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jnc liked torgormaig's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
I was on the first train that day, aged nine. It was the only railway event that my dad ever took me to - and here is my ticket (actually my dad's in all probability) to prove it[ATTACH] A day I remember well Peter
May 23, 2026 at 2:33 PM
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jnc liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
The mind boggles ;) (What happens in Wittersham stays in Wittersham …) Tom
May 23, 2026 at 2:24 PM -
jnc liked Breva's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
It's how we laid the Bodiam extension. The Northiam extension was laid with track panels, assembled at Wittersham.
May 23, 2026 at 2:22 PM -
jnc liked Kirk Oswald's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
True, but what they say is the intention to provide a temporary replacement. They say nothing about repairing or replacing the old one as such. Grosmont Parish Council (who have neither the authority or the funding for such projects) have been...
May 23, 2026 at 1:01 AM -
jnc liked Gladiator 5076's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Well they would have to say that they are working to repair or replace as they have a legal obligation to keep the path open and usable.
May 23, 2026 at 1:00 AM -
jnc liked brennan's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Falls from heights are still a major cause of life changing accidents nationally hence the Work at Height Regulations. Had these been around when steam locomotives were being designed the water filling arrangements would be rather different.
May 23, 2026 at 12:59 AM -
jnc liked torgormaig's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I don't think that 80135 has ever worked through from Whitby to Pickering, certainly not regularly. It only worked a handful of Whitby - Glaisdale shuttles in May 2003 and a Christmas shoppers special to Middlesborough in December of that year....
May 22, 2026 at 9:05 AM -
jnc liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
If 80135 takes water at Grosmont in the down direction it should be good to get to Pickering if there is no untoward event but it will be close. There was a prime example of this a couple of years ago with 80136 when the Ashpan sprinkler was left...
May 22, 2026 at 9:04 AM -
jnc liked WorkingPressure225's post in the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.
We are assuming that the M7 and 80104 won’t be ready for this summer season. Maintenance requirements, steaming limits, coal & water costs and other ongoing issues would cause problems if we tried to run a 2 steam service for the whole summer - I...
May 22, 2026 at 8:40 AM -
jnc liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
It does slightly surprise me that the NYMR doesn't arrange water at its intermediate stations - it doesn't have to be grand, a tank wagon in a siding with a submersible pump and a fire hose would do. It would give more peace of mind, particularly...
May 21, 2026 at 9:40 PM -
jnc liked Fireline's post in the thread Didcot Railway Centre.
Or they're too busy putting it right to issue updates to those of us who really don't need to know? :)
May 21, 2026 at 9:33 PM -
jnc liked A1X's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
Trigger's Bulleid
May 21, 2026 at 9:32 PM -
jnc liked Simon Smith's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Whilst on paper Repton is a strong loco is it a good match for NYMR's gradients and train lengths? It seems to have a heavy general overhaul every couple of years
May 21, 2026 at 11:02 AM -
jnc liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
There are quite a few experienced people who share that view. I don’t think the Schools is the NYMR’s to sell, though.
May 20, 2026 at 11:10 PM -
jnc liked Woolley's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Repton seems to need some serious work to keep it going in traffic maybe that should of been sold and kept the standard 4
May 20, 2026 at 10:17 PM
