Wonderful photograph and good news re the event. Sadly, workload prevents me from attending as had been my plan.
An absorbing and insightful analysis and record of the day, thank you for posting, Good to see you and your wife and friends again.
Alastair driving both ways. Not sure about firemen.
The Shap Mountaineer - Part 2 Saturday 29th March 2025 It’s distinctly blustery as we sit in Hellifield Goods Loop awaiting our change back to...
The Shap Mountaineer - Part 1 Saturday 29th March 2025 45596 was safely tucked up for the night when I last saw her in Haworth Yard at about 5pm...
My wife and I have table 15 in coach H - looking forward to it! I think 45596 is travelling over from Keighley on Saturday morning so should be...
I’m looking forward to this and have booked. Well done to VT for putting on some more unassisted steam.
Thank you for a wonderful report - Sakina and I really enjoyed our day and it was good to catch up with you and Diana at Plymouth.
Thanks, Harry, that’s helpful, thinking of dipping my toe in the Saphos Trains pool to give them a try and minded to go for some LNER main line...
Does anyone know when Blue Peter is rostered for an excursion? I note the Saphos brochure / website don’t give an indication of intended locos.
Many thanks for an interesting report. On holiday and journeying from Norfolk to Cornwall, i made a quick detour and was stood on the bridge at...
I have booked my stay at the Kidderminster Premier Inn and am really looking forward to attending. I note the website says: Early morning and...
I’m so pleased to hear you and Di enjoyed your VT day out. Like you, I have a strong preference for unassisted steam and so far this year my only...
I’ve really enjoyed watching some of the excellent videos that have emerged, but could anyone help me locate any footage which has been uploaded...
really interesting and the graph makes your point very well. The right hand side showing the usual uptick in speed as the 1 in 42 eases to 1 in 51...
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