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  1. Steve liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    Good news from the HRA awards. Firstly, the team responsible for the restoration of Maunsell Brake 3rd No. 3687 won the rolling stock preservation award. Secondly, the https://www.setg.org.uk/ (custodians of the Bluebell-owned 4-VEP 3417) won...

    Mar 8, 2026 at 9:30 AM

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

    Pickering station mileage marker is at 6m 50ch. New Bridge yard is at 7m 51ch and that is probably where they will stop, just before the signal for the token section. About a 7 minute journey, allowing for the two short sections of 5mph and the...

    Mar 7, 2026 at 8:42 PM

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

    Whilst accepting that the NYMR needs a plan in place, and good for them in doing so, I wouldn't exactly call propping the bridge a complex civil engineering operation. The cost tells you that. When it comes to the repairs then it is a bit of a...

    Mar 7, 2026 at 11:51 AM

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

    I'd suggest with a complex engineering operation like this, nobody is certain. It's all a case of probabilities. The issue is that the Nymr has to have the financial plan in place that gives the best chance of survival whatever the outurn. That's...

    Mar 7, 2026 at 11:40 AM

  5. Steve liked 35B's post in the thread Flying Scotsman.

    As my younger brother is a James and is unaccountably not interested in railways, I’m not entirely sure of that!

    Mar 6, 2026 at 10:22 PM

  6. Steve liked torgormaig's post in the thread Flying Scotsman.

    Hardly. As I lived in Mid Sussex as a youngster I can remember being bowled over by Stepney's eye catching "green" colour before young Tom was even born:eek:. It is probable that good taste is just synonymous with the name James;) Peter

    Mar 6, 2026 at 10:22 PM

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

    If it was likely that the line wouldn’t be open throughout then that’s a fair comment. However, the railway is telling us that it will be and, if they seriously think it might not be open, they should come clean on this.

    Mar 6, 2026 at 10:15 PM

  8. Steve replied to the thread Flying Scotsman.

    Has that James Squared been getting to you? ;)

    Mar 6, 2026 at 7:13 PM

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

    It would be a very brave move to abandon the core service in favour of the Thomas days. It should be possible to squeeze in some all-line services but I haven't yet sat down to convince myself that a workable T/T to and from Whitby is possible....

    Mar 6, 2026 at 6:12 PM

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

    The 10% booking fee is included in the prices that I quoted (£21.45 for an adult & £24.75 for a child) and not additional. An adult Pickering -Levisham return is being advertised at £11.95 so that effectively means the Thomas event is seemingly...

    Mar 6, 2026 at 1:14 PM

  11. Steve liked LMS2968's post in the thread The 10A Allocation.

    That was the general opinion in BR days too.

    Mar 6, 2026 at 9:16 AM

  12. Steve liked 35B's post in the thread Rolling Stock For Sale.

    With respect, that is the intention. What is the plan about how you will get them to that position? Edit. I should also have asked, what is that plan based on, and what expertise are you going to be able to draw upon to make it real?

    Mar 5, 2026 at 10:56 PM

  13. Steve replied to the thread The 10A Allocation.

    I always considered 44767 to be a coach better than other Black 5’s in NYMR service.

    Mar 5, 2026 at 10:54 PM

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

    If you go to book tickets it does say Pickering. The tickets are quoted as adult £21.45 and child £24.75, including a hefty 10% booking fee. As said elsewhere it will be a shuttle to New Bridge and back every 35 minutes. Tickets also include a...

    Mar 5, 2026 at 10:47 PM

  15. Steve liked oldmrheath's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    A better one would be to say that due to rising oil prices 2253 is going to be converted back to coal firing. Jon

    Mar 5, 2026 at 7:06 PM
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