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

    I generally reckoned on 1.5 tons of coal/ round trip on the NYMR when hauling 7 coach trains. That doesn't include lighting up and standby losses and can go up a bit depending on the fireman.

    Jul 24, 2026 at 10:43 PM

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

    That's an interesting question and I don't know the answer. Looking at photos, I don't think it does but that's only a guess.

    Jul 24, 2026 at 10:37 PM

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

    I believe the prime area for degradation in copper boxes are the lap joints where the amount of copper is much thicker than the rest of the box. Although copper is a good conductor, the temperature gradient is fairly constant, thus causing the...

    Jul 24, 2026 at 10:26 PM

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

    I agree that the exhaust is generally on the dark side. I suspect that there is still some tweaking to be done rather than crew inexperience. The fuel oil essentially needs to be burnt before the gases hit the tubes so dwell time of the flame...

    Jul 24, 2026 at 10:42 AM

  5. Steve liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I guess it is not beyond the realms of possibility that, given it is early days, crews are still finding the most efficient way to fire the loco, so conceivably costs are higher now than they might ultimately be. But (assuming the "12 tons of...

    Jul 24, 2026 at 9:42 AM

  6. Steve liked 21B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I am not so sure. This is based on a few minutes on the internet only so could be wrong but: Coal produces about 9000kWh per tonne. Diesel about 12700 and Rape oil about 10800. On the assumption that the loco would burn 3 te of coal @£400 per...

    Jul 23, 2026 at 11:51 PM

  7. Steve liked Sulzerman's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Good loadings today. I saw plenty of people coming off the 1555 arrival at Pickering. The station was busy earlier. It's the first Thursday running of the season and I did wonder if the NYMR had missed out on quite a bit of custom by not running...

    Jul 23, 2026 at 11:51 PM

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

    Reports from whom? I can't dispute it because I don't know actual facts but I'm dubious. It's not in daily use for reasons I've explained in other posts.

    Jul 23, 2026 at 6:55 PM

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

    The original plan, as I understand it, was for the Railway's Footplate Inspectors to be trained up on the oil firing and then to cascade it down to the remaining footplate volunteers. At the moment that training is very much in the first phase...

    Jul 23, 2026 at 6:37 PM

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

    No longer being a volunteer, I'm not privvy to what the firecon status is but it doesn't appear to be all diesel. 29 can manage 5 coaches. Whether its loading has now been dropped to four, I can't say.

    Jul 23, 2026 at 11:27 AM

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

    I think your take on the subject proves that you need a degree to understand it. You wouldn't be asking those questions if it was simple.

    Jul 23, 2026 at 11:24 AM

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

    I hear that the S160 has been pressed into service, seemingly on instructions from high level, despite the fact that people aren't passed out on it so shed staff are having to accompany them. Still nothing on their website about the current need...

    Jul 23, 2026 at 10:35 AM

  13. Steve liked Oxonfollower's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    You might have looked in the wrong place - the 762 website news section (accessed through the menu button) has actually been updated as recently as Jan 2026

    Jul 22, 2026 at 10:25 PM

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

    Every evening the NYMR Operating Department in conjunction with the MPD produces a planned loco roster for the next day. This is sent to various departments for information and is usually put up on the NYMR’s website first thing in the morning....

    Jul 22, 2026 at 9:05 AM

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

    Since when did Footplate Experience operations become known as Footex? Historically Footex was a term for football excursions in the wider railway world. Peter

    Jul 21, 2026 at 6:52 PM
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