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  1. Steve liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.

    What would the second one do? :-) Tom

    Feb 19, 2026 at 1:36 PM

  2. Steve replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I agree 100% that the ORR cannot force heritage railways to fit CDL using the sledgehammer of the 1999 Regulations. However, following the incident at Loughborough in 2024 they have a renewed interest in control of the train-platform interface...

    Feb 17, 2026 at 1:18 PM

  3. Steve replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    There are usually a number of station staff at the busier stations so the delays are unlikely to be significant. Using these locks does help to control access and egress at short platformed stations, as well. An emergency T key would be...

    Feb 17, 2026 at 12:25 PM

  4. Steve replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    See @Selsig's postrather than me repeating it.

    Feb 17, 2026 at 12:18 PM

  5. Steve replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    The NYMR were granted a standard 5 year exemption from Reg 5 on 23rd Mach 2023 and it runs until 31st March 2028. My impression (and not fact) is that, although the ORR would like CDL to be fitted, there is no deadline to do so. They have...

    Feb 17, 2026 at 11:24 AM

  6. Steve liked Hampshire Unit's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.

    The service tomorrow is 2 steam plus the Sprinter. However weather is not looking too good! 41312 has its new livery [img]New Look for 41312 by Stephen Morley, on Flickr

    Feb 14, 2026 at 8:37 PM

  7. Steve replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    We were discussing the need for discussions with the EA a good few pages back. I hope the Railway had beaten us to it and entered into discussions before we did.

    Feb 13, 2026 at 8:16 PM

  8. Steve liked Andy Williams's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I am intrigued that the NYMR management seem to think that they can submit their plans to the Environment Agency and have the works complete within a six week window.The Severn Valley Railaway when re-instating the Mor Brook bridge collapse foumd...

    Feb 13, 2026 at 7:59 PM

  9. Steve replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    If you took the rods off and gave it a shove from summit, by the time it got to Grosmont, you might be right.;) Having said that, it would probably derail on Darnholme curve, so it might not.

    Feb 13, 2026 at 6:53 PM

  10. Steve replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Now edited! :)

    Feb 13, 2026 at 4:52 PM

  11. Steve liked pmh_74's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I should hope it did too! To do 35 miles in under 1/4 of an hour, you'd need to average 140 mph...!

    Feb 13, 2026 at 4:51 PM

  12. Steve replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I think that you have also got to consider where the visitors will be coming from. In the NYMR's case, most will be on day trips from Yorkshire or the surrounding area. My perception of those visitors is that their normal and preferred means of...

    Feb 13, 2026 at 2:54 PM

  13. Steve liked paul1609's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I think it is too far off topic to discuss the passenger numbers of specific railways in this thread and there are senior members of both railways you mention on here who would have more up to date figures than me but generally passengers of...

    Feb 13, 2026 at 2:20 PM
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