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Bluenosejohn liked mikehartuk's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
Yes, as Harold's post and link above today the last (for the moment!) of the series posts showing the track laid to date at Rother Valley Railway....
Jun 9, 2026 at 9:19 PM -
Bluenosejohn liked H Cloutt's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
Part FOUR of the relay series has now been posted here https://rvrailway.blogspot.com/2026/06/the-first-section-of-track-goes-down-4.html
Jun 9, 2026 at 9:18 PM -
Bluenosejohn liked Duty Druid's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.
Unlike cricket, dear reader, rain does not stop play atop the hill, and yesterday was only what could be described as foul!!! :Arghh: Still, after extracting ourselves from the dry of the mess room after breakfast, all efforts were on the...
Jun 9, 2026 at 9:17 PM -
acorb liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I go out for a bit and all hell breaks loose! Thanks Tom. :) After a minutes thought, whilst it is a reasonable idea, I don't think that it is practical. If the venture is to satisfy the demand it is going to require two train sets c/w locos....
Jun 9, 2026 at 9:14 PM -
Bluenosejohn liked Deepgreen's post in the thread RTC Portsmouth Flyer - 13/06/26.
Looking at the RTC blurb for Saturday's trip I see there will be the opportunity to examine belly buttons at the destination... [ATTACH]
Jun 9, 2026 at 9:14 PM
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acorb liked 21B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Interesting thought from Tom. I think what it provokes is the question, “if another operator could make Whitby profitable why couldn’t the NYMR?” I think that the question might boil down to how high a ticket price the service could bear. And...
Jun 9, 2026 at 9:10 PM -
acorb liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I am not convinced the franchise concept would work economically because of the constraints imposed by integration of the “core” and Esk Valley sections of the line, which is imposed by the limited line capacity throughout. These are what force...
Jun 9, 2026 at 9:08 PM
