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Sawdust liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
If - and it must be a big IF - what I've heard is correct, tomorrow is going to be an all steam service for what I think is the first time this year. Even the 09.20 ex Pickering is to be stea mall the way through to Whitby. 29, 926, 2253 and...
Oct 20, 2026 at 9:02 PM -
Sawdust liked paul1609's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I think a major issue at the moment will be that if you look back 12 months so far the price of coal is still in the same ball park whilst red diesel has doubled and the various hmo and vegetable oils are even more expensive.
Oct 20, 2026 at 8:39 PM -
Sawdust liked H Cloutt's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
Update today here. This shows the installation of the Bridge deck of bridge 18
Oct 20, 2026 at 8:31 PM -
Sawdust liked free2grice's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
A little off topic but we were very fortunate to have Repton as a visitor to the Swanage Railway last year. It looked the dogs 'bits' hauling a rake of southern green coaches out of Swanage. <BJ>
Oct 20, 2026 at 1:57 PM -
Sawdust liked 60044's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
An earlier Chairman bemoaned the fact that he had no power in that position, but I always believed that although, technically, he was right but in reality he had enormous power of influence, but failed to make any use of it and was content to...
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Sawdust liked 46223's post in the thread Turntables.
46229 on the turntable at Marylebone on 29th June 1985. [ATTACH]
Oct 18, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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Sawdust liked torgormaig's post in the thread Turntables.
And 60 years later in the summer of 2023 another Black 5, No 45212, is turned on the same turntable now situated about 500 miles north of Marylebone in the undergrowth at Fort William. [ATTACH] Peter
Oct 18, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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Sawdust liked wazza588's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
A few from yesterday 17th/10 including the NELPG diner train: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Richard
Oct 18, 2026 at 9:13 AM
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Sawdust replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Quiet here isn't? What this place needs is a bit of a 60s vibe! [MEDIA] Sawdust.
Oct 15, 2026
