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  1. green five liked jsm8b's post in the thread Saphos: Blue Peter to Carlisle - 12/02/26; Sir Nigel Gresley - 11/03/26; Britannia - 8/04/26.

    Before the problems developed. 70000 at Moore Lane. Warming air meant a thin exhaust, the once clear embankment towards the far bridge is quickly disappearing behind the re-growing trees. [ATTACH]

    _26Z2114 70000 Moore Lane 080426.jpg 8. Travanj 2026. u 22:27

  2. green five liked Big Al's post in the thread Saphos: Blue Peter to Carlisle - 12/02/26; Sir Nigel Gresley - 11/03/26; Britannia - 8/04/26.

    I've left my only comment about this trip till after the failure chunter. This was a brilliant trip to drive from Hampshire to Milton Keynes for. It was also a brilliant run with 70000 until it failed. In 2026 I'll buy that! And yes, it is the...

    8. Travanj 2026. u 22:25

  3. green five liked Sidmouth's post in the thread Saphos: Blue Peter to Carlisle - 12/02/26; Sir Nigel Gresley - 11/03/26; Britannia - 8/04/26.

    big end has been the achiles heel of 70000 since her return to the mainline as far back as 1991. 70013 never seemed to have a problem in the same way

    8. Travanj 2026. u 20:41

  4. green five liked frazoulaswak's post in the thread Saphos: Blue Peter to Carlisle - 12/02/26; Sir Nigel Gresley - 11/03/26; Britannia - 8/04/26.

    With no sign of being eased because of the preceding Liverpool stopping service, BR Standard Class 7MT 4-6-2 No. 70000 Britannia approaches Hartford station with Saphos Trains' The Cumbrian Mountaineer charter on Wednesday 8th April 2026....

    EOS 5D Mark IV_260408_8246.jpg 8. Travanj 2026. u 13:05

  5. green five liked acorb's post in the thread The 10A Allocation.

    Because Harry, as enthusiasts we give a damn. A number of people on here (myself included) have stated we have not booked a West Coast operated trip for a number of years. The reasons to any enthusiast are obvious. No one is denying that we had...

    7. Travanj 2026. u 13:31

  6. green five liked Enterprise's post in the thread RTC: Edinburgh Flyer - 04/04/26.

    My wife and I travelled behind her often back then. Some great runs, but for someone with many memories of BR steam out of Waterloo, all were evocative, especially as the coaches hadn't been tarted up much.

    7. Travanj 2026. u 13:09

  7. green five liked 26D_M's post in the thread 60019 Bittern.

    That's what I thought too and seem to recollect Tony Bush saying at the time they were optimistic it wouldn't be too bad but naturally wouldn't know for sure until they pulled it apart. Didn't it even have some new wheels made due to cracks...

    6. Travanj 2026. u 19:57

  8. green five liked Chris86's post in the thread 60019 Bittern.

    I'm surprised that 46100 is considered well worn- I thought she had undergone some pretty significant work quite late on in her last operating spell?

    6. Travanj 2026. u 19:56

  9. green five liked acorb's post in the thread 60019 Bittern.

    They should have a chat with Vintage Trains who seem to have a good selection of routes they can send their Castles! ;)

    6. Travanj 2026. u 19:56

  10. green five liked 2857Harry's post in the thread 60019 Bittern.

    If my sources are correct which I’d say they are 80% reliable - 46100 and 34046 fall in to the “very well worn out” catergory. 45231 resided in the workshop in Crewe in October with minor bits removed (I had seen a photo of that), with the King...

    6. Travanj 2026. u 19:56

  11. green five odgovara u temi RTC: Edinburgh Flyer - 04/04/26.

    34067 was a brilliant performer and reliable in the early part of her preservation Main Line career. We always looked forward to a trip behind her on the ML as the performance could be quite spectacular and regularly headed out to see her many...

    6. Travanj 2026. u 19:17

  12. green five liked Sidmouth's post in the thread RTC: Edinburgh Flyer - 04/04/26.

    Let me frame it in a different way then , at 10A she is a fleet engine and an outlier versus the mainly Stanier fleet plus a more standard Merchant Navy . I presume there is not a dedicated 34067 support crew so operation and maintenance is done...

    6. Travanj 2026. u 10:05

  13. green five liked MellishR's post in the thread RTC: Edinburgh Flyer - 04/04/26.

    "When she was good she was very very good ..."

    6. Travanj 2026. u 10:05

  14. green five liked Big Al's post in the thread RTC: Edinburgh Flyer - 04/04/26.

    That's either a red herring or bandit country dependent on your point of view. I lean towards neither view. There has been little wrong with Tangmere in its main line work and you have cited two specific cases - Weymouth and Hemerdon - when it...

    6. Travanj 2026. u 10:05
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