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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 -
Sheff liked SECR 65's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Sadly, in my own experience, simply running steam locos up and down does not turn a profit or drive high visitor numbers. To give an example (sorry to keep drifting away from Yorkshire) the busiest I have ever seen Kingscote station on the...
Jun 8, 2026 at 11:06 AM -
Sheff liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I just checked the Jacobite price, and it starts at £76, which isn't hugely more than the NYMR £50 or so. Admittedly there is not a great discount for children, but I guess they are not pitching the Jacobite as a family day out. And given they...
Jun 8, 2026 at 11:04 AM -
Sheff liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I go out for a bit and all hell breaks loose! Thanks Tom. :) After a minutes thought, whilst it is a reasonable idea, I don't think that it is practical. If the venture is to satisfy the demand it is going to require two train sets c/w locos....
Jun 8, 2026 at 11:02 AM -
Sheff liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
So indulge an off-the-wall thought. I was thinking about the NYMR, and in particular the Whitby situation, which in many ways seems to be a 6 mile tail wagging an 18 mile dog. It struck me that from a passenger perspective, the Whitby operation...
Jun 8, 2026 at 8:45 AM -
Sheff liked Petra Wilde's post in the thread V2 4771 Green Arrow to return?.
Regarding the T1 group’s ambitions to set a new record (or, according to them, just a properly documented repeat one) - and does this need another thread? … Seems a good point about no suitable and available track of high enough quality being...
Jun 7, 2026 at 6:57 PM -
Sheff liked guycarr360's post in the thread V2 4771 Green Arrow to return?.
Regarding the "attempt" this is the correct answer, the only places that can support high speed running are Washington to Boston, and imagine the disruption is something did go wrong, and the coverage. To raise funds it is a fanciful notion, i...
Jun 7, 2026 at 4:19 PM -
Sheff replied to the thread V2 4771 Green Arrow to return?.
Are you serious? This is the same country that is pretty much the derailment capital of the world, a place where the average MOP has little or no concept of the stopping distance of a train when crossing the tracks …. Never mind the loco, they’d...
Jun 6, 2026 at 8:09 PM -
Sheff liked Jamessquared's post in the thread V2 4771 Green Arrow to return?.
Even if the T1 successfully broke the record, for 99.9% of the world it will all be a bit "meh". A bit like the efforts people spend with old Grumman Bearcats and Sea Furies, going to Reno to try and become the fastest ever piston-engined...
Jun 6, 2026 at 8:05 PM -
Sheff liked 35B's post in the thread V2 4771 Green Arrow to return?.
And the reality is that Mallard’s status will remain pretty unchallenged because of the gulf between 1938 and today. In just the same way that other previous record holders status remains unchallenged, despite subsequent advances - Bluebird being...
Jun 6, 2026 at 8:04 PM -
Sheff liked The Green Howards's post in the thread V2 4771 Green Arrow to return?.
Without wishing to divert another bl**dy thread into records, my namesake's record* didn't save it from the cutter's torch :( As for the T-1, have the Yanks even got a bit of track suitable for those speeds? Americans really hate not being...
Jun 6, 2026 at 8:03 PM -
Sheff liked Johnb's post in the thread Colin Gifford.
In 1964 I received a copy of a book as a birthday present that changed the world of railway photography for me and a whole generation, Decline of Steam. It meant the more adventurous (or foolhardy) would brave wind, rain and cold to get images...
Jun 5, 2026 at 9:20 AM
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Sheff liked std tank's post in the thread V2 4771 Green Arrow to return?.
Everything would have to be done by contractors. The NRM no longer has a workshop.
Jun 5, 2026 at 9:19 AM -
Sheff replied to the thread V2 4771 Green Arrow to return?.
Who was in charge at NRM during the FS overhaul? Is it likely the outcome would be any different for the V2, ie would the holders of the purse strings be at all inclined to take on the risk?
Jun 4, 2026 at 6:18 PM
