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jnc liked Kirk Oswald's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
With the recent £50k from the NYMNP the current figure is still only 40% of estimated costs with ongoing donations are little more than a trickle. Accumulating repairs not dealt with will mean essential expemditure is growing faster than the...
Jun 13, 2026 at 11:18 AM -
jnc liked 60044's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Not very good news, is it? The total, excluding the NP donation, doesn't seem to have moved on much otherwise - and in the meantime bridge 35 near Greenend has been added to the list of structures in urgent need of repair and has been propped...
Jun 13, 2026 at 12:48 AM -
jnc liked 2857Harry's post in the thread SVR General Discussion.
N - North 1 - 1st Diagram off that end S - South 2 - 2nd Diagram off that end C - Timetable C CS1 - Timetbale C, 1st South End Departure
Jun 12, 2026 at 10:53 PM -
jnc liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
I doubt that starting on a gradient is the issue, it is making sure you can keep up with the boiler and have enough water level over the two big summits, i.e. Imberhorne and particularly West Hoathly. Tom
Jun 12, 2026 at 3:39 PM -
jnc liked 5944's post in the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/192G5aXJSD/ Swanage Railway Secures Charitable Status in Landmark 50th Anniversary Year Swanage Railway is delighted to announce that it has officially been granted charitable status by the Charity Commission,...
Jun 12, 2026 at 3:37 PM -
jnc liked Johnb's post in the thread Stainmore Railway Company (Kirkby Stephen East).
It’s what happens when the men in suits take over. It’s happened to a few railways and the attitude trickles down to the people on the ground.
Jun 12, 2026 at 3:37 PM -
jnc liked andrewtoplis's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
Wow, 160 tonnes and steam heat will be a serious test for the fireman....
Jun 12, 2026 at 11:47 AM -
jnc liked H Cloutt's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
A further post yesterday https://rvrailway.blogspot.com/2026/06/passing-loop-4.html putting the relaid track into context with the passing loop - includes an interesting video.
Jun 12, 2026 at 11:19 AM -
jnc liked MikeParkin65's post in the thread GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
If we’re looking for howlers then Worcester is a good 25 miles from Broadway, a village in Worcestershire. And of course no part of the GWSR is in Warwickshire ………….
Jun 12, 2026 at 5:05 AM -
jnc liked mikehartuk's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
Thanks. I guess comments are largely out of viewing the RVR web/blog site pictures of the area where we laid the 350m of track a week ago? If that's correct then the parallel roadway you were looking at is actually the part finished formation...
Jun 11, 2026 at 11:51 AM -
jnc liked 73108's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
Service roads? Or is it the site of the passing loop at that point? If you're right and there are currently 'service roads' along the formation, I sincerely hope they will be returned to habitats for nature (including tree planting) once the...
Jun 11, 2026 at 11:50 AM -
jnc liked Pete Thornhill's post in the thread SVR General Discussion.
This is the SVR thread, if you want to discuss that then please use the NYMR thread as it has absolutely nothing to do with SVR operations (who happen to use their teaks in daily service).
Jun 11, 2026 at 11:50 AM -
jnc liked RailWest's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
Well, at least it was a SOMERSET cider :-)
Jun 11, 2026 at 11:49 AM -
jnc liked free2grice's post in the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.
An update on loco 80104 thanks to David Ensor on Facebook. <BJ> ''80104 is now in Herston Works - progress is on many fronts, large amounts of cleaning and needle gunning, removal of some items ready for painting, removal of lagging around parts...
Jun 10, 2026 at 8:32 PM -
jnc liked Gladiator 5076's post in the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.
For the second year in a row the weedkiller train (that I had been checking RTT for but missed due to my Dad being ill over the weekend) ran on a wet day. I only happened to see it by chance when I heard an unusual diesel horn and noticed it...
Jun 10, 2026 at 8:31 PM
