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  1. Mark Thompson нравится сообщение Fireline в теме Kent & East Sussex Railway.

    Sadly, we're well aware of that one. Not only faster than the average human but, on one occasion, faster than the combine harvester he was driving, too. That was a long time ago, and fortunately the driver managed to get out. We are really keen...

    30 июн 2026 в 16:39

  2. Mark Thompson нравится сообщение 5944 в теме Kent & East Sussex Railway.

    Thunderstorms don't help, it needs a prolonged period of rain. The ground is baked solid so storms simply dump a lot of water that will merely run off. And they're usually quite localised. The forecast for the next two weeks shows temperatures...

    20260613_122100.jpg 30 июн 2026 в 13:59

  3. Mark Thompson ответил(а) в теме Kent & East Sussex Railway.

    Ok, ok I'm totally convinced, and would like to retract the question. Incidentally, its not that I dislike Diesels, I'm fine with them. I was just querying the necessity, but from the examples given, I now realise just how important it has become.

    30 июн 2026 в 13:58

  4. Mark Thompson нравится сообщение Fireline в теме Kent & East Sussex Railway.

    It is critical. We have a duty not only to our customers, but to our neighbours, too. Farms right along the line have crops in tinder dry fields right now. In one area, we have flax planted right next to the line. I am told that if that were to...

    30 июн 2026 в 13:53

  5. Mark Thompson ответил(а) в теме Kent & East Sussex Railway.

    So far, yours is the only source I can find for that information. Local forecast also predicts rain tomorrow morning. Thoughts?

    30 июн 2026 в 01:46

  6. Mark Thompson ответил(а) в теме Kent & East Sussex Railway.

    Is all that really necessary? It was thunderstorming here just 3 nights ago, and I'm a mere 10 miles west of Robertsbridge.

    30 июн 2026 в 00:28

  7. Mark Thompson нравится сообщение ghost в теме Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    Don’t give Colin ideas or he’ll be launching an appeal to import a German loco!

    27 июн 2026 в 18:53

  8. Mark Thompson нравится сообщение RailWest в теме Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    'One Engine in Steam' was usually described in the Regulations as "one engine, or two engines coupled together". To that extent, the later term of "One Train Working" had more validity perhaps. The other point to consider is not to confuse the...

    26 июн 2026 в 16:57

  9. Mark Thompson ответил(а) в теме Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    Only on the strictest note of pedantry. Because at no time will either engine be operating independently of either the train, or each other. The train would be one permanent continuous entity. The fact that there is a permanently coupled...

    26 июн 2026 в 16:20

  10. Mark Thompson нравится сообщение Jamessquared в теме Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    Why would the ORR insist on that? The ORR isn’t in the business of setting prescriptive policies about how heritage railways operate. What it wants to see is that you have robust processes in place to identify and manage risks - that’s quite a...

    26 июн 2026 в 16:13

  11. Mark Thompson нравится сообщение RailWest в теме Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    AFAIK the application is still in draft form, so I doubt anyone on here knows what it contains. One would hope however that those involved with its drafting have learnt from the past mistakes and will make renewed efforts to get it as...

    25 июн 2026 в 21:53
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