torgormaigs letzte Aktivitäten
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torgormaig erstellte einen Anhang in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I dont think that "they" were around when Thomas last appeared on the railway. It was after all 30 years ago, 1996, now that he was last here. Peter
12 Mai 2026 um 22:01 -
torgormaig antwortete auf das Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
You would think that a fireman would know - The harder the engine is worked the harder he/she has to work:). Peter
12 Mai 2026 um 21:48 -
torgormaig gefällt Jamessquareds Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Well, that surprises me - my entirely subjective experience is that 80151 seems lighter work! Tom
12 Mai 2026 um 21:44 -
torgormaig gefällt Steves Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The NYMR doesn't need the teak coaches; that's true, but they sure as heck should want them.
12 Mai 2026 um 21:39 -
torgormaig antwortete auf das Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Now if only we still had that superb GN Saloon to go with it - it looks an absolute treat serving up market cream teas on another railway now, but that would seem to be a railway with the vision that is sadly lacking on the NYMR these days. Peter
12 Mai 2026 um 12:48 -
torgormaig gefällt Steves Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
If you do the sums, 76079 is better suited to the NYMR than a Black 5 and, in terms of tractive effort, it has pretty much the same as a Black 5 in hand on 7 coach trains. Why better suited? A Black 5 weighs more and that extra weight has to be...
11 Mai 2026 um 21:29 -
torgormaig antwortete auf das Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Sorry to see her go - a capable and user friendly loco and in my opinion well suited to the Moors, especially with the lighter trains that we seem to run theses days. But she does need a lot of money spending on her which it seems that Strathspey...
11 Mai 2026 um 16:42 -
torgormaig gefällt Steves Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Not wrong there, Peter. Oil firing can be used on copper boxes but they tend to suffer more as a result as flame temperatures can reach well over 2000degC and even with protective refractory insulation, they will feel it. You don't get blue...
9 Mai 2026 um 23:24 -
torgormaig antwortete auf das Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I think that you need to think carefully which locos are suitable (in their current form) for conversion to oil firing. S160s, yes- WD 2-10-0s yes- Bulleid Pacifics yes - but the rest, I'm not so sure. As I understand it, the rapid temperature...
9 Mai 2026 um 19:34 -
torgormaig antwortete auf das Thema 6024 King Edward 1.
Seat? They are for the old codger known as the driver. Those of us at the coal face think the "fireman's seat" is where the footplate passenger goes to be out of the way - but when there are two people to occupy it it doesn't work very well:(....
9 Mai 2026 um 10:09 -
torgormaig antwortete auf das Thema 6024 King Edward 1.
That's all very well for the driver but makes life very difficult for the fireman. The driver stays in one place but the firemans job entails him moving about the cab, needing room to swing his shovel and also keep a good lookout from his side of...
9 Mai 2026 um 07:56 -
torgormaig gefällt Mike Wylies Beitrag in dem Thema Jacobite 2026.
Ha ha, true story. Not been the same for a few years. Was great in its day.
6 Mai 2026
