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  1. acorb ответил(а) в теме 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?...

    11 авг 2026 в 22:40

  2. acorb нравится сообщение LittleRedTrain в теме 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...

    upload_2026-8-11_18-56-24.png 11 авг 2026 в 22:39

  3. acorb нравится сообщение Petra Wilde в теме 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...

    11 авг 2026 в 22:37

  4. acorb нравится сообщение 35B в теме 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...

    11 авг 2026 в 17:31

  5. acorb ответил(а) в теме 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....

    11 авг 2026 в 07:26

  6. acorb ответил(а) в теме 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...

    11 авг 2026 в 07:21

  7. acorb нравится сообщение torgormaig в теме 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

    10 авг 2026 в 19:32

  8. acorb нравится сообщение LMarsh1987 в теме Fire Risk.

    For me, I'm more concerned about the Autumn Gala season being wiped out, especially the early one's in September.

    10 авг 2026 в 19:32

  9. acorb ответил(а) в теме Fire Risk.

    I don't think it really stopped, certainly steam at the weekend on both services according to YouTube.

    10 авг 2026 в 16:08

  10. acorb нравится сообщение jsm8b в теме 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...

    10 авг 2026 в 13:52

  11. acorb ответил(а) в теме 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,...

    10 авг 2026 в 13:51

  12. acorb нравится сообщение The Gricing Owl в теме 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...

    10 авг 2026 в 13:44
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