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jnc liked 60044's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
"Temporary" speed restrictions due to mounting numbers of defects with track and bridges, I believe. Victims of budget cutbacks.
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jnc liked Flying Phil's post in the thread Bridge that Gap: Great Central Railway News.
Well that really is an excellent presentation by all concerned! And "Yes", as an early member of the MLPG (Main Line Preservation Group, member #10) I am extremely proud of what has been achieved by the efforts of so many people who have...
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jnc liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The more you have traction and / or route specific rostering, the harder things get - given the mixture of steam and diesel at the NYMR and the need for some trains to go to Whitby, I can imagine that crew rostering is a nightmare - and that is...
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jnc liked Sheff's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The lack of manual labour for the fireman would be a huge advantage, and to a lesser extent not having the fire hole doors open too. I guess the rest comes down to insulation and ventilation.
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jnc liked Steve's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
A word of advice; if you are going to Fawley Hill, (or anywhere else where they have open wagons behind the steam loco working hard) don't wear anything that you wouldn't want to throw away afterwards. Fawley Hill is a great day out, by the way.:)
22. Lipanj 2026. u 23:14
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jnc liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
It's not quite true to say 32424 has failed, and certainly nothing related to Didcot. The clearance between the pony truck wheels and the rear frames is very tight, and that is being investigated to look to see how the clearance can be adjusted....
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jnc liked RichardSalmon's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
When I asked one of the Atlantic Team on AGM day, they said it was simply in the works to have a little bit ground off one of the frame rivets, since there was insufficient clearance from the back of one of the driving wheels. This isn't a...
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jnc liked 5944's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
They'll certainly be cooked afterwards!
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jnc odgovara u temi West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
I guess the US Civil War was the wrong way to convince the Southerners of that era (changed from the Germans, and WWII, to avoid falling foul of Godwin's Law) that slavery was wrong; an educational program should have been instituted instead....
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jnc liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
To be honest, I wonder how many willing passengers there will be in any case - I don't think being in a carriage at 38C is massively pleasant for what is supposed to be a pleasure trip. (I notice that the SVR and GWSR have opted to close mid...
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jnc liked gwilialan's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
You must be referring to the cyclists who now insist on riding at least two abreast on a narrow main carriageway when there is an adjacent dedicated cycle path made especially for them and has mandatory pedestrian and cyclist signs posted every...
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jnc liked SECR 65's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
To be honest, I don't think there is really much you can do about cab temperature. At the end of the day, if it's too hot in the cab, then train doesn't run. You can relieve crews as much as possible and ensure regular breaks etc. Beyond that,...
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jnc liked johnofwessex's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
You can educate all you want but without consequences it wont sink in. The 'Dont Drink and Drive' campaigns have been very good at setting accepted standards of behaviour but it was the news that you would lose your driving licence and often...
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jnc liked Sheff's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
…. except in that case, the wagon belonged to a (very) local company, Budget Skips, and was being driven by a local 64 year old, who just happened to be the company owner. In his haste to get to his destination he was driving down a country lane...
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jnc odgovara u temi North Norfolk Railway General Discussion.
Yes; also, one of the best reasons to keep things undercover is that it greatly retards decay, which will have to be rectified eventually, taking money and effort. Of course, providing covered storage also takes money and effort, which can't be...
22. Lipanj 2026. u 12:01
