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    North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion

    I think he was making the general point that income earned from operating a train service did not, in general, cover the costs of operating train...
    Post by: lostlogin, Oct 3, 2026 at 11:20 PM in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Oil Firing

    Very useful that they can convert from oil to coal and vice versa in a quoted 72hrs.
    Post by: lostlogin, Aug 31, 2026 in forum: Steam Traction
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    SVR General Discussion

    One benefit of running diesel's is that I believe the operating costs for the railway are generally cheaper. The downside being that a certain...
    Post by: lostlogin, Aug 6, 2026 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    SVR General Discussion

    Fair enough. It is a hard balancing act, made especially difficult by the train that is likely to be most attractive to many, as the auto train...
    Post by: lostlogin, Mar 4, 2026 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    SVR General Discussion

    I can appreciate that it would be very hard to predict the numbers over the weekend and that it would have been very weather dependent but the one...
    Post by: lostlogin, Mar 3, 2026 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    SVR General Discussion

    What are you viewing as the "peak trains".
    Post by: lostlogin, Oct 25, 2025 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Fire Risk and Preserved Lines

    I have seen it questioned several times in this thread if ashpans are a greater fire risk than sparks out of a chimney but I would expect the...
    Post by: lostlogin, Aug 10, 2025 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    SVR General Discussion

    I would have thought that that was the logical thing to do. I find it almost unbelievable that the SVR did not send a quick apology in advance to...
    Post by: lostlogin, Jul 25, 2025 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK