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acorb liked LMS2968's post in the thread Vintage Trains 2026.
In case anyone's interested, the old Ford Prefect which appears about 4.18 was and still is mine!
Aug 14, 2026 at 3:22 PM -
acorb liked Bodorganboy's post in the thread Vintage Trains 2026.
[MEDIA] 2968 Aisgill 4th January 1997
Aug 14, 2026 at 3:22 PM -
acorb liked A1X's post in the thread SVR General Discussion.
Missed opportunity to bill it as a branch line gala IMHO
Aug 14, 2026 at 11:56 AM -
acorb liked Kje7812's post in the thread SVR General Discussion.
Double Western weekend with D1015 and D1062 in use both days. On Saturday both do two round trips, while on the Sunday only D1015 does 2 rts.
Aug 14, 2026 at 11:56 AM -
acorb replied to the thread SVR General Discussion.
Having been in Birmingham yesterday and nearly getting stranded in Lye on the return train due to the line closure with the fire at Stourbridge, the heat yesterday was like nothing I've experienced before. The smoke from the fire was enormous....
Aug 14, 2026 at 11:56 AM -
acorb replied to the thread Vintage Trains 2026.
Indeed, the advance notification & offer to VT shareholders was gratefully received and acted upon! Looking forward to the 8th November as never did get behind the Stanier Mogul on the mainline in its previous stint.
Aug 14, 2026 at 11:32 AM -
acorb liked Jamessquared's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
To me it looks like a pragmatic decision faced with difficult choices. I suspect firstly that, mid week, there is a fair amount of coach traffic. So if you have (say) two coaches for your morning train and two for the afternoon, then agreeing...
Aug 12, 2026 at 9:28 PM -
acorb liked Breva's post in the thread GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
I see it as a function room, eg bar during galas, or for hire / ceremonies. Our commercial people need to see it when it's finished, and then hopefully that will stimulate ideas. Previously there was a weed covered hole where it now stands, so...
Aug 12, 2026 at 9:19 PM -
acorb replied to the thread Fire Risk.
I would suggest when a very small number of people are getting ridiculously rich; while normal folk worry about turning on the cooker or boiler, when rivers are environmentally dead, when 25% of all drinking water is lost in leaks and a country...
Aug 12, 2026 at 9:15 PM -
acorb liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Fire Risk.
I don't think you need to be a died-in-the-wool socialist to realise that the way we have privatised utilities over the last 40 years has not worked for consumers, which was the premise that was sold. The most egregious example of that is the way...
Aug 12, 2026 at 9:08 PM -
acorb liked Big Al's post in the thread Fire Risk.
In the grand scheme of things the current drought is bad news for the nation and especially the water companies who have been managing badly the precious resource they have been charged to look after whilst helping shareholders to make a lot of...
Aug 12, 2026 at 8:26 PM -
acorb liked blink bonny's post in the thread Fire Risk.
Taking water from the River Test is nothing short of environmental vandalism. Southern England is home to 85% of the world's supply of chalk streams and the Test is one of the best known and most important. They are incredibly rare and valuable...
Aug 12, 2026 at 8:26 PM
