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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 -
jnc liked NBDR Lock's post in the thread East Midlands Railway Trust/GCR (Nottingham).
That cable route looks very vulnerable! :(
May 20, 2026 at 9:08 PM -
jnc replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
And should be safe for the moment, as it's currently propped up! :-) Noel
May 20, 2026 at 7:14 PM -
jnc liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Maybe North Yorks CC could provide a footpath diversion over a nice wide former-rail bridge parallel to the footbridge which, although no longer strong enough to bear the weight of trains, should still be plenty strong enough for pedestrians...
May 20, 2026 at 7:12 PM -
jnc liked Bikermike's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Well, I guess it depends on the number of missing bricks and depths of cavities and what the LIDAR has found. And why the cracks are forming. Also your viaduct is getting on for 80 years newer, I wonder if that makes a difference
May 20, 2026 at 2:24 PM -
jnc replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
They are fairly poor photos, taken at distance, from bad angles, but they are i) just about the only info publicly available on the topic, and ii) they are fairly well assured to be accurate (unless someone thinks it's enough worth confusing the...
May 20, 2026 at 2:22 PM -
jnc liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I’d suggest that the so-called outer stone arches are more to make it look pretty than anything else. The Victorians were fond of decorative features on things that they built
May 19, 2026 at 9:10 PM -
jnc liked Breva's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Probably cost - cheap in the middle, pretty on the outside. The problem - to my simple office worker's knowledge - doesn't sound that serious. Re-waterproofing, and repointing, with some brick replacement - that was the issue with Stanway...
May 19, 2026 at 9:09 PM -
jnc liked mdewell's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
There were some photos (several pages ago) showing cracks and missing bricks from the bottom layer of the arch.
May 19, 2026 at 9:08 PM -
jnc liked Bikermike's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I would expect themto have more support underneath if providing any lifting force - following the line of the screw portion to the ground. Is the river navigable btw? Also, I'd not fancy liftting that bridge by hand, (for effort and H&S...
May 19, 2026 at 9:07 PM -
jnc liked Fireline's post in the thread Kent & East Sussex Railway.
Er.. Yes... That genuine wartime Class 14. Unfortunately, one of the Austerities was found to have a broken spring on disposal Saturday night. There wasn't the time or personnel to get it changed before Sunday. So, in the best wartime spirit, we...
May 18, 2026 at 4:30 PM -
jnc liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Judging from the photos, if it is a working platform for those repairing the brickwork, you’d hope they’d be pretty skinny! Tom
May 18, 2026 at 3:43 PM -
jnc liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The CC are a weak regulator, under resourced and with narrow terms of reference. As demonstrated elsewhere (see other threads here, or look up the Actors Benevolent Fund), they will run a mile from anything that looks like it might remotely be an...
May 18, 2026 at 1:38 PM -
jnc liked Gladiator 5076's post in the thread Kent & East Sussex Railway.
Not every old person with mobility issues (or like me just walking up a slope, let alone a hill) is eligible for a Blue badge.
May 18, 2026 at 1:36 PM
