Yes, although I live not far away, I didn't bother as there would be no effort from the 'five' (even though everything is now wet!). A shame, as...
Well, almost all of the route for tomorrow is now drenched - there were widepsread torrential downpours while I was driving across Surrey this...
2.8mm total here in Gomshall - plenty to wet the vegetation thoroughly (which is the important element for fire rather than soil moisture)....
Significant rain here in Surrey today and much more forecast for Tuesday, but I assume the official fire risk will remain the same for Wednesday's...
Nice, but you had another foot of buffer beam to play with yet!;)
I'm sure this will be discussed at length elsewhere but I can't help thinking NR's fire risk assessment for steam operation is not fit for...
Fine shots. The exhaust and its shadow on the first shot give good symmetry.
I imagine we must be close to a steam ban/curtailment across much of at least the southern half of the UK now, given the extremely dry weather....
That won't be there when running, so is it really worth doing, I wonder. These things can be taken too far.
Whatever that means...
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Yes, it would be lovely for photographers to have no rear diesel, and for some on-board purists, but I do wonder what proportion of the travellers...
A shot to be proud of, enhanced by the period hut. The 'wrong' side sun gives drama and helps to disguise the stock type and liveries!
This is a strange sight - with Mk2 blue and grey coaches headed by a 'Five' on the up WCML fast, it looks like some sort of sci-fi alternative...
Looking at RTT, it seems that almost everything from Euston this morning was either cancelled or severely delayed by over-running works. The PE...
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