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Sheff liked Gladiator 5076's post in the thread 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:)
Mar 12, 2026 at 10:06 PM -
Sheff liked LMarsh1987's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Thanks for the link, I like how they advertise 'you'll receive a bottle of water to take onto the footplate' spared no expense !
Mar 12, 2026 at 10:05 PM -
Sheff liked 5944's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
And it's still wrong! Showing dining trains running from end of March, but you can only book them on the website from 25th April. V2.3 incoming...
Mar 12, 2026 at 10:03 PM -
Sheff liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
It's the modern approach to design - you put an initial version of your product out there that is buggy as hell, and allow your customers to do the user acceptance testing for you in production ... When you think of all the factors that go into...
Mar 12, 2026 at 10:02 PM -
Sheff liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
If you look a a large scale map from the mid 1950s, you can see that there some tracks shown in the timber yard, linking the wharf, mills and timber shed: https://maps.nls.uk/view/188608843#zoom=5.1&lat=5505&lon=4819&layers=BT Tom
Mar 12, 2026 at 8:09 PM -
Sheff liked brmp201's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
A very interesting and comprehensive update for L&B followers: [MEDIA]
Mar 12, 2026 at 8:05 PM -
Sheff liked Shep Woolley's post in the thread Saphos: Blue Peter to Carlisle - 12/02/26; Sir Nigel Gresley - 11/03/26; Britannia - 8/04/26.
[ATTACH] Despite the overcast and chilly conditions LNER A4 class No. 60007 'Sir Nigel Gresley makes a fine sight and sound as it works the northbound 'Cumbrian Mountaineer' through Greenholme on the climb to Shap and onwards to Carlisle...
Mar 11, 2026 at 10:23 PM
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Sheff liked nige757's post in the thread Saphos: Blue Peter to Carlisle - 12/02/26; Sir Nigel Gresley - 11/03/26; Britannia - 8/04/26.
Sir Nigel heads for home, running through a windy Lune Gorge. [MEDIA]
Mar 11, 2026 at 10:23 PM -
Sheff liked FlyingScotsman4472's post in the thread Saphos: Blue Peter to Carlisle - 12/02/26; Sir Nigel Gresley - 11/03/26; Britannia - 8/04/26.
[ATTACH] In the Lune Gorge with the wonderful Howgills https://www.flickr.com/photos/10257146@N05/
Mar 11, 2026 at 10:23 PM
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Sheff replied to the thread Battlefield line.
From their FB …… “Due to over-running engineering works - caused by the prolonged wet weather in Jan & Feb, we regret that our train services will only be operating between Shackerstone and Market Bosworth Stations. No services will operate...
Mar 11, 2026 at 10:18 PM -
Sheff liked Will RL's post in the thread Saphos: Blue Peter to Carlisle - 12/02/26; Sir Nigel Gresley - 11/03/26; Britannia - 8/04/26.
I’m sure others will have more accurate, but I got 55mph at Grayrigg, 72mph at Tebay (max 74), 52/53mph Shap Summit (min 51)
Mar 11, 2026 at 2:17 PM -
Sheff liked RalphW's post in the thread Saphos: Blue Peter to Carlisle - 12/02/26; Sir Nigel Gresley - 11/03/26; Britannia - 8/04/26.
@Big Al This was demonstrated some 62 years on the 26th September 1964 to be precise, when, after the Crewe to Carlisle run with Sir William Stanier, SNG took over for the section over the Waverley route, and yes climbed like the best of them. I...
Mar 11, 2026 at 2:16 PM
