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Sheff liked cksteam's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I think that's a flawed argument. Its not hard to see that the more successful heritage railways in terms of passenger numbers are the ones running steam. The NYMR now completely relies on Whitby for its 'draw'. The NYMR used to pull people in...
Jul 10, 2026 at 9:24 AM -
Sheff 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...
Jul 10, 2026 at 9:24 AM -
Sheff liked oldmrheath's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I was looking at some reviews for another railway last night and the recent negative reviews were from people who had been expecting steam but got diesel. Yes the balance may be shifting but for many steam is still the expectation Jon
Jul 10, 2026 at 7:44 AM -
Sheff liked Chris86's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
We (as a family) have certainly not bothered travelling on a day at the NYMR when steam has been substituted by a diesel due to a lack of Steam availability as opposed to weather related restrictions.
Jul 10, 2026 at 7:43 AM -
Sheff replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Seems there is equipment out there that’s not dissimilar. [MEDIA]
Jul 9, 2026 at 7:07 PM -
Sheff liked Pete Thornhill's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I’m sure given his background @Spamcan81 could give us some insight not only on amounts but how they dispose of the oil generally.
Jul 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM -
Sheff liked The Green Howards's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
From the Science Museum website:
Jul 9, 2026 at 6:58 PM -
Sheff liked brennan's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Basic thermodynamics. Whilst heat transfer in the boiler is reasonably efficient the open steam cycle used in a locomotive is horribly inefficient. A diesel engine has an efficiency in the order of 30% to 40% then there are transmission losses....
Jul 9, 2026 at 6:57 PM -
Sheff liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Grosmont coaling tower was largely built in house under the direction of Peter Smeaton. It is a valuable piece of kit; locos can receive several tons of coal in less than a minute, whereas coaling a tender with a bucket loader is a time...
Jul 9, 2026 at 3:08 PM -
Sheff liked 60044's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Back in the day, the Grosmont coaling tower was essentially built by a member of the shed staff , mostly from scrap items. The main part was a hopper from a disused household coal yard. If the NYMR were to want to replicate it at Pickering, it...
Jul 9, 2026 at 3:08 PM -
Sheff liked torgormaig's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
At present 2253 is burning diesel fuel at some considerable expense. Word on the railway is that it uses four times more diesel for a run to Pickering and back than a Class 37 on the same job. But that may be just mess room gossip:(. Peter
Jul 9, 2026 at 3:07 PM -
Sheff 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...
Jul 9, 2026 at 3:03 PM -
Sheff liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
One of the reasons I gave up was because I didn’t want to drive diesels. Not the only reason, though.
Jul 9, 2026 at 2:59 PM
