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Steve liked 26D_M's post in the thread Industrial Loco Updates.

No I don't think it was named then Steve. Seem to remember seeing it double heading with the J72 during a gala, Antwerp was running as well if memory serves. Just found this photo of mine of 62 at Bury by chance.[IMG]

Steve liked Bikermike's post in the thread 82045 The way ahead?.

Good to see it progressing well. Presumably in pic #2, whoever can remove the caliper is pure of heart and shall rule England...:D

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

Thomas is an event that will utilise the whole of Pickering station and it is a closed space (see website for what’s going on.) If there were other trains running into Pickering it would effectively let people in to that event free of charge. I...

Steve replied to the thread Industrial Loco Updates.

It did whilst owned by John Boyes but was only at the NYMR six months before being sold on and moving to Isfield. The one photo that made it into Moors Line does not show it named and I can’t remember it being named at that time.

Steve replied to the thread Industrial Loco Updates.

Were any of the three named whilst at the Worth Valley? I think they were just referred to as Uglies by volunteers there and the name has stuck.

Steve liked bluetrain's post in the thread Embsay and Bolton Abbey Railway Updates.

Thanks for posting those interesting figures. I was gob-smacked to learn that the E&BA is among the major heritage railways in financial terms. A short line in rural Yorkshire? They must be doing something right, even if not to the liking of...

Steve replied to the thread Embsay and Bolton Abbey Railway Updates.

The £5m I quoted was from a conversation at the HRA meeting and was along the lines of hope to achieve this year. I've subsequently delved into Companies House and see it was short of this last year but still impressive with a staff of 32 and...

Steve replied to the thread Embsay and Bolton Abbey Railway Updates.

Steve liked jnc's post in the thread Embsay and Bolton Abbey Railway Updates.

Heritage railways, as I keep trying to convince people - unsuccessfully, apparently - are not, fundamentally, businesses. Yes, they have business-like aspects - in that income has to exceed expenses, they have employees and assets, etc - but...

Steve replied to the thread Embsay and Bolton Abbey Railway Updates.

I’ve just had a quick look on their website and find some of the headline fares being quoted are quite misleading. For instance this coming weekend there is a Bluey event and train fares are advertised as ‘from £2.12’. That sounds like a real...

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

The official date for reopening of the bridge is currently the 23rd May. However, as that coincides with the start of the Thomas week, which effectively splits the railway in half, Pickering-Whitby through services won't be starting until Monday...

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

I hope that the forthcoming NYMR Thomas event is a success and brings in the much needed cash. However, the bookings so far aren't looking great. The event is being run over eight days and there are 11 Thomas trains each day for people to...

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

We have done NYMR traffic flow to death much earlier in this thread. There is a demand for people to go from Whitby to Goathland and Pickering but the T/T doesn't exactly allow it becaue of the need to fit in with Northern trains. The only one...