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jnc liked SECR 65's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I'll do some research on many key heritage lines, in no particular order: Bluebell - https://www.bluebell-railway.com/locomotive-roster/ - many months ahead, often fairly accurate, but at least an attempt Severn Valley -...
Jul 22, 2026 at 11:47 AM -
jnc liked SECR 65's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I must admit, almost every other heritage railway is clear about which services will be diesel hauled, both pre-planned and short notice, be it for fire risk or failures. Most publish a loco roster at least a week in advance...
Jul 21, 2026 at 8:33 PM -
jnc liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
A footplate experience makes £3,400 in gross revenue. If you'd taken the loco off that duty in order to double head a service train, you'd have foregone £3,400 in revenue while not cutting your daily operating cost by even one penny. Now imagine...
Jul 21, 2026 at 6:11 PM -
jnc liked Sheff's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I haven’t seen anyone expecting steam traction in Firecon conditions? The discussion is about the NYMRs paucity of steam under normal conditions, and their inability to make customers aware of this before travelling or booking.
Jul 21, 2026 at 6:11 PM -
jnc replied to the thread Dartmouth Steam Railway General Discusssion.
Well, the station roof may have been on fire also, but in the bottom picture above it sure looks like something in the footbridge is on fire. Noel
Jul 21, 2026 at 6:07 PM -
jnc liked 60044's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
But it would seem it is taking the risk by using it on Footex workings! In the past diesels have been used to pilot steam locos from Goathland to Levisham through the area of highest fire risk, and I don't recall there being any issues then.
Jul 21, 2026 at 12:14 PM -
jnc replied to the thread Dartmouth Steam Railway General Discusssion.
That's odd; the lower image seems to show that the foot-bridge is on fire! We're used to hearing of line-side fires in the current conditions - but infrastructure on fire? Noel
Jul 21, 2026 at 12:12 PM -
jnc liked Hicks19862's post in the thread North Norfolk Railway General Discussion.
Reported on the NNR Engineering FB page that 76084’s boiler is being taken into the workshops for assessment. So glad to see work start on this locomotive. I realise there was a lot of discussions and decisions going on behind the scenes over...
Jul 21, 2026 at 12:07 PM -
jnc liked TonyW's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
None at all, all steel! Hence why I asked the question.
Jul 21, 2026 at 12:06 PM -
jnc replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
For an 'ordinary business', cutting most expenses is part of the standard recipe for dealing with a loss-making situation (along with looking for ways to increase income; e.g. by new products, etc). Going into broken-record mode, a heritage line...
Jul 21, 2026 at 12:05 PM -
jnc liked cksteam's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Just to throw in - 29 is out on Driver Experience today. So still no steam ban, just nothing available.
Jul 21, 2026 at 11:54 AM -
jnc liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Those lines are very different though. Lines like the MHR and Bluebell are not really in tourist hotspots, so there traffic tends to be steady all the time. Whereas lines like Swanage, WSR and, it seems, the NYMR are much more "peaky" with...
Jul 21, 2026 at 11:53 AM -
jnc liked cksteam's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
A couple (or three) of key differences I feel the need to point out.... 1. The NYMR has demand for more operating days but cut them back as they weren't/aren't keeping up with infrastructure maintenance. The more trains they run the quicker they...
Jul 21, 2026 at 11:52 AM -
jnc liked acorb's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I worded my post carefully, the NYMR should be leading on the steam ban (and therefore communicating this). The last goodness knows how many pages are about a steam loco shortage - to me, in the current conditions that's irrelevant. I am...
Jul 20, 2026 at 11:11 PM -
jnc liked acorb's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I am sorry, oil firing aside, I can not see any justification for running a steam loco over the moors until there is a very good amount of rain. People can be disappointed all they like, but setting a SSSI on fire and endangering life is...
Jul 20, 2026 at 11:11 PM
