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  1. Sheff liked Flying Phil's post in the thread Great Central Railway General Matters.

    Tulyer was on test yesterday with 8 1/2 coaches. [ATTACH]

    DSCF0096.JPG Jun 11, 2026 at 7:40 PM
  2. Sheff liked Flying Phil's post in the thread Great Central Railway General Matters.

    The Ellis Shed Cafe at Rothley is to be retained by the GCR and run as a visitor centre and cafe using volunteers according to the latest GM Update. It will be good to have it back in operation.

    Jun 11, 2026 at 7:40 PM
  3. Sheff liked flying scotsman123's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Give him a chance, he's got about 500 pages of catchup to do first! :) (And that's to say nothing of the WSR and L&B threads... :eek:)

    Jun 9, 2026 at 11:21 AM
  4. Sheff liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    If it’s simply stabled I’m not sure how you could come to any conclusion on its ability to steam.

    Jun 9, 2026 at 11:20 AM
  5. Sheff liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Reading between the lines, the fact that 2253 is going out with a diesel does manle me think that the oil firing is not yet going to plan. The various photos showing a black exhaust seem to support this. 2 =2 does make 5, doesn't it?;)

    Jun 9, 2026 at 11:20 AM
  6. Sheff replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    For reasons that are still known only to those actually involved, they ousted the goose that was supplying the golden eggs, and it’s all gone down hill since.

    Jun 8, 2026 at 7:25 PM
  7. Sheff liked alexl102's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I don't know! Do they need to employ another 8 marketing staff? That's worked so well... I do think from the public pov, having Tornado in BR Green doesn't help - it looks far too similar to Scotsman now. To the average punter they're almost...

    Jun 8, 2026 at 7:22 PM
  8. Sheff replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    We all know why that is of course …..

    Jun 8, 2026 at 5:07 PM
  9. Sheff liked Spamcan81's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    May well negotiate with the wife for a pass out to spend a couple of days up there for that. Just hope it doesn’t go hot and dry again and result in a steam ban.

    Jun 8, 2026 at 4:23 PM
  10. Sheff replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    What has Steve done to deserve this punishment?

    Jun 8, 2026 at 11:10 AM