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green five liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Bulleid Pacifics - Past or Present.
34072 can't run in SR livery - at least not legitimately - as it entered service in 1948! Tom
Aug 18, 2026 at 1:31 PM -
green five liked Spamcan81's post in the thread Bulleid Pacifics - Past or Present.
I've been mightily entertained by wibble on another forum where the matter of 34007's tender was being discussed. All manner of solutions were being proposed but nobody ever mentioned the possibility of 34081's tender being the answer. A few...
Aug 18, 2026 at 1:31 PM -
green five liked 5944's post in the thread LE movements, ECS and test runs 2026.
At least do it overnight so you can see the sparks. There's a PSOV video of 60007 doing a test run many years ago to see how the new spark arrester worked. One shot through a station late at night had a constant stream of sparks from the chimney,...
Aug 18, 2026 at 1:28 PM -
green five liked Groks212's post in the thread LE movements, ECS and test runs 2026.
Back in March 1999 80098 ran an evening railtour named The Night Owl, which was a circular trip from Nottingham to Sheffield, (out via Barrow Hiil and return via Dronfield). It was originally supposed to be an ECS run to test out a new spark...
Aug 18, 2026 at 1:27 PM -
green five liked Robin's post in the thread Vintage Trains 2026.
Email received from Vintage Trains: Thank you for booking on The Mayflower. You may be aware that, due to the recent heatwaves and lack of rain, there is currently a national ban on steam locomotives operating on the main line. If the steam ban...
Aug 18, 2026 at 1:21 PM -
green five liked Sidmouth's post in the thread Vintage Trains 2026.
I imagine with plans and slots for 5043 retyring , there isn't potentially a lot of latitude to change dates . I've washed the car, cut the lawn, put the washing out , everything possible to tempt rain and all to no avail
Aug 18, 2026 at 1:21 PM -
green five liked Eisenbahn Träumer's post in the thread Vintage Trains 2026.
Hey all, For the grand finale for my journey to England, two steam-hauled special trains travelled along the Mainline to the coast on the 30th of May 2026. The first train (“English Riviera Express”), hauled by LNER 60007 “Sir Nigel Gresley”,...
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green five liked D1004's post in the thread Vintage Trains 2026.
If it was D1015 substituting all the way I wouldn’t be too dismayed…
Aug 18, 2026 at 1:20 PM -
green five liked LMS2968's post in the thread Vintage Trains 2026.
In case anyone's interested, the old Ford Prefect which appears about 4.18 was and still is mine!
Aug 18, 2026 at 1:20 PM -
green five liked Bodorganboy's post in the thread Vintage Trains 2026.
[MEDIA] 2968 Aisgill 4th January 1997
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green five liked jsm8b's post in the thread Vintage Trains 2026.
Know just what you mean ! [ATTACH]
Aug 18, 2026 at 1:20 PM
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green five liked LMS2968's post in the thread Vintage Trains 2026.
God it was cold! A few minutes earlier . . . [img]
Aug 18, 2026 at 1:19 PM -
green five liked 46203's post in the thread Vintage Trains 2026.
[ATTACH] Ais Gill 4 January, 1997.
Aug 18, 2026 at 1:19 PM
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green five liked LMS2968's post in the thread Vintage Trains 2026.
Yes, 2968 - or 13268, after 56 years I can't get the hang of calling her that! - will run with the correct Fowler tender. The first main line runs used, as acorb says, 5110's Stanier tender while a new tank was built for the Fowler tender. She...
Aug 18, 2026 at 1:19 PM -
green five liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I think there are two separate conversations going on here, which are being elided, not necessarily helpfully. One is the “is it prudent to run steam in the current weather conditions?” question. That is clearly a local decision, based on the...
Aug 18, 2026 at 1:19 PM
