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  1. Andy2857 liked Flying Phil's post in the thread Windcutter Wagons.

    Thanks Musket and pmh! Re mdewell's idea Over the years we have considered many ideas for loaded wagons but a few considerations are, in fact, quite significant. 1 Load with coal - 16T at about £400/T costs £6400 per wagon and the coal...

    Oct 21, 2026 at 12:18 PM

  2. oldmrheath liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Fag packet calculation. From the NYMR annual accounts, in 2025 they burnt 1,082 tons of coal to run 24,831 steam miles - an average consumption of 97lbs / mile. (That includes everything - all lighting up, steam tests etc - so obviously depends...

    Oct 21, 2026 at 12:12 PM

  3. mdewell replied to the thread Windcutter Wagons.

    My idea was more tongue in cheek than a serious suggestion, but thank you for at least thinking about it. PS. I know at least 1 railway that has done this, Last year I saw that Ribble have a 5 plank with a false wooden floor supporting some...

    Oct 21, 2026 at 12:09 PM

  4. Sunnieboy liked Daddsie71b's post in the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.

    Yes, It's not a Bulleid Pacific :)

    Oct 21, 2026 at 11:42 AM

  5. Sunnieboy liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Fag packet calculation. From the NYMR annual accounts, in 2025 they burnt 1,082 tons of coal to run 24,831 steam miles - an average consumption of 97lbs / mile. (That includes everything - all lighting up, steam tests etc - so obviously depends...

    Oct 21, 2026 at 11:39 AM

  6. Sunnieboy liked Gladiator 5076's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Now that seems better than an A4. Nice headboard and correct discs for a boat train as well. I will just grab my coat and run:) [ATTACH]

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  7. Sunnieboy liked free2grice's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    A little off topic but we were very fortunate to have Repton as a visitor to the Swanage Railway last year. It looked the dogs 'bits' hauling a rake of southern green coaches out of Swanage. <BJ>

    Oct 21, 2026 at 11:37 AM

  8. CH 19 liked Mark Thompson's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.

    https://rvrailway.blogspot.com/?m=1 Another day, another bridge....

    0a38f521-3e87-4721-be81-9cebcb2d7c1e.jpg Oct 21, 2026 at 11:35 AM

  9. CH 19 liked Daddsie71b's post in the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.

    Yes, It's not a Bulleid Pacific :)

    Oct 21, 2026 at 11:32 AM
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