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beavis liked free2grice's post in the thread The Great Britain XVI - 13/04/24 to 21/04/24.
From the Railway Touring Company (via Facebook) 'That's a wrap, yesterday was the final day of our Great Britain XVI and what a fantastic 9 days we have all had. So many highlights, too many to list them all but to travel over 2000 miles by...
Apr 22, 2024 at 10:20 PM -
beavis liked Sidmouth's post in the thread [Apr 18, 2024] Severn Valley Railway 2024 Spring Steam Gala (Severn Valley Railway).
[MEDIA] [MEDIA] Footage from my two from the gala and our visits over three days
Apr 22, 2024 at 9:41 AM -
beavis liked Walker's post in the thread The Great Britain XVI - 13/04/24 to 21/04/24.
Yawn
Apr 22, 2024 at 8:49 AM -
beavis liked 30567's post in the thread Steam Dreams 2024.
But what's special about the starting station? Presumably those boarding at Arundel and Chichester were just as much in the dark. With any train with multiple pick ups unless you have a steward at every station it's a problem. I have been at...
Apr 21, 2024 at 8:54 PM -
beavis liked 16Ventnor's post in the thread The Great Britain XVI - 13/04/24 to 21/04/24.
Well, here we are on the final section of nearly 2000 miles. Despite my sceptism I’ve really enjoyed it. I’ve been surprised at the amount I could hear the locos and that’s because they have been worked hard or very hard even when there has been...
Apr 21, 2024 at 6:06 PM -
beavis liked 2857Harry's post in the thread [Apr 18, 2024] Severn Valley Railway 2024 Spring Steam Gala (Severn Valley Railway).
Finished off gala week firing the Express today! Can I just add a thanks from your gala organising team for attending this weekend! It’s been absolute fantastic and we are pleased we’ve managed to pull off an event that people enjoyed. We’ve...
Apr 21, 2024 at 5:42 PM
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beavis liked jamesd's post in the thread Vintage Trains 2024.
VT are running without CDL at the moment but they have an exemption to allow them to do it. The fact people aren’t falling out of the train left right and centre does rather add weight to the argument that CDL is unnecessary.
Apr 21, 2024 at 5:06 PM -
beavis liked torgormaig's post in the thread The Great Britain XVI - 13/04/24 to 21/04/24.
During the break at Kyle last Wednesday while nearly everyone else is relaxing in the sunshine the redoubtable Dave Clarke, aka Screwdriver, is hard at work cleaning the train windows - one of the unsung heroes of so many WCR operations[ATTACH]...
Apr 21, 2024 at 11:03 AM
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beavis liked malc's post in the thread Vintage Trains 2024.
I guess people are terrified of travelling with VT at the moment in case they fall out of the train as they are still running without CDL (under an exemption).
Apr 21, 2024 at 11:02 AM -
beavis liked Waterbuck's post in the thread The Great Britain XVI - 13/04/24 to 21/04/24.
Seconded, a lot did come out to see the immaculately turned out fives. It's been another wonderful tour.
Apr 20, 2024 at 9:51 PM -
beavis liked jsm8b's post in the thread The Great Britain XVI - 13/04/24 to 21/04/24.
Summits - three Scottish summits in three days. Druimachdar, Tuesday 16th April. A lucky patch of sun by the summit board, although not the same spot as the WJV Anderson 1953 shot of two fives in the snow which may be a little further north...
Apr 20, 2024 at 6:10 PM
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beavis liked ribble's post in the thread The Great Britain XVI - 13/04/24 to 21/04/24.
Black 5s 44871 and 45407 on the climb to Drumochter summit on the Highland Mainline with the GB tour on 16/4/2024 David Price Cop lane on Flickr[ATTACH]
Apr 20, 2024 at 4:39 PM
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beavis liked 46203's post in the thread The Great Britain XVI - 13/04/24 to 21/04/24.
[ATTACH] Carlisle 19.04.24.
Apr 19, 2024 at 8:00 PM
