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    North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion

    It’s all sounding a bit W1A?
    Post by: Sheff, Apr 22, 2025 at 10:05 AM in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion

    Wouldn’t a much lower risk approach have been to run with a diesel inside the steam locomotive? This would have kept most of the general public...
    Post by: Sheff, Apr 20, 2025 at 4:52 PM in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Electronics

    In the case of Tornado, iirc there’s one of each, for forward and reverse running respectively.
    Post by: Sheff, Apr 20, 2025 at 9:57 AM in forum: Steam Traction
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    Oswestry to Gobowen extension ?

    This is the answer …… ;) https://www.instagram.com/reel/DImJavmMIfl/?igsh=MXdieWsxODRmNXY4ag==
    Post by: Sheff, Apr 19, 2025 at 12:49 PM in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    The chairman's train. From 16th April, 2025

    For those with FB access, there are some spectacular shots of the train battling across Dawlish Warren this morning here …....
    Post by: Sheff, Apr 18, 2025 in forum: What's Going On
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    Oswestry to Gobowen extension ?

    I'm pretty sure the only possibly affordable solution would be to reopen the crossing. IIRC this was once thought to be unfeasible due to highway...
    Post by: Sheff, Apr 18, 2025 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Oswestry to Gobowen extension ?

    Please can you explain that concept in more detail?
    Post by: Sheff, Apr 18, 2025 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Tornado

    By the by, I’m just returning from the Dresden Steam Fest. One of the locos bringing a tour in was a Class 41 (2-8-2 iirc). We just happened to...
    Post by: Sheff, Apr 16, 2025 in forum: Steam Traction
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    The chairman's train. From 16th April, 2025

    So this is Hoskings own private GB tour?
    Post by: Sheff, Apr 16, 2025 in forum: What's Going On
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    P2 Locomotive Company and related matters

    From Sean’s link above, this pic illustrates very clearly the cam profile as I understand it, albeit very elongated in this case … [ATTACH]
    Post by: Sheff, Apr 16, 2025 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Tornado

    I concur. Reams of stuff on the difficulties of squeezing x, y and z onto the loco, but unfortunately I’ve never seen a schematic of how all work...
    Post by: Sheff, Apr 11, 2025 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Tornado

    I’m 99% sure it doesn’t. AFAIK it sets target speeds based on line limit and traffic ahead etc. I guess if the driver exceeds the target speed it...
    Post by: Sheff, Apr 9, 2025 in forum: Steam Traction
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    North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion

    Best post yet - please copy to the A1 Trust (and, no doubt, a number of other heritage organisations who seem to have forgotten how they grew to...
    Post by: Sheff, Apr 8, 2025 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Tornado

    Please could you expand on that a bit ?
    Post by: Sheff, Apr 8, 2025 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Tornado

    Yep, see my post above ;)
    Post by: Sheff, Apr 7, 2025 in forum: Steam Traction