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jnc liked Sawdust's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Cheapness is relative, affordability is absolute. Seriously, once corrections to product or price are made it takes a couple of years for word of mouth to completely reverse the damage. This based on observations of past situations. Sawdust.
Aug 25, 2026 at 12:21 AM -
jnc liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The reasons for this are historical. When the Fledgling NYMR started, the intention was to acquire the line from Grosmont to Summit and the lines headquarters was sensibly centred on Grosmont . North Riding County Council then stepped in and...
Aug 25, 2026 at 12:20 AM -
jnc liked NGChrisW's post in the thread Kent & East Sussex Railway.
Certainly when I started with BR in the 1980’s it was always said that the railway ran on TLA’s. (three letter acronyms)! You gradually got to know them through experience although when Railtrack came along, there were so many people brought into...
Aug 25, 2026 at 12:17 AM -
jnc liked SVR C&W's post in the thread GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
There is a huge amount to catch up with after spending the day putting a canvas on one of our Gresley Brakes today. As Acorb says, at the SVR we currently have 58 serviceable coaches, 78 in the total fleet with 12 red carded, 3 under overhaul...
Aug 25, 2026 at 12:14 AM -
jnc liked Jamessquared's post in the thread GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
Up to a point - in an ideal world, even if you didn't shunt stock every day in the running season, it would be good to have the capability to put it away during winter shut down periods. So the ideal is to have undercover space for everything,...
Aug 25, 2026 at 12:03 AM -
jnc liked Kje7812's post in the thread GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
Maybe, but that assumes that you shunt the sets into the shed every day. Even at Kidderminster, that rarely happens. Two of the four sets that will be used tomorrow are in the station (Platform 1 and 2 Engine Line), the other two are at Bewdley...
Aug 25, 2026 at 12:02 AM -
jnc liked acorb's post in the thread GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
I think everyone is on the same sheet here. For too long Mk 1s have been cinderella vehicles and 30 years ago there was a good supply, so if one got a bit tired you could easily get another in reasonable condition. As @Bikermike says that supply...
Aug 24, 2026 at 11:32 PM -
jnc replied to the thread GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
It would not be the highest RoI, for the capital sunk into the shed (as you point out, it would be an expensive asset standing empty for much of the year), but maximizing RoI is not what heritage lines are about. I think the right way to look at...
Aug 24, 2026 at 11:31 PM -
jnc liked acorb's post in the thread GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
Despite the enormous size of Kidderminster shed and the fact that daily use sets are stored in the platform, it is exceptionally versatile and gets used for all sorts of other reasons. Light and medium maintenance is undertaken, cleaning and...
Aug 24, 2026 at 11:13 PM -
jnc liked acorb's post in the thread GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
Absolutely, the stuff that gets used everyday will get opportunity to dry out when in use. Its the carriages that are just sat there that will deteriorate the quickest and conversely these are probably already the ones in poorer condition (the...
Aug 24, 2026 at 11:12 PM -
jnc liked Bikermike's post in the thread GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
Well, what is the alternative to mk 1s? If you don't repair them (at whatever the cost is), there's nothing down the line to replace them.
Aug 24, 2026 at 11:04 PM -
jnc liked flying scotsman123's post in the thread GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
Ah yes, the great GWSR carriage shed conundrum! It is being actively looked at, lots of people have different opinions and there are various conflicting constraints. For what it's worth, my own view currently is that there will always be a need...
Aug 24, 2026 at 10:56 PM -
jnc liked Big Al's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I feel certain that those with the job of knowing such things have a good idea of traffic flow on the line and what works at Pickering in particular. At the risk of being accused of saying the obvious, it's worth remembering that the resident...
Aug 24, 2026 at 5:20 PM -
jnc liked Breva's post in the thread GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
There you have part of the problem, there is no room for an 8 coach carriage shed at Toddington, where services start. There is room both sides of the line at Winchcombe. Then, from which end do you approach it? How many roads, given that the...
Aug 24, 2026 at 5:19 PM -
jnc liked Jamessquared's post in the thread GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
What does your long term plan say about how many carriages you need to operate the line (including those awaiting overhaul). Because that sets how big it needs to be :) OK, that’s a bit of a trite answer. But the important point is that those...
Aug 24, 2026 at 4:47 PM
