Very much so and what was the case 5 years ago when 62005 was last up there might not be the same whenever the loco is ready to return I suppose....
The support crew at FW I assume will be volunteers so there must be a strong element of enjoyment to having a working holiday in the Highlands....
and possibly the one or 2 NCB south Wales that were scrapped? 9792 survived into the 70s at Maerdy I think
Very true, NELPG must be tired of the whole saga now. Its been nearly 5 years since the K1 last ran. Not sure how contractor dependent NELPG is...
The Jacobite has often seemed more appealing to NELPG than seasons on the NYMR, presumably for income reasons, but the logistics of supporting the...
K1 is a 116 diagram boiler vs 100A on the B1. As I recollect, 62005 was originally acquired as a source of spare boiler for 61994/LNER 3442, the...
Will the excursion day 22nd April be different if the Jacobite hasn't commenced by that stage? Or would the GB stock be used in any case?
Guessing 34028 will lay over at 10A from Chester day 2 and maybe take the train back to London from Newcastle on 25th April?
Nobody is questioning the need for steam heat only the apparent economics of steaming a loco just for that function, plus type 1 as traction, vs...
True. On the other hand, if 7802 was used the Class 20 which dragged 1450 around would have been superfluous I daresay, thus reducing the overall...
Doesn't 1450 incur a hire fee if it is steamed and accumulates mileage?
You misunderstand. "Purportedly" was a reference to whether the wibble is true not whether the CDL would be "proper".
It seems doubtful ORR would be influenced one way or the other by such a threat. The only thing the regulator will be interested is in those...
Perhaps to the extent that passengers of the Jacobite are a potentially a good source of income for the company owner to offset the other...
SITOA appears to be under a misapprehension that 2026 is the first time an exemption hasn't been issued. The Jacobite service in fact operated in...
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