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  1. green five liked William Fletcher's post in the thread V2 4771 Green Arrow to return?.

    The cost of FS, much vaunted and derided as the "Flying Moneypit" has now in my view been eclipsed by others, including Blue Peter, which Jeremy Hosking had quoted very publically last year as having cost him £5m. We are now in the era of the...

    Jun 5, 2026 at 1:25 PM

  2. green five liked Steve's post in the thread V2 4771 Green Arrow to return?.

    It would be interesting to see the income and expenditure cost of operating Scotsman. However, if the hire figures I’ve seen are correct then it should be cash positive at the end of its current ticket. Whether that money is put back into...

    Jun 5, 2026 at 1:24 PM

  3. green five liked std tank's post in the thread V2 4771 Green Arrow to return?.

    Everything would have to be done by contractors. The NRM no longer has a workshop.

    Jun 5, 2026 at 1:23 PM

  4. green five liked 35B's post in the thread V2 4771 Green Arrow to return?.

    All true, but points that beg further scrutiny. Two immediately come to mind. The first is that if NRM are concerned about the costs of doing the job themselves, some of that will be the result of what went wrong last time with Scotsman....

    Jun 5, 2026 at 1:23 PM

  5. green five liked guycarr360's post in the thread V2 4771 Green Arrow to return?.

    19 is under overhaul at Crewe ATM.

    Jun 5, 2026 at 1:20 PM

  6. green five liked A1X's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    Even 2020 was the reopening day post-lockdown, not even Covid could stop it

    Jun 4, 2026 at 1:27 PM

  7. green five liked torgormaig's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    I was on the first train that day, aged nine. It was the only railway event that my dad ever took me to - and here is my ticket (actually my dad's in all probability) to prove it[ATTACH] A day I remember well Peter

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  8. green five liked WorkingPressure225's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    I would argue that the event will be even better than the Bluebell 65 event last year - not least because there’s 9 engines running over the weekend! Can’t wait for people to see what’s in store for this one… ;) Arguably the best bit of the...

    Jun 4, 2026 at 1:27 PM
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