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  1. green five liked AMP's post in the thread RTC 2026.

    Many years ago but it 35028 has been towed from Pen Mill to Weymouth https://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/00s/100508uk.htm Andrew

    Jul 6, 2026 at 2:32 AM

  2. green five liked Gladiator 5076's post in the thread RTC 2026.

    I guess if it red down here (cannot believe it is not) then the Yeovil Weymouth move for the loco would either need another diesel to be provided, or the loco to be turned at Yeovil and both the steam and diesel to swap ends along with the...

    Jul 6, 2026 at 2:32 AM

  3. green five liked Sheff's post in the thread RTC: Tynesider - 4/7/26.

    I have every sympathy with @Big Al’s views, I wouldn’t want to be shoved around in a coffin by a diesel with an asthmatic figurehead up front. However, my solution is simple - I save my money and no longer book any tour that involves WCRC.

    Jul 5, 2026 at 4:22 PM

  4. green five liked Big Al's post in the thread RTC: Tynesider - 4/7/26.

    To be clear, I had good company on the train yesterday and up to the return debacle at York things were handled well especially the unseen train movements and servicing at Morpeth from an arrival on the down line to the departure, still...

    Jul 5, 2026 at 4:21 PM

  5. green five replied to the thread RTC 2026.

    Just been thinking about this after the most recent weather forecast. I was considering having a couple days of holiday from work at the end of this week to see the two Weymouth specials (RTC & LSL) on Thursday and to also attend the Watercress...

    Jul 5, 2026 at 4:20 PM

  6. green five liked Gladiator 5076's post in the thread RTC 2026.

    With another heatwave forecast for the weekend/early next week at the London end, and little or no rain forecasted for the route I wonder if this will be steam hauled. Be a great shame if not as an anniversary train.

    Jul 5, 2026 at 4:07 PM

  7. green five liked Big Al's post in the thread RTC: Tynesider - 4/7/26.

    I do it just to annoy you two who seem to think WCR can do no wrong. ;) And to prove it why not swallow this one. Today's itinerary was good and it seems that despite the weather up north, we may have been operating under fire risk regs. That...

    Jul 5, 2026 at 12:06 PM

  8. green five liked Big Al's post in the thread RTC: Tynesider - 4/7/26.

    So here we are taking water at Heaton just 15 miles from our Morpeth drop off point! It was a nice run up to York with Les Ross doing what it does best. At York the ECML made us late away plus a power failure in York Depot that marooned...

    Jul 5, 2026 at 12:06 PM

  9. green five liked 26D_M's post in the thread RTC: Tynesider - 4/7/26.

    It betrays a very peculiar mindset to suggest somebody goes to the trouble and expense of travelling with the aim of being disappointed in order to criticise the operator! On the broader points about 'performance', it seems to me that the heart...

    Jul 5, 2026 at 12:04 PM

  10. green five replied to the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.

    All services will be Diesel hauled this weekend due to the risk of lineside fires. Sent from my XQ-BT52 using Tapatalk

    Jul 3, 2026 at 8:10 PM

  11. green five liked 21B's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.

    Remember that well. With trepidation the two were hooked together on the Thursday before the gala. The 33 hadn’t used the MU control in a long time, and probably neither had the unit. However, needn’t have worried it worked perfectly! The vision...

    Jul 3, 2026 at 8:07 PM

  12. green five liked Shep Woolley's post in the thread Saphos Trains 2026.

    [ATTACH] Under threatening skies LNER Peppercorn A2 class No. 60532 'Blue Peter' makes a fine sight and sound as it works todays 'Fellsman' through Dent Station towards Garsdale and on to Carlisle [ATTACH] With the long awaited forecast of...

    Fellsman 60532 1 NP.jpg Fellsman 60532 3 NP.jpg Jul 2, 2026 at 1:20 PM

  13. green five liked iancawthorne's post in the thread Saphos Trains 2026.

    I was discussing the whistle today with a friend and it is believed to be from New Zealand, acquired by Geoff Drury. Today's job at Lazonby: [img] Blue Peter at Lazonby ...and Angerholme: [img] Blue Peter at Angerholme

    Jul 2, 2026 at 1:20 PM

  14. green five liked 26D_M's post in the thread Saphos Trains 2026.

    That I recall was documented in a slim book about Blue Peter from the early 70s I recollect having, think maybe bought at Dinting Railway Centre. It was a history of the loco and information about the plans for it in preservation, including the...

    Jul 2, 2026 at 1:19 PM

  15. green five liked kieranhardy's post in the thread SVR Loco Newsy News / discussions.

    I tend to avoid the railways in the warmer Months and go to steam rallies but did pop out to see 4150 on loaded test runs this afternoon.... [ATTACH]

    IMG_4883_lzna copya.jpg Jul 2, 2026 at 1:16 PM
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