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  1. 5944 replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    It's a mess. The yellow timetable states "Scheduled to be hauled by a steam locomotive. However, if operational needs require, part or all of this service may be substituted by a diesel locomotive." for 3 services, but not the two starting in...

    Mar 6, 2026 at 3:13 PM

  2. ghost liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Rolling Stock For Sale.

    I think the team doing the Maunsell Restaurant Car at the Bluebell had a fundraising target initially of £140k, but that was some while ago, so I suspect it will end up being more - that's with a substantially volunteer team. The Pullman Car 54...

    Mar 6, 2026 at 3:12 PM

  3. Jamessquared liked MellishR's post in the thread Flying Scotsman.

    What!? 180 psi boiler and short-travel valves?

    Mar 6, 2026 at 2:50 PM

  4. Frankie Hutchings liked class8mikado's post in the thread Flying Scotsman.

    Interested to know if there is significant difference between registering Scotsman as a self powered vehicle or as a towed vehicle ( in effect a van). As the latter can a lot of the electronics be removed ? Even if only powering herself on...

    Mar 6, 2026 at 2:45 PM

  5. Jamessquared replied to the thread Rolling Stock For Sale.

    I think the team doing the Maunsell Restaurant Car at the Bluebell had a fundraising target initially of £140k, but that was some while ago, so I suspect it will end up being more - that's with a substantially volunteer team. The Pullman Car 54...

    Mar 6, 2026 at 2:41 PM

  6. 35B replied to the thread Rolling Stock For Sale.

    And the advice given, which isn’t bad, requires someone who actually understands what the terms mean. Not in a dictionary sense, but actually in terms of what it means to pull that kind of work together, and really understand how it can work to...

    Mar 6, 2026 at 2:39 PM

  7. StoneRoad liked ghost's post in the thread Rolling Stock For Sale.

    Colin, @StoneRoad is not involved in the project. Your questions would be better addressed to Stuart Reeder aka @Stewie123 or @stuartreeder

    Mar 6, 2026 at 2:37 PM
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