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  1. Spitfire odgovara u temi SVR General Discussion.

    Consistently about 40% drop at NNR when diesels sub for steam during high fire risk spells.

    6. Kolovoz 2026. u 19:32

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

    If you think of a whole-railway cost and imagine running, say, a six coach train with either a steam loco or diesel hauling it, almost all the costs are identical. P/way, C&W, signalling, the basic business costs - everything is the same. Only...

    2. Kolovoz 2026. u 20:28

  3. Spitfire liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Didn't use to be a problem is the key. Lots of things have changed in the last 20+ years. Worse roads, more deer, brighter headlights, wider cars while roads have stayed the same width; (whisper it quietly) probably a less strict attitude to...

    2. Kolovoz 2026. u 20:26

  4. Spitfire liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I’m not surprised that they have reduced the number of evening diners. That has also been our experience - we still run some, but not as many. I get the “dress up to go to dinner” thing. But the NYMR is quite remote, so to do that, you either...

    2. Kolovoz 2026. u 17:34

  5. Spitfire liked Sulzerman's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I think when they book they hope for steam. They also want Whitby. They're putting up with diesel for the sake of the journey.

    2. Kolovoz 2026. u 17:33

  6. Spitfire liked RichardSalmon's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    When 950 came to the Bluebell it was purely for storage, as part of the deal that brought in the owner's O1 loco. It was already in a terrible state by then, with the steel underframe and bogies corroded to paper thickness in places. However...

    1. Kolovoz 2026. u 08:25

  7. Spitfire liked Mark Thompson's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.

    A few of my own, taken about half an hour ago. Poor light, but enough to see the status quo: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]

    20260731_211523.jpg 20260731_211507.jpg 20260731_211450.jpg 1. Kolovoz 2026. u 08:23
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