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acorb liked NathanP's post in the thread Saphos Trains 2026.
Sir Nigel Gresley at Kingswear. [ATTACH]
May 30, 2026 at 4:20 PM
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acorb liked nige757's post in the thread Jacobite 2026.
37518 + 44871 + 45407 + 10 Seen passing Scout Green just before 05:30. [MEDIA]
May 30, 2026 at 9:28 AM -
acorb liked 2857Harry's post in the thread Jacobite 2026.
Pressure Vent MK2s except the brake. Some of these have been fitted out with CDL quite recent. So actually it seems good progress to me. From what I can make out most of the coaches (Except the brake) are the formation of the last afternoon...
May 30, 2026 at 9:28 AM -
acorb liked 45698Mars's post in the thread Jacobite 2026.
Well done for heading out for this Nigel. However, it raises more questions than answers, as has already started elsewhere, in the RTC thread.
May 30, 2026 at 9:27 AM -
acorb liked Ivatt2MT's post in the thread Remaining Ex Barry locomotives?.
Apologies for the thread bump, but Steam Railway had a really good set of pieces in the latest issue covering the current state of the remaining ex-Barry locos. I was quite surprised to learn how close 5539 reportedly is to completion to the...
May 29, 2026 at 8:07 PM -
acorb replied to the thread Jacobite 2026.
48151 has also worked the Jacobite in the past, but isn't ideal on the route!
May 29, 2026 at 4:18 PM -
acorb liked Britfoamer's post in the thread GWSR | Cotswold Festival of Steam Gala | 23-25 May 2026.
I think enough has been said about the weekend by now, we had three days of boiling in trains and generally enjoyed it all. I think it was over ambitious but had it come off everyone would have been full of praise for one of the best ever galas....
May 29, 2026 at 4:13 PM
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acorb liked torgormaig's post in the thread FR & WHR & WHHR News.
So pleased to hear that you are to retain the swing out seats, so much a feature of colonial narrow gauge railways. One of the most surreal "footplate rides" I ever had was on a railtour in Pakistan in 1990. Sitting on said seat, swung out,...
May 28, 2026 at 5:29 PM
