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Paul42 liked Nexuas's post in the thread FR & WHR & WHHR News.
[IMG] One from today.
Aug 2, 2026 at 10:07 PM -
Paul42 liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
If you travel to the North York Moors by road from various directions you will see the brown tourist attraction signs. They don’t point the direction to the NYMR, they simply say ‘Steam Railway’. The NYMR must have agreed that wording when they...
Aug 2, 2026 at 10:05 PM -
Paul42 liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
A diesel loco is definitely cheaper to run whilst it runs. However, when it comes to a major overhaul, that is when the problems will start to arise. Steam loco engineering is basically simple engineering and, as has been shown, nothing that is...
Aug 2, 2026 at 10:04 PM -
Paul42 liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
If you think of a whole-railway cost and imagine running, say, a six coach train with either a steam loco or diesel hauling it, almost all the costs are identical. P/way, C&W, signalling, the basic business costs - everything is the same. Only...
Aug 2, 2026 at 10:03 PM -
Paul42 liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Didn't use to be a problem is the key. Lots of things have changed in the last 20+ years. Worse roads, more deer, brighter headlights, wider cars while roads have stayed the same width; (whisper it quietly) probably a less strict attitude to...
Aug 2, 2026 at 10:02 PM -
Paul42 liked 5944's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
And it's not just diners. There's the staff to consider as well. You may get back to Grosmont at 10pm, but catering staff won't be booking off until gone 11, and rail staff even later.
Aug 2, 2026 at 9:53 PM -
Paul42 liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
From Pickering to York absolutely is. From Grosmont to Pickering, however…
Aug 2, 2026 at 9:53 PM -
Paul42 liked Sulzerman's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I think when they book they hope for steam. They also want Whitby. They're putting up with diesel for the sake of the journey.
Aug 2, 2026 at 5:44 PM -
Paul42 liked Inzynier's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
We've been told many times earlier in this thread that people just don't want to travel behind diesel locomotives - they want steam. And yet it seems the steam train was half full but the diesel was more coaches and full to standing. That...
Aug 2, 2026 at 5:43 PM -
Paul42 liked Trevor Beglin's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
But the price is only part of the problem. The Tornado fares are effectively an Advance Return ticket in typical rail format versus a walkup/anytime for the Rover. I don't actually think any TOCs retail Advance Returns - typically you'd buy two...
Aug 2, 2026 at 5:43 PM -
Paul42 liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I get a distinct sense that the Railway has lost its way in marketing terms - it is pressing the old buttons, but they aren't delivering the same results, and they are at a loss as to what to do. Tornado is a fine loco, but I suspect at this...
Aug 2, 2026 at 5:39 PM -
Paul42 liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
I wonder how many people know they can do those things though, or actually do! 12 minutes feels the wrong length for a stop: long enough that most people will be thinking “what’s the delay?”, too short to feel confident about getting off even to...
Aug 2, 2026 at 5:17 PM -
Paul42 liked jma1009's post in the thread BR Double blastpipes.
It's not a question of blast nozzle sizes. It is an assessment also of the distance of the blast nozzle to 'choke' dimension, and the diameter of the 'choke' and design of the petticoat pipe and bottom flare, and the 'L' length above the choke to...
Aug 1, 2026 at 10:10 PM -
Paul42 liked John Petley's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
All these updates are most appreciated. With the current heatwave affecting the operation of steam locos on the main line and many heritage lines, good news is in somewhat short supply at the moment, so the remarkable progress with the RVR...
Aug 1, 2026 at 2:42 PM -
Paul42 liked RichardSalmon's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
When 950 came to the Bluebell it was purely for storage, as part of the deal that brought in the owner's O1 loco. It was already in a terrible state by then, with the steel underframe and bogies corroded to paper thickness in places. However...
Aug 1, 2026 at 10:42 AM
