Steves letzte Aktivitäten
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Steve antwortete auf das Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I think you're right with the diesel being there as a precaution but I don't think its concern about the crews ability. My gut feeling is that getting it right is proving harder than expected. Only a gut feeling, though. I've nothing to...
9 Juni 2026 um 12:41 -
Steve antwortete auf das Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Perhaps (I don't know) it's an attempt to entice more people onto the lightly loaded 10.55.
9 Juni 2026 um 12:20 -
Steve gefällt flying scotsman123s Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Give him a chance, he's got about 500 pages of catchup to do first! :) (And that's to say nothing of the WSR and L&B threads... :eek:)
8 Juni 2026 um 22:50 -
Steve antwortete auf das Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
He ‘liked’ my post 10749. He’s not posted anything since November 2019.
8 Juni 2026 um 22:32 -
Steve antwortete auf das Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
If it’s simply stabled I’m not sure how you could come to any conclusion on its ability to steam.
8 Juni 2026 um 22:02 -
Steve antwortete auf das Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I've just spotted activity by @Bean-counter. :) Is this a new dawn?;)
8 Juni 2026 um 20:30 -
Steve antwortete auf das Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Reading between the lines, the fact that 2253 is going out with a diesel does manle me think that the oil firing is not yet going to plan. The various photos showing a black exhaust seem to support this. 2 =2 does make 5, doesn't it?;)
8 Juni 2026 um 19:58 -
Steve antwortete auf das Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
No.
7 Juni 2026 um 21:35 -
Steve antwortete auf das Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Swapping locos at Grosmont as you suggest is a nightmare to be avoided, especially as platform 4 is currently unavailable. For example, whichever train arrives first, the loco has to uncouple and run round and be stabled out of the way before...
7 Juni 2026 um 21:05 -
Steve antwortete auf das Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I go out for a bit and all hell breaks loose! Thanks Tom. :) After a minutes thought, whilst it is a reasonable idea, I don't think that it is practical. If the venture is to satisfy the demand it is going to require two train sets c/w locos....
6 Juni 2026 um 14:12 -
Steve gefällt Jamessquareds Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Yes, that was the tightest year - 73082, 80151, 541, 65 all year; 263 for the beginning of the year and 6989 from June. I guess technically there was a period between March and June when only four steam locos were available. The position has...
6 Juni 2026 um 13:05 -
Steve gefällt Jamessquareds Beitrag in dem Thema V2 4771 Green Arrow to return?.
I agree that there is absolutely no chance of seeing Mallard run close to 100mph in the future. But as a restoration candidate for more modest mainline and heritage line running, I can see a considerable opportunity in having the loco operational...
5 Juni 2026 um 21:40 -
Steve antwortete auf das Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The requirement for every passenger to have a seat is part of the Reg 5 exemption from door locking. Clause 3 (vii) states: " the Company must ensure that passenger loadings do not exceed the total seating capacity available within the relevant...
4 Juni 2026 um 23:13 -
Steve antwortete auf das Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I don’t know the details but I assume it was for materials only. As I said, it was said to me by a person who was very much involved in the engineering management during a conversation and was to illustrate the problems of keeping the locos...
4 Juni 2026 um 22:27