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26D_M liked 2857Harry's post in the thread SVR Loco Newsy News / discussions.
Is it? Economically something like 2857 comes in very much the same as something like 1501 or 7714 really. Perhaps a little more costly on coal to get going in a morning, but really it’s so economical hauling 300 tons of coaches round the...
Jun 12, 2025 at 10:50 PM -
26D_M liked MellishR's post in the thread Jacobite 2025.
What they appear (from the outside) to be doing is burying their collective heads in the sand, waiting for a U-turn from ORR. That position is evidently doing some harm to the Jacobite's reputation. How long they can maintain it is uncertain.
Jun 12, 2025 at 1:01 PM -
26D_M liked jsm8b's post in the thread Saphos 2025.
Frodsham Viaduct in the cool of the morning; in sun despite the clouds having malicious intent. [ATTACH]
Jun 11, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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26D_M liked Jamessquared's post in the thread SVR Loco Newsy News / discussions.
It's an interesting thought, though an obvious immediate concern is that you might then have an awkward PR situation on your hands if a steam loco failed and you had to substitute a diesel at short notice, after many people had paid the premium...
Jun 10, 2025 at 10:54 PM -
26D_M liked 45698Mars's post in the thread Northern Belle 2025.
Maybe 45212 will ride to the rescue then.
Jun 10, 2025 at 7:18 PM -
26D_M liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
But as you carry fewer and fewer people, you end up spreading your fixed costs onto a smaller and smaller number of shoulders. The reductio ad absurdum of your approach might be to find a single person willing to pay £8m for a single return...
Jun 9, 2025 at 3:28 PM
