Gladiator 5076's Recent Activity
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Gladiator 5076 replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Well this is what Swanage posted on their Facebook on Wednesday, so six round trips = 66 miles, so about £22.72 per mile in coal without any big hills and 5 coach trains. "Did you know it costs around £1,500 a day in coal alone to operate one of...
Jul 24, 2026 at 10:33 PM -
Gladiator 5076 replied to the thread SVR General Discussion.
Having retired 14 years ago and hence somewhat out of touch, what is the view in this country about people leaving work to get a specific public transport service? When I used to visit Boeing a lot it was very common for half a meeting to stand...
Jul 24, 2026 at 6:05 PM -
Gladiator 5076 replied to the thread Tornado.
This is presumably part of the diesel move but no idea how it gets to Tees N.Y. https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:98192/2026-07-25/detailed
Jul 24, 2026 at 3:04 PM -
Gladiator 5076 replied to the thread RTC Swanage Belle 2026.
About 5 mile more than Weymouth to Southampton on a DCE or vice versa, (as I mentioned in post #17) and well short of the 89.75 mile that 34067 was on the back from Exeter St. Davids-Laverstock Junction in 2013.
Jul 24, 2026 at 11:19 AM -
Gladiator 5076 liked torgormaig's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Oh no? This is the UP Challanger coming over the brow of the Continental Divide at Creston, Wyoming in 1995 - it could be seen coming for miles:([ATTACH] This is it a couple of minutes later [ATTACH] That said, I have no idea what grade of...
Jul 24, 2026 at 11:15 AM
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Gladiator 5076 replied to the thread RTC Swanage Belle 2026.
Something different and only a few more mile distance on the back for 34028 than a DCE. A fish and chip day on the SR so hopefully the tour will be on time or the chips may be cold.:)
Jul 23, 2026 at 5:11 PM -
Gladiator 5076 replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Someone on a different forum was complaining that you need a degree to understand the fares table. Personally I think the fares part of the table is very clear, maybe that is just me, although I will happily agree some of the logic is far from...
Jul 23, 2026 at 10:59 AM -
Gladiator 5076 liked 5944's post in the thread SVR General Discussion.
So completely unsustainable long term then without a lot of volunteers and some serious funding. Better off running the service with a small bus.
Jul 22, 2026 at 10:34 PM -
Gladiator 5076 replied to the thread SVR General Discussion.
I assume only 3 days a week based on the fact many apparently WFH on Mondays and Fridays. Also hope that unlike SWR who advertised it in the PR for the Wareham service, but never provided it in reality, through ticketing is offered.
Jul 22, 2026 at 6:06 PM -
Gladiator 5076 replied to the thread Fire Risk.
Not sure you can accuse the BBC of downplaying when they are reporting what a Government group have put in their press release. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/national-drought-group-steps-up-response-after-third-heatwave
Jul 22, 2026 at 2:28 PM -
Gladiator 5076 replied to the thread SVR General Discussion.
Good announcement to have on the same day as the reduced bus fare cap is announced. At least the trial is before that comes in. I assume the Safari Park are not looking to have people arrive at that time of the morning as they open 10:00 to...
Jul 22, 2026 at 2:07 PM -
Gladiator 5076 replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Do they? And even if they do by the time the day arrives often a work of fiction.
Jul 21, 2026 at 10:51 PM -
Gladiator 5076 replied to the thread Dartmouth Steam Railway General Discusssion.
Usual joined up railway XC says use GWR RRB GWR data implies better to use local bus where ticket acceptance is in place.
Jul 21, 2026 at 4:36 PM
