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  1. acorb liked Deepgreen's post in the thread Fire Risk.

    I, too, monitor weather as a hobby. This summer has been startling for the utterly fixed high pressure nearby, which has probably been the longest-established such high I can recall. It shows no signs of shifting, even though some lower...

    Aug 9, 2026 at 7:21 PM

  2. acorb liked goldfish's post in the thread The Dinting Railway Centre.

    Not exactly ‘steam’, but I’d add Crich to that list… if anything, being ‘trams’ makes it even more improbable. Simon

    Aug 9, 2026 at 2:50 PM

  3. acorb liked Miff's post in the thread The Dinting Railway Centre.

    And the most amazing "started in a field in the middle of nowhere" site is, of course, Statfold.

    Aug 9, 2026 at 2:49 PM

  4. acorb replied to the thread RTC 2026.

    Not unless there is a monsoon between now and then, all that's in the forecast is another heatwave for the south and east..

    Aug 9, 2026 at 12:35 PM

  5. acorb liked Oswald T Wistle's post in the thread Fellsman 2026.

    A couple of phone pics from Wednesday's trip [ATTACH] Easing in to Blackburn station with the northbound train [ATTACH] Fellsman Weather pt1 (Northbound) - The "view" down Dentdale [ATTACH] Fellsman Weather pt2 (Southbound) - Crossing the...

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  6. acorb replied to the thread Fire Risk.

    Nature has a funny way of balancing itself... Climate change will bring extremes - warm air and record breaking sea temperatures mean more intense rain storms. That of course can lead to other problems - just ask the Severn Valley.....

    Aug 8, 2026 at 12:23 PM

  7. acorb liked LMS2968's post in the thread SVR Loco Newsy News / discussions.

    As I said, Steve, we don't know why but it was a common comment from several drivers, and these were BR men and not from preservation. It applied to all the class and not just 2968; they said the same about the Horwich Crabs too. Remember that...

    Aug 7, 2026 at 8:48 PM

  8. acorb liked Oswald T Wistle's post in the thread Fellsman 2026.

    The S&C Fellsman 05 Aug 2026 with D213 Andania hauling 11 & D1924 Crewe Diesel Depot Several months ago, when I booked a trip on the Fellsman I chose a trip that was later in the year in the expectation that any early season fire risk would have...

    Aug 7, 2026 at 5:40 PM
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