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jnc liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I don’t think any record is kept of people walking away when they discover a diesel on the front end. However, anecdotal evidence from booking offices says it is not insignificant.
Jul 10, 2026 at 1:23 AM -
jnc liked 5944's post in the thread Nene Valley Railway.
It also helps it's not been out of traffic for long, rather than sitting outside for several decades.
Jul 10, 2026 at 1:22 AM -
jnc liked Steve's post in the thread Nene Valley Railway.
There are several railways that have more than one loco of the same type and I’m sure there would be an outcry if it was suggested it was not a good idea. In any case, the Danish F class tanks are ideal locos for the NVR and, not being...
Jul 10, 2026 at 1:22 AM -
jnc liked WorkingPressure225's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
Announcing a gala pretty much a year in advance normally means it’s going to be a big one. Looking forward to this :)
Jul 10, 2026 at 1:21 AM -
jnc liked Matt37401's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
How is it marketed though? My mother absolutely loves 821, 1013,15 and 62 at the SVR because she remembers them as a kid going through West Bromwich when they were Red, she was asking me about 20048 the other day and as soon as I gave her a bit...
Jul 9, 2026 at 4:23 PM -
jnc liked MarkinDurham's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
RFAs were still running on what the MOD called "FFO" (Furnace Fuel Oil) in the 1980s - we bunkered several of them, including motorships, in the Falklands up until 1986 from the ship I was serving in, m.v."Scottish Eagle", and probably for...
Jul 9, 2026 at 3:59 PM -
jnc liked Nathanjw032's post in the thread Nene Valley Railway.
The costs of the overhauls of the other two locos, which are considerably bigger, will take more time and more money than the 654 project put together. 654 is also in better condition. This is also a totally separate organisation to the NVR - we...
Jul 9, 2026 at 3:55 PM -
jnc liked Sulzerman's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Using diesel may cost, idk, £500 more per day but if the result is a guaranteed steam journey with 2253, the trip it will pay for itself. Using a class 37 could put off 50 to 100 or more people a day.
Jul 9, 2026 at 11:18 AM -
jnc liked The Green Howards's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
From the Science Museum website:
Jul 9, 2026 at 11:18 AM -
jnc liked brennan's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Basic thermodynamics. Whilst heat transfer in the boiler is reasonably efficient the open steam cycle used in a locomotive is horribly inefficient. A diesel engine has an efficiency in the order of 30% to 40% then there are transmission losses....
Jul 9, 2026 at 11:18 AM -
jnc liked MellishR's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
In general it seems undesirable to use any kind of oil as fuel that could be used as food. Used cooking oil is another matter. Even if you are going to use fresh rapeseed oil, why cold pressed?
Jul 9, 2026 at 11:17 AM -
jnc liked 60044's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Back in the day, the Grosmont coaling tower was essentially built by a member of the shed staff , mostly from scrap items. The main part was a hopper from a disused household coal yard. If the NYMR were to want to replicate it at Pickering, it...
Jul 9, 2026 at 1:36 AM -
jnc liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
For normal operations, there is no coal at the Pickering end and all locos are coated at Grosmont during the day. For special events where locos are stabled at New Bridge and don’t go to Grosmont, a supply of coal is provided at Pickering and the...
Jul 9, 2026 at 1:36 AM -
jnc liked 5944's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The Grosmont tower also requires a JCB with bucket to load it up, but the hopper can be loaded and refilled at any time and isn't as time critical as loading up a loco directly.
Jul 9, 2026 at 1:35 AM -
jnc liked Chris M Jones's post in the thread The Gwili Railway thread.
Well done the loco crew and guard
Jul 8, 2026 at 9:56 PM
