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Paul42 liked 30667's post in the thread Swanage Railway | Spring Steam Gala | 27th-29th March 2026.
And sometimes they deputised for a failed M7 on the normal branch train of 2 coaches as I witnessed on one occasion seeing an unrebuilt in the bay platform at Swanage.
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Paul42 liked Hampshire Unit's post in the thread Flying Scotsman.
60103's visit to the Mid Hants was blessed with some decent weather on several days. Here she is on Saturday 21st running up to Medstead [img]"Flying Scotsman" at Rookwood by Stephen Morley, on Flickr
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Paul42 liked Chris86's post in the thread Jacobite 2026.
To quote one of the guys we work with recently when speaking to a client; 'Your lack of planning isn't our emergency'. I would expect this will be the ORRs stance, and I would be disappointed if it wasn't. Chris
27. Ožujak 2026. u 19:29 -
Paul42 liked 26D_M's post in the thread Jacobite 2026.
Is it that obvious? It seems to me WC is the one bleating about the urgency of getting the Jacobite up and running. If you have enough compliant coaches to do so then get them earning and worry about possible breakdowns afterwards? Is there a...
27. Ožujak 2026. u 16:29 -
Paul42 liked Chailey Stowe's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
It was mentioned in a charter email. ‘80151 on 13 April This is confirmed as going ahead and will be the last full-day charter with the loco facing south as it is due to be turned to face north in the summer.’
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Paul42 liked 35B's post in the thread Jacobite 2026.
IF that is what is being asked for, it is not unreasonable - though I respect @26D_M's perspective on how ORR may see it. But the confusion over what precisely is being asked for is unhelpful, and does nothing for their credibility. The...
27. Ožujak 2026. u 11:57 -
Paul42 liked 5944's post in the thread Jacobite 2026.
That's what I mean. They're fitting them, yet the news report doesn't mention it, nor that the exemption they're asking for is because they've actually started a programme of fitting CDL and want to run a mix of stock. WCRC haven't run a non-CDL...
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Paul42 liked steam_mad's post in the thread Jacobite 2026.
The SRPS CDL system will work with what LSL have (legacy / retro fit). The only constraint is that vehicles can’t be mixed, I.e. SRPS vehicles would have to be marshalled together, with LSL stock at one end of the set or the system won’t work...
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Paul42 liked Beardy's post in the thread Jacobite 2026.
Personally I don't see why West Coast should be given an exemption nor do I think they should be given one - They have had a couple of years now to fit CDL in Mk1s but have chosen not to (at least until recently if what you say is correct...
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Paul42 liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Yes to the first question - it is the total coal consumption (tons bought in a year divided by miles run - I think it was about 2017 when I did the calculation but I might be wrong). So that inflates the coal consumption, you aren't necessarily...
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Paul42 liked jnc's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I wouldn't say people here do (or don't) have a grudge about the NYMR (well, there may be someone, somewhere, who does; someone who has been harmed by then). What I see, rather, is two spectrums. The first is how worried people are about the...
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Paul42 liked Jamessquared's post in the thread The 10A Allocation.
I guess the point being made is that the vac-braked locos and the air-braked stock are both independently compliant with mainline regulations, but are incompatible with each other. While at the same time, the carriages that are compatible with...
24. Ožujak 2026. u 21:31
