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26D_M liked MellishR's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
There seems some uncertainty as to what steam locos were available for traffic and therefore how much steam operation there might have been in the absence of fire risk; but anyway in some periods there was hardly any apart from Tornado. Insofar...
Sep 23, 2026 at 3:30 PM -
Miff liked pmh_74's post in the thread Bridge that Gap: Great Central Railway News.
People are strange creatures, aren't they? A video link is posted to a forum. Some people watch the video. Fine. Others take time to tell anybody who will listen that they don't watch videos. Also fine, I guess. But, you could just go to the...
Sep 23, 2026 at 3:29 PM -
MellishR replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
There seems some uncertainty as to what steam locos were available for traffic and therefore how much steam operation there might have been in the absence of fire risk; but anyway in some periods there was hardly any apart from Tornado. Insofar...
Sep 23, 2026 at 3:28 PM -
Tim Light replied to the thread NYMR | Autumn Steam Gala | 24-27 September 2026.
Just wondering. Is there any benefit from purchasing my ticket in advance? E.g. avoiding a queue at the ticket office? Do I get a ticket, or a voucher to exchange at the ticket office?
Sep 23, 2026 at 3:27 PM -
30910 liked 45698Mars's post in the thread LE movements, ECS and test runs 2026.
48151 leads today's 5M50 Carnforth to Hellifield test run past Starrick's Farm, with 34067 on the rear, facing Carnforth ready for the return leg https://www.flickr.com/photos/90397953@N02/55544337741/in/photostream/ and 34067 leading 5M51, the...
Sep 23, 2026 at 3:25 PM -
30910 liked green five's post in the thread LE movements, ECS and test runs 2026.
They were really testing out the 8F yesterday as can be seen in this video posted on Youtube. What a sound from 48151! [MEDIA]
Sep 23, 2026 at 3:25 PM -
guycarr360 replied to the thread Flying Scotsman Main Line Railtours Autumn 2026.
Currently sat in Tyne Yard for servicing, will try an catch a video later.
Sep 23, 2026 at 3:13 PM -
MellishR liked Sawdust's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Peat moorland damaged by fire in the NYMNP, the fires of 1976, still haven't fully recovered. So the risk is genuine, but it is no less genuine for more expensive steam trains. If it was too risky to run normal steam trains then it was too risky...
Sep 23, 2026 at 2:59 PM -
MellishR liked 73108's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Much as I also disagree with much of what @Lineisclear says*, I think it's perhaps disingenuous to suggest - hypothetically or not - that there 'never was' a steam ban. We all saw what happened elsewhere in the country this summer. Not only do I...
Sep 23, 2026 at 2:58 PM -
Gladiator 5076 liked black5's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Well tornadoes are natural phenomena :P
Sep 23, 2026 at 2:57 PM -
Gladiator 5076 replied to the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
Well the clip I watched on YouTube this morning of Rattery showed zero exhaust from the front, just like a sewing machine.:) Generator Car in the consist which would please some. Diesel on the back I assume as the fire risk is said to be red....
Sep 23, 2026 at 2:56 PM -
MellishR liked 21B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I think the general feeling seems to be that fire risk was a convenient cover story for the underlying situation that no steam engines were available and that that was a consequence of one or two factors, lack of people to maintain and/or lack of...
Sep 23, 2026 at 2:49 PM -
47406 liked Kirk Oswald's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Steve makes an important point and, as is usual with Steve, he is right to do so. The divisions are now so deep and so fundamental that I don't think they can be reconciled if nothing changes. I'm very clearly on one side of that division. I...
Sep 23, 2026 at 2:43 PM -
Ben Jenden replied to the thread Bluebell Railway | Giants of Steam | 16th-18th October 2026.
Timetable now available Giants_of_Steam_2026-PTT_FinalV2.pdf
Sep 23, 2026 at 2:41 PM -
47406 liked Big Al's post in the thread Jacobite 2026.
Journey's end today at Mallaig on a beautiful day in the West Highlands. Added bonus - Ian Riley was in charge of his own loco. [ATTACH]
Sep 23, 2026 at 2:41 PM
