Spitfires letzte Aktivitäten
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Spitfire gefällt 35Bs Beitrag in dem Thema Fire Risk.
I'm certain that's true. But that doesn't necessarily mean that because "something must be done", and this is "something", that this "something" will achieve a positive result
13 August 2026 um 20:22 -
Spitfire gefällt Lineisclears Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Spot on Tom. It had been hoped to bring the AGM date forward to August instead of its traditional Autumn date. Unfortunately that’s proved to be over optimistic. No need for conspiracy theories. The truth is mundane. Steve’s summary of the AGM...
13 August 2026 um 20:04 -
Spitfire gefällt Jamessquareds Beitrag in dem Thema West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
To me it looks like a pragmatic decision faced with difficult choices. I suspect firstly that, mid week, there is a fair amount of coach traffic. So if you have (say) two coaches for your morning train and two for the afternoon, then agreeing...
12 August 2026 um 21:40 -
Spitfire gefällt Gladiator 5076s Beitrag in dem Thema Isle of Wight Steam Railway.
Not sure they were an outlier MHR, Swanage, WSR were all running steam at the time as well as the IOWSR.
12 August 2026 um 18:18 -
Spitfire gefällt lostlogins Beitrag in dem Thema Fire Risk.
Even replacing by diesel may not be straight forward as volunteers often book long in advance and those volunteers may only be passed for steam and not diesel. With the steam ban operating departments are at short notice having to find crews...
11 August 2026 um 18:38 -
Spitfire gefällt Jamessquareds Beitrag in dem Thema Fire Risk.
That would be the special homeopathic water … Tom
11 August 2026 um 18:36 -
Spitfire gefällt LMS2968s Beitrag in dem Thema Fire Risk.
The justification is mentioned elsewhere in this forum: the drop-off in passenger numbers when diesel replaces steam. Whatever the issues, unless the passengers turn up and buy their tickets, you're running your diesels at a loss, which cannot go...
8 August 2026 um 18:20
