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green five replied to the thread LE movements, ECS and test runs 2026.
Does anyone know when 60103 is moving from Tyseley to the Watercress Line? I haven't found any timings yet after searching. I assume she will be hauled by a Diesel again. Sent from my XQ-BT52 using Tapatalk
Feb 25, 2026 at 11:37 PM -
green five liked JBTEvans's post in the thread 6024 King Edward 1.
But also, why would LSL/Hoskins want money to be spent on the loco at Minehead and then for that to be 'wasted', along with time out of action, and then started again up at Crewe? Guess we will never know the full facts but let's hope we see 6024...
Feb 25, 2026 at 11:32 PM -
green five liked Fireboxchaserphotography's post in the thread 6024 King Edward 1.
No we most certainly did not do anything like a shoddy job. Professionals from outside were utilised when necessary to ensure the work was completed thoroughly and correctly and signed off. LSL refused point blank to come to Minehead to carry out...
Feb 25, 2026 at 11:29 PM -
green five liked Mr Valentine's post in the thread Didcot Railway Centre.
The 72 is being done by the Heavy Freight Group, who traditionally do their own restoration work and fundraising, and have done since the 1970's. It hasn't exactly been the fastest of restorations, and with the plethora of high-profile projects...
Feb 25, 2026 at 11:21 PM -
green five liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Didcot Railway Centre.
All very clear. I do miss the late Paul Hitchcock sometimes. He had his monomanias, and one was on Railway structures, but at times you feel he did have a point about simplicity and clarity. Certainly in the case of major appeals, I'd want to...
Feb 25, 2026 at 11:20 PM -
green five liked Mr Valentine's post in the thread Didcot Railway Centre.
Most of the stock at Didcot is actually owned by Great Western Preservations, basically just to protect the collection in the event the Society went under. So, it’s quite simple. You have the Hawksworth County at Didcot, which is owned by GWP...
Feb 25, 2026 at 11:20 PM -
green five liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Didcot Railway Centre.
Surely "part of the GWS collection" doesn't preclude having a long-term base away from Didcot, if that is felt to offer the best return for the locomotive? (FWIW, 2999 is part of the GWS collection, but spending the back end of 2025 and all of...
Feb 25, 2026 at 11:20 PM -
green five liked S.A.C. Martin's post in the thread Steam speed records including City of Truro and Mallard.
Find me one steam locomotive speed record where it was dead level, with a run done in either direction. I’ll wait. Here we go…;) Which ones do you think are “contenders” then? Achieving 100mph with a steam locomotive (particularly with...
Feb 25, 2026 at 1:21 PM -
green five liked Spamcan81's post in the thread Steam speed records including City of Truro and Mallard.
What a load of old tosh.
Feb 25, 2026 at 1:21 PM -
green five liked The Green Howards's post in the thread Steam speed records including City of Truro and Mallard.
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Feb 25, 2026 at 1:21 PM -
green five liked mdewell's post in the thread Steam speed records including City of Truro and Mallard.
Pointless? How will they get on/off that section of track then? :D
Feb 25, 2026 at 1:20 PM -
green five liked S.A.C. Martin's post in the thread Steam speed records including City of Truro and Mallard.
“New evidence” - quite! Old evidence reinterpreted, though I know of a third researcher doing their own analysis and I delight in knowing that between David, myself and the third researcher, we have disproven, confirmed, and then disproven by...
Feb 25, 2026 at 1:13 PM -
green five liked S.A.C. Martin's post in the thread Steam speed records including City of Truro and Mallard.
This is pure theatre for the purpose of building a T1, to be frank. There are virtually no sections of track in the United States safe enough for the running of a steam locomotive above 75mph let alone 100mph. That doesn’t mean I don’t want to...
Feb 25, 2026 at 1:12 PM -
green five liked S.A.C. Martin's post in the thread Steam speed records including City of Truro and Mallard.
Background: David Andrews and I both bought a load of ex-LNER dynamometer rolls over the last two years (he has subsequently donated his, post his research, as I intend to once my ongoing research is complete). I have a meeting this Friday to...
Feb 25, 2026 at 1:11 PM -
green five liked 21B's post in the thread Steam speed records including City of Truro and Mallard.
Until someone runs a steam engine in modern times with accurate equipment, Mallards record will stand as the generally and widely accepted record of steam maximum speed.
Feb 25, 2026 at 1:11 PM
