bluetrains letzte Aktivitäten
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bluetrain gefällt Jamessquareds Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
A “like” for that would feel wrong, but thank you for the explanation; and my heartfelt sympathy for your situation. Tom
15 August 2026 um 22:38 -
bluetrain antwortete auf das Thema Oil Firing.
Switzerland found a way of powering steam locos without using fossil fuels: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric%E2%80%93steam_locomotive I wonder if Oliver Bulleid ever thought of powering a Southern Rly steam loco from the 3rd rail?
14 August 2026 um 14:38 -
bluetrain gefällt Jamessquareds Beitrag in dem Thema West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
To me it looks like a pragmatic decision faced with difficult choices. I suspect firstly that, mid week, there is a fair amount of coach traffic. So if you have (say) two coaches for your morning train and two for the afternoon, then agreeing...
12 August 2026 um 22:12 -
bluetrain gefällt Petra Wildes Beitrag in dem Thema Fire Risk.
I only agree to a limited extent, sadly. Yes, more intense rain will happen eventually and for the UK, climate change predictions suggest wetter winters are statistically likely. But there is still the practical question of when and where things...
11 August 2026 um 19:19 -
bluetrain gefällt 35Bs Beitrag in dem Thema Fire Risk.
I think it does matter, but how much depends on a number of factors. I've witnessed people walk away when told that they'll get a diesel, but the conversation was simply steam/diesel in the context of a railway whose advertising focused on...
11 August 2026 um 14:34 -
bluetrain antwortete auf das Thema Fire Risk.
You are right - this is becoming a very real concern. I suspect that many railway managements will now quietly be making contingency plans in case they are unable to go ahead with planned autumn steam galas. I suppose the main options are...
10 August 2026 um 19:20
