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  1. Sheff replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

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    Sep 6, 2026 at 10:23 PM

  2. Sheff liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    For an experiment under controlled conditions, nothing to stop you temporarily disabling the tender brakes for the duration of the swap. The crews were hand-picked and could be briefed for the reduced braking performance light engine; and with a...

    Sep 6, 2026 at 10:19 PM

  3. Sheff replied to the thread Photographing steam in the Karoo.

    Epic shot Bryan.

    Sep 6, 2026 at 10:17 PM

  4. Sheff liked The Gricing Owl's post in the thread Photographing steam in the Karoo.

    I left my overnight stop hotel at Graaff Reinet at 04.15 on a very cold winter's morning and drove through snow showers as I went over the Lootsberg Pass. Hoping the weather front wasn't going to spoil the Karoo sunrise where I planned to arrive...

    90-07-05-01.jpg Sep 6, 2026 at 10:16 PM

  5. Sheff replied to the thread Current and Proposed New-Builds.

    He wouldn’t give it the time of day unless they were pots of cash in it for himself.

    Sep 6, 2026 at 7:38 PM

  6. Sheff replied to the thread Current and Proposed New-Builds.

    I do hope you didn’t think I was taking this in any way seriously? It will never happen.

    Sep 6, 2026 at 7:37 PM

  7. Sheff replied to the thread Current and Proposed New-Builds.

    ….. but where’s the necessary brake force coming from, without a trailing load that would snooker the speed?

    Sep 5, 2026 at 7:25 PM

  8. Sheff liked Flying Phil's post in the thread Bridge that Gap: Great Central Railway News.

    The "Urban Viaduct" I think is effectively going to be three parts. From the two track canal bridge, there will be approx 60m of embankment then a small single track bridge next to the Combined Sewer Outflow to allow maintenance vehicle access....

    Sep 3, 2026 at 1:24 PM

  9. Sheff liked Romsey's post in the thread The Worcester Pullman - 26/09/26.

    The cheapest GAOT around Kent with steam haulage is £590 per person. The Worcester trip would be two meals instead of one and greater mileage, so if you feel very rich it's a good deal. Cheers, Neil

    Sep 3, 2026 at 8:34 AM

  10. Sheff liked std tank's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    All tenders are transported seperately.

    Sep 2, 2026 at 6:14 AM

  11. Sheff liked The_Rail_WAy's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I have to agree that there isn’t much of an incentive for someone on a day rover ticket to get off at any station in between Whitby and Pickering other than Grosmont which has a very generous access to loco sheds etc. The line (in my short...

    Sep 2, 2026 at 6:02 AM

  12. Sheff liked 60044's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    There's more to Goathland than Heartbeat! There's the walk down to the Mallyan Spout, there's the roman road, there's the (alleged!) history of witchcraft in the area, there's the winding house for the incline and the walk down the rail trail to...

    Sep 2, 2026 at 5:59 AM

  13. Sheff liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Indeed it is a re-run of that debate. But my point is not to reopen Whitby good/bad, but to highlight that for 17 miles of infrastructure with associated fixed costs, driving the maximum cash inflow is key. And with very limited capacity to...

    Sep 2, 2026 at 5:57 AM

  14. Sheff liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Quite. And hence my thought is - do you have to go there all the time? If you remove that constraint, it opens up possibilities on the core timetable, and opens up the available rolling stock and locos; and also provides breathing space to keep...

    Sep 2, 2026 at 5:49 AM

  15. Sheff liked Sawdust's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    One of the problems with running to Whitby is that neither the number or timing of available paths is in the NYMR's control, so everything has to be fitted around them. That is not intended to be either pro or anti Whitby, just a statement of the...

    Sep 2, 2026 at 5:49 AM
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