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Sheff liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Maybe North Yorks CC could provide a footpath diversion over a nice wide former-rail bridge parallel to the footbridge which, although no longer strong enough to bear the weight of trains, should still be plenty strong enough for pedestrians...
May 20, 2026 at 7:16 PM -
Sheff replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
First train on to the bridge …. Works train with crane to remove tree root balls from the river bed. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/17euSMFXwu/?mibextid=wwXIfr
May 19, 2026 at 5:23 PM -
Sheff liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I’d suggest that the so-called outer stone arches are more to make it look pretty than anything else. The Victorians were fond of decorative features on things that they built
May 19, 2026 at 4:51 PM -
Sheff replied to the thread P2 Locomotive Company and related matters.
Good question ! I’d sort of lost the will, so I’ve not grilled my sources for a while….
May 19, 2026 at 1:49 PM -
Sheff replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Ah, I thought we were discussing the support steelwork ……
May 19, 2026 at 1:40 PM -
Sheff liked Breva's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Thanks - I went back 250 posts, but didn't see that. Must have dozed off for a minute... Falling bricks is often caused by water/freezing, due to failed water proofing. We had that as an issue on the GWSR. Might want to deal with that first.
May 19, 2026 at 1:40 PM -
Sheff replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Ive no idea, the steelwork looks ok to to me, but I’m no structural engineer . Ask the OP?
May 19, 2026 at 12:41 PM -
Sheff liked Bikermike's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Also, why should it be most in need of support at that point? An arch thrusts outwards. It's thinnest there becuase it can be. Where the support will be needed depends very much on the mode of failure. It's interesting to note that that the pic...
May 19, 2026 at 11:12 AM -
Sheff attached a file to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I’m not sure what your source is for that comment? If it’s the photo above, then there is an arch of steel seen below the masonry, and I’d be surprised if there weren’t packers in there as well? [ATTACH]
May 19, 2026 at 9:20 AM
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Sheff liked James Hewett's post in the thread Southwold Railway.
Absolutely brilliant. Our thanks to Lawrie. Nice that our first passenger train ran on the 75th anniversary year of the Talyllyn's first one - which started the heritage railway movement. Our second Open Day of 2026 on May 17th was a lot...
May 19, 2026 at 8:59 AM
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Sheff liked The Green Howards's post in the thread P2 Locomotive Company and related matters.
That's why I said "via".
May 18, 2026 at 10:10 PM -
Sheff liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Judging from the photos, if it is a working platform for those repairing the brickwork, you’d hope they’d be pretty skinny! Tom
May 18, 2026 at 10:10 PM
