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Sheff liked D7076's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I was there today for a planned day on 926 and 44806 .On arriving at Pickering and seeing the 60007 news I was on Goathland platform as 926 arrived with station staff annnouncing it was for special ticket holders only . The first few carriages...
Oct 21, 2026 at 6:51 AM -
Sheff liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Leaking crown stays in the firebox, so I'm informed. Unlikely now to see any service this visit as repairs unlikely before Wednesday at the earliest. I paid a visit to the Railway today which didn't go exactly as I'd hoped it would. I should...
Oct 21, 2026 at 6:49 AM -
williamfj2 liked James McLeish's post in the thread ELR | Autumn Steam Gala | 16th-18th October 2026.
Some belated footage from Friday's antics. Seemed to get very lucky with the light for most of the day, and could not have asked for better conditions for the Pannier's freight runs first thing Friday morning: A really nice set to see 7714...
Oct 21, 2026 at 6:44 AM -
ilvaporista replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Would that be the I MechE paper by Roger Waller; Modern Steam: An environmental and economical alternative to Diesel Traction? The figures were interesting, they also used electric powered external boilers, which ran on low tariff energy, to...
Oct 21, 2026 at 6:21 AM -
Jamessquared liked paul1609's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I think a major issue at the moment will be that if you look back 12 months so far the price of coal is still in the same ball park whilst red diesel has doubled and the various hmo and vegetable oils are even more expensive.
Oct 21, 2026 at 6:20 AM -
Jamessquared liked Biskit's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I did an even rougher calculation (with some probably questionable figures which Google AI gave) - taking the thermal efficiency of a steam locomotive as around 6-7%, and the overall thermal efficiency of an early diesel-electric loco of around...
Oct 21, 2026 at 6:20 AM -
ilvaporista liked pmh_74's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Diesel is oil. What did you think it was? There's a technical paper somewhere* which compares the costs of modern steam (using light oil) vs. diesel on the Brienz-Rothorn Bahn. I think, from memory, it concluded that there wasn't much in it;...
Oct 21, 2026 at 6:14 AM -
jnc liked H Cloutt's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
Update today here. This shows the installation of the Bridge deck of bridge 18
Oct 21, 2026 at 4:16 AM -
Bluenosejohn liked Jonnie's post in the thread Spa Valley Railway - Latest News.
Thank you. Under our structure (and as I'm a director of the Wealden Railway Company) I have the same level of responsibility and control as a CEO would, but I (personally) think it is too corporate a term and prefer General Manager. To be...
Oct 21, 2026 at 1:53 AM -
The Dainton Banker liked Andy B's post in the thread 76077.
October Boiler update. A small group of shareholders visited Leaky finders in early October to view progress on our boiler. Many thanks go to Rory for agreeing to this and being on hand on a Saturday to answer people’s questions. Visible progress...
Oct 21, 2026 at 1:42 AM
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The Dainton Banker liked Gladiator 5076's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Now that seems better than an A4. Nice headboard and correct discs for a boat train as well. I will just grab my coat and run:) [ATTACH]
Oct 21, 2026 at 1:30 AM
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The Dainton Banker liked Mark Thompson's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
https://rvrailway.blogspot.com/?m=1 Another day, another bridge....
Oct 21, 2026 at 1:24 AM
