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Spitfire liked M59137's post in the thread North Norfolk Railway General Discussion.
The Carriage & Wagon Blog has been updated: C&W Blog - September News
Sep 23, 2026 at 6:48 AM -
Spitfire liked mikehartuk's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
All three RVR level crosings will identical. Full barrier, etc, etc. Mike.
Sep 22, 2026 at 6:29 PM -
Spitfire liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Quite - traction is only part of the total cost of running a service. Substitute steam for diesel and everything else - C&W, p/way, S&T and general business costs remain the same. My own feeling is that substituting steam with diesel has only a...
Sep 22, 2026 at 5:59 PM -
Spitfire liked Shep Woolley's post in the thread LE movements, ECS and test runs 2026.
[ATTACH] Under threatening skies LMS 8F class No. 48151 works 5M50 through Starricks Farm with SR BoB class No. 34067 'Tangmere' bringing up the rear on their test run out to Hellifield and return
Sep 22, 2026 at 2:42 PM
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Spitfire liked Sidmouth's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
a read of this thread would be more than enough to raise questions and I would add that this comes from both sides of discussion neither of which really covers themselves in any glory
Sep 21, 2026 at 5:58 PM -
Spitfire liked mikehartuk's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
The team did it - nor as they liked to remind us all was there ever doubt they would! Track is now laid all the way from RVR Bridge No 24 to Salehurst bridleway crossing. That track laying started in June and now, with what were two...
Sep 19, 2026 at 6:40 PM -
Spitfire liked alexl102's post in the thread North Norfolk Railway General Discussion.
More Hunslets is never a bad thing!
Sep 19, 2026 at 6:36 PM -
Spitfire liked Lineisclear's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
My personal view, and I emphasise that, is that some heritage railways do not have a viable future because they're fixated on what you decribe as the social club model. Any normal club depends to a large extent on the willingness of its members...
Sep 17, 2026 at 6:05 PM -
Spitfire liked Lineisclear's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I don't belive anyone was under the mistaken impression that the NYMR vould operate as an ordinary business in the way you define it. That's quite common across the heritage railway sector although there are some railways that do succeed as...
Sep 17, 2026 at 8:31 AM -
Spitfire liked Gladiator 5076's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Any role has to pay what the market commands if you want anybody decent. Titles mean little, I had manager in my title for about 18 years, the last 12 of them I had no staff at all reporting to me. The only way we could even get external folks to...
Sep 17, 2026 at 8:28 AM
