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acorb liked NathanP's post in the thread Saphos Trains 2026.
Blue Peter at Preston today [ATTACH]
May 23, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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acorb liked Wagoniester's post in the thread RTC Atlantic Coast Express - 23/05/26.
It was a rather early (4.30am) alarm for me to hop on the train from the outer suburbs to Wandsworth Road (retracing a route I once regularly did for work, and at a similar time too), from where I wandered round to the high rise car park by the...
May 23, 2026 at 3:59 PM
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acorb liked meeee's post in the thread FR & WHR & WHHR News.
It's rostered as the Dinas engine for most of next week as well doing the full line on Saturday and Tuesday. Usage still depends on qualified crew being available but this will improve as the season progresses.
May 23, 2026 at 3:52 PM -
acorb liked meeee's post in the thread FR & WHR & WHHR News.
You're forgetting that you can get more people in less coaches with the compartment stock though. Quite important for running small engines up steep hills. Anyway away from the world of aspirations, the bits of infrastructure that were wrong...
May 23, 2026 at 3:51 PM -
acorb replied to the thread GWSR | Cotswold Festival of Steam Gala | 23-25 May 2026.
Hope you all have a fantastic and successful weekend, gutted not to be making this - this looks to be the event of the year. Look forward to the videos and photos from the event. If 45110 has another running day will try and get over, would love...
May 22, 2026 at 8:28 AM -
acorb liked LMarsh1987's post in the thread GWSR | Cotswold Festival of Steam Gala | 23-25 May 2026.
Spare a thought for the footplate crews who will be sweating their knackers off, especially Monday !
May 22, 2026 at 8:24 AM -
acorb replied to the thread V2 4771 Green Arrow to return?.
This is one loco I would happily dip into my pocket to see return to steam, I fear though it needs someone significantly far more wealthy than me!!
May 22, 2026 at 8:22 AM
