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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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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
