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acorb replied to the thread The 10A Allocation.
Because Harry, as enthusiasts we give a damn. A number of people on here (myself included) have stated we have not booked a West Coast operated trip for a number of years. The reasons to any enthusiast are obvious. No one is denying that we had...
Apr 6, 2026 at 8:58 PM -
acorb replied to the thread The 10A Allocation.
Which takes me back to a comment on here a few months ago - West Coast and RTC are in some way 'linked', which precludes them from looking elsewhere. I don't know how or in what format - but it means that RTC are far more open to the effects of...
Apr 6, 2026 at 8:40 PM -
acorb replied to the thread 60019 Bittern.
They should have a chat with Vintage Trains who seem to have a good selection of routes they can send their Castles! ;)
Apr 6, 2026 at 2:27 PM -
acorb liked 2857Harry's post in the thread 60019 Bittern.
If my sources are correct which I’d say they are 80% reliable - 46100 and 34046 fall in to the “very well worn out” catergory. 45231 resided in the workshop in Crewe in October with minor bits removed (I had seen a photo of that), with the King...
Apr 6, 2026 at 2:25 PM -
acorb replied to the thread The 10A Allocation.
Well unless you dip your toe in the water then there is no way the market will expand - its all supply and demand. Note my words 'spreading the risk', I am not saying ditch West Coast altogether. DBS have proven they have resource that can cover...
Apr 6, 2026 at 12:14 PM -
acorb liked OldSchoolTrains2's post in the thread Mid-Hants Railway | Watercress Line | Spring Steam Gala 24th-26th April 2026.
I really enjoyed Furness 20 at Blaenavon a couple of years ago, when I'm pretty sure it had unassisted runs on two coach sets on the pretty savage gradients there. From memory there certainly used to be a time when it felt like if a Mid-Hants...
Apr 6, 2026 at 11:45 AM -
acorb liked beavis's post in the thread Swanage Railway | Spring Steam Gala | 27th-29th March 2026.
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Apr 6, 2026 at 11:39 AM
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acorb liked Sidmouth's post in the thread RTC: Edinburgh Flyer - 04/04/26.
Let me frame it in a different way then , at 10A she is a fleet engine and an outlier versus the mainly Stanier fleet plus a more standard Merchant Navy . I presume there is not a dedicated 34067 support crew so operation and maintenance is done...
Apr 6, 2026 at 11:37 AM -
acorb replied to the thread The 10A Allocation.
The impact on RTC is interesting as ive argued that they should have spread their risk some time ago by using other TOCs (similar to UK Railtours), but someone responded to say there was a corporate link between RTC and West Coast, so that was...
Apr 6, 2026 at 11:36 AM -
acorb liked Big Al's post in the thread The 10A Allocation.
We've been around this one many times. It's a private company and it's none of our business how it is run. That's for regulating bodies to oversee and respond as appropriate. The impact on others has always been my concern. The money I now spend...
Apr 6, 2026 at 11:33 AM -
acorb liked 26D_M's post in the thread The 10A Allocation.
Wasn't that one of the problems ORR identified and required structural changes in operational governance, management of health and safety etc before lifting suspension of the TOC licence? It's all very well a private business being run...
Apr 6, 2026 at 11:32 AM -
acorb liked 26D_M's post in the thread 60019 Bittern.
Even more interesting! Didn't know that.
Apr 5, 2026 at 3:15 PM -
acorb liked Spamcan81's post in the thread RTC: Edinburgh Flyer - 04/04/26.
67’s travails have nothing to do with why the Bulleids were rebuilt. One only has to look at how good ‘92 was on the main line as well as 67’s performances earlier in her main line career to show what they are capable off. ‘67 has sounded well...
Apr 5, 2026 at 3:12 PM -
acorb replied to the thread RTC: Edinburgh Flyer - 04/04/26.
It was owned by a close associate of David Smith, that may now have changed, but the air brakes date from that period of ownership.
Apr 5, 2026 at 9:23 AM
