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  1. Sheff liked torgormaig's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Oh no? This is the UP Challanger coming over the brow of the Continental Divide at Creston, Wyoming in 1995 - it could be seen coming for miles:([ATTACH] This is it a couple of minutes later [ATTACH] That said, I have no idea what grade of...

    95-10-10 1 6306+561+5635+3692 Creston copy.jpg 95-10-10 2 3985 Creston copy copy.jpg Jul 24, 2026 at 11:42 AM

  2. Sheff liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I agree that the exhaust is generally on the dark side. I suspect that there is still some tweaking to be done rather than crew inexperience. The fuel oil essentially needs to be burnt before the gases hit the tubes so dwell time of the flame...

    Jul 24, 2026 at 11:41 AM

  3. Sheff replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Regarding smoke Tom, on all the clips I’ve seen the exhaust is a good bit darker than I’d be happy with on coal. If it were coal fired you’d say the fireman had just put a heavy round on. As it’s oil I’d assume there’s less such fluctuations as...

    Jul 24, 2026 at 8:39 AM

  4. Sheff replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Must have been reading NP :D

    Jul 23, 2026 at 10:41 AM

  5. Sheff liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I hear that the S160 has been pressed into service, seemingly on instructions from high level, despite the fact that people aren't passed out on it so shed staff are having to accompany them. Still nothing on their website about the current need...

    Jul 23, 2026 at 10:39 AM

  6. Sheff liked 5944's post in the thread SVR General Discussion.

    So completely unsustainable long term then without a lot of volunteers and some serious funding. Better off running the service with a small bus.

    Jul 22, 2026 at 8:34 PM

  7. Sheff liked 2857Harry's post in the thread SVR General Discussion.

    Yes all 3 boxes must be open for Passenger working. Taking a non-service day in to account (Ie a Tuesday when not running normal trains) you’ll need 2 DMU drivers, 6 signalmen, 2 Duty Officers, 2 Station Staff, and 2 guards.

    Jul 22, 2026 at 6:58 PM

  8. Sheff liked 5944's post in the thread SVR General Discussion.

    Do all three boxes (two at Bewdley and one at Kiddy) need to be open for this to run? If they do, as it's more than a 12 hour day from start to finish, they should really need two shifts to cover it. 6 signallers, two drivers, two guards, four...

    Jul 22, 2026 at 6:58 PM

  9. Sheff liked Ash-SOT's post in the thread Churnet Valley Railway General Discussion.

    That’s great news I’m really pleased. The 14 of us certainly played our part in upping the coffers. It’s one of my favourite days of the year. Especially with great weather again despite some drizzle in the morning. A two train operation will be...

    Jul 22, 2026 at 6:33 PM

  10. Sheff liked lil Bear's post in the thread Churnet Valley Railway General Discussion.

    Rail Ale 2026 was indeed a success, with income up on previous years. The Chedd tent is a 2yr trial for ourselves, this year showed promise and so next year the provisional plan is to expand slightly further. Operationally next year we will have...

    Jul 22, 2026 at 11:28 AM

  11. Sheff liked SECR 65's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I'll do some research on many key heritage lines, in no particular order: Bluebell - https://www.bluebell-railway.com/locomotive-roster/ - many months ahead, often fairly accurate, but at least an attempt Severn Valley -...

    Jul 22, 2026 at 8:52 AM

  12. Sheff liked MellishR's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I did not understand and therefore wondered what football excursions might have to do with the NYMR. Post #11390 was the explanation that I needed.

    Jul 22, 2026 at 8:51 AM

  13. Sheff liked Seasider's post in the thread The Douglas Bay Horse Tramway.

    And an early report, from Isle of Man Today, says that the funding has been approved. Great news! The report includes this: "Infrastructure Minister Tim Crookall said the investment was needed to restore a ‘living piece of Manx heritage’ and...

    Jul 21, 2026 at 7:31 PM

  14. Sheff liked Steve's post in the thread Dartmouth Steam Railway General Discusssion.

    BBC local news says it is being treated as arson.

    Jul 21, 2026 at 6:54 PM
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