North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion

The plan is indeed to slew the headhunt over to the running line this coming week. I understand it’s not quite that easy as the two lines aren’t at the same height but nothing a bit of jacking and packing can’t sort out.

 

And all that controversy about FS starting from Grosmont. I hate to be conspiratorial, but was such an effort made to start from the northern end of the line because the bridge situation was known about, and if it was deemed unsafe before the start of FS’s trains the money already banked in ticket sales, essential for the future of the line, could be claimed against insurance?

 

Was the upcoming bridge work mentioned much at the AGM?
A few pages back there was an allusion, from an insider, about operating a shorter railway in the future. Was he referring to this?

 

That scenario sounds like consequent loss to me. Good luck with getting an insurance to cough up for that.

 

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Any evidence for this wild accusation ?

 

That suggestion sounds both conspiratorial and devious. It don't credit the SMT with sufficient intelligence to consider i a possibility. More to the point, past experience with trains running only from Pickering-Grosmont makes me wonder if they'll even have enough common sense to open the Goathland cafe this time.......

 

Slew completed, Q6 to move before it is removed and reinstated for a swop on January 5th.

 

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Peter

 

Interpretation ( I think)
The slewing of the headhunt to connect with the running line has been completed. The Q6 will now be moved before the slew is disconnected ( for safety reasons). It will be reconnected on the 9th January to allow further movements.

 

I think the question being asked was probably why the slew needs disconnecting then reconnecting after such a short period of time. My guess (and it's only that) is that it is to allow PWay trains to be run to remove track material and spoil excavated from above the bridge arches.

 

If the slew is at the bottom of a gradient and now leads the main into the yard area where people work, you would disconnect to protect them, because any rail movement beyond the slew that has a brake failure or a slide etc etc is going to arrive quite suddenly.

 

Thanks, Steve. That makes sense now. I really could make no sense of the original post.

Peter