Gladiator 5076's Recent Activity
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Gladiator 5076 replied to the thread Rother Valley Railway.
Apparently we are all desperate to pay by contactless so TFL have imposed their own rules as the supplier of the system. Another example (if needed) of beware of what you wish for.
Apr 18, 2026 at 5:54 PM -
Gladiator 5076 replied to the thread Churnet Valley Railway General Discussion.
I really would like to have a ride over the "new section" although that maybe unlikely the way I am currently. But looking at the website the ticketing is confusing. On the ticket page it says " Public Train Service Join us one of our 2 return...
Apr 18, 2026 at 4:13 PM -
Gladiator 5076 replied to the thread Vintage Trains 2026.
As an aside as this is a railway forum, I wonder how many on here are fully familiar with the NRCoT and its protections (or lack of) for the passenger, let alone the PRO obligations before buying a rail ticket. Hardly call either of those...
Apr 18, 2026 at 2:03 PM -
Gladiator 5076 replied to the thread Great Britain XVIII: 18/4 -25/4/26.
Not sure but I think one the posts on here may have said they were on a discussion about non a/c Mk2's at one point.
Apr 18, 2026 at 1:49 PM -
Gladiator 5076 replied to the thread Great Britain XVIII: 18/4 -25/4/26.
Yes, one of the posts said they are in a table for 4 and table for 2 config, but apparently according to another with not as much room as a normal first. Not having travelled on a WCRC one of these cannot comment personally.
Apr 18, 2026 at 12:09 PM -
Gladiator 5076 replied to the thread Great Britain XVIII: 18/4 -25/4/26.
See the link on post #93 for images of the full set.
Apr 18, 2026 at 11:41 AM -
Gladiator 5076 replied to the thread Vintage Trains 2026.
I and I suspect many only ever read FAQ's if something goes wrong. Certainly not something I would do by default, otherwise life would be very boring with the amount purchased off the internet. For example I have never read the Amazon FAQ's for...
Apr 18, 2026 at 11:39 AM -
Gladiator 5076 replied to the thread Vintage Trains 2026.
My point being I can see nowhere on the website, certainly not on the booking page that tells someone that. Most folks these days I suspect would expect the "best offer" to be via the internet.
Apr 18, 2026 at 10:58 AM -
Gladiator 5076 liked wcmlbls1846's post in the thread Great Britain XVIII: 18/4 -25/4/26.
Photos of the locos and each of the coaches start here: https://andrewstransport.smugmug.com/Northwesttrains/North-west-trains-2026/i-TWBpqgg Andrew N
Apr 16, 2026 at 5:53 PM -
Gladiator 5076 liked Johnb's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
Each heritage railway has its own niche where it excels, the Bluebell is unsurpassed with its collection of vintage locos and rolling stock. Yesterday's charter with Fenchurch was a good illustration of that. A few results from the day show what...
Apr 16, 2026 at 4:49 PM
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Gladiator 5076 liked silversteellady's post in the thread RTC 2026.
My shots of yesterday's Sussex Belle leaving and arriving back into Victoria, was nice seeing Eddystone on the main line for the first time :D [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Apr 16, 2026 at 4:03 PM
