Paul42s letzte Aktivitäten
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Paul42 gefällt 35Bs Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
It always was a distress sale - the question is how much the distress has been compounded. But, given a choice between an NYMR without the resources to overhaul her, and a Strathspey with those resources, I'm glad she's moving on
11 Mai 2026 um 19:34 -
Paul42 gefällt torgormaigs Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Sorry to see her go - a capable and user friendly loco and in my opinion well suited to the Moors, especially with the lighter trains that we seem to run theses days. But she does need a lot of money spending on her which it seems that Strathspey...
11 Mai 2026 um 16:51 -
Paul42 gefällt Old Kent Bikers Beitrag in dem Thema Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Colin, have you never heard the expression: "When you find yourself in a hole, stop digging"? Well, I'm offering it to you as advice now...
11 Mai 2026 um 09:23 -
Paul42 gefällt saddle-tanks Beitrag in dem Thema Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Then rather post on here where you will get the normal un checked twaddle, have you emailed / phoned / written to or attended the railway to talk to the trust and those involved to check that everything is in order? Nearly a year if not...
10 Mai 2026 um 23:06 -
Paul42 gefällt 5944s Beitrag in dem Thema SVR General Discussion.
They were called SNAIL until they came out of their shell...
10 Mai 2026 um 19:50 -
Paul42 gefällt Steves Beitrag in dem Thema West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
It's little different from the NYMR although granted, Pickering is a tad larger than Bishops Lydeard. The majority of people start their day from Pickering and have to have travelled there by road to have done so. Minehead and Whitby are...
9 Mai 2026 um 19:20 -
Paul42 gefällt 35Bs Beitrag in dem Thema West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
To me it’s really simple. Minehead is “somewhere” so many holidaymakers, once there, won’t wish to travel. Especially not to “nowhere”. On the other hand, day trippers will wish to go “somewhere” and a steam train to a destination worth a few...
9 Mai 2026 um 19:19 -
Paul42 gefällt Jamessquareds Beitrag in dem Thema SVR General Discussion.
Even if the line is not running heritage services on a particular day, it doesn't automatically mean the line is available - railways use days (and weeks) with no trains to have planned infrastructure maintenance. That all gets more fraught if...
9 Mai 2026 um 10:26 -
Paul42 gefällt torgormaigs Beitrag in dem Thema 6024 King Edward 1.
That's all very well for the driver but makes life very difficult for the fireman. The driver stays in one place but the firemans job entails him moving about the cab, needing room to swing his shovel and also keep a good lookout from his side of...
9 Mai 2026 um 10:24 -
Paul42 gefällt 5944s Beitrag in dem Thema SVR General Discussion.
More than one though. To provide a meaningful service, even just peak hours Monday - Friday, each box will require two staff per day due to the length of day. In which case are they employed part-time just as signallers or full-time, and do they...
8 Mai 2026 um 08:46 -
Paul42 gefällt 21Bs Beitrag in dem Thema Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.
That is true, but losing the utility of the full boiler ticket of two locomotives has meant a greater overhaul burden tha would have been the case.
8 Mai 2026 um 02:33 -
Paul42 gefällt 5944s Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
That was dated 21st April. That was the last time they updated anything regarding the bridge. It's really quite embarrassing that they can't even be bothered with weekly updates about a project that costing them a huge amount of money, both in...
8 Mai 2026 um 02:27
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Paul42 gefällt Matt37401s Beitrag in dem Thema SVR General Discussion.
FFS, there’s reasons why people use Kidderminster, rather than Bewdley.
7 Mai 2026 um 20:41
