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jnc liked Brucklebog's post in the thread Caledonian Railway.
Plus ca change….
Aug 4, 2026 at 5:33 PM -
jnc liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
The subtitles are auto-generated by YouTube (if you have the "CC" button clicked) - so not the fault of the producer of the video. For an automatic system they are quite good, but from time to time you do see such howlers as you noticed! Tom
Aug 4, 2026 at 5:33 PM -
jnc liked cksteam's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The Bridge 42 saga just keeps giving. In the latest Moors line there's a piece about it as you would expect. In it they give the updated fundraising target of £950k, split between the two phases. Phase 1 was the temporary propping 'Has...
Aug 4, 2026 at 5:09 PM -
jnc liked Gladiator 5076's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
So what 3, 5 or 10 year plans have you seen from any organisation that do not look something like this (and I am talking about all of industry not just the HR sector). There appear to be things there that may clarify some of your regular...
Aug 3, 2026 at 9:34 PM -
jnc liked 60044's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
If that is the case they really are screwed. I predict that revenue will fall away, and it will become ever harder to maintain a steam fleet, but as the NYMR don't have a significant diesel fleet of their own they'll become ever more reliant on...
Aug 3, 2026 at 9:34 PM -
jnc replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
At the same time, it's not going to be a significant dissuader to customers, though. Noel
Aug 3, 2026 at 9:14 PM -
jnc liked Gladiator 5076's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Well an extra 35p to travel behind Tornado (or £6.05 if only going to Grosmont) is hardly going to resolve any financial issues
Aug 3, 2026 at 9:11 PM -
jnc liked Kje7812's post in the thread SVR General Discussion.
It was coming, lucky to get this far.
Aug 3, 2026 at 9:10 PM -
jnc liked Ploughman's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
Rail embedded in the Concrete slab sealed with Edilon. This has been in place on Br 8 at Pickering Station for about 10 - 15 years or so. Very common on National network.
Aug 3, 2026 at 9:07 PM -
jnc liked mikehartuk's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
Thanks Noel The 'silvery coating' you can see applied to the railhead and around other joints is in fact a posh masking tape to stop the glue poured around the rails and in the slab joints from sticking to where you dont want it to stick! The...
Aug 3, 2026 at 8:59 PM -
jnc replied to the thread Rother Valley Railway.
Very interesting; thanks for posting it. It appears that corrosion actually is the main concern, not wear. Noel
Aug 3, 2026 at 8:58 PM -
jnc liked Breva's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
Nearly 10 years since the first one at Rolvenden in 2017. How has it performed? How is the road/slab bond, given the pounding of the tyres, and how is the slab/ sleepered track join, after nearly 10 years?
Aug 3, 2026 at 5:02 PM -
jnc liked ilvaporista's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
What I found interesting in that document was that all, bar one, of the pictures of operating services, show steam locomotives. So I assume the message that steam sells is clear to someone.
Aug 3, 2026 at 2:21 PM -
jnc liked 60044's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Laudable aims, but with little no no chance of being met in the current financial state, I feel. I'd love to see the whole strategic plan, but can't access it now I have relinquished my membership (which I'll renew when I see meaningful...
Aug 3, 2026 at 2:20 PM -
jnc liked Gladiator 5076's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The danger with that is the negative on line feedback you get if people are unable to get a seat on a train with your "Star Loco" having coming especially, if it is full with those just on a normal visit. It might be manageable and the current...
Aug 3, 2026 at 2:19 PM
