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  1. Paul42 支持 gwralateaNorth Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion 内发表的帖子.

    I totally get this, and I’m not disagreeing but I want to amplify the bit about balance. I have been steam dept, in the dim and distant past - but the reverse of your comment is also true. These are businesses and *if* they have come down on the...

    2026-03-14 , 20:04
  2. Paul42 支持 SteveNorth Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion 内发表的帖子.

    As @21B says, this means that the trainee/cleaner can't ride on the loco for that trip if one is rotered and. on the NYMR, that's usually the case. I try and make the footplate passenger part of the team by inviting him/her to fill the back end...

    2026-03-14 , 19:04
  3. Paul42 支持 JamessquaredBluebell Railway General Discussion 内发表的帖子.

    I'm not volunteering to crew that one! (Booking on time is likely to be - yesterday!) Tom

    2026-03-13 , 19:42
  4. Paul42在主题 Bluebell Railway | Spring Steam Gala | 20th-22nd March 2026 内上传了附件.

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  5. Paul42在主题 Bluebell Railway | Spring Steam Gala | 20th-22nd March 2026 内上传了附件.

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  6. Paul42在主题 Bluebell Railway General Discussion 内上传了附件.

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  7. Paul42 支持 Jamessquared2026 Entries/Returnees and Withdrawals 内发表的帖子.

    850 is at the Mid Hants, or at least it was last time I visited in October. I wasn’t aware it was being overhauled. Tom

    2026-03-13 , 17:22
  8. Paul42 支持 JamessquaredNorth Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion 内发表的帖子.

    For something like a footplate ride that costs the host railway comparatively little marginal cost to deliver, I suspect the pricing is essentially "how high can we go and still fill the available places?" On the Bluebell, we started out at £110...

    2026-03-13 , 10:01
  9. Paul42 支持 John Petley35028 + British Pullman 2026 内发表的帖子.

    Tomorrow (Friday 13th March) will be Clan Line's first run of the year with the Pullmans round the Dover circuit. As no one else has created a thread for it, I thought I would. Regrettably, it's not a particularly brilliant weather forecast for...

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  10. Paul42 支持 free2grice35028 + British Pullman 2026 内发表的帖子.

    Good news from the MNLPS. Clan line has passed it's FTR exam and is ready to haul the Belmond Pullman tomorrow. [BJ] ''Mainline Update – 35028 Clan Line We’re delighted to confirm that 35028 Clan Line has successfully passed its fitness to run...

    2026-03-12 , 20:57
  11. Paul42 支持 Oswald T WistleSaphos: Blue Peter to Carlisle - 12/02/26; Sir Nigel Gresley - 11/03/26; Britannia - 8/04/26 内发表的帖子.

    The Cumbrian Mountaineer 11 March 2026 with 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley hauling 7 + POB + Generator Car I hadn’t planned to travel on this train, a little early in the year for Oswald, but having missed out on a run behind 60532, I got the urge -...

    2026-03-12 , 20:39
  12. Paul42 支持 JamessquaredNorth Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion 内发表的帖子.

    It's the modern approach to design - you put an initial version of your product out there that is buggy as hell, and allow your customers to do the user acceptance testing for you in production ... When you think of all the factors that go into...

    2026-03-12 , 12:51
  13. Paul42 支持 Shep WoolleySaphos: Blue Peter to Carlisle - 12/02/26; Sir Nigel Gresley - 11/03/26; Britannia - 8/04/26 内发表的帖子.

    [ATTACH] Despite the overcast and chilly conditions LNER A4 class No. 60007 'Sir Nigel Gresley makes a fine sight and sound as it works the northbound 'Cumbrian Mountaineer' through Greenholme on the climb to Shap and onwards to Carlisle...

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  14. Paul42 支持 Oswald T WistleSaphos: Blue Peter to Carlisle - 12/02/26; Sir Nigel Gresley - 11/03/26; Britannia - 8/04/26 内发表的帖子.

    Just had a quick look at the GPS stored data for the northbound run. (GPS at the front of 5th coach) Grayrigg MP13 - 70.9mph (max 73.9 about a mile before); MP26 - 54.1mph with a minimum of 53.7 just before MP26. Shap MP31.5 - 74.5mph (max of...

    2026-03-11 , 21:02
  15. Paul42 支持 ficksberglionSaphos: Blue Peter to Carlisle - 12/02/26; Sir Nigel Gresley - 11/03/26; Britannia - 8/04/26 内发表的帖子.

    Approaching Scout Green[ATTACH]

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