6026 King John's Recent Activity
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6026 King John replied to the thread GWSR | Cotswold Festival of Steam Gala | 23-25 May 2026.
At least someone was checking - at one well known railway in the South I went for two whole gala days without a single person checking my ticket either on the stations or the trains! When I went back on a "normal" day I had my ticket checked 3...
May 26, 2026 at 4:41 PM -
6026 King John replied to the thread GWSR | Cotswold Festival of Steam Gala | 23-25 May 2026.
You may not have many photos but the ones you have taken are excellent and really capture the atmosphere of the event. A huge thank you to you and all the team for keeping the event running. As I said before, I found it very enjoyable despite...
May 26, 2026 at 2:17 PM -
6026 King John liked flying scotsman123's post in the thread GWSR | Cotswold Festival of Steam Gala | 23-25 May 2026.
Well, what can I say? Epically challenging I think best sums it up. Over the course of the weekend, we had several heat-related medical emergencies including one member of crew who, whilst doing ok, is still not at all well, and a missing...
May 26, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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6026 King John liked neildimmer's post in the thread GWSR | Cotswold Festival of Steam Gala | 23-25 May 2026.
I spent a very long day traveling down and back to the Cotswold Festival of Steam on Saturday 23rd May 2026, and with limited time there I had planned all my day out, until I got there at about 10 am and found the timetable all gone west by the...
May 24, 2026 at 12:27 PM
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6026 King John attached a file to the thread GWSR | Cotswold Festival of Steam Gala | 23-25 May 2026.
I really enjoyed the day despite the delays. I've learned over the years not to get too worried about these things and go with the flow. It was just unfortunate that a whole number of things combined to completely wreck the timetable. I had a...
May 23, 2026 at 9:30 PM