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Sheff liked 26D_M's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Totally agree Peter, had some happy days on the 76 in its ELR days. Being a Horwich loco gives it a special affection too so I'm glad it has a working future again, albeit rather far from "home"!
May 11, 2026 at 6:09 PM -
Sheff liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
It always was a distress sale - the question is how much the distress has been compounded. But, given a choice between an NYMR without the resources to overhaul her, and a Strathspey with those resources, I'm glad she's moving on
May 11, 2026 at 6:08 PM -
Sheff liked Flying Phil's post in the thread 34039 Boscastle WC class.
[ATTACH] (Pic courtesy Daniela works) Here is one of the valve gear forgings, the others were being heat treated. It is believed that all six forgings are now at Daniela Works.
May 11, 2026 at 4:56 PM
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Sheff liked ghost's post in the thread 6024 King Edward 1.
Hengist's frames were replaced some time ago after they were found to have errors. The current set of frames being worked on is actually the third for the loco after the originals were scrapped by BR before being completed, then the first set cut...
May 11, 2026 at 4:53 PM -
Sheff liked torgormaig's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Sorry to see her go - a capable and user friendly loco and in my opinion well suited to the Moors, especially with the lighter trains that we seem to run theses days. But she does need a lot of money spending on her which it seems that Strathspey...
May 11, 2026 at 4:44 PM -
Sheff liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
“Proceeds the sale [sic] will be reinvested in the NYMR’s heritage fleet and infrastructure” (my emphasis) Which rather sounds like they have sold a loco to pay for a bridge. Probably pragmatic in the circumstances, but even so … Wasn’t 76079...
May 11, 2026 at 4:44 PM -
Sheff liked RailWest's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
If you can excuse the L&BR-related pun, I have no 'axe' to grind here on this matter, but I would say that I saw nothing in the original posting to suggest that and I found your comments in turn to be a little OTT.
May 11, 2026 at 9:52 AM -
Sheff liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
If you have a genuine concern, you aren't meeting your duty of care by alluding to something in vague terms on a social media site with no formal connection to the railway. If your concern is genuine, raise it through the proper channels. Tom
May 11, 2026 at 9:49 AM -
Sheff liked mgp's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
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May 11, 2026 at 9:48 AM -
Sheff liked 26D_M's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
and to these eyes very handsome it looks.
May 9, 2026 at 5:26 PM
