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  1. YorkyLad liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I think the logistics of running a steam service for anything more than the odd day in a station area without a pit are more or less impossible. How would you propose coaling the loco? How would you dispose of ash? Without a pit, how could you...

    Jan 17, 2026 at 2:19 PM

  2. YorkyLad liked 60044's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I'm not sure I would agree with you on that! He did fight, but I felt that that his arguments were often in favour of the indefensible - his arguments along the lines of "the NYMR Trust is no longer a member's society" and "Membership of the...

    Jan 17, 2026 at 9:37 AM

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

    Prior to the appointment of the new civil engineering director I believe that things had been thought through and a plan evolved. My understanding is that this plan was kicked into touch and a new plan is being derived. I hate to suggest it but...

    Jan 17, 2026 at 9:35 AM

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

    I think any service at the Whitby end is dependent on being able to operate over the bridge - even if that was just a one-off movement to get a loco, some carriages and a shunt-release loco into the station (and which still leaves the problem, if...

    Jan 16, 2026 at 2:23 PM
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