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Recent Content by Oswald T Wistle

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    Fellsman tours 2022

    Today has not been a good day for Oswald. After this morning's trials and tribulations, I decided on the usual spot for the return - Ramsgreave &...
    Post by: Oswald T Wistle, May 18, 2022 at 9:06 PM in forum: What's Going On
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    Fellsman tours 2022

    What a struggle I've had this morning. It all started so very well, up soon on a beautiful sunny morning, shower, breakfast and away in plenty of...
    Post by: Oswald T Wistle, May 18, 2022 at 11:44 AM in forum: What's Going On
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    4498 SNG Crewe - S&C - Carlisle - Shap - Crewe Private members charter 21/05/22

    As long as it’s not green - too many green locos about at the moment.
    Post by: Oswald T Wistle, May 17, 2022 at 12:15 PM in forum: What's Going On
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    Northern Belle 2022

    It was a lovely afternoon, clear blue sky, hardly a breeze and feeling warm in the sunshine; a bit too nice to hang about until it was time to see...
    Post by: Oswald T Wistle, May 14, 2022 at 9:30 PM in forum: What's Going On
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    Yorkshire Coast Express 11/05/22

    By mid-afternoon the frequent, percussive showers of the morning had given way to strong sunshine interrupted only briefly by the odd cloud that...
    Post by: Oswald T Wistle, May 12, 2022 in forum: What's Going On
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    Steam Dreams, Settle and Carlisle - 09/04/22

    Another look at an excellent run. The speed through Kirkby Stephen was impressive and @Bill2 posted an excellent account of the day’s running. I...
    Post by: Oswald T Wistle, May 11, 2022 in forum: What's Going On
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    LE movements, ECS and test runs 2022

    Thursday 24th and 45212 LE, tender first from Keighley to Carnforth - well someone had to watch it. So off to Giggleswick station armed with...
    Post by: Oswald T Wistle, Apr 29, 2022 in forum: What's Going On
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    Great Britain XIV 2022

    The day dawned sunny but quickly clouded over; the forecast was still showing some early sun for Leyland (Oswald's intended destination). A...
    Post by: Oswald T Wistle, Apr 27, 2022 in forum: What's Going On
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    Northern Belle 2022

    The Sooty Show . . . “Bye, bye everybody!”
    Post by: Oswald T Wistle, Apr 25, 2022 in forum: What's Going On
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    Northern Belle 2022

    There was early morning sunshine (hurray!) followed by gloomy dullness (boo!) and then afternoon sunshine (hurray!) but all the while there was a...
    Post by: Oswald T Wistle, Apr 23, 2022 in forum: What's Going On
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    Steam Dreams, Settle and Carlisle - 09/04/22

    I timed the train on the approach shot (@nige757's vid) and, reassuringly for me, got 49mph as reported by @Bill2 - a very good speed! Whilst...
    Post by: Oswald T Wistle, Apr 16, 2022 in forum: What's Going On
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    Steam Dreams, Settle and Carlisle - 09/04/22

    A few years back travelling behind BIL I noted that she lost some speed around Scout Green. Having arrived at Carlisle I asked Steve Chipperfield...
    Post by: Oswald T Wistle, Apr 11, 2022 in forum: What's Going On
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    Steam Dreams, Settle and Carlisle - 09/04/22

    Oooo, a repaint . . . . . crimson lake?
    Post by: Oswald T Wistle, Apr 11, 2022 in forum: What's Going On
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    The Lakelander (Saphos Trains) - 09/04/22

    Time to load the old “shotgun” microphone?
    Post by: Oswald T Wistle, Apr 10, 2022 in forum: What's Going On
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    Steam Dreams, Settle and Carlisle - 09/04/22

    After this morning's tasty morsel of steam (Braunton+POB thro' Leyland) I was ready for some "Big Steam". Mrs W and Oswald Jnr had gone to the...
    Post by: Oswald T Wistle, Apr 9, 2022 in forum: What's Going On