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MellishRs letzte Aktivitäten

  1. MellishR gefällt Jamessquareds Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I believe they also tried to say that the Bluebell couldn't have an engine named "Stepney", until it was pointed out that the loco had first borne that name around 90 years before the book was written and therefore had prior claim! It always...

    18 März 2026 um 07:41

  2. MellishR antwortete auf das Thema The Whitby Flyer - 18/03/26.

    That is obviously a matter of personal choice, but a crucial consideration is just how early. I have decided against many trips where the appeal of the locomotive, route and/or destination has been considerable but (for me) not enough to justify...

    17 März 2026 um 17:50

  3. MellishR gefällt Big Als Beitrag in dem Thema The Whitby Flyer - 18/03/26.

    I hope that everyone enjoys the day; it's a lovely trip for people starting from York. Away at 10 am and back at 6.30 pm. To my mind that's the length that a steam day trip should be. The only problem is that you get only about 90 minutes in a...

    17 März 2026 um 08:39

  4. MellishR gefällt Jamessquareds Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    We would always have a third man for that purpose. I don’t think our rules would allow otherwise -.the driver and fireman are expected to fully concentrate on their jobs, so you need a third otherwise unoccupied, but footplate-competent, person...

    16 März 2026 um 19:16

  5. MellishR gefällt Rumpoles Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I know it creates an extra staff requirement, but when I was involved in such matters elsewhere we tried to roster a footplate rider to accompany the paying passenger so that any questions or discussions could take place without distracting the...

    16 März 2026 um 19:15

  6. MellishR antwortete auf das Thema Saphos: Blue Peter to Carlisle - 12/02/26; Sir Nigel Gresley - 11/03/26; Britannia - 8/04/26.

    I realise that many people are happy using their phones, but I find that much more challenging than using a camera with a viewfinder. When I have paid for the ride I feel entitled to get a look at the loco from up close, but I don't spend long...

    16 März 2026 um 08:35

  7. MellishR antwortete auf das Thema RTC : The Buxton Spa Express - 14/03/26.

    Between about the 8 minute and 9 minute points on that video we hear the air pump working but see no sign of its exhaust. Some locos air pumps exhaust up the chimney. Where does this one exhaust?

    14 März 2026 um 19:22

  8. MellishR gefällt Oswald T Wistles Beitrag in dem Thema RTC : The Buxton Spa Express - 14/03/26.

    Yesterday was grim, we even had a few flakes of snow before the heavy rain set in. Today was much better, dry and sunny with little or no wind but cool - a good day for "puffering". My original plan to watch the train at Entwistle, on the direct...

    14 März 2026 um 16:30

  9. MellishR gefällt ruddingtonrsh56s Beitrag in dem Thema Battlefield line.

    The drainage issue in terms of where the pond forms is mainly where the 2nd track ran in BR days (when the line was double track). Obviously we'll make sure the ground is secure and drains well before the track goes in, but we can do that to...

    13 März 2026 um 20:16

  10. MellishR antwortete auf das Thema Battlefield line.

    Will you not sort the drainage out first?

    13 März 2026 um 13:42

  11. MellishR gefällt Jamessquareds Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    For something like a footplate ride that costs the host railway comparatively little marginal cost to deliver, I suspect the pricing is essentially "how high can we go and still fill the available places?" On the Bluebell, we started out at £110...

    13 März 2026 um 07:59

  12. MellishR gefällt Jamessquareds Beitrag in dem Thema Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    If you look a a large scale map from the mid 1950s, you can see that there some tracks shown in the timber yard, linking the wharf, mills and timber shed: https://maps.nls.uk/view/188608843#zoom=5.1&lat=5505&lon=4819&layers=BT Tom

    13 März 2026 um 07:47

  13. MellishR gefällt Oswald T Wistles Beitrag in dem Thema Saphos: Blue Peter to Carlisle - 12/02/26; Sir Nigel Gresley - 11/03/26; Britannia - 8/04/26.

    The Cumbrian Mountaineer 11 March 2026 with 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley hauling 7 + POB + Generator Car I hadn’t planned to travel on this train, a little early in the year for Oswald, but having missed out on a run behind 60532, I got the urge -...

    13 März 2026 um 07:43
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