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Sawdust liked burmister's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
HSTs are Diesel Electric so the engine is not connected to the transmission, the power required and thus developed is delievered by electricity to the traction motors adjusted by the controls via either DC Generators ( older rolling stock and...
Oct 5, 2026 at 11:25 AM -
60044 liked Kirk Oswald's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Most of the above generalities I could agree with but I must take issue on two of your points. Speed restrictions - without wishing to be nosey can I ask when you last visited the line? There are severe speed restrictions at so many locations...
Oct 5, 2026 at 11:23 AM -
47406 liked burmister's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
HSTs are Diesel Electric so the engine is not connected to the transmission, the power required and thus developed is delievered by electricity to the traction motors adjusted by the controls via either DC Generators ( older rolling stock and...
Oct 5, 2026 at 11:14 AM -
35B replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I don't see why class 43 would be any different to any other diesel electric in that vein. The more interesting questions would be their specific suitability for the route given their high gearing*, and the maintenance requirements that they...
Oct 5, 2026 at 11:06 AM -
burmister replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
HSTs are Diesel Electric so the engine is not connected to the transmission, the power required and thus developed is delievered by electricity to the traction motors adjusted by the controls via either DC Generators ( older rolling stock and...
Oct 5, 2026 at 11:04 AM -
ykin01 liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I may disagree with @Lineisclear in a lot of what he says but I’ll defend his right to say it. He is seemingly the only person pro the current performance of the Senior Management Team that wants to post on here or anywhere else. If only they...
Oct 5, 2026 at 11:04 AM -
ykin01 liked echap's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I think that last comment is right out of order. Also, it is better to have an alternative point of view sometimes.
Oct 5, 2026 at 11:03 AM -
Drewry Car replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Leeds is closer than Keighley for steam anyway... Middleton Railway – Little Railway… Big History – The Little Railway with a Big History! :-)
Oct 5, 2026 at 10:58 AM -
Alan Kebby replied to the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.
@Tom02 . Most of the original platform at Swanage was demolished after closure by BR. Only the part near the station building was left intact. The preservationists rebuilt the platform to its original length using concrete blocks, I believe in...
Oct 5, 2026 at 10:39 AM
