Steves letzte Aktivitäten
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Steve gefällt MuzTrems Beitrag in dem Thema Nene Valley Railway.
Best of luck to them. It's been sad to see so many of the continental locos and stock leaving the NVR in recent years, when they ought to be the line's USP. Let's hope this new group can help to turn things around.
2 Juli 2026 um 13:36 -
Steve antwortete auf das Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Quite a few NYMR volunteers work for WCRC although one or two have retired in recent times.
1 Juli 2026 um 11:26 -
Steve gefällt cksteams Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Great memories both, thanks for sharing.
1 Juli 2026 um 08:32 -
Steve gefällt 21Bs Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Back when I worked on the W&L in the late 80s there were several locals who used the train every market day to go shopping in Welshpool. The last return was often late while we waited for them to struggle back with their shopping. And one old...
1 Juli 2026 um 08:31 -
Steve antwortete auf das Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
We used to stop at Farwath several times a week to take the lady who lived at the farm there to and from Pickering. She didn’t drive and used to make besom brooms which she sold in the market. All part of a service long gone.
30 Juni 2026 um 23:00 -
Steve antwortete auf das Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
It is probably living beyond its means. However, had things been as planned, it would have been hiring 63395 and 825. Their unavailability is the reason for a loco shortage. Having said that, I'm sure that bringing in third party locos would...
30 Juni 2026 um 21:27 -
Steve antwortete auf das Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
That’s relatively easy. Persuading people to use these tickets will be the hard part.
30 Juni 2026 um 20:09 -
Steve antwortete auf das Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The NYMR really needs more operational locos but hiring in to simply operate the service costs money which is simply considered as part of the overall operating cost and I suspect that there is a reluctance to do that. However, hiring certain...
30 Juni 2026 um 20:06 -
Steve gefällt 26D_Ms Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
A great shame in the circumstances that no arrangement has so far been possible with a well known Yorkshire owner of main line certified rolling stock who has been more willing of late to hire out locos to other railways in the county and beyond.
30 Juni 2026 um 19:40 -
Steve gefällt Ian Monktons Beitrag in dem Thema West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
Yes, something has happened! A few years ago weight restrictions were introduced due to rail wear. Those rails have now been replaced so larger locos can run again.
30 Juni 2026 um 19:38 -
Steve gefällt Hemerdons Beitrag in dem Thema West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
Some of you must be really bored in this hot weather if all you have to do is raise issues from the past. Move on.
30 Juni 2026 um 19:38 -
Steve antwortete auf das Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
That's basically it. One of the problems of running a steam loco to Whitby is that it has to have a fitness to run exam every morning and, if it fails, it can't be used. It can't have an FTR the evening before to check that all is OK. Well, it...
30 Juni 2026 um 17:44 -
Steve gefällt 21Bs Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
This is a change that has been increasingly obvious just looking around at the pubs I frequent. With 38% of the population now over 50, perhaps not surprising. It poses one of the many challenges of adaptation required by heritage railways.
30 Juni 2026 um 16:12 -
Steve gefällt 5944s Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
There's no way of altering anything at present due to the Northern services needing to clear Glaisdale before anything else can enter the branch. Whichever way you try and adjust things, it doesn't work without something waiting somewhere or...
30 Juni 2026 um 16:12 -
Steve gefällt cksteams Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Lack of steam is the big flaw with the NYMR in recent times. I think weirdly its been even worse since the Gold timetable was binned. I used to be willing to travel to the NYMR fairly frequently because they were almost guaranteed to run...
30 Juni 2026 um 16:10
