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  1. 3ABescot liked Petra Wilde's post in the thread Fire Risk.

    Coming back closer to the debate about steam and fire risk - Surely after the many catastrophic house fires being a headline story on the TV news, it is a huge PR own-goal for any steam railway (unless copiously being rained on) to continue to...

    Aug 15, 2026 at 3:25 AM

  2. 3ABescot liked acorb's post in the thread Fire Risk.

    Might I suggest some steam fans try the diesels? Who knows, you might enjoy it! ;) Must admit, if hadn't already got commitments this weekend I would have been tempted by the 2 Westerns out on the SVR this weekend. Railways should try and make...

    Aug 15, 2026 at 3:24 AM

  3. 3ABescot liked The Green Howards's post in the thread Fire Risk.

    Eh? I've only ever had one before: the test one in September 2025. My phone keeps a history of them and there are but two entries - then, and today.

    Aug 15, 2026 at 3:23 AM

  4. 3ABescot liked acorb's post in the thread Fire Risk.

    This was the first time the system has been used on a broad basis and quite right too. Apparently issued at the request of the emergency services. It might drum some sense into those who seem completely oblivious to the danger, like the idiots...

    Aug 15, 2026 at 3:22 AM

  5. 3ABescot liked CH 19's post in the thread Isle of Wight Steam Railway.

    Off piste a bit ,but this reminds me of a curious incident in the late 80's when I was deck-crew on the Sealink (as was) Fishbourne to Pompey run. Now at that time we had 4 vessels of the same design, all sister ships to the still running St...

    Aug 14, 2026 at 6:27 PM

  6. 3ABescot liked 46203's post in the thread Vintage Trains 2026.

    [ATTACH] Ais Gill 4 January, 1997.

    216-42 42968 Ais Gill 4 Jan 1997993-Edit.jpg Aug 13, 2026 at 10:05 PM

  7. 3ABescot liked LMS2968's post in the thread Vintage Trains 2026.

    In case anyone's interested, the old Ford Prefect which appears about 4.18 was and still is mine!

    Aug 13, 2026 at 10:04 PM

  8. 3ABescot liked Gladiator 5076's post in the thread Vintage Trains 2026.

    Will it have rained by then?:eek:

    Aug 13, 2026 at 10:04 PM

  9. 3ABescot liked 35B's post in the thread Fire Risk.

    I think it does matter, but how much depends on a number of factors. I've witnessed people walk away when told that they'll get a diesel, but the conversation was simply steam/diesel in the context of a railway whose advertising focused on...

    Aug 11, 2026 at 8:00 PM

  10. 3ABescot liked Petra Wilde's post in the thread Fire Risk.

    I only agree to a limited extent, sadly. Yes, more intense rain will happen eventually and for the UK, climate change predictions suggest wetter winters are statistically likely. But there is still the practical question of when and where things...

    Aug 11, 2026 at 7:59 PM

  11. 3ABescot liked The Gricing Owl's post in the thread Fire Risk.

    No sooner posted the above than activity started over that general area of France, including the Channel Island and this morning S to SSE of Normandy. Just a few light showers made the channel crossing and passed over the SE corner of England....

    Aug 9, 2026 at 10:09 PM

  12. 3ABescot liked Deepgreen's post in the thread Fire Risk.

    I, too, monitor weather as a hobby. This summer has been startling for the utterly fixed high pressure nearby, which has probably been the longest-established such high I can recall. It shows no signs of shifting, even though some lower...

    Aug 9, 2026 at 10:08 PM
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