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jnc liked mikehartuk's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
Correct Mike Hart
May 5, 2026 at 6:23 PM -
jnc liked Fireline's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
If I remember rightly, the headshunt is level, while the running line slopes down to the approach to Northbridge Street. Robertsbridge station itself is on slightly higher ground.
May 5, 2026 at 4:17 PM -
jnc replied to the thread Rother Valley Railway.
From the outside, I am fairly sure that the answer is 'yes'. The line bought some land ("4 out of the 6 lengths"), but there was (at least) one landowner who simply would not sell. The line was forced to go the TWAO route in 2021, which after a...
May 5, 2026 at 1:53 PM -
jnc liked Gladiator 5076's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Mind you it does only say "our goal". I spent my life managing or working on projects that had a goal that was rarely achieved. I think the "best?" was our SAP installation that was about 5 years late and descoped from the original plan. Still it...
May 5, 2026 at 1:11 PM -
jnc liked 5944's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
It was May Day weekend. First through services were meant to be Saturday 2nd May. [ATTACH] They're still in the damming and foundation installation phase by the looks of it.
May 5, 2026 at 2:40 AM
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jnc liked Sulzerman's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
We have had so many timetables but my concern is that the Grosmont public meeting, on April 13th,gave the Mayday weekend as the reopening date yet, just ten days later, the reopening was moved to 23rd of May. Three weeks later. Was this already...
May 5, 2026 at 2:39 AM -
jnc liked 60044's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
A real concern must be that if we are seeing a myriad of small mistakes not being detected by proofreading, how many larger ones are being made in the documents that we don't get to see. Professionalism should start from the highest level and...
May 4, 2026 at 9:15 PM -
jnc liked Spamcan81's post in the thread Dean Forest Railway.
If having vintage carriages is a condition of potential hire of the loco, it seems odd that she is going to the GWSR gala where, to the best of my knowledge, they have no such rolling stock. If on the other hand that is not a condition of hire to...
May 4, 2026 at 1:05 PM -
jnc liked Sheff's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
More photos of the B42 works have been posted on the Unofficial NYMR FB site. A coffer dam erected to create a dry area on the shed side of the bridge, and a sleeper pad laid ….. [ATTACH]
May 4, 2026 at 11:05 AM
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jnc liked 5944's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
It's not a massive mistake, but like @60044 says, it appears to show a lack of care and attention to detail. The updated timetable is now on the website. It's the beginning of May, the line has been running services for 6 weeks, and that...
May 4, 2026 at 1:27 AM -
jnc liked Gladiator 5076's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
People do make mistakes you know. I made them all the time during my working life, the knack is either to correct it quickly when noticed or make sure they are not too important. And a train that runs on two days between Grosmont and Goathland at...
May 3, 2026 at 10:44 PM -
jnc liked 60044's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
.... but isn't that the point? Poor proof reading just suggests a degree of carelessness, and perhaps indifference, from those whose livelihoods depend on the fortunes of the railway. Also a lack of care from those at the top, who should be...
May 3, 2026 at 10:44 PM -
jnc liked mattspencer's post in the thread GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
[MEDIA] My video from yesterday. I was very impressed with how well maintained the lineside was, I'm sure Network Rail can only dream of such standards.
May 3, 2026 at 11:00 AM -
jnc liked lil Bear's post in the thread Churnet Valley Railway General Discussion.
The “new” section to Leek is only utilised for Borders Explorer days in 2026. Until we upgrade the overall infrastructure we are restricted with operating practices, but also we are still waiting for the Barnfield redevelopment to catch up with...
May 3, 2026 at 12:35 AM
