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Steve liked 26D_M's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
My understanding from earlier posts in this thread is that where 34101 is concerned there is nothing to prevent the owners from taking it away as soon as it is finished which has effectively brought work to a halt until some assurance is found....
Jul 15, 2026 at 1:20 PM -
Steve liked 5944's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
They don't help themselves at times though by not actually completing overhauls. Yes, problems arise and delays occur, but everything takes an inordinate amount of time. 80135 was dismantled in 2009 I believe! I understand there were problems...
Jul 15, 2026 at 1:19 PM -
Steve liked cksteam's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Others may know better but the last I heard: 92134 was having its chimney replaced. The new chimney had been delivered but I don't know the progress on this. 45428 was stopped waiting for parts (I don't know whats broken here) 2392 is away at...
Jul 15, 2026 at 12:50 PM -
Steve liked 26D_M's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Cheers Steve. Perhaps my choice of phrase re 60007 was incorrect, although by providing space that is an investment of sorts even if recouped through later reduced hire costs perhaps. My broader point was that the Moors decided 60007 was going to...
Jul 15, 2026 at 12:49 PM -
Steve replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The 10.00 was cancelled but were buses provided for passengers from Whitby to Grosmont?
Jul 15, 2026 at 10:53 AM -
Steve replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
That's a reasonably accurate analysis of how the Railway has carried on with the locos it owns over the years. Work on 34101 effectively stopped once it got to a rolling chassis a good few years ago. It did start on the boiler but after a...
Jul 15, 2026 at 10:51 AM -
Steve liked ross's post in the thread GWR four-cylinder arrangement?.
I have to ask Mr Hermod, how familiar are you with Britain and it's geography? At times you have stated that any locomotive with driving wheels greater than 5' is an error, and that designing locomotives to operate at more than 75mph is...
Jul 15, 2026 at 8:43 AM -
Steve liked jnc's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
People like to blame her, but I think a really large share properly goes to the people above her (who have done more incorrect than just hire her). Not that she isn't making even more mistakes, of her own, of course, but a lot of what she's doing...
Jul 15, 2026 at 8:35 AM -
Steve liked 21B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
My observation about the challenge of running a railway is this: The railway is a system. Unless all parts of that system (infrastructure, trains, business systems, communications and people) are in sync it doesn't work, and problems in any one...
Jul 15, 2026 at 8:32 AM -
Steve replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
You'd think that, with so many non-enthusiasts filling the marketing posts that the enthusiast events would be mediochre and the non-enthusiast events would be a success. Alas, it seems not to be the case. I believe that the week long Thomas...
Jul 14, 2026 at 8:09 PM -
Steve replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Looks like an interesting loco roster tomorrow with 31466 and 47077 going to Midland Road for tyre turning. 44806 is ending up at Pickering tonight so I guess it forms the 09.20 right through to Whitby. As there's no other Whitby loco available...
Jul 14, 2026 at 7:54 PM -
Steve replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
2253 is coming out to play today, working the 14,40 0ff Grosmont and 16.15 return from Pickering. with 44806 still working the Grosmont-Whitby part of the services, that's two steam locos to enjoy. 31466, 37264 and 47077 doing all the fill in bits.
Jul 14, 2026 at 9:58 AM -
Steve liked LMS2968's post in the thread GWR four-cylinder arrangement?.
Yes it can, but there are still limits as to the power which can be generated and then delivered; diesels (and electrics) do not have super powers when it comes to climbing gradients. There are still limits. There are advantages and...
Jul 13, 2026 at 9:19 AM -
Steve replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Perhaps it wasn’t published, then. It was sent to me by someone outside this forum. I’ve not heard anything about trains being cancelled, though.
Jul 13, 2026 at 8:52 AM
