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green five liked Ben Jenden's post in the thread Severn Valley Autumn Steam Gala - 17 to 20 Sept.
From social media this morning
Aug 17, 2026 at 1:23 PM
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green five liked burmister's post in the thread Lavender Line - A good Sunday yesterday.
Perhaps it was due to it being a tad cooler but we had a very good Sunday yesterday as regards visitors and secondary spend. Some families stayed several hours riding on the large train and small miniture railway. How were numbers on other...
Aug 17, 2026 at 1:22 PM -
green five liked Big Al's post in the thread Flying Scotsman Main Line Railtours September 2026.
They do, but on the main line you want your loco to go as fast as is sensible and allowable as only through that approach do locos stand much chance of slotting into any available path. For our big Pacifics, 75 seems a sensible 'normal' maximum...
Aug 17, 2026 at 1:00 PM -
green five liked Big Al's post in the thread Fire Risk.
At the risk of being accused of saying the blindingly obvious, this is serious stuff at present and a lot to do with 'dry', rather less to do with wet/rain, as that will have little impact for quite a while when it eventually comes to the South,...
Aug 17, 2026 at 12:58 PM -
green five liked andy50027's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.
A date has been set for the start of the covered accommodation in for the diesels in Ropley yard. This is being self funded by the loco owners so if you can, please donate. https://gofund.me/7ee01db91 Long term this will protect the locos...
Aug 17, 2026 at 12:57 PM -
green five liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
A “like” for that would feel wrong, but thank you for the explanation; and my heartfelt sympathy for your situation. Tom
Aug 16, 2026 at 10:05 AM -
green five liked The Gricing Owl's post in the thread Fire Risk.
Too many very interesting posts above to quote here. But very many thanks to the posters. My views about not running steam when there is a lineside fire risk, but also not running it when restrictions on use have already been made with the...
Aug 16, 2026 at 9:58 AM -
green five liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Jacobite 2026.
Have we reached the "I was talking to an acquaintance of mine in Dagestan recently - lovely person, profoundly wise for an inhabitant of that part of the world - about one of my patents and ... [continues]" stage of this argument yet? Tom
Aug 15, 2026 at 2:45 PM -
green five liked torgormaig's post in the thread Jacobite 2026.
Well while much of the UK sweltered on the hottest day of the current heatwave here is Thursday afternoons Jacobite standing in a very wet Arisaig - no steam ban here:). At 21-22 degrees it was about 15 degrees cooler than some of the hottest...
Aug 15, 2026 at 2:45 PM
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green five liked Alex Productions's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.
It'll be Diesel only this weekend. Definitely a sensible decision given recent developments.
Aug 14, 2026 at 10:12 PM -
green five liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
To my simple mind, an AGM is to receive reports from the directors on the previous years performance, including the accounts, appoint any new directors and make proposals for the future. There's only the latter that might require further...
Aug 13, 2026 at 1:12 PM -
green five liked brennan's post in the thread Isle of Wight Steam Railway.
Let's hope there's some rain then!
Aug 12, 2026 at 1:29 PM -
green five liked 5944's post in the thread SVR General Discussion.
Post on SVR Diesels Facebook page shows services delayed due to leaves on the line at Hampton Loade. Said leaves are still attached to the tree!
Aug 12, 2026 at 1:26 PM -
green five liked JBTEvans's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
7828 back in action today on driver experiences [MEDIA]
Aug 12, 2026 at 1:25 PM -
green five liked blink bonny's post in the thread Fire Risk.
Maybe the various hosepipe bans and the steam ban due to dry vegetation shouldn't be over-conflated. At first glance they are in response to the current severe drought, and that is what is being reported in the media, but our modern media don't...
Aug 12, 2026 at 1:24 PM
