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Gladiator 5076's Recent Activity

  1. Gladiator 5076 replied to the thread Saphos Trains 2026.

    Guess it depends on your view. The S & C is perhaps more scenic, but for unassisted steam ( if that is what it is) I personally prefer the northbound WCML to the S & C

    Oct 10, 2026 at 11:38 AM

  2. Gladiator 5076 replied to the thread Saphos Trains 2026.

    Said S & C when I looked after the first post yesterday.

    Oct 9, 2026 at 10:29 PM

  3. Gladiator 5076 replied to the thread 6024 King Edward 1.

    Well I guess if "our well-off non-enthusiast clientele" do care they will see bookings take a dive going forward. It all comes back to who owns it and how they want it to look at the end of the day. An argument that has been debated many times on...

    Oct 9, 2026 at 12:13 PM

  4. Gladiator 5076 liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Hire cost of £20k is covered by two events each making £19.5k, meaning £39k revenue vs. £20k cost. You can account for it in two main ways: 1. Attribute the whole movement cost to the gala, and only variables to the marketed trains. That gives...

    Oct 9, 2026 at 11:54 AM

  5. Gladiator 5076 liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    This prompts a couple of thoughts. The first, which is where my post was aimed, is about the ability to flex a service in response to demand. There are fundamental engineering constraints which become more restrictive with size, and any...

    Oct 9, 2026 at 11:48 AM

  6. Gladiator 5076 liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I think it was Britannia, but I might be wrong. It's worth doing some maths though. Let's say your loco owner wants to charge £2500 per day for the loco, which doesn't seem outrageous for a star engine. You've had to transport it, which is two...

    Oct 8, 2026 at 11:32 AM

  7. Gladiator 5076 replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Certainly the "star loco" ones I have seen at the Bluebell and Swanage were what might be regarded as "pricey". From memory the recent Tornado ones here gave little change from £800 and I seem to remember a Bluebell set that gave about £5 back...

    Oct 8, 2026 at 10:22 AM

  8. Gladiator 5076 replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I am surprised they have not had D/Ex unless of course the rule book does not allow. They used to fly off the shelves down here, often sold out before I even noticed them. Recently appears they do sell but even a few days before there is the odd...

    Oct 7, 2026 at 10:32 PM
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