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    Swiss railway holiday

    My wife and I are thinking of taki8ng a Swiss railway holiday. I don't want an organised tour (they're just not for us) but we're not familiar...
    Thread by: 60044, Jan 25, 2026 at 8:20 AM, 16 replies, in forum: International Heritage Railways/Tramways
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    Severn Beach Miniature Railway

    And so ends another sorry saga> I'm sure it was a great project idea, but one has to wonder whether it was sufficiently thought through and...
    Post by: 60044, Jan 24, 2026 at 12:30 PM in forum: Miniature Railways
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    North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion

    Clwearly there will be an effect on Grosmont shops etc., but it is a small village and will probably be sustained to a degree by local users, as...
    Post by: 60044, Jan 23, 2026 at 10:44 AM in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion

    Andy.
    Post by: 60044, Jan 23, 2026 at 10:35 AM in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion

    I didn't say that! I was repeating the management outlook, as quoted in their newsletter, but I think I'd agree that a four coach top & tailed...
    Post by: 60044, Jan 22, 2026 at 12:30 PM in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion

    The answer is simply that even with the through services to Whitby, passenger numbers have fallen off in recent years, and a four-coach service to...
    Post by: 60044, Jan 22, 2026 at 10:23 AM in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Rolling Stock For Sale

    Suburban coaches are very thin on the ground in terms of representation so I feel this one is worthier than most of saving. I hope someone,...
    Post by: 60044, Jan 21, 2026 at 10:43 PM in forum: Heritage Rolling Stock
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    4270

    Didn't that used to be called a plank laid across the front buffers?
    Post by: 60044, Jan 21, 2026 at 5:25 PM in forum: Steam Traction
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    North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion

    Short trains have been using Goathland and Levisham for years. Normally they have been stopping trains and so there tends to be pressure on...
    Post by: 60044, Jan 21, 2026 at 4:55 PM in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion

    Lots of things are possible, including what you have mentioned and more, but it will take someone in the NYMR management to recognise them,...
    Post by: 60044, Jan 21, 2026 at 3:38 PM in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion

    I wonder why they feel they are stuck with 4-coach trains, though? And surely this is an opportunity to use smaller, more economical locos with...
    Post by: 60044, Jan 21, 2026 at 1:16 PM in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK