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Robin liked 3ABescot's post in the thread Vintage Trains 2026.
Was at Moor Street Station from about 10.15 to 15.40 travelling on the 12.30 which returned at 13.30. Various problems: miserable weather, horrible new parking machines at Kidderminster, camera jamming during departure of first train, and a...
Feb 20, 2026 at 2:39 PM
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Robin attached a file to the thread Railways and People.
Moor Street's Flying Scotsman crowd control measures... [ATTACH]
Feb 18, 2026 at 5:31 PM
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Robin replied to the thread Vintage Trains 2026.
We slowed several times and Olton was one of them from memory. The 44 was between Tyseley and Moor Street, up to then it was never out of the 30s, but as you say we were out of the Dorridge loop not long after the stopper went past. It's not the...
Feb 18, 2026 at 5:24 PM -
Robin liked 2857Harry's post in the thread Vintage Trains 2026.
Some very interesting comments about expected speeds, branded headboards, etc on here. I think generally people are missing that there’s a very good reason this is set up like Polar Express, because it’s targeted at families in the majority. So...
Feb 18, 2026 at 5:18 PM -
Robin replied to the thread Vintage Trains 2026.
The 13:31 off Dorridge, which pretty much ran to time, was average 27 mph and max 44 mph according to my phone app. Yes it is, but there was no real overcrowding when I was there - some good stewarding by the VT volunteers and station staff kept...
Feb 18, 2026 at 3:51 PM
