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jnc gefällt Gladiator 5076s Beitrag in dem Thema Swanage Railway General Discussion.
Fully understand the no steam, although the restricted (mainline) opening on the windows will I suspect make it an unpleasant experience. Always seems warm to me on a cool day and I feel the cold.
24 Juni 2026 um 13:02 -
jnc gefällt SECR 65s Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Roster clerks must be some of the unsung heros of preserved railways. In my main department which I volunteer in (platform staff) our roster clerk often has to send out requests for vacancies. Pleasingly a few weeks ago I was able to help out....
23 Juni 2026 um 22:03 -
jnc gefällt Steves Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Along with one other person, I looked after footplate rostering for 10 years and it was an interesting challenge. the NYMR uses HOPS for footplate rostering and it is a good tool for doing this. Footplate crews are categorised on a hierarchy...
23 Juni 2026 um 22:03 -
jnc gefällt 60044s Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
"Temporary" speed restrictions due to mounting numbers of defects with track and bridges, I believe. Victims of budget cutbacks.
23 Juni 2026 um 17:22 -
jnc gefällt Flying Phils Beitrag in dem Thema Bridge that Gap: Great Central Railway News.
Well that really is an excellent presentation by all concerned! And "Yes", as an early member of the MLPG (Main Line Preservation Group, member #10) I am extremely proud of what has been achieved by the efforts of so many people who have...
23 Juni 2026 um 17:21 -
jnc gefällt Jamessquareds Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The more you have traction and / or route specific rostering, the harder things get - given the mixture of steam and diesel at the NYMR and the need for some trains to go to Whitby, I can imagine that crew rostering is a nightmare - and that is...
23 Juni 2026 um 14:23 -
jnc gefällt Sheffs Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The lack of manual labour for the fireman would be a huge advantage, and to a lesser extent not having the fire hole doors open too. I guess the rest comes down to insulation and ventilation.
23 Juni 2026 um 11:46 -
jnc gefällt Steves Beitrag in dem Thema Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
A word of advice; if you are going to Fawley Hill, (or anywhere else where they have open wagons behind the steam loco working hard) don't wear anything that you wouldn't want to throw away afterwards. Fawley Hill is a great day out, by the way.:)
22 Juni 2026 um 23:14
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jnc gefällt Jamessquareds Beitrag in dem Thema Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
It's not quite true to say 32424 has failed, and certainly nothing related to Didcot. The clearance between the pony truck wheels and the rear frames is very tight, and that is being investigated to look to see how the clearance can be adjusted....
22 Juni 2026 um 17:42 -
jnc gefällt RichardSalmons Beitrag in dem Thema Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
When I asked one of the Atlantic Team on AGM day, they said it was simply in the works to have a little bit ground off one of the frame rivets, since there was insufficient clearance from the back of one of the driving wheels. This isn't a...
22 Juni 2026 um 17:41 -
jnc gefällt 5944s Beitrag in dem Thema Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
They'll certainly be cooked afterwards!
22 Juni 2026 um 17:40 -
jnc antwortete auf das Thema West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
I guess the US Civil War was the wrong way to convince the Southerners of that era (changed from the Germans, and WWII, to avoid falling foul of Godwin's Law) that slavery was wrong; an educational program should have been instituted instead....
22 Juni 2026 um 17:37 -
jnc gefällt Jamessquareds Beitrag in dem Thema Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
To be honest, I wonder how many willing passengers there will be in any case - I don't think being in a carriage at 38C is massively pleasant for what is supposed to be a pleasure trip. (I notice that the SVR and GWSR have opted to close mid...
22 Juni 2026 um 14:07 -
jnc gefällt gwilialans Beitrag in dem Thema West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
You must be referring to the cyclists who now insist on riding at least two abreast on a narrow main carriageway when there is an adjacent dedicated cycle path made especially for them and has mandatory pedestrian and cyclist signs posted every...
22 Juni 2026 um 14:06 -
jnc gefällt SECR 65s Beitrag in dem Thema Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
To be honest, I don't think there is really much you can do about cab temperature. At the end of the day, if it's too hot in the cab, then train doesn't run. You can relieve crews as much as possible and ensure regular breaks etc. Beyond that,...
22 Juni 2026 um 12:07
