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Gladiator 5076s letzte Aktivitäten

  1. Gladiator 5076 gefällt paul1609s Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    At our much smaller railway whether we run steam, diesel or not at all is defined by expected passenger numbers. A DMU return trip is a fraction of the cost of a steam loco hauled service. perhaps the changed economics of 2026 are such that this...

    19 August 2026 um 10:46

  2. Gladiator 5076 antwortete auf das Thema 6024 King Edward 1.

    Was this a path that has been used before? Because if not I am surprised NR would even allocate resource to produce it in the midst of a steam ban.

    19 August 2026 um 10:30

  3. Gladiator 5076 antwortete auf das Thema Fire Risk.

    So today Wessex Water have announced a hosepipe ban (first since 1976 is the spin). Yet I can remember having to detach the hose from the tape outside at least twice so we could fill a watering can without being accused of hose use, and we have...

    18 August 2026 um 22:41

  4. Gladiator 5076 gefällt nige757s Beitrag in dem Thema 89001 restoration.

    90001 Royal Scot + 89001 Avocet (dit) tnt 82139 seen from Shap Wells. [MEDIA]

    18 August 2026 um 17:48

  5. Gladiator 5076 antwortete auf das Thema 35025 Brocklebank Line.

    It is a great move if it gets the loco in work quicker. But I thought I had read an article in one of the mags where the MNLPS were saying a lot of their working members were getting older and it was hard to find new members to replace them....

    18 August 2026 um 17:28

  6. Gladiator 5076 gefällt Jamessquareds Beitrag in dem Thema Bulleid Pacifics - Past or Present.

    34072 can't run in SR livery - at least not legitimately - as it entered service in 1948! Tom

    18 August 2026 um 14:27

  7. Gladiator 5076 antwortete auf das Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Seems to work like that on the National Network. You basically have described DfT policy there.

    18 August 2026 um 14:26

  8. Gladiator 5076 gefällt Jamessquareds Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I think there are two separate conversations going on here, which are being elided, not necessarily helpfully. One is the “is it prudent to run steam in the current weather conditions?” question. That is clearly a local decision, based on the...

    18 August 2026 um 12:15

  9. Gladiator 5076 antwortete auf das Thema Vintage Trains 2026.

    I am not booked so have no dog in this fight. But it does not say what would happen if the status is Red, that would need diesel assistance would it not?

    18 August 2026 um 11:11
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