Network rail say no steam in the south west until at least Saturday..not much point lighting up 34067 just to have it cancelled :( At least I...
A far more pressing concern is whether or not my girlfriend has booked me on this trip for my birthday!
Maybe for certain locomotives, an increase of maximum speed to 85mph might also help with timings...if the loco is capable and able to keep to...
Sorry, what's the problem with imposing a limit? Steam on the main line is a luxury and if they are imposing restrictions its clearly to KEEP...
My god the mail is awful. And that piece is also awful.
Nobody has built a new A1 since 1949, and they were pretty much mass produced, and there was a huge industry supporting their maintenance and...
Just watched the footage of 45699 going for Shap with my great uncle who has experience of driving / firing jubilees - his words 'that's been over...
Hi All, Here's a few pics from Bodmin and Wenfords VE Day Celebrations. Not too many I'm afraid as I was working both days there and didn't get...
Hi all, Just a quick heads up that in my professional capacity as a freelance trumpet player I will be playing at the Bodmin and Wenford this...
Yay Steam Trains!! Hopefully this means I can now book on my first main line tour! Missed the last winter cme
Lets not be silly, if Bodmin and Wenford had the cash to buy the track bed there would be no argument - Cornwall council are so poor the would be...
Not only are there pages of non-news but it's full of doom and gloom! Nobody really knows what's happening until there are official announcements...
Well I was hoping I might have found some news on this thread instead of frothing..nope, more froth than a badly poured pint of lager! Wake me...
Sustrans and the local nimbys make my blood boil. This one is very local to me and i will save everyone my 5 page rant about their lack of...
Basically, to prevent anyone (in this case me!) wading through pages of tripe to get to anything worth discussing perhaps the Mods could simply...
In a way, it needs a director of operations that has NEVER worked in the rail industry before but is a competant and experienced manager - and...
I'm just providing a possible explanation given the facts provided - not trying to say what actually happened...!
Perhaps the driver and fireman were not made aware of the temporary magnet, and assumed the tpws had gone faulty - then when it came on disabled...
Procedure and checklists and monitoring are things that managers forget to do very quickly. I am a manager for a large department and consistency...
I've just read the report and I'm frankly astounded......Seems they take a bit of a light view to operation and NR did the right thing.
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