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green five replied to the thread Mid-Hants Railway | Watercress Line | Spring Steam Gala 24th-26th April 2026.
I have seen comments elsewhere that the GCR is short of operational locos at the moment and that the Standard Five may not be available. Sent from my XQ-BT52 using Tapatalk
Apr 12, 2026 at 8:39 PM -
green five liked City_Steam's post in the thread Llangollen Railway branch line gala: April 10-12 2026.
Timetabling issues aside, a lovely two days on this most scenic of lines. A great atmosphere, one of the friendliest gala's I've been to! Well done to those who got 1369 back up and running this morning. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Apr 12, 2026 at 10:23 AM
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green five liked Ben Jenden's post in the thread Mid-Hants Railway | Watercress Line | Spring Steam Gala 24th-26th April 2026.
I get that there are other priorities than to write a timetable but to post on the webpage saying "it will be out 3 weeks before the event" and we are now less than 2 weeks away and still no timetable is a little bit embarrassing to be honest in...
Apr 12, 2026 at 10:19 AM -
green five liked Spamcan81's post in the thread Saphos: Blue Peter to Carlisle - 12/02/26; Sir Nigel Gresley - 11/03/26; Britannia - 8/04/26.
70000 storming through Lancaster yesterday. Sadly the forecast sunny day didn’t materialise until well after she passed and in spite of audibly working hard, there was no sign of that effort at the chimney. On a brighter note, the pub on P3 was...
Apr 10, 2026 at 1:12 PM -
green five liked Keith Sergeant's post in the thread Saphos: Blue Peter to Carlisle - 12/02/26; Sir Nigel Gresley - 11/03/26; Britannia - 8/04/26.
Looks like it ran north to Tebay to reverse as 0C48, now heading south as 5Z70 https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:66862/2026-04-09/detailed
Apr 10, 2026 at 1:11 PM -
green five liked 2857Harry's post in the thread Saphos: Blue Peter to Carlisle - 12/02/26; Sir Nigel Gresley - 11/03/26; Britannia - 8/04/26.
It just used the standard OC48 path so they simply terminated the path at Oxenholme. Brit due to return to Crewe
Apr 9, 2026 at 1:22 PM -
green five liked torgormaig's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
Good to see it coming on steadily. I can't wait to see it out and about, not because I particularly admire the little loco but because work can then start in earnest on 488 (or 30583 as the forum's favourite Owl would prefer). Roll on the return...
Apr 9, 2026 at 1:15 PM -
green five liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
Some photos of progress on Normandy in Atlantic House: https://www.bulleidsociety.org/News/Latest_News.html Tom
Apr 9, 2026 at 1:15 PM -
green five replied to the thread Saphos: Blue Peter to Carlisle - 12/02/26; Sir Nigel Gresley - 11/03/26; Britannia - 8/04/26.
The onward journey to Carlisle Upperby Tmd LSL appears to have been cancelled according to RTT. https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/search/detailed/gb-nr:CARLLSL/2026-04-09/1155
Apr 9, 2026 at 1:11 PM -
green five liked Big Al's post in the thread Saphos: Blue Peter to Carlisle - 12/02/26; Sir Nigel Gresley - 11/03/26; Britannia - 8/04/26.
We all know what went wrong but I think it's worth noting that everything was definitely going very much 'right' from the outset and clearly the crew of Chris Page and Jack Gresty were planning on putting on a great show. Leaving Crewe with 8 on...
Apr 9, 2026 at 9:16 AM -
green five liked Britfoamer's post in the thread Saphos: Blue Peter to Carlisle - 12/02/26; Sir Nigel Gresley - 11/03/26; Britannia - 8/04/26.
Hammering through Leyland earlier in the day, whistle still doesn't sound right for a Brit, somewhat strangulated! [ATTACH]
Apr 9, 2026 at 9:16 AM
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green five liked jsm8b's post in the thread Saphos: Blue Peter to Carlisle - 12/02/26; Sir Nigel Gresley - 11/03/26; Britannia - 8/04/26.
Before the problems developed. 70000 at Moore Lane. Warming air meant a thin exhaust, the once clear embankment towards the far bridge is quickly disappearing behind the re-growing trees. [ATTACH]
Apr 8, 2026 at 10:27 PM
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green five liked Big Al's post in the thread Saphos: Blue Peter to Carlisle - 12/02/26; Sir Nigel Gresley - 11/03/26; Britannia - 8/04/26.
I've left my only comment about this trip till after the failure chunter. This was a brilliant trip to drive from Hampshire to Milton Keynes for. It was also a brilliant run with 70000 until it failed. In 2026 I'll buy that! And yes, it is the...
Apr 8, 2026 at 10:25 PM -
green five liked Sidmouth's post in the thread Saphos: Blue Peter to Carlisle - 12/02/26; Sir Nigel Gresley - 11/03/26; Britannia - 8/04/26.
big end has been the achiles heel of 70000 since her return to the mainline as far back as 1991. 70013 never seemed to have a problem in the same way
Apr 8, 2026 at 8:41 PM -
green five liked frazoulaswak's post in the thread Saphos: Blue Peter to Carlisle - 12/02/26; Sir Nigel Gresley - 11/03/26; Britannia - 8/04/26.
With no sign of being eased because of the preceding Liverpool stopping service, BR Standard Class 7MT 4-6-2 No. 70000 Britannia approaches Hartford station with Saphos Trains' The Cumbrian Mountaineer charter on Wednesday 8th April 2026....
Apr 8, 2026 at 1:05 PM
