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  1. Spitfire liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.

    Although I get the point that a Merchant Navy is a very large loco for operating 5 coach trains, it remains the case that the cheapest loco to operate is the one you have available right now. In other words - 35005 may burn a lot of coal, but the...

    Aug 31, 2026 at 7:30 PM

  2. Spitfire liked Wagoniester's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.

    There seems to be a misinterpretation that "too large for normal services" means "we don't want it". What the article is meant to highlight is getting a balance between locos with "star" power to interest Joe Public, and the economical ones...

    Aug 31, 2026 at 7:28 PM

  3. Spitfire liked Charles Parry's post in the thread North Norfolk Railway General Discussion.

    Nice if wet day at the NNR today. It is their Festival on Rails so they've got a lot of their toys out the box, so got to ride in the both quad arts and the Wisbeach and Upwell carriage for the first time, stunningly restored and maintained. Did...

    Aug 28, 2026 at 7:25 AM

  4. Spitfire liked acorb's post in the thread Fire Risk.

    A number of tourist bosses met with UK weather chiefs recently. Apparently an app will display a rain symbol for the day, even if it is only forecast to rain for 10 minutes. Tourist attractions reckon people have been put off visiting due to...

    Aug 25, 2026
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