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green five attached a file to the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.
We had a very enjoyable run behind 6989 this afternoon on the 14.50 Wightwick Hall service. However, it was very sad to see the five coach train so empty. I can't see that the railway has done very well out of this event. Here is a shot of Mr...
Oct 27, 2026 at 5:57 PM
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green five liked Zoomeg's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
a rare shot of Camelot in its Ghost Train alter-ego, made better by the full moon [MEDIA]
Oct 27, 2026 at 5:51 PM -
green five liked 46203's post in the thread LE movements, ECS and test runs 2026.
[ATTACH] 44871 & 45407 at a very windy Carlisle, 26.10.26.
Oct 27, 2026 at 5:50 PM
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green five liked Robin's post in the thread SVR Loco Newsy News / discussions.
The trip was on sale before 13268 was advertised as the motive power. Vintage Trains' full email to customers is in the Vintage Trains thread, but in summary if you booked after the announcement that the Stanier Mogul would haul the train, you...
Oct 24, 2026 at 6:22 PM -
green five replied to the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.
I got in contact with the railway today and was told that the tickets will be issued by the end of the week. 1 minute after I received this message the e-tickets arrived in my inbox. Sent from my XQ-BT52 using Tapatalk
Oct 22, 2026 at 9:09 PM -
green five replied to the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.
Does anyone know if the railway has started to send out the e-tickets for the Wightwick Hall event yet? We are booked on the afternoon trip on Tuesday next week but I haven't received an email yet with the tickets. I booked back in August and...
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green five liked Gladiator 5076's post in the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.
Delayed by a late running SWR Southampton Bournemouth all stations FS arrival also meant the T3 was delayed on the 14:00 service. As usual the loco seemed to gather a crowd bot on the platform and in Gilbert Road. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Oct 21, 2026
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green five liked Daddsie71b's post in the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.
Yes, It's not a Bulleid Pacific :)
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green five liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
If - and it must be a big IF - what I've heard is correct, tomorrow is going to be an all steam service for what I think is the first time this year. Even the 09.20 ex Pickering is to be stea mall the way through to Whitby. 29, 926, 2253 and...
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green five liked Biskit's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I did an even rougher calculation (with some probably questionable figures which Google AI gave) - taking the thermal efficiency of a steam locomotive as around 6-7%, and the overall thermal efficiency of an early diesel-electric loco of around...
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green five liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Fag packet calculation. From the NYMR annual accounts, in 2025 they burnt 1,082 tons of coal to run 24,831 steam miles - an average consumption of 97lbs / mile. (That includes everything - all lighting up, steam tests etc - so obviously depends...
Oct 21, 2026
