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Recent Content by Oberlokführer

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    Fellsman Season 2016

    Shap and back via the Coast would be the best option. Maintains servicing and destination time along with great scenery. Ops team and loco...
    Post by: Oberlokführer, Mar 26, 2016 in forum: What's Going On
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    Vintage Trains 2016/17 Tours

    Not really. The steam training programmes that I know about from the past, didn't get people anywhere close to the required standard in my eyes....
    Post by: Oberlokführer, Mar 25, 2016 in forum: What's Going On
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    Vintage Trains 2016/17 Tours

    Well, I've been a mainline diesel driver for 17 years working charters amongst many other things, have been working with steam for 6 years and...
    Post by: Oberlokführer, Mar 24, 2016 in forum: What's Going On
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    Vintage Trains 2016/17 Tours

    Sorry you have missed the point, I probably didn't make it clear. They would already have to be fully qualified diesel locomotive mainline men...
    Post by: Oberlokführer, Mar 24, 2016 in forum: What's Going On
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    Vintage Trains 2016/17 Tours

    ASLEF run the show. There won't be any ex drivers or zero hours men driving trains for DBC. The only way forward for mainline steam is men who...
    Post by: Oberlokführer, Mar 23, 2016 in forum: What's Going On
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    'The Jacobite' 2013

    No third loco yet.
    Post by: Oberlokführer, Jun 1, 2013 in forum: What's Going On
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    44767

    Evidently:) Cheers for that.
    Post by: Oberlokführer, May 26, 2013 in forum: Steam Traction
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    44767

    Visited the NYMR recently and realised some time after that I didn't see 44767 there. Does anyone know where it is at the mo. Cheers.
    Thread by: Oberlokführer, May 26, 2013, 2 replies, in forum: Steam Traction
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    Great Britain VI

    350-1 for that.
    Post by: Oberlokführer, Apr 22, 2013 in forum: What's Going On
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    CathEx to Holyhead - 20th April

    Can't see an issue, passed on the traction, passed for LHCS work. It was and still is at our place a drivers responsibility to perform a running...
    Post by: Oberlokführer, Apr 21, 2013 in forum: What's Going On
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    CathEx to Holyhead - 20th April

    You don't need steam traction knowledge to run as a 1Z99 to assist. No different to dragging a leccy if you don't sign them. The traction...
    Post by: Oberlokführer, Apr 21, 2013 in forum: What's Going On
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    Great Britain VI

    Lots of shove duffing going on at Honiton. Slightly dissapointing I'd have thought for the punters.
    Post by: Oberlokführer, Apr 21, 2013 in forum: What's Going On
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    Jacobite locos through the years?

    Thanks chaps, really good stuff, I'm sure i'll get all the blanks filled eventually.
    Post by: Oberlokführer, Apr 14, 2013 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Jacobite locos through the years?

    Cheers think 5305 finished in 1990 not sure if 5407 went back again after 1985 until 2000. Thanks though.
    Post by: Oberlokführer, Apr 11, 2013 in forum: Steam Traction