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1020 Shireman replied to the thread Vintage Trains 2025.
Done irony in the past. On a Torbay Express we were running under Amber. It bucketed down from dawn but we still had to have a diesel inside. The track was close to being flooded in many but it had to be there on the return too. Saturday is...
Jul 4, 2025 at 12:12 PM -
1020 Shireman replied to the thread Vintage Trains 2025.
As it's only an hours drive for us we'll go to Worcestershire Parkway and see what turns up. I'm amazed the fire risk is even as low as Amber down here in South Wales. Skewen Bank will be interesting as 45596 will have to do a lot of work after...
Jul 3, 2025 at 9:49 PM -
1020 Shireman replied to the thread Vintage Trains 2025.
Both might be on the train as LSL have been running of late. It certainly won't be 'Steam hauled' down to Gloucester and on through South Wales. Best we'll get is a Show Pony with perhaps a bit of working between Newport and Cardiff and other...
Jul 3, 2025 at 9:43 AM