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sunstream liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Those lines are very different though. Lines like the MHR and Bluebell are not really in tourist hotspots, so there traffic tends to be steady all the time. Whereas lines like Swanage, WSR and, it seems, the NYMR are much more "peaky" with...
Jul 21, 2026 at 5:38 PM -
sunstream liked Trevor Beglin's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I don't think anyone is doubting that steam should not be run where there is a significant fire risk. The problem, as outlines above is in the way that the railway is (or rather isn't) communicating this to people. As I say, like it or not, the...
Jul 21, 2026 at 8:14 AM -
sunstream liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Nothing that I'm aware of; it's simply a crewing problem, if problem is the right word. There are something like 150 drivers and firemen that all require to be trained up and that is never going to be a five minute job when you are talking about...
Jul 19, 2026 at 12:45 PM
