acorbs letzte Aktivitäten
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acorb antwortete auf das Thema 60019 Bittern.
They should have a chat with Vintage Trains who seem to have a good selection of routes they can send their Castles! ;)
6 April 2026 um 14:27 -
acorb gefällt 2857Harrys Beitrag in dem Thema 60019 Bittern.
If my sources are correct which I’d say they are 80% reliable - 46100 and 34046 fall in to the “very well worn out” catergory. 45231 resided in the workshop in Crewe in October with minor bits removed (I had seen a photo of that), with the King...
6 April 2026 um 14:25 -
acorb antwortete auf das Thema The 10A Allocation.
Well unless you dip your toe in the water then there is no way the market will expand - its all supply and demand. Note my words 'spreading the risk', I am not saying ditch West Coast altogether. DBS have proven they have resource that can cover...
6 April 2026 um 12:14 -
acorb gefällt OldSchoolTrains2s Beitrag in dem Thema Mid-Hants Railway | Watercress Line | Spring Steam Gala 24th-26th April 2026.
I really enjoyed Furness 20 at Blaenavon a couple of years ago, when I'm pretty sure it had unassisted runs on two coach sets on the pretty savage gradients there. From memory there certainly used to be a time when it felt like if a Mid-Hants...
6 April 2026 um 11:45 -
acorb gefällt beaviss Beitrag in dem Thema Swanage Railway | Spring Steam Gala | 27th-29th March 2026.
Different....[ATTACH]
6 April 2026 um 11:39
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acorb gefällt Sidmouths Beitrag in dem Thema RTC: Edinburgh Flyer - 04/04/26.
Let me frame it in a different way then , at 10A she is a fleet engine and an outlier versus the mainly Stanier fleet plus a more standard Merchant Navy . I presume there is not a dedicated 34067 support crew so operation and maintenance is done...
6 April 2026 um 11:37 -
acorb antwortete auf das Thema The 10A Allocation.
The impact on RTC is interesting as ive argued that they should have spread their risk some time ago by using other TOCs (similar to UK Railtours), but someone responded to say there was a corporate link between RTC and West Coast, so that was...
6 April 2026 um 11:36 -
acorb gefällt Big Als Beitrag in dem Thema The 10A Allocation.
We've been around this one many times. It's a private company and it's none of our business how it is run. That's for regulating bodies to oversee and respond as appropriate. The impact on others has always been my concern. The money I now spend...
6 April 2026 um 11:33 -
acorb gefällt 26D_Ms Beitrag in dem Thema The 10A Allocation.
Wasn't that one of the problems ORR identified and required structural changes in operational governance, management of health and safety etc before lifting suspension of the TOC licence? It's all very well a private business being run...
6 April 2026 um 11:32 -
acorb gefällt 26D_Ms Beitrag in dem Thema 60019 Bittern.
Even more interesting! Didn't know that.
5 April 2026 um 15:15 -
acorb gefällt Spamcan81s Beitrag in dem Thema RTC: Edinburgh Flyer - 04/04/26.
67’s travails have nothing to do with why the Bulleids were rebuilt. One only has to look at how good ‘92 was on the main line as well as 67’s performances earlier in her main line career to show what they are capable off. ‘67 has sounded well...
5 April 2026 um 15:12 -
acorb antwortete auf das Thema RTC: Edinburgh Flyer - 04/04/26.
It was owned by a close associate of David Smith, that may now have changed, but the air brakes date from that period of ownership.
5 April 2026 um 09:23 -
acorb gefällt 26D_Ms Beitrag in dem Thema RTC: Edinburgh Flyer - 04/04/26.
At the moment it appears to be held as the reluctant flagship of the 10A fleet when their major and proven skills arguably lie more with Stanier designs. Won't happen of course, but it would be interesting to see how it performed if put into the...
5 April 2026 um 09:08 -
acorb gefällt Sheffs Beitrag in dem Thema RTC: Edinburgh Flyer - 04/04/26.
Jammed with fragments of piston or valve ring?
5 April 2026 um 09:08
