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Sheff liked FearOfManchester's post in the thread Peak Rail General Discussion.
Stairs have been test fitted on the down (Manchester)platform, so now the intermediate landing can be fabricated, and the stair footings too, which just have sleepers for now to get the levels right, the stairs will need to be lifted out again to...
Nov 9, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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Sheff replied to the thread Bridge that Gap: Great Central Railway News.
The responsibility for canal bridges depends on the ownership. The majority, often of heritage construction, are access bridges dating from the cutting of the canals, where they divided a property or highway. Subsequently many of the highway one...
Nov 9, 2026 at 6:48 PM -
Sheff liked GWR4707's post in the thread Bridge that Gap: Great Central Railway News.
Never underestimate the ability for volunteer heritage organisations to start a fight amongst themselves in an almost empty room and then follow it up by making sure it gets into the public domain. I know nothing of this case noir the...
Nov 9, 2026 at 6:36 PM -
Sheff replied to the thread Bridge that Gap: Great Central Railway News.
Seems a bit of a leap?
Nov 9, 2026 at 9:30 AM -
Sheff liked Sawdust's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Bridges 24 & 25 are an absolute scandal. Heads should have rolled over them. For those that don't know, the decks are significantly higher than the originals. How such a failure of project management occurred is beyond my understanding. Sawdust....
Nov 8, 2026 at 6:26 AM -
Sheff liked brennan's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
First financial rule for a business; "never use your money when you can use someone else's".
Nov 7, 2026 at 11:41 AM -
Sheff replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
That strikes a nerve. I was that guy at one point “oh give it to Sheff, he loves a challenge” and of course you accept it … again and again. Until one day your mind and body decides otherwise. Lesson learned the hard way.
Nov 4, 2026 at 8:48 AM -
Sheff liked 60044's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
It was suggested to me recently, by a former Trust Board member, that once control of staffing passed to the Plc Board and was no longer subject to Trust Board approval, a lot of the "most people will claim that they already have enough to do...
Nov 4, 2026 at 8:45 AM
