Thanks Steve for a very helpful update on the status on the locos.
I heard that before 80080 arrived the CME was saying that despite all the hire locos they have "collected" he had only three locos in use/useable.
This was a great gala. An amazing selection of locos and lots to see and do at Winchcombe and Toddington. Having the well tanks shunting at...
As 6046 has gone to Chinnor what is being used the CVR instead?
I saw this done back in 1973 on the Bagnall austerity at Graig Merthyr Colliery.
The gradient up into Lionheart is 1 in 60 I was told, but its only a few hundred yards long. Film I have seen doesn't suggest any problems with this.
So am I right in thinking that Pass (W) and Pass are both 4 coach sets?
That' s going to be quite a fleet for the NNR 4277, 13809, 80080, 90775, HE3844, HE3809, Wissington, Newstead, and 1744 due back this year.
I noticed this when the loco was at the ELR which is of course nowhere near as steep as the KWVR.
I read in the railways house magazine that there is a running agreement to sort out and that repairs are complete.
Visited the railway yesterday just to see Moorbarrow and had a great day at the railway. Moorbarrow had the standard 5 coach set on its own and...
Well done, my experience of doing this sort of work is that the light getting to the ground increases the amount of wildflowers and insects.
Much of the area the railway runs through doesn't have internet connection so although not the railways fault you have to download the T/T and I...
The £40 ticket price sounds a lot to me, the MHR gala was £70 for a three day ticket and it was seriously good, with a lot to see and do besides...
Visited the railway yesterday and trade quite brisk for the time of the year. No.29 on the 15.10 off Pickering ran out of coal on the three coach...
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