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green fives letzte Aktivitäten

  1. green five gefällt Steves Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    To my simple mind, an AGM is to receive reports from the directors on the previous years performance, including the accounts, appoint any new directors and make proposals for the future. There's only the latter that might require further...

    13 August 2026 um 13:12
  2. green five gefällt brennans Beitrag in dem Thema Isle of Wight Steam Railway.

    Let's hope there's some rain then!

    12 August 2026 um 13:29
  3. green five gefällt 5944s Beitrag in dem Thema SVR General Discussion.

    Post on SVR Diesels Facebook page shows services delayed due to leaves on the line at Hampton Loade. Said leaves are still attached to the tree!

    12 August 2026 um 13:26
  4. green five gefällt JBTEvanss Beitrag in dem Thema West Somerset Railway General Discussion.

    7828 back in action today on driver experiences [MEDIA]

    12 August 2026 um 13:25
  5. green five gefällt blink bonnys Beitrag in dem Thema Fire Risk.

    Maybe the various hosepipe bans and the steam ban due to dry vegetation shouldn't be over-conflated. At first glance they are in response to the current severe drought, and that is what is being reported in the media, but our modern media don't...

    12 August 2026 um 13:24
  6. green five gefällt The Gricing Owls Beitrag in dem Thema Fire Risk.

    Yes indeed. Best not to forget that unique style, one off in the class, 2-10-2 South African Class 20 steam loco. Built in SA 1935 and converted to a condensing loco with a type CL condensing tender in 1950. Sadly scrapped in 1961 . It is said...

    12 August 2026 um 13:18
  7. green five gefällt acorbs Beitrag in dem Thema RTC 2026.

    That is very poor from RTC - they should be aware the chances of that being steam hauled are practically non existent. How about accept reality and hire a pair 20s or 37s and try and make something of a situation nobody can do anything about?...

    12 August 2026 um 13:14
  8. green five gefällt LittleRedTrains Beitrag in dem Thema RTC 2026.

    Received the following in an e-mail from RTC today: [ATTACH] I'd say this sails very close to the edge of 'mis-selling' given that the chances of steam haulage are, barring a major monsoon, slim to nil, and the vintage trams haven't been running...

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  9. green five gefällt MuzTrems Beitrag in dem Thema 6024 King Edward 1.

    With its cut-down boiler mountings and slimline cylinders, 6024's appearance is no longer 'authentic' for any part of its working life. So, arguably, it really doesn't matter what colour they paint it now...

    12 August 2026 um 13:11
  10. green five gefällt Big Als Beitrag in dem Thema Fire Risk.

    If you look at Belmond's extensive programme of 2026 British Pullman trips you will see that, as normal, the steam ones with Clan Line are in a minority. However, they have planned for steam to operate primarily in the early and late season with...

    11 August 2026 um 13:32
  11. green five gefällt lostlogins Beitrag in dem Thema Fire Risk.

    Even replacing by diesel may not be straight forward as volunteers often book long in advance and those volunteers may only be passed for steam and not diesel. With the steam ban operating departments are at short notice having to find crews...

    11 August 2026 um 13:31
  12. green five gefällt NathanPs Beitrag in dem Thema Fire Risk.

    Bo'ness still steam as well. I was there on Thursday. Spent last week in Linlithgow and it rained every day. Thick green grass on the fields as well, I'd forgotten what green grass looked like!

    11 August 2026 um 13:30
  13. green five gefällt 5944s Beitrag in dem Thema Fire Risk.

    MSLR have been diesel only for a couple of weekends now, so you were lucky to get steam. 60007 has also lost several trips, and I can't see it working any of the Kingswear trips before it heads to the Moors in a little over a month's time. Even...

    11 August 2026 um 13:30
  14. green five gefällt Jamessquareds Beitrag in dem Thema Fire Risk.

    That would be the special homeopathic water … Tom

    11 August 2026 um 13:29
  15. green five gefällt bluetrains Beitrag in dem 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...

    11 August 2026 um 13:29