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  1. green five liked acorb's post in the thread 70013.

    IIRC, 70013 was operated on the mainline last time by 5305 locomotive group. 45305 has certainly been used by Vintage Trains in the past, indeed I had a particularly high speed run behind it to Crewe once...it wasn't nicknamed 'The Black 5 gti'...

    Apr 23, 2026 at 1:34 PM

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

    Was thinking about the comment on loading. The issue with the MHR is being shorter and therefore the stations being closer together, the problem isn’t that Dave couldn’t haul 6 coaches, but that it cannot keep time with that number. 3, possibly 4...

    Apr 23, 2026 at 1:03 PM

  3. green five liked Steve's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.

    'Dave' may be an industrial and is essentially a Hunslet Austerity. Similar Hunslet Austerity 'Antwerp' used tl handle 6 coach trains on the NYMR, which is a steeper and longer line than the MHR so there's no reason why Dave shouldn't do the...

    Apr 23, 2026 at 1:02 PM

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

    Thanks for the clarification. I wasn't sure if he was a part owner of 76017.

    Apr 23, 2026 at 1:02 PM

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

    Owner. Not owners, it was the same individual in each case.

    Apr 23, 2026 at 1:01 PM

  6. green five liked Nick C's post in the thread Mid-Hants Railway | Watercress Line | Spring Steam Gala 24th-26th April 2026.

    2,5,3&5 respectively. RMB in the bar set, Griddle in the other 5-set

    Apr 23, 2026 at 1:01 AM

  7. green five liked Sheff's post in the thread Great Britain XVIII: 18/4 -25/4/26.

    That’s X-rated stuff. If she was a horse she’d have been put out of her misery long since. Remind me just how much people paying to be part of this? I suppose at least for those in the Mk2s their ears are spared the agony.

    Apr 21, 2026 at 1:30 PM

  8. green five liked Big Al's post in the thread Great Britain XVIII: 18/4 -25/4/26.

    Well, at least it was on the train and did the leg it was booked for. But by all accounts it was a day of dual haulage. In another context we sometimes might joke (rather unkindly) about someone not being allowed out without their carer. It...

    Apr 21, 2026 at 1:29 PM

  9. green five liked Sidmouth's post in the thread Great Britain XVIII: 18/4 -25/4/26.

    Almost too painful to watch . Off beat , stuck drain cock and at one point only two discernable beats

    Apr 21, 2026 at 1:29 PM

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

    We also "lost" a couple of operational locos when 31806 and 76017 were taken away from the railway by the owners.

    Apr 21, 2026 at 1:25 PM

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

    I would probably also suspect that once 75079 is up and running it'll probably be the loco out the most frequently. Good size for the line, regardless of the service, cheaper to run I would expect then some of the other locos on the line and if...

    Apr 21, 2026 at 1:19 PM

  12. green five liked Swan Age's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.

    I think 75079 is more likely to be completed first. Perhaps sometime in 2027. In the latest Ropley round up on the Watercress Line film units, In the loop series on YouTube. Will gives an up to date progress report. It appears the boiler is now...

    Apr 21, 2026 at 1:19 PM

  13. green five liked jsm8b's post in the thread Great Britain XVIII: 18/4 -25/4/26.

    A 'bucket list' location for Tangmere at Plumley in Cheshire. [ATTACH]

    _26Z2208 34067 Plumley 200426.jpg Apr 20, 2026 at 7:51 PM

  14. green five liked frazoulaswak's post in the thread Great Britain XVIII: 18/4 -25/4/26.

    Unrebuilt Bulleid Battle of Britain class 4-6-2 No. 34067 Tangmere passes through the former Cheshire Lines station at Greenbank on Monday 20th April 2026 with the Railway Touring Company's Great Britain XVIII railtour, running from Chester to...

    EOS 5D Mark IV_260420_8265.jpg Apr 20, 2026 at 1:27 PM

  15. green five liked ragl's post in the thread Great Britain XVIII: 18/4 -25/4/26.

    Under a waxing Moon, 34028 forges past Felhampton, on the way to the summit at Little Stretton. Almost dark as the Sun had set ages ago, there was but a smidgen of data on the histogram............. [ATTACH] Cheerz, Alan

    DSC_0059.jpg Apr 20, 2026 at 1:26 PM
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