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  1. Gladiator 5076 replied to the thread Flying Scotsman Main Line Railtours Autumn 2026.

    I would suggest if you held the tour at a station you would not be unlocking the doors, in case you can suddenly get to leave, so little difference to me. Lat thing you want to be doing is trying to "round up" a train load of pax.

    Sep 19, 2026 at 12:59 PM

  2. Gladiator 5076 replied to the thread Flying Scotsman Main Line Railtours Autumn 2026.

    Well assuming you could rely on GWR actually running their services. they could have gone to London for the afternoon

    Sep 19, 2026 at 12:56 PM

  3. Gladiator 5076 liked jsm8b's post in the thread Railways and People.

    Where next ? [ATTACH]

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  4. Gladiator 5076 liked 46223's post in the thread Railways and People.

    A reunion on the East Lancashire Railway of regular 'gricers' from British Rail's last steam hauled named train 'The Belfast Boat Express' which was 'Black 5' hauled until May 1968. Shame the ELR hadn't a 'Black 5' for us but such is life....

    Original photos_001.jpg Sep 17, 2026 at 11:14 PM

  5. Gladiator 5076 replied to the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.

    They were certainly not running to the regular D Ex timings Monday, where there was a slightly altered timetable for the day anyway. I saw it cross at Corfe coming back once, but other runs seem to be after the service train. I had to drop the...

    Sep 16, 2026 at 11:19 PM

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

    Any role has to pay what the market commands if you want anybody decent. Titles mean little, I had manager in my title for about 18 years, the last 12 of them I had no staff at all reporting to me. The only way we could even get external folks to...

    Sep 16, 2026 at 11:15 PM

  7. Gladiator 5076 attached a file to the thread RTC Swanage Belle 2026.

    Some images of today's Swanage Belle after its 6 hour(!) journey from Victoria.[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]

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  8. Gladiator 5076 replied to the thread LE movements, ECS and test runs 2026.

    Will depend what is like for the whole route though won't it. Not sure of the rain levels in the Midlands compard to your area.

    Sep 16, 2026 at 4:05 PM

  9. Gladiator 5076 replied to the thread LE movements, ECS and test runs 2026.

    Fire risk is red is it not?, so the loco could not run without a diesel. Likewise Tornado's move back from Swanage on Tueday shows it will be hauled by a diesel.

    Sep 16, 2026 at 3:55 PM

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

    Nothing in your post there I find in the least surprising. From 41 years in managing orders and contracts based on engineering needs, getting two engineers to agree on anything seems very difficult. I am far from surprised that any Heritage Line...

    Sep 16, 2026 at 3:45 PM

  11. Gladiator 5076 replied to the thread RTC 2026.

    DCE next week no longer on the RTC website, so I assume cancelled.

    Sep 16, 2026 at 3:37 PM

  12. Gladiator 5076 replied to the thread LE movements, ECS and test runs 2026.

    Diesel to collect Tornado and the move back to Tyseley https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:U03745/2026-09-22/detailed https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:U03744/2026-09-22/detailed

    Sep 16, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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