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

    RFAs were still running on what the MOD called "FFO" (Furnace Fuel Oil) in the 1980s - we bunkered several of them, including motorships, in the Falklands up until 1986 from the ship I was serving in, m.v."Scottish Eagle", and probably for...

    Jul 9, 2026 at 3:44 PM

  2. torgormaig replied to the thread RTC: End of Southern Steam - 9/07/26.

    A contrast to 59 years ago when, almost unnoticed, there were three Weymouth - Westbury steam hauled perishable freights over the line. If I remember correctly two were Standard 5s and the third a West Country. All three locos returned light to...

    Jul 9, 2026 at 11:47 AM

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

    At present 2253 is burning diesel fuel at some considerable expense. Word on the railway is that it uses four times more diesel for a run to Pickering and back than a Class 37 on the same job. But that may be just mess room gossip:(. Peter

    Jul 8, 2026 at 10:28 PM

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

    Locos are not normally coaled at Pickering. If a loco overnights there it is coaled back at Grosmont during a layover next day. Peter

    Jul 8, 2026 at 10:21 PM

  5. torgormaig liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.

    Crikey! All I said was that it seemed to be a long way from Strawberry Hill to Alton! ;) Tom

    Jul 8, 2026 at 2:22 PM

  6. torgormaig replied to the thread LE movements, ECS and test runs 2026.

    I suggest that you wait to see how this is handled. Last Thursday the afternoon train was a diesel so that 44871 could be stopped for repair. The evening before all passengers booked on it (the advantage of an on line booking system) were...

    Jul 7, 2026 at 9:37 PM

  7. torgormaig replied to the thread VT : White Rose to York and Scarborough - 4/7/26 (revised).

    Inside cylinder GWR locos tend not to have clearance issues - the problem is with those with outside cylinders. On the S&DJR the inside cylinder locos (Pannier tanks and the likes of the 22xx 0-6-0s) were fine but not the outside cylindered tanks...

    Jul 7, 2026 at 5:13 PM

  8. torgormaig replied to the thread LE movements, ECS and test runs 2026.

    Correct on both counts Diesel (Class 37)haulage for the afternoon train. All passengers are being e-mailed about this. Interesting to see if any Class 37 fans come north for what could be termed West Highland Heritage traction Peter

    Jul 7, 2026 at 5:04 PM

  9. torgormaig liked Mike Wylie's post in the thread Saphos Trains 2026.

    Never blown the chime once, noisey horrible foreign object

    Jul 2, 2026
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