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Steam Dreams 2026

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  1. TH Railway Videos

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    Nearing journeys end, 71000 puts on the power and whistles to the waiting crowd to the north of Waterbeach

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    71000 Duke of Gloucester on today’s trip to Ely, something that’s quite a rarity with Ely as a destination for steam
    Seen at Waterbeach, Ely & Foxton
     
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    Three clips of 'Duke of Gloucester' at speed with todays Haywards Heath to Ely tour. Outward powering through Welwyn North having been held to let six trains pass at Digswell Junction, and then speeding through Ashwell & Morden after a pathing stop on the fly over at Hitchin gave us a chance to overtake. For the return its Ashwell & Morden again, and the summit of the 1 in 163/1 in 183 climb from Royston, and 'Duke of Gloucester' is seen powering through at speed...
     
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    71000 captured moving the ECS just north of Ely Station, then the return leg between Ely and Little Thetford, followed by the outward journey coasting the last few miles into Ely.
     
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    Rumours of a Steam ban coming into effect on the main line from Monday. Has anyone heard anything as I was hoping to go Into London and see Thursday's Oxford outings with the Duke.
     
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    There's virtually no rain forecast and temperatures are still going to be up in the high 20s, so I'd say it's pretty much guaranteed.
     
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    With the RTC job on Sunday now diesel hauled which covers almost all the route 60007 is due to take on Saturday with the Steam Dreams job one could assume this one is diesel vice steam? Nothing to suggest otherwise from SNGLT & Steam Dreams at the moment
     
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    Safe to say this trip will not be steam hauled and will it even be allowed to go to through Paignton?
     
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    The signalling has been repaired but the station is still shut, so who knows.
     
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    Paignton station is to remain closed until at least the end of the day on Monday, 27th. See video below. <BJ>

     
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    They're terminating services at Torquay but running to Paignton to crossover and reverse. Whether that means they'd be able to run a charter straight through without passengers alighting, pass.
     
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    Curious that we seem to have to suffer from six hours each way between London and York for RTC/WCR paths, sometimes leaving the capital at silly o'clock, yet Steam Dreams/LSL gets something closer to five hours with a London departure time that is far more reasonable. Maybe it has something to do with a 75 mph path contrasted with a 60 mph one when the loco up front may be a Class 5?
     
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    Also a reverse booked in at Milford Junction on the return, possibly not being turned at York, with the supporting diesel leading from York to Milford Jnc.
    From memory I think LSL did the same with Blue Peter in October last year.
     
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    There's a RTC trip from London to York later that week. Let's see what times that one gets.
     
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