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  1. YorkyLad liked Oswald T Wistle's post in the thread Northern Belle 2026.

    Tangmere on the front of a Northern Belle steam special is hardly the hottest ticket in town, throw in a week of hot, dry weather and Oswald began to wonder if it would be worth the effort. I took him to one side and gave him a bit of a pep...

    Jun 1, 2026 at 12:29 PM

  2. YorkyLad liked staffordian's post in the thread Churnet Valley Railway General Discussion.

    I was a passenger on today's Borders Explorer day and would just like to highlight what a superb day it was We travelled the entire line including the short stretch towards Stoke, the new extension to the temporary Leek platform, and were...

    Jun 1, 2026 at 12:22 PM

  3. YorkyLad liked 26D_M's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Andy Wilson. ELR bought a more than half share of the loco circa 1992, and it was moved to Kirkby where Ian finished it off on behalf of the ELR. It arrived at the ELR, undertook successful testing September 1993. Then Wilson promptly initiated a...

    May 30, 2026 at 9:21 PM

  4. YorkyLad liked torgormaig's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Here's a picture of the start of that day during the Sunday morning tea stop at Levisham. With the diner being out on the Saturday night we had to wait while Levisham box was switched in while taking the light engine through to Pickering. There...

    97-10-12 1 42765a copy.jpg May 30, 2026 at 9:19 PM

  5. YorkyLad liked 21B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I may have observed this before, but quite a few of the communications from the railway seem to have an air of “I don’t know why people misunderstand, I knew what I meant”. That banner is a bit of a rookie error to be honest.

    May 27, 2026

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

    Just been on the NYMR web site. Clicked on the Thomas Event. Page came up with Thomas on it. Right above Thomas are the words KIDS GO FREE. I know that is not correct, but how many potential visitors see this, go to book and see the actual...

    May 27, 2026
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