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MikeParkin65 liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The reason Black 5's are more popular than 8F's is probably quite simply because the Railway has always had them 'on the books' with 44767, 44806, 45212 & 45428 being long term residents over the years. 8F' have only ever visited for galas or...
Jun 2, 2026 at 11:23 AM -
MikeParkin65 liked Adam Tandy's post in the thread Vintage Trains 2026.
5043 'Earl of Mount Edgcumbe' racing past Wadborough Foot Crossing on the outward leg of "The Whistling Ghost" earlier today. [MEDIA]
May 30, 2026 at 11:35 PM -
MikeParkin65 replied to the thread Saphos Trains 2026.
Surely the sensible thing is to include an ‘aircon coach’ option and marshal it at the end of the rake whenever possible. Appreciate some folk consider aircon a desirable thing. Personally I literally can’t see the point of travelling on a...
May 30, 2026 at 6:37 PM -
MikeParkin65 liked NathanP's post in the thread Saphos Trains 2026.
Sir Nigel Gresley at Kingswear. [ATTACH]
May 30, 2026 at 6:31 PM
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MikeParkin65 liked NathanP's post in the thread Saphos Trains 2026.
We've figured out how to move the bolt. I hadn't realised it was hinged at one end. So a number of the windows in the coach are now open. Just arrived in Paignton. Torbay Airshow in full flow. Saw the Red Arrows.
May 30, 2026 at 1:55 PM -
MikeParkin65 replied to the thread Saphos Trains 2026.
If dealing with climate change was the aim we surely wouldn’t be running coal fired or diesel guzzling trains for fun at all. Given thats not our agenda on this forum then sealed Mk1 windows surely is a bad thing for the enthusiast and we’d be...
May 30, 2026 at 10:57 AM -
MikeParkin65 liked 45698Mars's post in the thread Jacobite 2026.
Do you really think anyone at 10A would actually care?
May 30, 2026 at 10:43 AM -
MikeParkin65 replied to the thread Vintage Trains 2026.
In Worcester, considering how much rain there was overnight I was amazed how dry the roads and everything else is this morning. Only real change here is that rather than just hot it is now hot and muggy!
May 28, 2026 at 12:53 PM
