will be a passing loop closer to Robertsbridge.
Jul 27, 2026 at 7:16 PM -
jnc liked H Cloutt's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
Installation of the North Bridge Street level crossing commences today. A ten day road closure is planned.
Jul 27, 2026 at 11:02 AM -
jnc liked Trevor Beglin's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Yes, unfortunately that's the problem.
Jul 26, 2026 at 11:27 PM -
jnc liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
There are lots of riveted steel fireboxes out there but there are a growing number of welded steel fireboxes. The problem with a riveted box is it requires lap joints and that is a weak spot compared with a welded box because there is a greater...
Jul 26, 2026 at 11:27 PM -
jnc liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
If the original paper is ILE as suggested then I doubt that the IME would have a record of the paper. I'm on holiday at the moment but I should have a copy if it is an ILE paper.
Jul 25, 2026 at 7:03 PM -
jnc liked Stinch's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.
Ropley this morning. [ATTACH]
Jul 25, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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jnc liked Trevor Beglin's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Whilst the updates are definitely appreciated I can't help but feel that they're effectively lumping all traction together and treating them as such. It seems that as long as we have three or four locos, regardless of coal, oil or diesel...
Jul 25, 2026 at 11:03 AM -
jnc liked Gladiator 5076's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Well this is what Swanage posted on their Facebook on Wednesday, so six round trips = 66 miles, so about £22.72 per mile in coal without any big hills and 5 coach trains. "Did you know it costs around £1,500 a day in coal alone to operate one of...
Jul 25, 2026 at 11:01 AM -
jnc liked Trevor Beglin's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Sorry to be that person but might be worth creating a new thread for oil burning as the threads deviated a little
Jul 25, 2026 at 11:00 AM -
jnc liked Breva's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
When I volunteered with a Dutch club we took over a DB class 42 oil burner. It came from a power station that bought it straight out of service as a standby boiler. When we eventually got it there was evidence of mattress forming in the firebox....
Jul 25, 2026 at 11:00 AM -
jnc liked 21B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I suspect that the reason that copper fireboxes may not last as long when oil fired is related to the fact that oil burns hotter than coal and copper melts at a lower temperature than steel. That suggests that you would expect the surface of a...
Jul 25, 2026 at 10:59 AM -
jnc liked TonyW's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I did: *** Copper fireboxes are actually suitable for oil firing and have been used successfully with liquid fuels, meaning the premise that they cannot be used is incorrect. Operational Factors Flame Impingement: Direct contact between a raw,...
Jul 25, 2026 at 10:58 AM
