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  1. acorb replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    2253 is no doubt a very good investment and will likely pay for itself pretty quickly in this spell of weather. 7 well filled Mk 1s = good income, its how this is replicated, sustained & built upon - but it shows there is demand. What is...

    Jul 14, 2026 at 6:54 PM

  2. acorb liked 5944's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1LSe5CH6Z3/ 2253 on a very well loaded 7 coaches this afternoon.

    Jul 14, 2026 at 6:48 PM

  3. acorb liked cksteam's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    To be fair I think we all understand the need for diesels to cover when steam fails or dry spells make it dangerous and irresponsible to use steam, particularly through moorland. The reason the NYMR gets a bad rep with them is the excessive use...

    Jul 14, 2026 at 6:32 PM

  4. acorb replied to the thread Fire Risk.

    I was just providing an answer to your query where the article doesn't! When the 'journalist' can't even get the day of the incident correct then I wouldn't give much time to the rest. As someone delayed by several hours on the VT Liverpool trip...

    Jul 14, 2026 at 12:51 PM

  5. acorb liked 60044's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    One other piece of good news is that NELPG are planning to stage a special gala on the NYMR, featuring all four of their engines, on 24/25th October - if all goes to plan it will be the first time in 60 years that all four engines have been seen...

    Jul 14, 2026 at 12:44 PM

  6. acorb liked mattspencer's post in the thread LSL Private Train: 18-19/05/26; 10/07/26.

    89001 is making its preservation debut on the Chairman's Train tomorrow from Carlisle to London Euston

    Jul 14, 2026 at 12:41 PM

  7. acorb replied to the thread Fire Risk.

    IIRC charter operators have the bill capped at a certain level - so both comments are correct, as the train operator will be liable up to that cap, with the taxpayer picking up the rest.

    Jul 14, 2026 at 12:40 PM

  8. acorb liked GWR4707's post in the thread Fire Risk.

    Nice to see the quality of reporting doesn't seem to improve even on leaving SR, albeit looking on the bright side with it being in the Telegraph I'm surprised blame wasn't laid at the door of asylum seekers or Keir Starmer.... :rolleyes:

    Jul 14, 2026 at 12:08 PM

  9. acorb replied to the thread Fire Risk.

    BBC News - UK weather: no widespread rain in forecast as heatwave continues - BBC Weather https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/articles/cvge2zq0zg3o

    Jul 14, 2026 at 7:58 AM

  10. acorb replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    There is zero rain forecasted in the next fortnight. If any rain does fall it will be in the form of isolated showers which will do nothing to alleviate the situation. We are on the verge of a prolonged period of very warm / hot, dry weather -...

    Jul 14, 2026 at 7:57 AM

  11. acorb liked Will RL's post in the thread Fire Risk.

    Apologies I no longer have the information available as I did last year for a more broad outlook, but the information I have suggests at least the NW and Central area is Black until at least 25th July.

    Jul 14, 2026 at 7:43 AM
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