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  1. pmh_74 a răspuns la subiectul 45212 goes mainline.

    Did they decide to flip one 5 for another, or did they decide they could use 4, and then change their mind due to there being less work available due to other factors (WCRC, etc.)? We also don't know (and aren't likely to know) what level of...

    17 Aug 2026 la 15:03
  2. pmh_74 a plăcut postul lui DaveE în subiectul Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    All in the notion of making the L&B something it never was and you loose the charm of the Little Train to Lynton. Some of the stations may be able to have longer platforms but to be honest, as soon as you do that, you loose that uniqueness and...

    17 Aug 2026 la 14:21
  3. pmh_74 a plăcut postul lui DaveE în subiectul Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    Just as a point of interest. As we know the L&B is fairly limited to a maximum of 5 carriages per rake except for very occasional longer rake specials such as the closing of the line train due to platform lengths. Most platform lengths on the...

    17 Aug 2026 la 14:15
  4. pmh_74 a plăcut postul lui Pete Thornhill în subiectul Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    A railway doesn’t need to own their own engines as the be all and end all. Look at the GWSR as an example. They only ever owned two small saddle tanks and sold both of them. Not one of their current or past steam fleet (with the exception of the...

    17 Aug 2026 la 14:07
  5. pmh_74 a răspuns la subiectul North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I guess that answers the question about whether the NR steam ban includes Whitby then? Unless the NTMR think it's a diesel, which their statement up-thread would seem to indicate that they do.

    12 Aug 2026 la 13:27
  6. pmh_74 a răspuns la subiectul 60th anniversary of Germany's first heritage railway.

    Wow. It seemed to be well underway when I visited, and that was in the late 1990s! It'll be worth it though, I'm sure.

    12 Aug 2026 la 13:16
  7. pmh_74 a răspuns la subiectul 60th anniversary of Germany's first heritage railway.

    Have they finished that Mallet yet?

    11 Aug 2026