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Paul42 liked 21B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Interesting responses to my post about diesel not being the same turn off that it was. It seems to have sparked some debate. My observation though was rooted in watching the daily ticket sales of a railway and access to 20 years of detailed...
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Paul42 liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I think the last part of @cksteam comment was well made though. You have a situation like Bridge 42 that has a massive impact on your operation and removes your key attraction. OK - what can you do? The answer surely has to be "how can we make...
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Paul42 liked 5944's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
With the MHR (and a lot of other lines), the journeys are shorter and passengers have the opportunity to swap between trains so can experience steam and diesel. By prioritising the longer journey to Whitby so much the NYMR have got themselves...
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Paul42 liked Nathanjw032's post in the thread Nene Valley Railway.
The costs of the overhauls of the other two locos, which are considerably bigger, will take more time and more money than the 654 project put together. 654 is also in better condition. This is also a totally separate organisation to the NVR - we...
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Paul42 liked torgormaig's post in the thread RTC: End of Southern Steam - 9/07/26.
A contrast to 59 years ago when, almost unnoticed, there were three Weymouth - Westbury steam hauled perishable freights over the line. If I remember correctly two were Standard 5s and the third a West Country. All three locos returned light to...
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Paul42 liked Big Al's post in the thread RTC: End of Southern Steam - 9/07/26.
A nice Southampton to Waterloo in 84 minutes non stop would be good.
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Paul42 liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Coaling tower! How the other half live ... ;) (FWIW, we coal using a fork lift truck with a bucket, direct off a concrete apron. It works, subject to needing someone with the relevant fork lift qualification available during the morning. But...
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Paul42 liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Whilst possible, it would be a nightmare job . It would have to be tpped on a concrete apron, loaded into a suitable wagon and tripped to Grosmont where it would have to be unloaded. How, would be an interesting converation. I've unloaded 16...
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Paul42 liked mdewell's post in the thread PYRONAUT - 93 year old fire float.
The 93 year-old fire float 'PYRONAUT', one of the working exhibits at M Shed, was called back into action on Friday 26th June 2026 to help cool down the large swing bridge at Cumberland Basin. The extreme heat wave has been causing the bridge...
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Paul42 liked timmydunn's post in the thread The Vale of Rheidol Railway - News.
Could be! Never say never at the Rheidol. It does have similar power to our 2-6-2Ts - but frankly there isn't a need for it to be restored. There's already a lot of backup - including a hefty Garratt. There are two Collection X locos in the...
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Paul42 liked timmydunn's post in the thread The Vale of Rheidol Railway - News.
Another Collection X gem has appeared out in the open! It's the Borsig, "Sotillos", late of the Sabero Railway. In related news - and full disclosure - I have recently joined the Vale of Rheidol Railway company (part time, it's a 6 hour commute)...
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Paul42 liked Hicks19862's post in the thread North Norfolk Railway General Discussion.
Just announced on the FB page that the N2 will be officially returning to service on 17th July. Good to have an ex-LNER locomotive back in operation. Hopefully to be joined by the B12 next year and the Y14 in the not too far off future.
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Paul42 liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Never mind that, HMRC will need to identify the usage, then work on "closing the loophole" and get government to legislate (or pass a Statutory Instrument) to make the change.
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