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  1. 47406 liked cksteam's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Agreed. Can't wait to see them back. This years 'theme' is the NELPG anniversary as well is it not? Would love to travel on them behind the K1!

    May 12, 2026 at 11:09 AM
  2. MuzTrem liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Kent & East Sussex Railway.

    I'm not sure - maybe, but I don't recall ever hearing the term from older volunteers as you might expect if it were coined there some decades ago. The first time I heard it was from some young (mid-twenties ish) Bluebell volunteers a year or so...

    May 12, 2026 at 11:03 AM
  3. 35B replied to the thread SVR General Discussion.

    @2857Harry has made some strong assertions about working across two rule books, so am curious as to the true level of risk for someone to work (checks notes) 3 miles at a 25mph maximum speed. Otherwise, I regard this as pie in the sky and...

    May 12, 2026 at 10:58 AM
  4. Kt1995 liked cksteam's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    That makes a good case for that engine. Though IIRC its only got 3 years left on its ticket, and isn't NYMR owned. Not that any of that rules it out, but they did make an April Fools story of 2253 being mainline registered so I suspect it isn't...

    May 12, 2026 at 10:53 AM
  5. YorkyLad liked cksteam's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Agreed. Can't wait to see them back. This years 'theme' is the NELPG anniversary as well is it not? Would love to travel on them behind the K1!

    May 12, 2026 at 10:53 AM
  6. 26D_M replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Wild suggestion, but 3 oil fired S160s might go quite well for a Jacobite operation. Each in different colours. A sort of Harry Potter meets Polar Express thing, be popular with American tourists.

    May 12, 2026 at 10:53 AM
  7. YorkyLad liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    My reaction to the post by @black5 was that "at last" there is good news on this front. But I'm not going to give praise for fixing a situation that should never have arisen.

    May 12, 2026 at 10:52 AM
  8. YorkyLad liked black5's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

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  9. YorkyLad liked 26D_M's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    S160s have a comparatively short wheelbase for an 8 coupled loco I think, plus a bogie tender is an asset running backwards.

    May 12, 2026 at 10:52 AM
  10. Kirk Oswald liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    My reaction to the post by @black5 was that "at last" there is good news on this front. But I'm not going to give praise for fixing a situation that should never have arisen.

    May 12, 2026 at 10:50 AM
  11. Ben Jenden liked 6026 King John's post in the thread GWSR | Cotswold Festival of Steam Gala | 23-25 May 2026.

    It's all gone a bit quiet. Do we know when the final timetable will be published?

    May 12, 2026 at 10:49 AM
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