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  1. 35B antwortete auf das Thema Jacobite 2026.

    IF that is what is being asked for, it is not unreasonable - though I respect @26D_M's perspective on how ORR may see it. But the confusion over what precisely is being asked for is unhelpful, and does nothing for their credibility. The...

    27 März 2026 um 11:40
  2. 35B antwortete auf das Thema Jacobite 2026.

    I would like them to operate successfully. I also want them to do so under the same rules as everyone else. What confuses me is what exemption might be necessary if things are as you suggest. Or am I misreading "done"?

    27 März 2026 um 11:02
  3. 35B antwortete auf das Thema Jacobite 2026.

    I would ask the question slightly differently, and question whether the regulator is required to refuse any request. The compliance history is then the ghost at this particular feast.

    27 März 2026 um 10:06
  4. 35B antwortete auf das Thema Jacobite 2026.

    And that’s where it gets murky. One view is, as you’ve suggested, that none of these carriages are in passenger service and therefore there is no case for even an interim exemption. Another would recognise there is a background and allow some...

    27 März 2026 um 08:32
  5. 35B antwortete auf das Thema Jacobite 2026.

    If that’s correct and there is a genuine plan, then I agree. But it has to be based on something tangible, not just “trust me”.

    27 März 2026 um 06:37
  6. 35B gefällt Beardys Beitrag in dem Thema Jacobite 2026.

    Personally I don't see why West Coast should be given an exemption nor do I think they should be given one - They have had a couple of years now to fit CDL in Mk1s but have chosen not to (at least until recently if what you say is correct...

    27 März 2026 um 06:35