A couple of quick thoughts: We could put an advert on the Carriage Exchange web site http://www.carriage-exchange.org.uk/ wouldn't have to put a price, it's free, and it would give us some publicity. The chap who runs the site does it as part of his hobby, although he is employed by a heritage railw...

Possible competition with the Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway?

http://www.cclr.co.uk/signalboxinn/

Work will now stop on dismantling the static until the following items are removed: Saint Crux boxes removed. Signing on station removed to CAB. All items in former signing on room removed & restored elsewhere or disposed of. Hopefully next weeks jobs, if static empty will be to remove remainin...

A few other things that were also done: The north facing sign (onto the road) was raised and the 'opening' banner was put up underneath it May I ask if the new large banner with white border was also put up at the same time? I helped with the 'opening' banner, as one of the first jobs of the day, a...

A few other things that were also done: The north facing sign (onto the road) was raised and the 'opening' banner was put up underneath it More work was done on the signal box The surfacing of the disabled parking area was finished off The area where the BT van body is going to be moved to was start...

With the difficulty that we are encountering getting the kit inspected, does anyone have any connections at either NYMR or the Derwent Valley Light Railway to find out who they use?

4008 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 4:37 pm The full list and report from May 2023 kindly compiled by Adrian is attached.

There is of course every likelihood that there has been additional lifting equipment that has 'arrived' on site since the list referred to.

Saturday 3rd February. We cut and drilled the remaining two rails. This section now needs a bit of packing and 2 pairs of stepped fish plates. Are we looking at stepped fishplates for bullhead to bullhead or bullhead to flat bottom? I think that there might be an odd one or two of the latter on one...

Further work has been carried out on the electrification of the MK1 We now have 4 Double 240 volt sockets in the MKI. Keith has made a link to the MKII power feed with a plug which enables us to detach the cables to allow the coach to be moved when required. Do we need notices publicising this (dis...

There are also a couple of programmes of old 50's, 60's and even a little bit earlier railway footage (originally on 9.5mm cine, and therefore not commercial) on a TV channel called "That's TV" tomorrow (Mon 15th) & Tue 16th, both at 13.05. On terrestrial TV covering Malton / Filey / S...