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  1. Paul42 нравится сообщение Kirk Oswald в теме North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I don't know about market research but I was a volunteer platform bod over a 30 year timescale (not continuous due to family commitments) . They were always more popular than Mk1 stock and, when there was a choice, passengers of all varieties...

    13 июн 2026 в 19:42
  2. Paul42 нравится сообщение 5944 в теме Steam Dreams 2026.

    [ATTACH] Screen grab of 71000 near Baldock at lunchtime today. 3 seconds after the class 47 went by, a pair of class 379s came the other way - phew!

    Screenshot_20260613_131622_Photos.jpg 13 июн 2026 в 17:34
  3. Paul42 нравится сообщение guycarr360 в теме North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    A seasoned accountant said to me a while ago "any business that relies on grant funding, is destined for failure, it should rely on its own funding, and any grant funding should be seen as icing on the cake"...

    13 июн 2026 в 13:16
  4. Paul42 нравится сообщение Robin Moira White в теме Swanage Railway General Discussion.

    It has been a priviledge to act as Project Manager for this significant governance change, brought about by the vision and hard work of many people. The gradient now eases slightly but there is a fair amount still to do to bring the process to...

    13 июн 2026 в 09:19
  5. Paul42 нравится сообщение LMS2968 в теме The 10A Allocation.

    The story is that the GWR men told George Ivatt that he had a good engine in the Black Five, but it was a shame it couldn't be fitted fitted with Stephenson's gear like the GWR Hall class, which, they reckoned, would improve it. Ivatt was known...

    13 июн 2026 в 09:18
  6. Paul42 нравится сообщение 5098 в теме VT Cathedrals Express to Newcastle - 12/06/26.

    Ackworth on the return: [ATTACH] https://richardstevens.smugmug.com/

    upload_2026-6-12_21-25-6.jpeg 12 июн 2026 в 22:45
  7. Paul42 нравится сообщение JEB-245584 в теме VT Cathedrals Express to Newcastle - 12/06/26.

    Through Sherburn-in-Elmet, a minute or so down, 37240 on the back just ticking over.[ATTACH][ATTACH]

    IMG_03231-2.jpg IMG_0326-2.jpg 12 июн 2026 в 13:39
  8. Paul42 нравится сообщение Jamessquared в теме Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    Yes - though I guess the point is that the load limit is the load limit - so if it is raised to 160 tons, that means it has been deemed you can take 160 tons with that loco at any time, including in the carriage warming season. (The current...

    12 июн 2026 в 12:31
  9. Paul42 нравится сообщение ficksberglion в теме VT Cathedrals Express to Newcastle - 12/06/26.

    Same location 62 years earlier !! [ATTACH]

    1964.jpg 12 июн 2026 в 10:23
  10. Paul42 нравится сообщение Jamessquared в теме The 10A Allocation.

    A Beattie Well Tank at 60? Where do I sign up? :) Tom

    11 июн 2026 в 20:02
  11. Paul42 нравится сообщение Gladiator 5076 в теме RTC Portsmouth Flyer - 13/06/26.

    From my experience most timings (these days even the regulars like a CME sometimes ) are different to the provisional ones. Cambridge Dictionary defines provisional as: "for the present time but likely to change:" I stewarded a Central Wales...

    11 июн 2026 в 19:50