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Spitfire liked 5098's post in the thread Flying Scotsman Main Line Railtours Autumn 2026.
It doesn't need to be turned. Arrives from the west, departs to the east. But I would have thought coal and water were needed in the 20 minutes.
Sep 28, 2026 at 7:54 PM -
Spitfire liked Rander's post in the thread LE movements, ECS and test runs 2026.
46115 solo with support coach. 47804 staying on at SVR for their diesel gala.
Sep 28, 2026 at 7:51 PM -
Spitfire liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.
Yes, people often say uphill-facing locos are preferred because you keep the firebox crown covered on the gradient. Which is fine until you go over the top and the water runs away from you! So you compensate by keeping the water quite high to...
Sep 28, 2026 at 7:48 PM -
Spitfire liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.
Why should the direction of a climb change which way round a loco should face? Tom
Sep 28, 2026 at 7:48 PM -
Spitfire liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I think expecting loco overhauls to be paid out of running costs is extremely optimistic. For example, you could spend £100k on an overhaul and depreciate it over 10 years, so £10k per year. If you are really cute, you put £10k per year away for...
Sep 28, 2026 at 7:47 PM -
Spitfire liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Absolutely - though I'd like to see the discussion at a board where they realise they need an appeal because too few people have died lately! More seriously, and with experience of benefitting from legacies, they are very unreliable as a source...
Sep 28, 2026 at 7:37 PM -
Spitfire liked Lewis B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Personal comments about others on here doesn't not help the neutral of us on here being sympathetic to your views
Sep 28, 2026 at 7:27 PM -
Spitfire liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Yes, but there are ways you could answer that question. Q: "Is it possible for members to ask questions from the floor?" A: "No, under [legislation] the business of the AGM can only deal with formal motions. Moreover, because of the postal...
Sep 28, 2026 at 7:14 AM -
Spitfire liked Lineisclear's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Tom, Steve asked if questions had to be allowed. There can be only a yes or no answer to that. The suggestion you are raising is that even though there is no right to ask questions would it be sensible to allow them. That’s a very different matter.
Sep 28, 2026 at 6:32 AM -
Spitfire liked City_Steam's post in the thread NYMR | Autumn Steam Gala | 24-27 September 2026.
An exhausting 3 days of riding, walking, and taking some shots. The Castles bark sounded great, and the T3 looked born to haul teaks. Fridays afternoon run from Levisham to Goathland with T3 at the head and Repton as banker was great fun....
Sep 27, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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Spitfire liked wazza588's post in the thread NYMR | Autumn Steam Gala | 24-27 September 2026.
4 From yesterday - [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Richard
Sep 27, 2026 at 1:42 PM
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Spitfire liked LittleRedTrain's post in the thread VT: The Great Northern with Tornado - 26/09/26.
So that Tornado could leave the train with its support coach at Darlington, without having to shunt the GUV out of the way first.
Sep 27, 2026 at 11:38 AM -
Spitfire liked Michael Whitehouse's post in the thread The Volunteer - 2/11/26.
I suggest it's not at all odd. The purpose of the day is to celebrate 75 years of voluntary run railways. Birmingham was and remains a core City involved in this subject (including by the way the establishment of the Science Museum where many of...
Sep 25, 2026 at 9:02 PM -
Spitfire liked twr12's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Quite frankly this thread has become John Bailey vs half a dozen people. None of you are going to change your minds how the NYMR should be run.
Sep 25, 2026 at 8:58 PM -
Spitfire liked 21B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
100% agree with @Jamessquared. The problems with deferring maintenance are; that the debt accrued becomes invisible to management as well the accounts; It also has a nasty habit of crystallising at the least convenient time often in an...
Sep 25, 2026 at 8:30 PM
