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acorb liked Andy2857's post in the thread Vintage Trains 2026.
That's a shame, but these things are never certain til it's on the front of the train on the day! Look forward to hearing more about the inaugural tours in the spring.
Oct 23, 2026 at 10:16 PM -
acorb replied to the thread SVR Loco Newsy News / discussions.
Message from Vintage Trains, the Mogul won't be ready for 8th November unfortunately.
Oct 23, 2026 at 7:50 PM -
acorb replied to the thread Vintage Trains 2026.
Unfortunately the Mogul will not be ready for 8th November and trip will be behind a Castle instead.
Oct 23, 2026 at 7:45 PM -
acorb liked Kje7812's post in the thread SVR Loco Newsy News / discussions.
7802 has returned to Kidderminster (tender yesterday, loco today).
Oct 22, 2026 at 7:19 PM -
acorb liked mattspencer's post in the thread Flying Scotsman Main Line Railtours Autumn 2026.
VTs 37 has no ETH and they have no genny coach either. As far as I'm aware there stock is dual heated so their 47 can provide eth if required.
Oct 21, 2026 at 7:20 AM -
acorb liked jonathonag's post in the thread Jacobite 2026.
Like Karl and John, I was more than happy to return to the West Highlands for a bit of glorious sunshine on Sunday and Monday. No place is better than our Highlands in autumn colours: [ATTACH] No. 45407 at Craigag Wetlands - Sunday 18th...
Oct 21, 2026 at 7:19 AM
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acorb liked Karlh's post in the thread Jacobite 2026.
When I did it it took me about an 45 mins to an hour to get to a view of the wetlands and viaduct from memory but despite being younger than Ben I suspect he got a lot higher and faster than me! Anyway, here's another from Saturday. [ATTACH]
Oct 20, 2026 at 5:14 PM
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acorb liked guycarr360's post in the thread Flying Scotsman Main Line Railtours Autumn 2026.
I would say Scostman is being operated to get it into the normal domain as much as possible, and doing what it is good at. The shorter trips, allowing 2 sets of customers a day, seems to be succesful. In this scenario, she is being operated well,...
Oct 20, 2026 at 12:53 PM -
acorb liked Jonnie's post in the thread Spa Valley Railway - Latest News.
I sent three reports during the event: one on Saturday morning, one on Sunday morning, and one today. The two below are from Sunday morning (reflecting on Saturday, but I did recap Friday) and today. These reports went down incredibly well with...
Oct 19, 2026 at 10:25 PM -
acorb liked Jonnie's post in the thread Spa Valley Railway - Latest News.
Thank you for your kind words, it means a lot to me. I was driving 828 on Friday, and she was absolutely on point. There is something very special about her Caley bark when she gets into her stride and every day she steams she earns money for her...
Oct 19, 2026 at 10:23 PM -
acorb liked estwdjhn's post in the thread SVR General Discussion.
Unlikely. I'm fairly sure the old one is at Bewdley and the new one is being built by us in Cromford. I'm fairly sure there is at least one P class boiler from the Bluebell at Bridgnorth, so that's a probable candidate.
Oct 19, 2026 at 10:18 PM -
acorb liked 5944's post in the thread Bulleid Pacifics - Past or Present.
A very generous donation by the same gentleman who's provided funds for 34081 and is bankrolling 34007's overhaul, and I believe provided funding for the overhaul of 35009 to commence in earnest.
Oct 19, 2026 at 10:18 PM -
acorb liked Steve's post in the thread 60007.
Leaking crown stays in firebox. I understand that the boilersmiths from Crewe are coming to attend to it but the loco will be too warm to work on until after Wednesday.
Oct 19, 2026 at 10:17 PM -
acorb liked 2857Harry's post in the thread Jacobite 2026.
[IMG] Along Loch Eil by Harry Bradley, on Flickr
Oct 19, 2026 at 10:17 PM -
acorb liked blink bonny's post in the thread Flying Scotsman Main Line Railtours Autumn 2026.
My wife and I had a trip down to Gloucestershire over the weekend to celebrate our grandaughter's birthday on Saturday. Our son decided it would be nice to take the two of us for a trip to Didcot Railway Centre while the little one went to...
Oct 19, 2026 at 10:15 PM
