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Steve replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
As I understand things, if you volunteer on any heritage railway you are covered under the railways employees liability insurance provided that the insurance does include volunteers, which is the norm. You don't have to be a member of any...
Jun 19, 2026 at 6:51 PM -
5944 liked Jamessquared's post in the thread National Railway Museum.
That first photo might have caused some head scratching as a "where" photo in the UK part of the picture puzzle thread! Tom
Jun 19, 2026 at 6:48 PM -
3ABescot liked torgormaig's post in the thread National Railway Museum.
And in other NRM news the 1845 built LNWR 2-2-2 "Columbine" returned to York yesterday and is temporally displayed on the turntable. A former resident of the old York Museum it has spent much of the last century in the city. In the 1990s it was...
Jun 19, 2026 at 6:43 PM
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3ABescot liked garth manor's post in the thread National Railway Museum.
Contrast the NRM and the superb use of technology in Hopetown, engaging young people, the selfie opps, how many actually record the moving Skerne Bridge painting on their phones, the excellent multi media interpretative presentations during the...
Jun 19, 2026 at 6:43 PM -
Johnme101 liked 2857Harry's post in the thread SVR General Discussion.
4150 won’t be given its “Gala Debut” at the Sunmer Event as we’ve got things planned for Autumn for that. I think the plan is to run it on the odd service here and there, but not roster it as such. Ie a very last minute change to the roster,...
Jun 19, 2026 at 6:37 PM -
silversteellady liked Britfoamer's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
A little late, shots from last weekends diesel event, posting here as I can't see another thread under galas. I would have to agree with the livery comments on the class 14, looked like it was undercoat from what they could find in the garage....
Jun 19, 2026 at 5:53 PM
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silversteellady liked free2grice's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
Unsurprisingly, the bridge was damaged. It has been examined and is now safe for trains to pass over. [BJ]
Jun 19, 2026 at 5:50 PM -
Jamessquared liked jnc's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I think that some people haven't fully absorbed the point of the aphorism you quoted a few days back, 'the plural of anecdote is not data'. That Kelvin quotation I repeated recently ("When you can measure what you are speaking about, and express...
Jun 19, 2026 at 5:46 PM -
Jamessquared replied to the thread National Railway Museum.
That first photo might have caused some head scratching as a "where" photo in the UK part of the picture puzzle thread! Tom
Jun 19, 2026 at 5:45 PM -
Enterprise liked jnc's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I think that some people haven't fully absorbed the point of the aphorism you quoted a few days back, 'the plural of anecdote is not data'. That Kelvin quotation I repeated recently ("When you can measure what you are speaking about, and express...
Jun 19, 2026 at 5:45 PM -
5944 liked torgormaig's post in the thread National Railway Museum.
KF7 moved surprisingly easily once we had worked out where the joint for the stoker screw between engine and tender was. And what's more the loco together with Niteq (the NRM's battery shunting devise) were a snug fit on the turntable which saved...
Jun 19, 2026 at 5:31 PM
