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Sidmouth4me replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The 17.45 ex Grosmont is timetabled for 60 minutes to Pickering, and I’ve certainly done a quicker on a late running train (my record is leaving Grosmont 38 minutes late on the 14.40 ex Grosmont arriving back just 2 minutes down at 17.22. I...
Sep 18, 2025 at 12:25 AM -
5944 replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Day rover £49.50. "Treats" £55, return trip only in converted BG, no hot drinks included, all prepackaged food. Cream tea, £65 including day rover, travel in Pullmans, tea/coffee included, fresh food. Dining £95/100, including day rover. It's...
Sep 18, 2025 at 12:01 AM -
lynbarn liked ianh1's post in the thread BR Standard class 6 No. 72010 'Hengist' and Clan Discussion Thread.
We are reasonably confident as Pattinsons took quite a bit of care on them. Next week we will get them onto the surface table to check key dimensions
Sep 17, 2025 at 11:55 PM -
Sulzerman replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Back in the 80s Pickering to Grosmont was 50 minutes. Today it's 1h05 or longer and the Whitby journey is 1h50. The 1640 from Grosmont takes 1h10 to Pickering. It sits at Goathland until 1705. Some padding is useful, but is there too much?...
Sep 17, 2025 at 11:17 PM -
Gladiator 5076 replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Well the 4TC is not ready and the 33's (or 20) have been in service along with the 117 and 121 (on the Sunset Specials) during the high season and other two train days. Quite a few Facebook posts about which diesel is in service each day. So...
Sep 17, 2025 at 11:03 PM -
Paul42 liked 5944's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The whole pricing strategy is quite baffling. A day rover for the NYMR is £49.50. The "Treats Across the Moor" is £55 for a round trip. The diner is £99 but now includes a £49.50 day rover (not that you can make much use of it due to the...
Sep 17, 2025 at 11:03 PM -
Steve liked D1002's post in the thread P2 Locomotive Company and related matters.
The A1 is now on the road alongside the P2 at the new Darlington Locomotive Works, the first time the locomotives have been together since the P2 was mere frames. Kenny Felstead. [ATTACH]
Sep 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Gladiator 5076 replied to the thread WCR Rail Tours.
Railway Herald (who have had many SLL updates in the past) are talking about it being back "next week". No idea if that is direct from SLL or some other source.
Sep 17, 2025 at 10:59 PM -
Gladiator 5076 replied to the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.
Not sure Peter ,as one of the railtour stewards I asked after the tour had not heard it was a tour pax. In the past all the stewards would know, as other passengers would ask how someone taken ill for example was doing.
Sep 17, 2025 at 10:55 PM
