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jnc liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I think it was Britannia, but I might be wrong. It's worth doing some maths though. Let's say your loco owner wants to charge £2500 per day for the loco, which doesn't seem outrageous for a star engine. You've had to transport it, which is two...
Oct 8, 2026 at 12:39 PM -
jnc liked 60044's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
It is a long time since I last looked at one of the NYMR's CKs, but I think they may be later ones with formica interiors and later "sectorised" upholstery - I'm not sure I would pay a premium to travel in one..... AFAIK, "Garnet" is entirely...
Oct 8, 2026 at 11:59 AM -
jnc replied to the thread Rother Valley Railway.
I had been noticing, in the images, that there was actually a fair amount of fencing there already. Now that I look at it closely, though, it might be the farmer's existing fencing; every so often, the exact same sort of fencing (low, with wire...
Oct 8, 2026 at 9:35 AM -
jnc liked Fireline's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
And the ballast.. And the tamping.. And the fences.. There's a lot to be done still. But what has been done so far is magnificent! :)
Oct 8, 2026 at 9:13 AM -
jnc replied to the thread Kent & East Sussex Railway.
Well, Newton's Third Law says that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction; so, if the passengers in the cab are feeling forces, the track will be getting equal and opposite forces. (To get perfect equality, of course, one has...
Oct 8, 2026 at 12:32 AM -
jnc liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I can just imagine you standing at Pickering booking office, Tom, and when being asked to pay, uttering those immortal words. 'Ow much!
Oct 7, 2026 at 11:58 PM -
jnc liked 5944's post in the thread Kent & East Sussex Railway.
The axle loading will be several tons lighter - 5 1/2 tons of water and 2 1/2 tons of coal aren't being carried for a start. @3855 might know how much the loco weighs compared to a standard Austerity.
Oct 7, 2026 at 3:41 PM -
jnc liked Sidmouth's post in the thread SVR General Discussion.
I need to choose my words carefully but I think the wording reflects the writer and could have benfitted from some editorial oversight in terms of the message being given . Bridgnorth is a challenging site and on a railway (in fact any railway )...
Oct 7, 2026 at 3:07 PM -
jnc liked torgormaig's post in the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.
Here is a view of Swanage station during its rebuilding , taken on 27/3/83. Its come a long way since then. [ATTACH] Peter
Oct 7, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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jnc liked Alan Kebby's post in the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.
@Tom02 . Most of the original platform at Swanage was demolished after closure by BR. Only the part near the station building was left intact. The preservationists rebuilt the platform to its original length using concrete blocks, I believe in...
Oct 7, 2026 at 3:04 PM -
jnc liked Bikermike's post in the thread Kent & East Sussex Railway.
I don't know, but guess as follows:- They are about 15% more powerful than a Jinty Wikipedia says (so it must be true...) that jinties could reach speeds of 60mph. They were certainly used on, and AFAIK designed to allow for, use on passenger...
Oct 7, 2026 at 2:19 PM -
jnc liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
For clarity, I'm not dismissing the value of these - one of my concerns is the loss of interest in the heritage aspects of the railway. However, my observation is that there's a difference between visiting a site, and paying for a more in depth...
Oct 7, 2026 at 1:06 PM -
jnc liked cksteam's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I completely agree that new ideas need to keep being trialled on a continuous basis to find new money, but also just keep things 'fresh'. The SVR/KWVR/ELR keep people coming back multiple times a year because they run lots of contrasting events....
Oct 7, 2026 at 1:04 PM -
jnc replied to the thread Rother Valley Railway.
I almost can't wait for that length to be reconnected at the ends! I gather some major engineering projects (bridges, level crossings) will have to go in before that can happen, though. (Shouldn't be too long, though; many/most of them seem to be...
Oct 7, 2026 at 8:07 AM -
jnc replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Understood; thanks for letting us know. Noel
Oct 5, 2026 at 7:56 PM
