Sheffs letzte Aktivitäten
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Sheff gefällt 5098s Beitrag in dem Thema RTC : The Buxton Spa Express - 14/03/26.
Trying to hide the stock (1). Copy Pit summit [ATTACH] Trying to hide the stock (2). Barmoor Clough tunnel. [ATTACH] https://richardstevens.smugmug.com/
16 März 2026 um 19:01
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Sheff gefällt Oswald T Wistles Beitrag in dem Thema RTC : The Buxton Spa Express - 14/03/26.
Yesterday was grim, we even had a few flakes of snow before the heavy rain set in. Today was much better, dry and sunny with little or no wind but cool - a good day for "puffering". My original plan to watch the train at Entwistle, on the direct...
16 März 2026 um 19:01 -
Sheff antwortete auf das Thema East Lancs Railway.
Yes, that’s as I recall it too (had forgotten the Garratt. You’ve saved me trying to find my copy, post- house move.
16 März 2026 um 09:21 -
Sheff gefällt Spamcan81s Beitrag in dem Thema East Lancs Railway.
AFAIK just one other loco was converted in the experiment, a GEA(?) Garratt. The 19C was nicknamed Takbok and the Garratt Renoster - Afrikaans for reindeer and rhinoceros respectively. I think there’s a picture of both of them in The Great Steam...
16 März 2026 um 09:20 -
Sheff antwortete auf das Thema East Lancs Railway.
For the uninitiated, iirc this was a rather left-field experiment in spark arresting. Needless to say it wasn’t repeated!
15 März 2026 um 21:00 -
Sheff gefällt Spamcan81s Beitrag in dem Thema East Lancs Railway.
Perhaps having exhaust arrangements like this SAR Class 19C could be an option. :) [ATTACH]
15 März 2026 um 20:57
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Sheff gefällt Chris86s Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Also, you never know who the person who is your guest might be- they might be a person who would consider volunteering, or a person who might consider making a donation one day. On a more personal note; We had a lovely experience on the NYMR a...
14 März 2026 um 22:39 -
Sheff gefällt gwralateas Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Hardly. You’re assuming I meant some sort of diktat or fiat. I was assuming an organisation, professional or amateur, comes up with and communicates what it is doing - ideally in the most collaborative way - and (especially in the volunteer...
14 März 2026 um 22:38 -
Sheff gefällt gwralateas Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
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...
14 März 2026 um 22:37 -
Sheff gefällt Steves Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
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...
14 März 2026 um 22:36 -
Sheff gefällt Rumpoles Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I know it creates an extra staff requirement, but when I was involved in such matters elsewhere we tried to roster a footplate rider to accompany the paying passenger so that any questions or discussions could take place without distracting the...
14 März 2026 um 17:07 -
Sheff antwortete auf das Thema Battlefield line.
I did drop in at Shackerstone back in 2010 when I retired, looking to volunteer in the loco, but it was like the Marie Celeste of sheds - apparently the loco(s) were on hire and came with their own support, so I joined the Churnet …. on the pway,...
13 März 2026 um 21:49 -
Sheff antwortete auf das Thema Battlefield line.
There’s a climb? (He says from the giddy heights of Stoke Golding).
13 März 2026 um 20:52 -
Sheff gefällt Jamessquareds Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
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...
13 März 2026 um 09:15 -
Sheff gefällt Gladiator 5076s Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Does £300 just for a ride on the footplate not seem excessive, when the Bluebell charge £149 for a round trip and Swanage charge £365 for a driving experience. Although I do not think either give you a bottle of water:)
12 März 2026 um 22:06
