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acorb liked SECR 65's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I must admit, almost every other heritage railway is clear about which services will be diesel hauled, both pre-planned and short notice, be it for fire risk or failures. Most publish a loco roster at least a week in advance...
Jul 21, 2026 at 7:03 PM -
acorb replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
You yourself liked the post by @MikeParkin65 whose family '..got fed up with the prospect of ‘a dirty blue diesel’ being more likely to be at the head of their train than a steam engine.' If now isn't high fire risk when would be? My post...
Jul 21, 2026 at 5:57 PM -
acorb replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I worded my post carefully, the NYMR should be leading on the steam ban (and therefore communicating this). The last goodness knows how many pages are about a steam loco shortage - to me, in the current conditions that's irrelevant. I am...
Jul 20, 2026 at 10:27 PM -
acorb replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
How will 60163 even get to the railway with a 'Black' steam ban in place? She scooted it back to Darlington early from Nene Valley, before it came into effect.
Jul 20, 2026 at 7:34 PM -
acorb liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
A friend used to live in a house that had won an architectural award. It demonstrated that winning awards and fitness for purpose are not necessarily correlated.
Jul 20, 2026 at 7:32 PM -
acorb liked Dead Sheep's post in the thread SVR General Discussion.
Great to hear this news
Jul 20, 2026 at 7:28 PM -
acorb replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I am sorry, oil firing aside, I can not see any justification for running a steam loco over the moors until there is a very good amount of rain. People can be disappointed all they like, but setting a SSSI on fire and endangering life is...
Jul 20, 2026 at 7:27 PM -
acorb liked Paul.Uni's post in the thread Severn Valley Autumn Steam Gala - 17 to 20 Sept.
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Jul 20, 2026 at 4:15 PM -
acorb liked 5944's post in the thread SVR General Discussion.
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02pETyrqP2JAptZ3HFGixWPPM9hcY3AkVi1pDo92U1J8ZjmLSmwQLVoUqKCo7HVrtcl&id=100064471998754 Our flagship locomotive 4930 Hagley Hall was involved in an incident at Bridgnorth motive power depot on the...
Jul 20, 2026 at 4:14 PM -
acorb liked Ash-SOT's post in the thread Churnet Valley Railway General Discussion.
Fantastic visit to Rail Ale Trail yesterday, hopefully another big success for the CVR. It was clear the new marquee at Cheddleton was a big success. Although the bar capacity seemed to struggle a bit. It certainly felt a little busier than...
Jul 19, 2026 at 1:32 PM -
acorb replied to the thread SVR General Discussion.
Given the very public place the incident took place, avoiding speculation seems an extremely unlikely and futile expectation. Early realisation of this and an attempt to control narrative by releasing the facts (however brief), would seem to be...
Jul 17, 2026 at 9:10 PM -
acorb liked 35B's post in the thread SVR General Discussion.
Common sense works both ways here. Demanding a detailed update is unreasonable for the reasons you give. But demanding that people don't speculate is a Canute like exercise - hence observing that putting something brief into the public domain...
Jul 17, 2026 at 9:06 PM -
acorb liked 5944's post in the thread SVR General Discussion.
It is in steam, you can see steam coming from the whistles. It's not a lot of fuss about nothing, it's gone 25' through a set of closed shutters that could've had people working behind it.
Jul 17, 2026 at 9:04 PM -
acorb liked 35B's post in the thread SVR General Discussion.
That's fine, but it relies on there being something "official" to fill the void.
Jul 17, 2026 at 8:58 PM -
acorb liked 35B's post in the thread SVR General Discussion.
I disagree strongly. "There has been an incident involving Hagley Hall at Bridgnorth shed. An internal investigation is underway" (preferably accompanied with a picture of the sort that have come out on X) would show transparency, and undermine...
Jul 17, 2026 at 8:57 PM
