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acorb replied to the thread RTC 2026.
That is very poor from RTC - they should be aware the chances of that being steam hauled are practically non existent. How about accept reality and hire a pair 20s or 37s and try and make something of a situation nobody can do anything about?...
Aug 11, 2026 at 10:40 PM -
acorb liked LittleRedTrain's post in the thread RTC 2026.
Received the following in an e-mail from RTC today: [ATTACH] I'd say this sails very close to the edge of 'mis-selling' given that the chances of steam haulage are, barring a major monsoon, slim to nil, and the vintage trams haven't been running...
Aug 11, 2026 at 10:39 PM
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acorb liked Petra Wilde's post in the thread Fire Risk.
I only agree to a limited extent, sadly. Yes, more intense rain will happen eventually and for the UK, climate change predictions suggest wetter winters are statistically likely. But there is still the practical question of when and where things...
Aug 11, 2026 at 10:37 PM -
acorb liked 35B's post in the thread Fire Risk.
I think it does matter, but how much depends on a number of factors. I've witnessed people walk away when told that they'll get a diesel, but the conversation was simply steam/diesel in the context of a railway whose advertising focused on...
Aug 11, 2026 at 5:31 PM -
acorb replied to the thread Fire Risk.
There has been a lot of praise on here for the immaculate class 40 that appeared on the Fellsman recently. Would that - a Western or a Deltic be more acceptable substitute than a class 47? 37s and 33s have also appeared recently to give variety....
Aug 11, 2026 at 7:26 AM -
acorb replied to the thread Fire Risk.
There's been a lot of talk about dry summers becoming 'normal'. Climate Change is making extreme weather 'more likely' - i.e 1 in 100 year events will become possible every 10 years instead. A summer like this will still remain unusual, but will...
Aug 11, 2026 at 7:21 AM -
acorb liked torgormaig's post in the thread Fire Risk.
Yes and yes. Very wet up here last week with plenty of "liquid sunshine". Not much that could be set fire to around here. Good to enjoy some of the real stuff (sunshine) today. Peter in Fort William
Aug 10, 2026 at 7:32 PM -
acorb liked LMarsh1987's post in the thread Fire Risk.
For me, I'm more concerned about the Autumn Gala season being wiped out, especially the early one's in September.
Aug 10, 2026 at 7:32 PM -
acorb liked jsm8b's post in the thread Fire Risk.
A difficult 'like' but I think that sums it up. The Met Office website suggests high pressure systems and above average temperatures into September (other forecasts are available - and seem generally consistent). I'd be surprised if we see much...
Aug 10, 2026 at 1:52 PM -
acorb replied to the thread Fire Risk.
Can't disagree with that summary either, I had a feeling when on the ill fated VT Liverpool trip last month that it maybe sometime before mainline steam came back. An NR friend of mine just msgd to say there were 9 lineside fires yesterday alone,...
Aug 10, 2026 at 1:51 PM -
acorb liked The Gricing Owl's post in the thread Fire Risk.
My own view is that the return of steam could be even further away than that, very sadly of course. Not only for when we get enough rain to make the lineside safe. But also the question of the water supply situation and what further restrictions...
Aug 10, 2026 at 1:44 PM
