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MellishR liked 5944's post in the thread P2 Locomotive Company and related matters.
It was also partly due to the scrapping of another loco to make yet another GWR 4-6-0. With all the work needed to create something that's now only 80% of a proper County, scrimping on the boiler seems daft.
Nov 8, 2025 at 10:22 PM -
MellishR liked 60044's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
You are right, but if he doesn't resign (which he will not, of course!) under another of the genius changes brought about by an ex-chairman, there's nothing the members can do about it - as I understand it, the chairman is no no longer elected by...
Nov 8, 2025 at 10:14 PM -
MellishR liked cksteam's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I think this is unfortunately the result of so much focus being put on short term financial pressure and not enough on the longer term. Whilst I'm not saying the short term didn't need action, I think the balance moved far too much. What's the...
Nov 8, 2025 at 10:14 PM -
MellishR replied to the thread P2 Locomotive Company and related matters.
Not an entirely fair comparison. The boiler for the County incorporates some (not much!) of an 8f boiler, just enough that it will be limited to 225 psi, below even the later working pressure of the Counties and well below their original design...
Nov 8, 2025 at 10:11 PM -
MellishR liked 2857Harry's post in the thread The Royal Scot, Thursday 6/11/25.
That’s how advance tickets work I’m afraid. They start them out based on the usual demand of those trains, and prices fluctuate depending on the actual demand. I’ve known it cheaper to buy a First class single the day before a standard day...
Nov 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM -
MellishR liked Andy2857's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
"part of our ongoing work to ensure each vehicle in the collection is in the right place to be cared for and enjoyed." That particular line of the statement feels somewhat pointed given the handling of the NYMR based teaks by the railway. It...
Nov 7, 2025 at 8:38 PM -
MellishR replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I do pay a monthly fee to avoid ads on YouTube. What puzzles me is who actually buys anything in response to the ads if we all hate them so much.
Nov 7, 2025 at 8:37 PM -
MellishR replied to the thread P2 Locomotive Company and related matters.
Tornado has always been presented as the next A1 in the class, with modern improvements, not as a re-creation or replica of one of the originals. The same surely applies to the new P2. Visually it will look very similar to the first P2 – and very...
Nov 7, 2025 at 8:35 PM -
MellishR liked 35B's post in the thread The Royal Scot, Thursday 6/11/25.
I've not seen anything to tell me what the costs were. I'm sure there's demand at those prices, but is it enough to make a profit?
Nov 7, 2025 at 8:24 PM -
MellishR liked Oswald T Wistle's post in the thread The Royal Scot, Thursday 6/11/25.
The Royal Scot 06 November 2025 with 71000 Duke of Gloucester hauling 8 + POB + Generator Car This was an unexpected trip for Oswald, “The Duke” Crewe to Carlisle, out and back over Shap, and reported to be no diesel involved. For those...
Nov 7, 2025 at 7:46 PM -
MellishR replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Thank you. I had registered to watch Channel 4 at one time but have just had to re-register. Starting to watch and being confronted by an advert lasting over a minute I think I may have cancelled my previous account because of the ads. Once past...
Nov 7, 2025 at 2:46 PM -
MellishR replied to the thread P2 Locomotive Company and related matters.
I was delighted that it was to be built and I threw in my thousand pounds as a member of the Founders Club when I was already a covenanter. But I became thoroughly disenchanted with the dog's breakfast of Tornado's overhaul and the Trust's...
Nov 7, 2025 at 2:19 PM -
MellishR liked The Gricing Owl's post in the thread The Royal Scot, Thursday 6/11/25.
I understand what you are saying Peter. But speaking for myself as a realist whose only interest in travelling on main line steam is timing runs with no assistance for the steam loco, I have long fully accepted there can be large gaps between...
Nov 7, 2025 at 2:11 PM
