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jnc gefällt 26D_Ms Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
An S160 would "simply" have to be demonstrably compliant with relevant standards applicable to operating on the Whitby section, like any other NYMR loco used for that route. Not saying it would be cheap but there's probably a decent business case...
12 Mai 2026 um 10:47 -
jnc gefällt 5944s Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
It was 1985 and I was two - definitely not something I remember! 48151 has been to Whitby in more recent years. Whether you'd want to use an 8 coupled loco to Whitby on a regular basis is another matter.
12 Mai 2026 um 10:46 -
jnc gefällt cksteams Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
That makes a good case for that engine. Though IIRC its only got 3 years left on its ticket, and isn't NYMR owned. Not that any of that rules it out, but they did make an April Fools story of 2253 being mainline registered so I suspect it isn't...
12 Mai 2026 um 10:46 -
jnc gefällt 35Bs Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
My reaction to the post by @black5 was that "at last" there is good news on this front. But I'm not going to give praise for fixing a situation that should never have arisen.
12 Mai 2026 um 10:45 -
jnc gefällt 35Bs Beitrag in dem Thema SVR General Discussion.
It's the same either way - one crew need to know two rulebooks for two different railways. I get the points about both best practice and confusion, but genuinely wonder what the actual level of risk is for trained staff.
12 Mai 2026 um 10:44 -
jnc antwortete auf das Thema Rother Valley Railway.
As ever, here is a permanent link (i.e. the link in this post should continue to work, even after further posts to the RVRailway News blog have been made) to the Charwelton item. It only takes a few seconds (depending on one's computer and...
12 Mai 2026 um 10:42 -
jnc gefällt Paul Grants Beitrag in dem Thema Strathspey Railway.
Mentioned in passing elsewhere was the million pound donation from October was even more generous at 2 million! : https://archive.is/2j8v8. Certainly gives the railway the leg room to invest in a strong locomotive for the future. I probably...
12 Mai 2026 um 10:01 -
jnc gefällt Johnbs Beitrag in dem Thema SVR General Discussion.
If there is commuter traffic to be had then I’m sure the normal bus operators would be running the service already. Any Birmingham commuters will already be driving to Kidderminster and using the train from there, a lot quicker than messing...
12 Mai 2026 um 09:42 -
jnc gefällt 35Bs Beitrag in dem Thema SVR General Discussion.
If you want to attract commuter traffic, then the connecting bus needs to be much better than a superannuated scrapyard dodger. And that begs the question of where these travellers may be coming from. Bewdley itself? The Wyre Forest villages?...
12 Mai 2026 um 09:41 -
jnc gefällt acorbs Beitrag in dem Thema SVR General Discussion.
Quite possibly, but we have seen mainline TOC units run to Bishops Lydeard, Swanage and Okehampton - these things aren't impossible. Do we have any SVR drivers who also drive for WMT? As I said, I think a regular service is highly unlikely due to...
12 Mai 2026 um 09:40 -
jnc gefällt 26D_Ms Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Indeed, a couple of ironic points in that 76079 was a loco bought by the NYMR, not as a result of direct benefaction. Now it is being sold to a railway which has received a substantial donation to be able to afford to take on a significantly...
12 Mai 2026 um 09:37 -
jnc gefällt banburysaints Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Part of the problem is the NYMR has a history of running an company engine and then being unable to progress the overhaul. 2253, 44806 were bought by supporters for the railway. The NYMR ran them and couldn't afford the overhaul, and sold them....
12 Mai 2026 um 09:34 -
jnc gefällt ghosts Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The 5, 9F and S160 are all privately owned so in theory they could be removed at relatively short notice which would leave the railway very short of motive power.
12 Mai 2026 um 09:32 -
jnc gefällt 2857Harrys Beitrag in dem Thema SVR General Discussion.
I guarantee ASLEF and the RMT would say no to that. It would mean learning an entirely new rule book for 3.5 miles, it would mean mixing rule books and operations, etc. It’s just a non starter.
12 Mai 2026 um 02:23 -
jnc gefällt acorbs Beitrag in dem Thema SVR General Discussion.
Quite a lot to unpick here, but I think you are well and truly running away with what is being proposed. Nowhere is it being suggested that Kidderminster to Bewdley is adopted as part of the national network! What is being proposed is that...
12 Mai 2026 um 02:23
