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jnc replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
That's not "hilarious"; I'm wavering between 'infuriating' and 'unbearably sad'. Because the line really is in a bad corner, and, as you observe, this is a pretty telling insight into who's minding the store. Noel
Apr 6, 2026 at 11:55 AM -
jnc liked Pete Thornhill's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
This is hilarious, @60044 these awards don’t have nominations, this is an awards ceremony which is a big scam. No one nominates anyone, the organisation pays for entry. I had one ring me for my business, I told them no thanks, clearly the NYMR...
Apr 6, 2026 at 11:47 AM -
jnc liked Steve's post in the thread Dartmouth Steam Railway General Discusssion.
On a visit to the T&DR a few years ago I was riding behind the Manor. It was a poor weather day and the loco slipped continuously on the climb to Churston and we lost a good bit of time. When we arrived at Kigswear I spoke to the fireman and...
Apr 5, 2026 at 9:19 PM -
jnc liked JBTEvans's post in the thread Dartmouth Steam Railway General Discusssion.
Saw a photo of 7827 out and about on Friday so decided very last minute to travel down yesterday (Saturday). Due to two late running trains I got to Paignton just as the 1230 service was about to leave, so went to Sands Road LC and saw 7827...
Apr 5, 2026 at 9:19 PM -
jnc liked Duty Druid's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.
Blessed are the wagon bashers! with apologies to M Python...... :) It were a good day, dear reader, atop the hill on Friday - yep, you read that right, Friday! Muggin's 'Ere had decided that three lies in's in a row would make a nice change to...
Apr 5, 2026 at 9:17 PM
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jnc liked flying scotsman123's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Nope. Even Network Rail has to go through all that.
Apr 5, 2026 at 3:42 AM -
jnc liked Sidmouth's post in the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.
[img]34072 "257 Squadron" at the Swanage Railway by Martin Creese, on Flickr Back in the Strong Country [img]34072 "257 Squadron" at the Swanage Railway by Martin Creese, on Flickr Quarr Farm Crossing [img]34072 "257 Squadron" at the...
Apr 4, 2026 at 2:15 PM -
jnc liked Jamessquared's post in the thread SVR General Discussion.
Visited the SVR on Wednesday for the first time in many years. Four trains were out: the black pannier 7714 on a rake of 7 Mark 1s; a class 45 on the Gresley set; 813 / 1450 on a GWR set (with one LMS carriage in the rake) all running full line;...
Apr 4, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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jnc liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Dean Forest Railway.
The cost of bringing in three or four Victorian carriages by lorry would be considerable, quite apart from the question of who has such carriages available for loan. I suspect the numbers just don't stack up for a short-term event. The whole...
Apr 3, 2026 at 11:47 AM -
jnc liked Sheff's post in the thread Kent & East Sussex Railway.
Never heard of it in all my 70 years, and I’ve worked my share of them in the past.
Apr 2, 2026 at 7:50 PM -
jnc replied to the thread North Norfolk Railway General Discussion.
Another new Carriage & Wagon Blog post: C&W News - March News Contains some interesting details on an assessment of the Great Eastern Railway 1907 Brake Third 295. Noel
Apr 2, 2026 at 12:40 PM -
jnc liked 47406's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
BRIDGE 42 UPDATE We are currently repairing Bridge 42, which sits between the tunnel and Grosmont station. Unfortunately, the work required to resume services over the bridge will not be completed until May. As a result, at the start of the 2026...
Apr 2, 2026 at 11:18 AM -
jnc liked Kingscross's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I'm suprised the local authority has asked for Listed Building Consent (LBC) for the propping, temporary works are normally exempt provided there is no intrusion in fabric and the temporary works are entirely reversible. Perhaps they have...
Apr 2, 2026 at 11:17 AM -
jnc liked Steve's post in the thread Kent & East Sussex Railway.
You may call them spades to go with your so-called buckets. We call them shovels on our locomotives.;)
Apr 2, 2026 at 11:16 AM -
jnc liked flying scotsman123's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
That sounds quite different to a Flood Risk Activity Permit (FRAP) which is what I suspect most people are thinking of, even if they didn't know that's what it was. However, upon checking the EA website, that bit of river is not a statutory main...
Apr 2, 2026 at 1:49 AM
