I think the gradient profile in the tour brochure (I've not got it in front of me) shows the steepest gradient as 1 in 36 soon after Betws-y-Coed,...
NR's inability to path stops at Shipley and Keighley seemed rather odd when I travelled on The Waverley a couple of weeks ago - we left Leeds a...
If you are on the tour, there is a gradient profile in the tour brochure.
I believe Mallard acquired the headboard when all four UK-based A4s were lined up outside the NRM during Steam Dreams' tour of that name in July...
Yes, apparently the rostered fireman reported in sick this morning.
I think it's 44932 again this week. I've also been told it's 46115 the week after and 70013 the week after that (but the person who told me got it...
Were there any dining passengers alighting at Blackburn? If so, would there have been time to serve dinner to them if you had continued running 1...
I don't think the fare increase will have affected these people too much - except that it's probably now even less likely for them to actually...
The 66 wasn't dead and it gave a bit of assistance from just before Old Hill station into the tunnel. Somebodyspoke to the diesel driver who said...
I have received my tickets for next week's trip. Like last year, the first one was cancelled, but later ones run because they include passengers...
The full timings are now on the Steam Dreams website... http://www.steamdreams.co.uk/executables/GT410WebContent.exe?ActionCode=Timings As...
The choc & cream pullman in the Scarborough Spa Express set (which was the set used with 46115 on Saturday) has a couple of Vintage Trains notices...
13 late off York. 3 early into Leeds. Departed 4 late. 7 early into Skipton.
Sounds about right - the RTC website gives an arrival time of 14.05 at Carlisle - 14.minutes earlier than last Sunday.
Although the loss of Mallaig is a disappointment, I, for one, much prefer the option of a Scot over the West Highland line proper to a service train!
I noticed that thet the times which were shown on uksteam.info for tomorrow (SATURDAY) were identical to those for last SUNDAY, which seemed...
With the Wensleydale Railway website saying that 30777 is staying there until the end of October and the 34046 Braunton thread saying that 34046...
Can one of the mods move all of this irrelevant discussion to the Photography forum?
I think RalphW's post may hit the nail on the head - there are some excellent railwaymen "on the ground" in NR who know how to run trains and can...
On the turntable.
Separă nume cu o virgulă.
