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YorkyLad liked steam_mad's post in the thread LE movements, ECS and test runs 2026.
Meanwhile, a couple of hundred miles north, the SRPS's MK1 set was today out to test and train staff on the brand new CDL system - no need for salvaged components, the system works with both air and vacuum braked stock and fitted to 8 vehicles in...
Apr 29, 2026 at 10:36 PM -
YorkyLad liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Thinking about things, I suggest that it would be possible to run a limited service from Pickering to Whitby and not interfere with the Thomas event. The first train out of Pickering is normanlly at 09.20. That could run from Pl.1, as normal...
Apr 29, 2026 at 10:30 PM -
YorkyLad liked Obstruction Danger's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I suppose I mean formally. As someone has pointed out there does not seem to be any form of organised group that is doing anything it’s just a lot of concerned people airing their concerns / worries / observations individually on this forum (and...
Apr 29, 2026 at 10:27 PM -
YorkyLad liked 47406's post in the thread Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway General Discussion.
The reason for the harshness stems from the way the railway has been operated since 2020. We used to visit 3/4 per year 2007-2019, were members of the society with many friends there. Up and down many times on each visit, swapping trains to get...
Apr 29, 2026 at 2:07 PM -
YorkyLad liked cksteam's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
That is possibly true. And understandable to run it that way Bridge 42 were still closed. But if the bridge is open by then this event needs to be ultra successful to justify not running the Whitby through trains which must be 70%+ of general...
Apr 29, 2026 at 2:06 PM -
YorkyLad liked Sheff's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
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Apr 28, 2026 at 12:23 PM
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YorkyLad liked cksteam's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
That's completely baffled me. Surely if you are desperate for money (which they are) and the bridge is open, then you run through trains from Pickering! Even if you ran one normal rake between Pickering and Whitby and filled the rest with...
Apr 28, 2026 at 12:22 PM -
YorkyLad liked jnc's post in the thread Embsay and Bolton Abbey Railway Updates.
I'd rate headlining a dog ticket in advertising as something a little stronger then "misleading". Noel
Apr 28, 2026 at 7:56 AM -
YorkyLad liked jnc's post in the thread Embsay and Bolton Abbey Railway Updates.
Heritage railways, as I keep trying to convince people - unsuccessfully, apparently - are not, fundamentally, businesses. Yes, they have business-like aspects - in that income has to exceed expenses, they have employees and assets, etc - but...
Apr 27, 2026 at 11:23 AM -
YorkyLad liked Chris86's post in the thread Kirklees Light Railway 20th Anniversary.
[ATTACH] Day one of the KLR gala, we were running up and down the portable set up in shed yard alongside the 15in. Quite fun parallel running with the departing trains as they left the station at Clayton west. Last trip was the entire active...
Apr 27, 2026 at 9:45 AM
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YorkyLad liked 5619 JS's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
We could always send the CEO to St Micheals Mount, like the one from the Valley did, only to leave a few weeks later. Even better a friend on the trust broad has just told me 3 of the long term members (John Bruce, John Bailey and Chairman Jerry...
Apr 27, 2026 at 9:42 AM -
YorkyLad liked Kirk Oswald's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
That possibility is much closer than most members realise. The most upto date accounts reveal a £250,000 loss and the year before it was £500,000. This year is likely to exceed both those figures simply because the line isn't fully operational....
Apr 24, 2026 at 8:18 PM -
YorkyLad liked cksteam's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I do seriously worry for this railway. As it stands even if they get through this project their funds are going to be such a perilous state, with known big repairs to other bridges as well as the tunnel coming down the track, not to mention other...
Apr 24, 2026 at 8:17 AM -
YorkyLad liked torgormaig's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Sadly the NYMR used to be well able to plan and execute such a project as proved by the replacement of Bridge 30 in the early months of 2010. That was a massive undertaking by any yardstick and the planning was thought out well before it became...
Apr 24, 2026 at 8:16 AM -
YorkyLad liked Kirk Oswald's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
It might seem odd but I can agree with both you Mike, and Steve. Bridge 42 is, as Steve says, very much more of a difficulty than any at the KWVR. The structure, the stone and the access are all complications the KWVR don't have. Where the KWVR...
Apr 24, 2026 at 8:15 AM
