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  1. Sheff liked RalphW's post in the thread WCR Rail Tours.

    Looks like steam for the Dalesman on Thursday.

    Sep 7, 2026 at 1:49 PM

  2. Sheff replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Deleted

    Sep 6, 2026 at 10:23 PM

  3. Sheff liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    For an experiment under controlled conditions, nothing to stop you temporarily disabling the tender brakes for the duration of the swap. The crews were hand-picked and could be briefed for the reduced braking performance light engine; and with a...

    Sep 6, 2026 at 10:19 PM

  4. Sheff replied to the thread Photographing steam in the Karoo.

    Epic shot Bryan.

    Sep 6, 2026 at 10:17 PM

  5. Sheff liked The Gricing Owl's post in the thread Photographing steam in the Karoo.

    I left my overnight stop hotel at Graaff Reinet at 04.15 on a very cold winter's morning and drove through snow showers as I went over the Lootsberg Pass. Hoping the weather front wasn't going to spoil the Karoo sunrise where I planned to arrive...

    90-07-05-01.jpg Sep 6, 2026 at 10:16 PM

  6. Sheff replied to the thread Current and Proposed New-Builds.

    He wouldn’t give it the time of day unless they were pots of cash in it for himself.

    Sep 6, 2026 at 7:38 PM

  7. Sheff replied to the thread Current and Proposed New-Builds.

    I do hope you didn’t think I was taking this in any way seriously? It will never happen.

    Sep 6, 2026 at 7:37 PM

  8. Sheff replied to the thread Current and Proposed New-Builds.

    ….. but where’s the necessary brake force coming from, without a trailing load that would snooker the speed?

    Sep 5, 2026 at 7:25 PM
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