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

    The Bluebell Pullman set is 4 vehicles: a Brake 3rd (with wheelchair access); a Kitchen 1st; a Parlour 3rd and an LMS Stove R as a support vehicle. Together they seat 100 people (of whom up to 3 can be in wheelchairs - there is loose seating that...

    Feb 6, 2026 at 10:21 PM

  2. Jamessquared liked James Hewett's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    Tom - absolutely right. Couldn't agree more (well, I would, having suggested exactly that in the original CFL discussion.....) James

    Feb 6, 2026 at 7:38 PM

  3. Jamessquared replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    I don't think the L&B ever had a diesel locomotive, but it doesn't alter the fact that you have got one. It hasn't sopped the railway getting to the point it has. Planning law is about the built environment; a planning authority has neither the...

    Feb 6, 2026 at 6:23 PM

  4. Jamessquared liked pmh_74's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    If I recall correctly (I have no time or particular desire to scroll back through several pages) it was so that those buying the gift-aided tickets could 'view the complete work of the charity', or something like that. What I don't understand is...

    Feb 6, 2026 at 3:29 PM

  5. Jamessquared liked twr12's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Tidal flows are a necessary evil on most railway lines. Over the years, heritage railways have had to suffer countless new broom directors who decry “empty trains” and suggest all sorts of weird things.

    Feb 6, 2026 at 1:00 PM

  6. Jamessquared liked ghost's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    Obviously my point went clean over your head Colin. You're spending money like water. You just casually mention building another bridge which can't be used for many years and for which there is no money or permissions. Where is your magic money...

    Feb 6, 2026 at 7:55 AM

  7. Jamessquared replied to the thread Armstrong Whitworth Archive.

    More info and photos here: http://www.douglas-self.com/MUSEUM/LOCOLOCO/armstrongturbine/armstrng.htm Tom

    Feb 5, 2026 at 7:31 PM

  8. Jamessquared liked bluetrain's post in the thread Armstrong Whitworth Archive.

    AW car in the Discovery Museum at Newcastle. Perhaps this Museum might know whether any AW archives survive? EDIT - PS: Most of the locos built by AW were to standard customer designs, both for the home railways and for overseas railways...

    IMG_20241128_115038.jpg Feb 5, 2026 at 7:30 PM

  9. Jamessquared replied to the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    Road Meets Rail Returns in 2026! After a much-missed absence, one of the Bluebell Railway’s most atmospheric events is back! Join us on 16–17 May 2026 at Horsted Keynes Station for Road Meets Rail, where road steam and rail steam come together...

    Feb 5, 2026 at 7:23 PM
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