Gladiator 5076's Recent Activity
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Gladiator 5076 replied to the thread LE movements, ECS and test runs 2026.
I assume 60103 https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:U07082/2026-10-20/detailed
Oct 19, 2026 at 10:34 AM -
Gladiator 5076 liked Will RL's post in the thread RTC 2026.
[IMG] On the blocks for the first time in ..?
Oct 18, 2026 at 10:15 AM -
Gladiator 5076 liked Dan Hill's post in the thread Bluebell Railway | Giants of Steam | 16th-18th October 2026.
Even the last train up to East Grinstead with 92134 was virtually full, but emptied out for the return, certainly one of the busiest GoS days I've been to for a while. I managed to do round trips behind 71000 and 92134, plus 71000 up to HK and...
Oct 17, 2026 at 10:26 PM
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Gladiator 5076 liked pmilford's post in the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.
34028 Eddystone had plenty of admirers as she powered through Sway in the New Forest en-route to Bournemouth and Swanage. An early morning start from London Waterloo and a run down the South West mainline - a Bulleid at speed in its natural...
Oct 17, 2026 at 10:24 PM
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Gladiator 5076 replied to the thread RTC 2026.
My image of the Bournemouth Belle on the Swanage branch can be found here. https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/swanage-railway-general-discussion.37847/page-627#post-2999965
Oct 17, 2026 at 5:38 PM -
Gladiator 5076 attached a file to the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.
Making a very short visit "back home" Eddystone is seen at Creech Bottom just after midday. My photographic manipulation skills do not allow me to change the headboard to "Royal Wessex" from Bournemouth Belle" as it seemed to upset someone. [ATTACH]
Oct 17, 2026 at 5:27 PM
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Gladiator 5076 replied to the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.
I assume you are referring to Blue Pool? Which is a private attraction, hardly a "local park" which costs £9.75 in the summer anyway. Forgetting if the hype around a FS is valid or not, the pricing seems about what other lines charge. I imagine...
Oct 17, 2026 at 5:20 PM -
Gladiator 5076 replied to the thread RTC 2026.
Other than starting from Waterloo and using the mainline to and from Woking it is just another Swanage Belle really. With the "added attraction" of 50 minutes at Brockenhurst (at 10C according to the forecast).
Oct 16, 2026 at 4:33 PM -
Gladiator 5076 liked Sidmouth's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
A lot of people really do need to understand that the heritage movement is deep deep deep in the mire on almost every level. There is a very real risk of a line folding and I have a short list The hot summer will have killed cash flow with lower...
Oct 15, 2026 at 4:19 PM -
Gladiator 5076 liked Jamessquared's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
That feels perhaps a more realistic position, though I still feel there are a lot of booby traps in trying to implement a Gift Aid scheme for a heritage railway. (Fortunately for everyone else, the NYMR has gallantly decided to "take one for the...
Oct 15, 2026 at 10:48 AM -
Gladiator 5076 replied to the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
Only if you ever bother to keep track of what you have gift aided and tell the tax man. I never could be bothered with all that.
Oct 14, 2026 at 6:19 PM -
Gladiator 5076 replied to the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
That is one of the issues around the way Gift Aid has to work. I guess I am in your camp Steve in that a 10% voucher (in the NYMR instance) would be of no interest, so it just causes a price increase, where of course I would be happy to gift aid...
Oct 14, 2026 at 11:26 AM
