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  1. Jamessquared 支持 SteveNorth Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion 内发表的帖子.

    Tom has saved me the effort and I agree completely with what he has said. When running tender first uphill you can run with the water almost out of site in the knowledge that when you get to the top of the climb it will go up. However, as 21B...

    2026-03-05 , 07:39
  2. Jamessquared 支持 21BNorth Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion 内发表的帖子.

    If you have a railway with the peak roughly in the middle and an equally challenging gradient either side you get used to the fact that it is “easy” in only one direction anyway. :)

    2026-03-05 , 07:36
  3. Jamessquared 回复主题: North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Because of the way the water level changes over a summit. If you have a loco working chimney first, as you go up the hill, the water comes to the back of the loco so the water level reads high in the glass. As you go over the summit and shut the...

    2026-03-04 , 21:30
  4. Jamessquared 支持 SteveNorth Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion 内发表的帖子.

    People like locos to be going chimney first when working uphill. As a driver I'd prefer to be running uphill tender first, especially if a downhill followed.

    2026-03-04 , 19:28
  5. Jamessquared 回复主题: Swanage Railway General Discussion.

    “Blown away” - maybe it isn’t Tornado, but a guest appearance by the RHDR Typhoon? Tom

    2026-03-04 , 19:28
  6. Jamessquared 回复主题: Swanage Railway General Discussion.

    NYMR - see that thread at great length for the pros and cons, it is not as clear-cut as it looks. I seem to recall from a previous visit (but I might be wrong) that the IoWSR also allows gift aid on admissions. Tom

    2026-03-04 , 12:28