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46223 antwortete auf das Thema Fire Risk.

Nowt to do with steam, but Saddleworth Moor is on fire as I type - and has been for most of the day!

andyjhatton antwortete auf das Thema Fire Risk and Extreme Heat - Heritage Lines.

Life has an interesting way of subverting your way of thought. What if worrying about decarbonising air travel becomes irrelevant, because the traditional 'foreign' holiday destinations become unbearably hot so we go back to holidaying domestically.

silversteellady gefällt torgormaigs Beitrag in dem Thema RTC 2026.

I was on the K1 in May 2008 taking the Jacobite stock to Fort William. As was ascended Beattock we found the lineside ablaze. No doubt we would have been blamed for it but for the evidence that it was alight before we got there.[ATTACH] Peter

LMS2968 gefällt Spamcan81s Beitrag in dem Thema GWR four-cylinder arrangement?.

Challenger 3985 slogging up the 1 in 100 of Archer Hill at “walking pace”. [MEDIA]

silversteellady gefällt alts1985s Beitrag in dem Thema RTC: Eddystone to York - 11/07/26.

It did, but 'Eddystone' and stock could not get back to Southall afterwards. So they moved back to Welwyn GC for the night, returning to Southall today. That has been the plan for quite a few of the tours recently. Photos from yesterday......

Oswald T Wistle gefällt acorbs Beitrag in dem Thema Fire Risk.

Unfortunately, given the fire at Winsford yesterday and taking into account medium and longer term weather forecasts, I think we could be on the verge of a prolonged mainline steam ban. So probably best to resurrect this thread to track any...

Alex Productions antwortete auf das Thema Flying Scotsman.

I agree. The prices are very reasonable for the most part. Although I feel somewhat that £99 to go from York to Scarborough and back is a tad pricey given the distance. But I must say I'm very delighted to see that Scotsman will be properly...

Breva antwortete auf das Thema Fire Risk and Extreme Heat - Heritage Lines.

The temperature is the same as in Benidorm, Fuerteventura and Crete, all popular British holiday destinations.

LMS2968 antwortete auf das Thema GWR four-cylinder arrangement?.

What's wrong with it is that it suggests, even if it doesn't state, that whereas a steam engine struggles against gradients a diesel will fly up it with ease, which isn't the case. The power output of any internal combustion engine varies with...

MikeParkin65 gefällt 45698Marss Beitrag in dem Thema VT: Ticket to Ride with 7029 - 11/07/26.

A classic example in this photograph of the perils of not clearing lineside vegetation. The metal cabinet didn't catch fire, it was obviously surrounded by vegetation that did and the contents of the cabinet were effectively "cooked". I am old...

alastair gefällt acorbs Beitrag in dem Thema Fire Risk.

Unfortunately, given the fire at Winsford yesterday and taking into account medium and longer term weather forecasts, I think we could be on the verge of a prolonged mainline steam ban. So probably best to resurrect this thread to track any...

johnofwessex erstellte ein neues Thema.

Fire Risk and Extreme Heat - Heritage Lines

A number of lines suspended operation or ran diesel only due to the current extreme heat. So this is for updates/discussion

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johnofwessex antwortete auf das Thema Flying Scotsman.

I looked at the trip from Bristol Times/cost all look sensible compared with much of what is on offer