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  1. alastair liked acorb's post in the thread Vintage Trains 2025.

    Concur with much of the above. I used to do 3 or 4 trips a year, but now down to 1, very carefully selected trip. The prices now put them in very much special occasion territory, so really it needs to be a tour that ticks those sort of boxes.

    Jul 9, 2025 at 7:44 PM

  2. alastair replied to the thread Vintage Trains 2025.

    Yes, I think you're correct. I was on what was almost certainly the last Mountaineer in summer 23 - a fantastic trip but must have been a loss-maker as even with only 5 revenue coaches it was by no means full. Very sadly I can't see it running again.

    Jul 9, 2025 at 10:30 AM

  3. alastair liked Enterprise's post in the thread Vintage Trains 2025.

    My wife and I did only two RTC trips last year and we will do none this year unless things change. We decided to travel only on proper steam tours, that is Mk1s and no diesel. Our next steam trips are with British Pullman and VT. In the future,...

    Jul 9, 2025 at 10:13 AM

  4. alastair liked H Cloutt's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.

    New update today - click here - showing progress with the section between the A21 and Salehurst.

    Jul 8, 2025 at 11:06 PM

  5. alastair liked Will RL's post in the thread Fire Risk.

    I’ll update in morning as there have been discussions about the current status.

    Jul 8, 2025 at 10:50 PM

  6. alastair replied to the thread Vintage Trains 2025.

    I get what you say but I do wonder how less than 2 years ago it was apparently economic for RTC/WCRC to run an unassisted Bristol/Par "Duchy" with Bahamas and load 8? Apart from the absence of the Mark 1's and obviously the fire risk I do wonder...

    Jul 8, 2025 at 10:48 PM

  7. alastair liked Oswald T Wistle's post in the thread Vintage Trains 2025.

    From personal experience I know just what a commitment it is to produce such a detailed report of a trip and am always pleased to read them, with or without a diesel, so thanks from me (but why no mention of a cat?) In a perfect world all trips...

    Jul 8, 2025 at 10:39 PM

  8. alastair liked Big Al's post in the thread Vintage Trains 2025.

    Thanks for taking the time (and money!) to travel and provide a comprehensive account of the day. I agree that Bahamas did what it could but was faced with the impossible to deal with on its own and there was also probably an instruction for the...

    Jul 8, 2025 at 10:36 PM

  9. alastair liked nige757's post in the thread Saphos 2025.

    60532 + 57311 tnt 47805 seen from a gloomy Shap. [MEDIA]

    Jul 5, 2025 at 4:47 PM

  10. alastair liked paul1609's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.

    Personally Id be pretty relaxed about the jointing, with new rail the joints on the Bodiam extension have held up pretty well in 25 years when the lines only used as a standard heritage line. Its swings and roundabouts. Theres probably only a...

    Jul 4, 2025 at 12:10 PM

  11. alastair liked mikehartuk's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.

    You asks about the various rails we will use, and have in stock, for the 3.4km long ‘missing link’ at RVR - all of which will be 113lb flat bottom rail laid on concrete sleepers with Pandrol fittings. The 970 track metres of new 113lb rail we...

    Jul 4, 2025 at 12:09 PM

  12. alastair liked D1002's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.

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  13. alastair liked Big Al's post in the thread Fire Risk.

    We all remember the tour de force of the EOSS in 2012. Even time from Earlsfield to Overton on the way down and almost a repeat from north of Allbrook to the stop at MP3 on the return. Roundwood at 67 then 70 to 76 all the way to Wimbledon....

    Jul 4, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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