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  1. 26D_M replied to the thread Jacobite 2026.

    Its true on Northern routes but a) the journey to Mallaig is at much slower average speed and b) why on earth would you want to be lost in a podcast when travelling through the scenery of the WHL? An apples an pears comparison, really.

    Aug 13, 2026 at 11:21 AM

  2. 26D_M liked Jon Lever's post in the thread Fire Risk.

    My bold. Surely part of the problem is that some (many/most?) of the privatised water companies seem unable to deliver on the very, very basic point of providing water to customers on demand, regardless of drought or other adverse conditions. If...

    Aug 13, 2026 at 8:39 AM

  3. 26D_M replied to the thread Jacobite 2026.

    ScotRail has been operating discounted fares on the Mallaig line during the summer I read somewhere, which has not gone down well with the Jacobite operator. The 156 units are of course fresh air stock with big windows ......

    Aug 12, 2026 at 10:13 PM

  4. 26D_M liked acorb's post in the thread Fire Risk.

    I would suggest when a very small number of people are getting ridiculously rich; while normal folk worry about turning on the cooker or boiler, when rivers are environmentally dead, when 25% of all drinking water is lost in leaks and a country...

    Aug 12, 2026 at 9:20 PM

  5. 26D_M replied to the thread Jacobite 2026.

    No, I understand that, just there's no pleasing everyone, clearly.

    Aug 12, 2026 at 8:09 PM

  6. 26D_M replied to the thread Jacobite 2026.

    It's a few years since we last went to Glenfinnan and it was pretty bad then. It's the counterpoint to the "outcry" from local businesses when the Jacobite wasn't running earlier in the season though.

    Aug 12, 2026 at 7:51 PM

  7. 26D_M replied to the thread Jacobite 2026.

    "Harry Potter fans ‘make our lives hell’, say Glenfinnan residents" - Times Scotland edition https://www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/article/harry-potter-glenfinnan-viaduct-hogwarts-express-td5zfj6cp

    Aug 12, 2026 at 6:35 PM

  8. 26D_M liked MuzTrem's post in the thread 6024 King Edward 1.

    With its cut-down boiler mountings and slimline cylinders, 6024's appearance is no longer 'authentic' for any part of its working life. So, arguably, it really doesn't matter what colour they paint it now...

    Aug 12, 2026 at 12:56 PM

  9. 26D_M replied to the thread RTC 2026.

    Something which really belongs in the "Transparency .....etc" thread but this sort of discussion has been going on for well over a decade. When some sensible folk said exactly as you have, Alan, others piled in with "so sue RTC". It's as if RTC...

    Aug 12, 2026 at 8:26 AM

  10. 26D_M liked acorb's post in the thread RTC 2026.

    That is very poor from RTC - they should be aware the chances of that being steam hauled are practically non existent. How about accept reality and hire a pair 20s or 37s and try and make something of a situation nobody can do anything about?...

    Aug 12, 2026 at 8:19 AM

  11. 26D_M liked LittleRedTrain's post in the thread RTC 2026.

    Received the following in an e-mail from RTC today: [ATTACH] I'd say this sails very close to the edge of 'mis-selling' given that the chances of steam haulage are, barring a major monsoon, slim to nil, and the vintage trams haven't been running...

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