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  1. Sheff replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    What is the Tornado offer, not Whitby I assume, and what’s the premium vs Whitby?

    Aug 2, 2026 at 9:59 AM

  2. Sheff liked ianh1's post in the thread BR Standard class 6 No. 72010 'Hengist' and Clan Discussion Thread.

    Welding is Diamond Engineerings expertise and they have weld procedures for manganese steel. It's a very similar job to the bogie where manganese liners were welded onto the axleboxes and onto the liners for the axlebox guides

    Aug 2, 2026 at 6:57 AM

  3. Sheff replied to the thread Minimum age for volunteer crews.

    I don’t know if this is the same as the HRA’s guidance, but just cane across this whilst on the ORR site …. https://www.orr.gov.uk/search-news/young-volunteers-supported-play-their-part-heritage-railways-following-new-safety-guidance

    Jul 31, 2026 at 9:27 AM

  4. Sheff liked torgormaig's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    With regard to the Pullmans going to Whitby, the K1 took them there in 10/10/1999 as seen here, but I forget what the occasion was. [ATTACH] Peter

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  5. Sheff liked torgormaig's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I had a memorable run to Battersby one glorious spring evening firing to Fletch (the late John Fletcher) on Tornado. We only went from Grosmont, not Whitby, and as you say it was a short lived experiement but what a lovely evening turn it was - a...

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  6. Sheff liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    @5944’s post and my response seem to have sparked a lot of comment. I used the term park and ride and period shouldn’t have. What I think both of us are saying is than opportunity has been missed. The end of October is unlikely to be a time when...

    Jul 30, 2026 at 9:33 AM

  7. Sheff liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I think people are getting hung up on the term “park and ride”. Does the NYMR provide a sensible park and ride service to Whitby in the sense you’d understand it in other major cities? Of course not, it couldn’t provide a viable service on...

    Jul 29, 2026 at 3:22 PM
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