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torgormaig liked free2grice's post in the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.
Work on the M7 moving along swiftly at Weybourne. <BJ> NNR Engineering Works Updates ''Last look at LSWR M7 30053 at Weybourne. The final items of work in the contract are being completed ready for a return to Swanage next week'' [IMG] [IMG]
May 13, 2026 at 9:42 PM -
torgormaig attached a file to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I dont think that "they" were around when Thomas last appeared on the railway. It was after all 30 years ago, 1996, now that he was last here. Peter
May 12, 2026 at 10:01 PM -
torgormaig replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
You would think that a fireman would know - The harder the engine is worked the harder he/she has to work:). Peter
May 12, 2026 at 9:48 PM -
torgormaig liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Well, that surprises me - my entirely subjective experience is that 80151 seems lighter work! Tom
May 12, 2026 at 9:44 PM -
torgormaig liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The NYMR doesn't need the teak coaches; that's true, but they sure as heck should want them.
May 12, 2026 at 9:39 PM -
torgormaig replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Now if only we still had that superb GN Saloon to go with it - it looks an absolute treat serving up market cream teas on another railway now, but that would seem to be a railway with the vision that is sadly lacking on the NYMR these days. Peter
May 12, 2026 at 12:48 PM -
torgormaig liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
If you do the sums, 76079 is better suited to the NYMR than a Black 5 and, in terms of tractive effort, it has pretty much the same as a Black 5 in hand on 7 coach trains. Why better suited? A Black 5 weighs more and that extra weight has to be...
May 11, 2026 at 9:29 PM -
torgormaig replied to 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 4:42 PM -
torgormaig liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Not wrong there, Peter. Oil firing can be used on copper boxes but they tend to suffer more as a result as flame temperatures can reach well over 2000degC and even with protective refractory insulation, they will feel it. You don't get blue...
May 9, 2026 at 11:24 PM -
torgormaig replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I think that you need to think carefully which locos are suitable (in their current form) for conversion to oil firing. S160s, yes- WD 2-10-0s yes- Bulleid Pacifics yes - but the rest, I'm not so sure. As I understand it, the rapid temperature...
May 9, 2026 at 7:34 PM -
torgormaig replied to the thread 6024 King Edward 1.
Seat? They are for the old codger known as the driver. Those of us at the coal face think the "fireman's seat" is where the footplate passenger goes to be out of the way - but when there are two people to occupy it it doesn't work very well:(....
May 9, 2026 at 10:09 AM -
torgormaig replied to the thread 6024 King Edward 1.
That's all very well for the driver but makes life very difficult for the fireman. The driver stays in one place but the firemans job entails him moving about the cab, needing room to swing his shovel and also keep a good lookout from his side of...
May 9, 2026 at 7:56 AM
