North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion

Great to see something positive coming out from this thread- hopefully the Oil fired S160 will prove to be a useful asset.

Couple of questions regarding the conversion (if anyone knows)
- Is there any way of altering the airflow to reduce the smoke emissions?
- What does Rape seed oil smell like when burned- I used to run an old 200tdi Discovery on 70:30 cooking oil mix which used to produce some interesting aromas- especially when we ran it on used oil from Findus!

Chris

 

The railway's partnership with a Pickering chippie could take on a new dimension....

 

S160 Omaha on first trial run up the 1 in 49 after oil conversion from Grosmont to Levisham - YouTube
Just watched this, and it's very good. But I have a question, why is the locomotive painted a shade of burgundy? Is there a historical reason for this, please.

 

It's the owners preferred colour, and I think he might have had quite a lot left over after his Garratt No. 132 was painted!