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Steve replied to the thread 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...
Jun 9, 2026 at 12:41 PM -
Steve replied to the thread 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.
Jun 9, 2026 at 12:20 PM -
Steve liked flying scotsman123's post in the thread 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:)
Jun 8, 2026 at 10:50 PM -
Steve replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
He ‘liked’ my post 10749. He’s not posted anything since November 2019.
Jun 8, 2026 at 10:32 PM -
Steve replied to the thread 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.
Jun 8, 2026 at 10:02 PM -
Steve replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I've just spotted activity by @Bean-counter. :) Is this a new dawn?;)
Jun 8, 2026 at 8:30 PM -
Steve replied to the thread 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?;)
Jun 8, 2026 at 7:58 PM -
Steve replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
No.
Jun 7, 2026 at 9:35 PM -
Steve replied to the thread 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...
Jun 7, 2026 at 9:05 PM -
Steve replied to the thread 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....
Jun 6, 2026 at 2:12 PM -
Steve liked Jamessquared's post in the thread 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...
Jun 6, 2026 at 1:05 PM -
Steve liked Jamessquared's post in the thread 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...
Jun 5, 2026 at 9:40 PM -
Steve replied to the thread 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...
Jun 4, 2026 at 11:13 PM -
Steve replied to the thread 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...
Jun 4, 2026 at 10:27 PM
