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green fives letzte Aktivitäten

  1. green five gefällt William Fletchers Beitrag in dem Thema V2 4771 Green Arrow to return?.

    The cost of FS, much vaunted and derided as the "Flying Moneypit" has now in my view been eclipsed by others, including Blue Peter, which Jeremy Hosking had quoted very publically last year as having cost him £5m. We are now in the era of the...

    5 Juni 2026 um 13:25
  2. green five gefällt Steves Beitrag in dem Thema V2 4771 Green Arrow to return?.

    It would be interesting to see the income and expenditure cost of operating Scotsman. However, if the hire figures I’ve seen are correct then it should be cash positive at the end of its current ticket. Whether that money is put back into...

    5 Juni 2026 um 13:24
  3. green five gefällt std tanks Beitrag in dem Thema V2 4771 Green Arrow to return?.

    Everything would have to be done by contractors. The NRM no longer has a workshop.

    5 Juni 2026 um 13:23
  4. green five gefällt 35Bs Beitrag in dem Thema V2 4771 Green Arrow to return?.

    All true, but points that beg further scrutiny. Two immediately come to mind. The first is that if NRM are concerned about the costs of doing the job themselves, some of that will be the result of what went wrong last time with Scotsman....

    5 Juni 2026 um 13:23
  5. green five gefällt guycarr360s Beitrag in dem Thema V2 4771 Green Arrow to return?.

    19 is under overhaul at Crewe ATM.

    5 Juni 2026 um 13:20
  6. green five gefällt A1Xs Beitrag in dem Thema Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    Even 2020 was the reopening day post-lockdown, not even Covid could stop it

    4 Juni 2026 um 13:27
  7. green five gefällt torgormaigs Beitrag in dem Thema Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    I was on the first train that day, aged nine. It was the only railway event that my dad ever took me to - and here is my ticket (actually my dad's in all probability) to prove it[ATTACH] A day I remember well Peter

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  8. green five gefällt WorkingPressure225s Beitrag in dem Thema Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    I would argue that the event will be even better than the Bluebell 65 event last year - not least because there’s 9 engines running over the weekend! Can’t wait for people to see what’s in store for this one… ;) Arguably the best bit of the...

    4 Juni 2026 um 13:27