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Devonbelle liked Apollo12's post in the thread Jacobite 2024.
I knew I could come on here to find out what happened ;) Sanders were tested and all ok on shed, dried out before starting out from Glenfinnan and then when stuck on the hill in filthy weather conditions they were checked and no longer working....
Apr 21, 2024 at 9:23 PM -
Devonbelle liked torgormaig's post in the thread The Great Britain XVI - 13/04/24 to 21/04/24.
During the break at Kyle last Wednesday while nearly everyone else is relaxing in the sunshine the redoubtable Dave Clarke, aka Screwdriver, is hard at work cleaning the train windows - one of the unsung heroes of so many WCR operations[ATTACH]...
Apr 21, 2024 at 9:10 PM
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Devonbelle liked jsm8b's post in the thread The Great Britain XVI - 13/04/24 to 21/04/24.
Summits - three Scottish summits in three days. Druimachdar, Tuesday 16th April. A lucky patch of sun by the summit board, although not the same spot as the WJV Anderson 1953 shot of two fives in the snow which may be a little further north...
Apr 20, 2024 at 6:30 PM
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Devonbelle liked ribble's post in the thread The Great Britain XVI - 13/04/24 to 21/04/24.
Black 5s 44871 and 45407 on the climb to Drumochter summit on the Highland Mainline with the GB tour on 16/4/2024 David Price Cop lane on Flickr[ATTACH]
Apr 20, 2024 at 6:29 PM
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Devonbelle liked jsm8b's post in the thread The Great Britain XVI - 13/04/24 to 21/04/24.
Dorrington this morning looked good for the sun and wind angles, however this was the best I could do. [ATTACH]
Apr 20, 2024 at 6:29 PM
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Devonbelle liked acorb's post in the thread Jacobite 2024.
Not sure how well you know the West Highland extension, but the 45mph t/f limit is null and void - overall limit is 40 mph Fort William to Glenfinnan and just 30mph onwards to Mallaig. Where the train came to a halt is just 1/4 mile out of...
Apr 17, 2024 at 2:53 PM -
Devonbelle liked raisborough.smith's post in the thread Jacobite 2024.
I disagree when you go on mainline you need a FTR test and I can remember sanders was one of the things checked by the inspector doing the It may be like that on private line but when on mainline it has to have a FTR test and one of the checks...
Apr 17, 2024 at 2:53 PM -
Devonbelle liked Andy Williams's post in the thread Jacobite 2024.
Checking that the sanders are functioning correctly is actually part of the driver's preparation duties.
Apr 17, 2024 at 2:51 PM -
Devonbelle liked Big Al's post in the thread Jacobite 2024.
Agree except that in the case of a service train operated by WCRC using, shall we say, a loan locomotive then would it not be a shared responsibility involving the TOC to ensure that the locomotive was fit to run on the given route?
Apr 17, 2024 at 2:51 PM -
Devonbelle liked 35B's post in the thread Jacobite 2024.
I don't want WCRC to fail - I welcome their success. But that, like that of any other operator, has to be according to the rules.
Apr 17, 2024 at 2:43 PM
