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  1. torgormaig liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    For the avoidance of doubt, I wasn't advocating a Whitby -Grosmont NYMR, merely saying that financially it would be a better bet than Whitby - Goathland, as advocated by @paul1609. As far as I'm concerned, the full 24 mile Whitby & Pickering...

    Aug 24, 2026 at 8:13 PM

  2. torgormaig liked paul1609's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.

    a bit closer to home the Belfast to Londonderry Line crosses the corner of Runway 26 at City of Derry Airport. The railway signals are placed to danger before a plane takes off/ lands....

    Aug 24, 2026 at 6:36 PM

  3. torgormaig attached a file to the thread Rother Valley Railway.

    This one here on the Taieri Gorge tourist line near Dunedin doesn't look like it will be replaced any time soon (taken last year).[ATTACH] Gisborne Airport may be the only runway/railway level crossing left but I remember leaving Peshawar to go...

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  4. torgormaig replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I don't know about bizzare but very sad. We know that 2253 only goes out when qualified crew (loco inspectors) are available. 926 is the only other currently serviceable steam loco in traffic and as usual its availability is somewhat erratic....

    Aug 20, 2026 at 1:14 PM

  5. torgormaig attached a file to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    This is D821 in an interesting guise at Grosmont in August 1980 - the picture speaks for itself:). [ATTACH] Peter

    90-8-30 13 D821 (V 200 021) copy.jpg Aug 20, 2026 at 11:42 AM

  6. torgormaig replied to the thread 35025 Brocklebank Line.

    No, it never has been and isn't to this day, even on the side that is "complete". 34051 had a wandering life in its early preservation days - Brighton, Tyseley, Didcot - with no inventry of what was on the loco at that time so bits did just walk....

    Aug 20, 2026 at 9:16 AM

  7. torgormaig replied to the thread 35025 Brocklebank Line.

    I think that 34051 needed all its "bits" for itself so I guess the answer is no! Peter

    Aug 19, 2026 at 6:39 PM

  8. torgormaig replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I disagree. I can think of no reason why they would not run a full steam service if they had a fleet of serviceable locos. The intention is there but the fact is that there are no longer the resources available to deliver this. I think that they...

    Aug 19, 2026 at 10:17 AM

  9. torgormaig replied to the thread 35025 Brocklebank Line.

    Maybe, but think of how many thousands of miles it clocked up going nowhere when it was a working exhibit on those rollers. And all that with negliable maintenance. It could be the highest mileage MN in preservation:) Peter

    Aug 18, 2026

  10. torgormaig liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I think there are two separate conversations going on here, which are being elided, not necessarily helpfully. One is the “is it prudent to run steam in the current weather conditions?” question. That is clearly a local decision, based on the...

    Aug 18, 2026
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