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Old Kent Biker replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
The impossible, we have already achieved. Miracles may take a little longer! :)
Jul 25, 2026 at 11:34 AM -
Old Kent Biker liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Try here: https://762club.com/news Tom
Jul 25, 2026 at 11:23 AM -
35B liked Jon Lever's post in the thread Fire Risk.
That's possibly more a reflection of your lack of understanding (and/or utilisation of stereotypes) than anything else. A drought can be well defined as a loss/absence of expected resources (less rain in Britain's maritime climate), rather the...
Jul 25, 2026 at 11:22 AM -
26D_M replied to the thread Jacobite 2026.
Having looked myself there seems to be some limited availability in August and September in all classes. Also the solid bookings appear to bely the reports from WC earlier in the year that the modern mk2s are unpopular?
Jul 25, 2026 at 11:22 AM -
26D_M replied to the thread Jacobite 2026.
Although there isn't mention of that option on the website. On the assumption that anyone who is interested in taking a ride on the Jacobite would ordinarily look at the website for times and booking arrangements it seems odd not to mention that...
Jul 25, 2026 at 11:20 AM -
jnc liked Trevor Beglin's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Whilst the updates are definitely appreciated I can't help but feel that they're effectively lumping all traction together and treating them as such. It seems that as long as we have three or four locos, regardless of coal, oil or diesel...
Jul 25, 2026 at 11:03 AM -
jnc liked Gladiator 5076's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Well this is what Swanage posted on their Facebook on Wednesday, so six round trips = 66 miles, so about £22.72 per mile in coal without any big hills and 5 coach trains. "Did you know it costs around £1,500 a day in coal alone to operate one of...
Jul 25, 2026 at 11:01 AM -
jnc liked Trevor Beglin's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Sorry to be that person but might be worth creating a new thread for oil burning as the threads deviated a little
Jul 25, 2026 at 11:00 AM -
jnc liked Breva's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
When I volunteered with a Dutch club we took over a DB class 42 oil burner. It came from a power station that bought it straight out of service as a standby boiler. When we eventually got it there was evidence of mattress forming in the firebox....
Jul 25, 2026 at 11:00 AM -
jnc liked 21B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I suspect that the reason that copper fireboxes may not last as long when oil fired is related to the fact that oil burns hotter than coal and copper melts at a lower temperature than steel. That suggests that you would expect the surface of a...
Jul 25, 2026 at 10:59 AM -
jnc liked TonyW's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I did: *** Copper fireboxes are actually suitable for oil firing and have been used successfully with liquid fuels, meaning the premise that they cannot be used is incorrect. Operational Factors Flame Impingement: Direct contact between a raw,...
Jul 25, 2026 at 10:58 AM -
Trevor Beglin replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Whilst the updates are definitely appreciated I can't help but feel that they're effectively lumping all traction together and treating them as such. It seems that as long as we have three or four locos, regardless of coal, oil or diesel...
Jul 25, 2026 at 10:57 AM -
jnc liked TonyW's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Pretty sure that 3985 used "Bunker C", which is a thick heavy oil often used by ships. It has high viscosity and high energy content, and it requires preheating (by steam) to flow properly. Again, pretty sure, to save time, 4014 acquired 3985's...
Jul 25, 2026 at 10:57 AM
