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26D_M replied to the thread Saphos Trains 2026.
The type of conditions today is known in our household as "Fellsman weather", David. Having observed almost all the Fellsmans back to 2009 I would say the weather is more often than not cool, cloudy with a threat of rain. The occasional bright...
Jun 3, 2026 at 4:11 PM -
26D_M liked Oswald T Wistle's post in the thread Saphos Trains 2026.
After last week's heatwave we came back to normality with a bump. The weather forecast for today was not good, in fact it was bad, with rain forecast for much of the day. Would the weather gods be kind? Probably not! Would Oswald be able to...
Jun 3, 2026 at 4:02 PM -
26D_M liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
A couple of years ago, now, I was told by a well known NYMR engineer that his maintenance budget for the whole year was £5k/ loco. That doesn’t go far when you keep breaking springs.
Jun 3, 2026 at 1:02 PM -
26D_M replied to the thread Northern Belle 2026.
"Steam not guaranteed" is prominent on the Belle booking information, automatic refund provided of roughly £30 per passenger if the train ends up being diesel hauled. As steam isn't necessarily the essence of the Belle it's probably easier to...
Jun 3, 2026 at 10:46 AM -
26D_M replied to the thread Jacobite 2026.
Of course. It just stands rather at odds with the public statements WC has been making this year. If what you deduce is correct, and no reason to doubt it, those firms with long standing bookings must surely have received reassurances from WC...
Jun 2, 2026 at 6:51 PM -
26D_M replied to the thread Jacobite 2026.
So reservations for group bookings being taken whilst WC was going on record to say the train couldn't run unless ORR granted the exemption? I wonder if the bookings were accepted on a "subject to" basis? Somebody upthread said they didn't think...
Jun 2, 2026 at 5:51 PM -
26D_M liked Alex Productions's post in the thread Saphos Trains 2026.
It's been rostered as Blue Peter for awhile on the Saphos Website. I think it's also doing the one next month too.
Jun 2, 2026 at 5:43 PM -
26D_M liked Steve's post in the thread Remaining Ex Barry locomotives?.
That really depends on what you are doing. Washing out a boiler or brushing down a firebox are never going to be fun tasks. However, driving and firing undoubtedly can be and that is what the previous comments have been about. There’s the...
Jun 2, 2026 at 1:32 PM -
26D_M liked flying scotsman123's post in the thread GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
It's certainly caused a lot of froth on Facebook, but as we know NatPres is a froth free zone [emoji4]
Jun 2, 2026 at 1:26 PM -
26D_M replied to the thread Jacobite 2026.
I wonder if the plan might be for it to go from GWSR to KWVR for the latter's Santas, like 44932 has the last couple of years. From Keighley it could presumably be towed back to 10A in light steam ready for a decision on whether there is a case...
Jun 2, 2026 at 1:26 PM -
26D_M replied to the thread Jacobite 2026.
The publicity from GWSR about the "hire" has thanked "West Coast Railways". The report on page 15 of the latest Beano says "No. 45110 hasn't been seen in public since August 2023 when it departed its long-term SVR home for Carnforth MPD,...
Jun 2, 2026 at 1:21 PM -
26D_M liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Jacobite 2026.
I'm kind of surprised it hasn't generated more noise on NP than it has, but for what it is worth, the GWSR Facebook confirmed that 45110 will be based on that railway for a further 6 months (which basically takes you up to the end of November...
Jun 2, 2026 at 1:14 PM -
26D_M replied to the thread Jacobite 2026.
If there's only one train but 2 locos there'd likely be weekly rotation. When 2 train operation was in place pre CDL travails there was typically 3 locos at FW, 2 5s and the K1 or 3 5s, so there was a rolling rotation changing at the weekend...
Jun 2, 2026 at 12:58 PM -
26D_M replied to the thread Jacobite 2026.
Hardly think a political comparison is remotely relevant on this topic except to say, being as you raised one, people often seem to call into question the organisational credibility of a government/pm which U turns. But as you're often keen to...
Jun 2, 2026 at 11:24 AM
