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  1. Rander replied to the thread LE movements, ECS and test runs 2026.

    34028 Eddystone works from Swanage to Southall on 8th April with support coach(es?). Tender-first to Eastleigh, then reverse and runs via Andover and Reading. https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:U81452/2026-04-08/detailed

    Mar 29, 2026 at 1:51 PM

  2. 35B replied to the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    There are two rates. The 45p rate remains, applies for the first 10,000 miles only when driving your own car, and is intended to cover the full cost of car ownership. There are lower rates, reviewed more regularly, for all other mileage which are...

    Mar 29, 2026 at 1:43 PM

  3. 60044 replied to the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    ..... always remember, dinosaur had very small brains, and so probably have very, very selective memories......

    Mar 29, 2026 at 1:38 PM

  4. 60044 replied to the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    I have a vague recollection that the HMRC rate was 45P/mile when I was working in the NHS back in the mid '90s - if my memory is right, is there any real reason to expect them to be amending that rate any time soon?

    Mar 29, 2026 at 1:36 PM

  5. 5944 liked mdewell's post in the thread Embsay and Bolton Abbey Railway Updates.

    How long before the other custom turns up? Can you be served, eat and be gone before then?

    Mar 29, 2026 at 1:35 PM

  6. 5944 liked ianh1's post in the thread BR Standard class 6 No. 72010 'Hengist' and Clan Discussion Thread.

    [ATTACH] It is with great sadness that the Standard Steam Locomotive Company have to announce the death of Geoff Turner, our Engineering Director. Geoff passed away on Saturday 28 March 2026. Geoff was a key member of the team that reorganised...

    GeoffTurner.jpg Mar 29, 2026 at 1:35 PM

  7. 5944 liked mdewell's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.

    I didn't know @Victor was allowed out of Yorkshire? Has he still got a valid passport? :)

    Mar 29, 2026 at 1:34 PM

  8. The Gricing Owl liked ribble's post in the thread WCME & CME 2026.

    In the last of the light 45407 climbs Wilpshire Bank with the WCME on 28/2/2026 David Cop lane on Flickr [ATTACH]

    DSC_6318LRcopy.jpg Mar 29, 2026 at 1:33 PM

  9. Shep Woolley liked iancawthorne's post in the thread VT: The Shap Mountaineer with Tornado - 28/03/26.

    Shap Wells... [IMG] Tornado at Shap Wells

    Mar 29, 2026 at 1:33 PM

  10. The Gricing Owl liked Shep Woolley's post in the thread WCME & CME 2026.

    [ATTACH] SR BoB Class No. 34067 'Tangmere' heads 1Z86 heads 'The Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express' through Greenholme on the climb to Shap and onwards to Carlisle with Steve Chipperfield driving and Rob Russell on the shovel, they will also work...

    Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express 4 1 NP.jpg The Winter Cumbrian Mountain 2 NP.jpg Mar 29, 2026 at 1:32 PM

  11. Shep Woolley liked DanielsTrains's post in the thread VT: The Shap Mountaineer with Tornado - 28/03/26.

    60163 Tornado is captured hauling the Shap Mountaineer at Winsford, Shap Wells, Kirkby Stephen, Langho and Acton Bridge. Enjoy [MEDIA]

    Mar 29, 2026 at 1:32 PM
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