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26D_Ms letzte Aktivitäten

  1. 26D_M antwortete auf das Thema Northern Belle 2026.

    You can allus tell a Yorkshireman ..... but you can't tell him much.

    14 Juni 2026 um 16:22

  2. 26D_M antwortete auf das Thema Northern Belle 2026.

    I'm sure the BLS would welcome working in the north to a much greater extent than the last operating period. Whether the need for air braking will be quite as acute by the time it returns is something that remains to be seen. If WC is serious...

    14 Juni 2026 um 10:08

  3. 26D_M antwortete auf das Thema Northern Belle 2026.

    It'll be interesting to discover whether the reported 10 yearly overhaul of 35018 has extended to the adding of dual braking systems. With the amount of air only stock WC now operates another in-house loco would provide significant relief for all...

    14 Juni 2026 um 09:54

  4. 26D_M gefällt Big Als Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    That comment above is so true. True of heritage lines and also true of the main line. Every time a Saphos charter goes out it's with a beautifully prepared blood and custard set, and it turns heads, even if you are not on the train. By...

    14 Juni 2026 um 09:09

  5. 26D_M antwortete auf das Thema Northern Belle 2026.

    Maybe so but given the paucity of loco availability WC doesn't really have a good choice available, I'm guessing they'd prioritise the SSE over the Belle, with other charters upcoming too. The booking for the Belle has a very bold caveat in it...

    14 Juni 2026 um 09:08

  6. 26D_M antwortete auf das Thema Northern Belle 2026.

    Perhaps more a case of 34067 being conserved for the SSE when the Belle can be either steam or diesel hauled easily enough?

    13 Juni 2026 um 15:42

  7. 26D_M antwortete auf das Thema Jacobite 2026.

    I think that's a reasonable deduction, allied to the quotes in the latest Trackside from DS stating that none of the mk1s has been fitted with CDL. Taken alongside the reported application for a 13 year R5 exemption, beginning with 3 years...

    13 Juni 2026 um 14:04

  8. 26D_M gefällt Beardys Beitrag in dem Thema Jacobite 2026.

    Given the evidence so far, I think that is very likely to be wishful/delusional thinking. Only a few months ago we had some, including yourself if I recall, declaring that WC had fitted a rake of Mk1s with CDL that would suddenly appear for the...

    13 Juni 2026 um 13:56

  9. 26D_M antwortete auf das Thema The 10A Allocation.

    An odd quirk, this being the 10A thread, is that the 3 5s now under WC ownership each have different boiler configurations.

    13 Juni 2026 um 13:55

  10. 26D_M gefällt acorbs Beitrag in dem Thema The 10A Allocation.

    Correct, West Coast operated all VT trains at the time.

    13 Juni 2026 um 13:51

  11. 26D_M antwortete auf das Thema The 10A Allocation.

    Probably 4767 simply had a replacement boiler at first heavy general which was single chimney. Am I right in thinking aside from 4767, the only other remaining Fairburn/Ivatt variant boiler is now on 5491, albeit the smokebox is standard length...

    13 Juni 2026 um 09:27
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