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  1. ragl liked 16Ventnor's post in the thread Vintage Trains 2026.

    Ticket email just come through. On the buffet subject I used to travel many thousands of miles with Marcus Robertson's Steam Dreams down south. The system was changed from buffet to a complimentary at seat service and we were charged an extra £10...

    Jun 11, 2026 at 8:57 AM

  2. ragl liked jsm8b's post in the thread LE movements, ECS and test runs 2026.

    Crossing the Trent and Mersey canal, by Colwich lock No 21, Mallards by request (sort of). Canals are no better than railways for the encroachment of the canalside trees. The movement of the A4 was 86 minutes late, a check on the disruptions...

    _26Z3456 60007 Colwich 100626.jpg Jun 11, 2026 at 8:56 AM

  3. ragl liked jsm8b's post in the thread Saphos Trains 2026.

    Me too !. I wish the light we had a few minutes before the train arrived had lasted. [ATTACH]

    _26Z3431 60532 Helsby 080626.jpg Jun 9, 2026 at 4:49 PM

  4. ragl liked 45698Mars's post in the thread Saphos Trains 2026.

    Sadly, I was elsewhere than Cumbria/North Yorkshire today, but I did manage to grab a couple of shots of the private charter at Helsby this evening as it was returning to Chester....

    Jun 9, 2026 at 4:49 PM

  5. ragl liked Shep Woolley's post in the thread Saphos Trains 2026.

    [ATTACH] LNER Peppercorn A2 class No. 60532 'Blue Peter' works a private chater 1Z33 through Greenholme towards Shap summit and on to Penrith [ATTACH] No. 60532 'Blue Peter' working the return LSL private charter from Langwathby towards...

    Private Charter 60532 1 NP.jpg Private Charter 60532 2 NP.jpg Jun 9, 2026 at 4:49 PM

  6. ragl liked Bodorganboy's post in the thread Saphos Trains 2026.

    [MEDIA] 60532 at Forton on a Private Charter

    Jun 9, 2026 at 4:49 PM

  7. ragl liked iancawthorne's post in the thread Saphos Trains 2026.

    Cowperthwaite, near Lowgill with today's private charter, [img] Blue Peter at Cowperthwaite

    Jun 9, 2026 at 4:49 PM

  8. ragl liked Big Al's post in the thread Vintage Trains 2026.

    That post is so open and helpful. And on the 'other' side of the debate I think that enthusiasts/travellers also need to recognise that creative and dynamic pricing is sensible. It's what happens on the big railway all the time.

    Jun 7, 2026 at 9:55 AM

  9. ragl liked Michael Whitehouse's post in the thread Vintage Trains 2026.

    I understand that. Please speak with the Train Manager (whom I have briefed) on the train and we will sort you out In the current market place we need to shift. We have several loyal pax who kindly travel time and time again. They receive direct...

    Jun 7, 2026 at 9:55 AM

  10. ragl liked Michael Whitehouse's post in the thread Vintage Trains 2026.

    £62.50 Castle to Liverpool on 13th June in Standard Class. Unbeatable price I suggest. We can achieve this by adding more TSOs than we usually do (up to five instead of two) and listening to the non enthusiast market for days out to an...

    Jun 7, 2026 at 9:53 AM

  11. ragl liked Streetert's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.

    One of the most significant posts for us.[ATTACH] https://rvrailway.blogspot.com/2026/06/the-first-section-of-track-goes-down-1.html

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  12. ragl liked 35B's post in the thread SVR General Discussion.

    But the mess is not about structure but people and values. And, on that, Bluebell seem to have managed to preserve the balance.

    Jun 7, 2026 at 9:46 AM

  13. ragl liked Johnb's post in the thread 76079.

    76079 did go up to the WHL in 2008, renumbered as Fort William’s 76001 it took part in the photo charters. It wasn’t a lot of use on the Jacobite as it was restricted to hauling six coaches on the Mallaig Road [ATTACH]

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  14. ragl liked D1004's post in the thread 76079.

    Thanks v much for the info. My notes say that I had 63395 from Pickering to Grosmont and 76079 from Grosmont to Whitby on 22 April 23 so that sounds like it may well have been it’s v last trip. And I attach a pic at Whitby taken on that day....

    IMG_7824.jpeg Jun 7, 2026 at 9:43 AM

  15. ragl liked 242A1's post in the thread V2 4771 Green Arrow to return?.

    Assumption? No, that is the aim and intention. And the progress towards the outcome continues apace. You can hope that the established railway history narrative remains intact. It won’t. Records are not established on a basis of being...

    Jun 7, 2026 at 9:40 AM
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