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35B replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

Firstly, you may want to consider where @Jamessquared volunteers... Second, you may want to consider how documents like that come into being - and it's not as tablets of stone from on high. I've been an armchair member there for ~25 years,...

lynbarn replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

The Gricing Owl liked Devonbelle's post in the thread Fire Risk.

No let up in current weather, according to the BBC Weather team 3 hours ago. https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/articles/cvgx1k415v2o Whereby, apart from today, we head into the 5th drought of the year. I love to see steam working but it's...

Enterprise liked 60044's post in the thread Oil Firing.

A more constructive question is how far will it be possible to go with electric arc furnaces? AIUI they are only suitable for recycling scrap steel, and presumably the supply of that will diminish over time as we build more and recycle a...

lynbarn liked 35B's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

Which takes us to the age old question of whether it's hp or TE that matters for running a railway. I'd tend to go with hp as a better measure of operational performance rather than outright pulling power. All of which is taken care of in...

Jamessquared liked 35B's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

In choice terms, the policy proposed is consistent with the sort of approach you've advocated for NYMR, in which preference is given to "authentic" locomotives rather than requiring strict local heritage compliance. As an ordinary member, I...

lynbarn replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

Hi Tom I don't disagree with what you say about having a loco policy; it is something that should have been in place a very long time ago, but we are where we are on that. It is not an ideal situation to be in, but then you only have to look...

Snail368 liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

I dropped in and paid a first visit yesterday on our way back from holiday, so a few impressions. Firstly, on the positive side - the setting of Woody Bay is divine, and the place oozes SR atmosphere. [ATTACH] The necessary additions that...

35B replied to the thread Oil Firing.

That may be the question - but it needs answering properly and intelligently, not in "we've always done it this way" terms. It also needs answering in terms of volume and cost, as the answer may not be the same mix as today. As for quality,...

David Mylchreest replied to the thread Oil Firing.

Iirc glycol is a coolant/antifreeze derived from ethanol. Probably only used as an antifreeze in diesels (don't know much about diesels) but it was used as a coolant in WW2 aero engines

35B liked 60044's post in the thread Oil Firing.

A more constructive question is how far will it be possible to go with electric arc furnaces? AIUI they are only suitable for recycling scrap steel, and presumably the supply of that will diminish over time as we build more and recycle a...

35B replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

In choice terms, the policy proposed is consistent with the sort of approach you've advocated for NYMR, in which preference is given to "authentic" locomotives rather than requiring strict local heritage compliance. As an ordinary member, I...