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Sheff liked Rail Rover's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I make no comment on the structural works as I do not possess any relevant facts & I am not suitably qualified. However this view may help people to see a more complete picture & address some concerns: [ATTACH] Please note that the picture was...
May 23, 2026 at 8:48 PM
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Sheff liked brennan's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Falls from heights are still a major cause of life changing accidents nationally hence the Work at Height Regulations. Had these been around when steam locomotives were being designed the water filling arrangements would be rather different.
May 23, 2026 at 8:46 PM -
Sheff liked meeee's post in the thread FR & WHR & WHHR News.
It's rostered as the Dinas engine for most of next week as well doing the full line on Saturday and Tuesday. Usage still depends on qualified crew being available but this will improve as the season progresses.
May 23, 2026 at 12:25 PM -
Sheff liked Gladiator 5076's post in the thread RTC 2026.
Nothing shown on RTT as going from Barrow to Carlisle today, so I would assume it still is. Thought the reopening is still some way off.
May 22, 2026 at 5:55 PM -
Sheff liked 26D_M's post in the thread RTC 2026.
Thats right Sheff, the last I read the repairs at Bransty aren't expected to be completed until some time in 2027. The Saphos Lakelander tomorrow, and presumably others this year, returns south via S&C, in effect a CME rather than CCE. RTCs...
May 22, 2026 at 5:55 PM -
Sheff replied to the thread FR & WHR & WHHR News.
Confirmed that Kalahari has completed her first full line passenger run today. Looking forward to sampling this fine looking machine in action.
May 22, 2026 at 5:31 PM -
Sheff replied to the thread RTC 2026.
Cumbrian Coast Express 27th May. Map shows normal loop around the coast, but itinerary is elec to Carnforth , steam to Ravenglass and back, then elec back to Euston. So coastal route still severed? https://www.railwaytouring.net/cce-27-06-26
May 22, 2026 at 5:27 PM -
Sheff liked Jamessquared's post in the thread V2 4771 Green Arrow to return?.
Isn’t there a question of reversibility? That is, hypothetically you could remove the existing cylinder block and preserve it; and replace with a new set of cylinders (of any construction method, it wouldn’t matter visually); but doing so...
May 22, 2026 at 5:03 PM -
Sheff liked Wozzy18's post in the thread Sandringham New Build.
Apologies for the delay in giving an update on construction but I have been out of the country. So I have attached just a few photographs from the recent Open Day with the Hengist Group at Diamond Engineering in Sheffield. They are hopefully...
May 22, 2026 at 9:37 AM
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Sheff liked Flying Phil's post in the thread 34039 Boscastle WC class.
It was great to see the six forgings at Shildon on Monday. On all six, a corner had been cut off so that a steel sample has been tested and a report prepared on the properties of each forging. In the machine shop a large CNC milling machine was...
May 21, 2026 at 1:44 PM
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Sheff liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Maybe North Yorks CC could provide a footpath diversion over a nice wide former-rail bridge parallel to the footbridge which, although no longer strong enough to bear the weight of trains, should still be plenty strong enough for pedestrians...
May 20, 2026 at 7:16 PM -
Sheff replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
First train on to the bridge …. Works train with crane to remove tree root balls from the river bed. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/17euSMFXwu/?mibextid=wwXIfr
May 19, 2026 at 5:23 PM -
Sheff liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I’d suggest that the so-called outer stone arches are more to make it look pretty than anything else. The Victorians were fond of decorative features on things that they built
May 19, 2026 at 4:51 PM
