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Sheff attached a file to the thread Current and Proposed New-Builds.
Not to be missed ….. this a Saturday, 10.00am - 4.00pm A bargain at only £3. [ATTACH]
Apr 9, 2026 at 8:18 AM
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Sheff replied to the thread BR Standard class 6 No. 72010 'Hengist' and Clan Discussion Thread.
I wouldn’t miss it! By some measure the most impressive locomotive erection facility in the country.
Apr 9, 2026 at 8:12 AM -
Sheff liked northernsteam's post in the thread BR Standard class 6 No. 72010 'Hengist' and Clan Discussion Thread.
If you have not yet visited the works, come along on this Saturday 11th after 10.00 and you will see a locomotive/engineering workshop full of folk, displays, and 2 mainline engines in the process of being built. It only costs £3 for non-members,...
Apr 9, 2026 at 8:10 AM -
Sheff replied to the thread Saphos: Blue Peter to Carlisle - 12/02/26; Sir Nigel Gresley - 11/03/26; Britannia - 8/04/26.
How many delay minutes from today’s shenanigans? I sincerely hope that GBR haven’t been taking a close interest in the performance of these recent tours .
Apr 8, 2026 at 9:30 PM -
Sheff liked jnc's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I'm not a mechanical engineer, but I am an engineer with some training in mechanical engineering; so, with that background, let me offer a few thoughts. Stone bridges are a generally a whole different kettle of fish from metal bridges, because...
Apr 8, 2026 at 9:07 PM -
Sheff liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
; I'm not a bridge engineer but can understand why RA9 locos were/are permitted on what was an RA5 line. It is more than simple weight; dynamics have a large effect, especially hammer blow, and that goes up by the square. Thus, an A4 at 30 mph...
Apr 8, 2026 at 9:07 PM -
Sheff liked 26D_M's post in the thread RTC: Edinburgh Flyer - 04/04/26.
Interestingly, not a single train hauled unassisted. That includes a period before the current 'coffin era too. So it might have done 20k miles but what work has it done? Granted the wheels have revolved, the motion moved etc but it hasn't...
Apr 8, 2026 at 4:13 PM -
Sheff liked Gladiator 5076's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Although in fairness I was stewarding a DCE, where when we arrived at Basingstoke NR suddenly said a bridge just East of Wool was not able to stand the weight No 9 crossing it. A fine time to decide, especially as the same loco had gone over...
Apr 8, 2026 at 4:11 PM -
Sheff liked Chris86's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
We had a similar thing last year, an email suggesting we had been "selected" for a small business award for South Yorkshire. Got as far as speaking to them on the phone, realised it was a pay and get some recognition type event, as opposed to...
Apr 8, 2026 at 4:11 PM -
Sheff liked torgormaig's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I find it interesting that there has never been any suggestion of placing a weight limit on these aged structures. After all we are happily operating RA9 locos over a route that used to be only RA5 in BR days. I understand that last autumn the A3...
Apr 8, 2026 at 4:10 PM -
Sheff liked Spamcan81's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
if it’s anything like an award I was offered when I was still in the fish and chip trade, you simply buy it. I don’t know why the Moors haven’t saved themselves the money and simply designed their own certificate and printed one out.
Apr 8, 2026 at 4:09 PM -
Sheff liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Bridge 42 (and Br.18) have been known avbout for a good while. I'm well on the outside of things now and I knew about it about 18 months ago. I think nothing was done until it was critical because of the financial situation. Similar could be...
Apr 8, 2026 at 4:09 PM -
Sheff liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
On the contrary, I think there would have been a lot more respect. It would have left open the question of why the sudden closure, but I like to think that a more open communications culture would have avoided that particular bear trap
Apr 8, 2026 at 4:08 PM -
Sheff liked cksteam's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I think you can go back further to be honest. My issue is that it was well known about that Bridge 42 was going to need work imminently yet nothing seems to have actually been done to plan or prepare for it until the full closure that seemingly...
Apr 8, 2026 at 4:08 PM -
Sheff liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Something tells me there isn't much competition - and if any category looks a bit crowded with entrants, well you just invent a new one! My hunch is no-one goes away from such awards ceremonies empty-handed. Tom
Apr 8, 2026 at 8:53 AM
