3ABescots letzte Aktivitäten
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3ABescot gefällt Kingscrosss Beitrag in dem Thema Bristol Harbour Railway - Updates and Goings on.
Progress being made in returning the Harbour Railway to Butterfly Junction (is it still called that?) - pics taken on my walk to work this morning. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
19 August 2026 um 21:33
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3ABescot gefällt John Petleys Beitrag in dem Thema Saphos Trains 2026.
I must take my hat off to the signalmen who are responsible for the Brighton Man Line and East Sussex Coast lines. Today, a Statesman charter train was due to run from Derby to Eastbourne for the air show. By the time I checked Real Time Trains...
17 August 2026 um 08:31 -
3ABescot gefällt Petra Wildes Beitrag in dem Thema Fire Risk.
Very good point. Have done a lot of scrub-cutting bonfires during conservation work (Obviously, not at the moment - and never during spring or summer). A bit of even heavy rain on a heap of cut material soon dries off , so an hour or two after...
16 August 2026 um 19:09 -
3ABescot gefällt acorbs Beitrag in dem Thema Fire Risk.
Worth noting that the people who complain about over interference from Government and 'Nanny State', are often the first ones to complain about lack of Government action and public information when something goes wrong.. 'Common Sense', so often...
16 August 2026 um 09:27 -
3ABescot gefällt Petra Wildes Beitrag in dem Thema 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...
15 August 2026 um 03:25 -
3ABescot gefällt acorbs Beitrag in dem Thema 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...
15 August 2026 um 03:24 -
3ABescot gefällt The Green Howardss Beitrag in dem Thema 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.
15 August 2026 um 03:23 -
3ABescot gefällt acorbs Beitrag in dem Thema 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...
15 August 2026 um 03:22 -
3ABescot gefällt CH 19s Beitrag in dem Thema 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...
14 August 2026
