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Deepgreen replied to the thread RTC: Eddystone to York - 11/07/26.
Interesting - Railway Herald (!) shows it as KX to York and return.
Jul 12, 2026 at 2:50 PM -
Deepgreen replied to the thread RTC: Eddystone to York - 11/07/26.
Sadly, it looks very likely that any rain will be showery and very scattered, with temperatures staying high (high 20s/low 30s) throughout. I can't see conditions changing much this whole summer, with weather patterns locked into the current...
Jul 12, 2026 at 2:47 PM -
Deepgreen replied to the thread VT: Ticket to Ride with 7029 - 11/07/26.
Were the thick stems shown here cut back after the fire or before? It would seem a fundamental thing to prioritise the removal of vegetation around equipment such as this.
Jul 12, 2026 at 2:42 PM -
Deepgreen replied to the thread VT: Ticket to Ride with 7029 - 11/07/26.
It appears that the application of bans/different colour levels is very far from consistent. So, much as I love main line steam, I cannot understand why any steam was allowed to run in any areas that have been so obviously very, very dry. IF...
Jul 12, 2026 at 2:40 PM -
Deepgreen replied to the thread RTC: Eddystone to York - 11/07/26.
Yes, and I still don't get the colour restriction system's use - if the current conditions don't warrant a black, then what does...?
Jul 11, 2026 at 6:21 PM -
Deepgreen replied to the thread RTC: Eddystone to York - 11/07/26.
This time, the steam wasn't the cause of the TL delay, though.
Jul 11, 2026 at 6:19 PM -
Deepgreen liked bristolian's post in the thread RTC: Eddystone to York - 11/07/26.
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Jul 11, 2026 at 6:17 PM
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Deepgreen liked Johnb's post in the thread RTC: End of Southern Steam - 9/07/26.
No problem with the editing, looks better
Jul 11, 2026 at 12:09 PM -
Deepgreen replied to the thread RTC: End of Southern Steam - 9/07/26.
I wonder where the chap at the first coach window is now... We are fortunate that people like you took the trouble to record scenes like this so well.
Jul 11, 2026 at 12:08 PM -
Deepgreen replied to the thread RTC: End of Southern Steam - 9/07/26.
Or even - Bulleid... Where was 34046 today?
Jul 10, 2026 at 8:40 PM -
Deepgreen attached a file to the thread RTC: End of Southern Steam - 9/07/26.
[ATTACH] I don't think that would be acceptable, no!:) Lovely, evocative shot from 1967 - I have taken the liberty of doing an edit to remove the blue cast - hope you don't mind. My late father would have been around then, as he did quite a...
Jul 10, 2026 at 8:39 PM
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Deepgreen replied to the thread RTC: End of Southern Steam - 9/07/26.
Indeed - although for one run I would love it if '28 could be allowed to be dirty and 'authentic'. Most 'normal' (and fare-paying!) passengers love its immaculate presentation, of course, and I suppose with the coaches used now, nothing can be...
Jul 10, 2026 at 4:06 PM -
Deepgreen replied to the thread RTC: End of Southern Steam - 9/07/26.
Well, not THAT clever, really - just filling an empty slot is not rocket science, unless signallers these days are expected to be just automatons... I have heard no reports of air-con failure for the passengers, so that must be a relief....
Jul 10, 2026 at 10:53 AM -
Deepgreen replied to the thread RTC: End of Southern Steam - 9/07/26.
I can't understand why the whole of central and south-eastern England isn't on 'black' at the moment. I flew in from Mallorca yesterday and the fields over a huge area of southern England were almost as bleached as when we left Spain! There...
Jul 9, 2026 at 3:33 PM -
Deepgreen replied to the thread RTC: End of Southern Steam - 9/07/26.
One diesel would surely be enough 'insurance', no matter where it is positioned? I had thought that the diesel was supposed be behind the tender if providing planned traction support rather than just hotel power/shunting.
Jul 9, 2026 at 12:00 PM
