Recent content by YorkshireBear

I've tried to mellow and like the livery but I still don't. Too much going on, too obviously GB news in style, don't understand why we are using the union jack. It isn't going to suddenly make the country patriotic to railways they will still hate them. Simple liveries work well at identifying...

Fair amount of mining remediation needed at hillhouse too.

Mostly yes. But local services between Leeds and Huddersfield will be able to be improved long before Huddersfield to Stalybridge is finished.

Not surprised it took them so long to report unpicking all of that! I wonder how many before did it in 2 groups of 14 rather than the 4 it was meant to be.

There has been several spells of quite heavy rain across Yorkshire for the last few days.

The Health & Safety at work act, CDM 2015 regulations and their associated provisions on staff welfare don't stop when its a derailment recover either.

KWVR Facebook says they are returning to steam today.

Seem logical. At least he isn't saying away from not winning the Nobel peace prize!

Ann and Dora? :lol:

Indeed, with that method of operation being standard the Elf Explorer isn't as crucial. Mince Pie Specials and Beer and Music are more complicated.

It returns to the KWVR with no boiler ticket and in need of overhaul.

It will be in use I suspect on routes across the Pennines for another few decades yet. Even if not some of the ones it currently serves.

Track defects can occur while a train is passing over. So if that is the cause it could have happened under the last carriage.

And then it starts raining the embankments then 'wet up' unevenly which causes its own set of problems.

No it's to do with raising the deck and having to slim down the depth of the structure due to road constraints. Means you can't span as far so need an intermediate pier. That's the short version.