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  1. torgormaig a atașat un fișier la subiectul RTC 2026.

    I was on the K1 in May 2008 taking the Jacobite stock to Fort William. As was ascended Beattock we found the lineside ablaze. No doubt we would have been blamed for it but for the evidence that it was alight before we got there.[ATTACH] Peter

    DSCF3120 copy.jpg 12 Iul 2026 la 14:48
  2. torgormaig a răspuns la subiectul RTC 2026.

    A couple of points to consider here. One is the this is hearsay based on an apparently unauthorised leak of an internal Network Rail Control Log. The other point is that the Control Log is based on assessment at the time and these assessments do...

    12 Iul 2026 la 14:22
  3. torgormaig a plăcut postul lui bristolian în subiectul RTC: Eddystone to York - 11/07/26.

    The loco ran over the S&D frequently too :).

    11 Iul 2026 la 22:04
  4. torgormaig a răspuns la subiectul RTC: Eddystone to York - 11/07/26.

    It is also the S&D passenger headcode - the driver is a bit of a fan of that famous line. Peter

    11 Iul 2026 la 17:42
  5. torgormaig a răspuns la subiectul RTC: End of Southern Steam - 9/07/26.

    10 Iul 2026 la 23:03
  6. torgormaig a răspuns la subiectul RTC: End of Southern Steam - 9/07/26.

    I find it quite amazing to think that in the 59th Anniversary week of the End of Southern Steam there are no less than four Bullied Pacifics at large on the national network at present. We had 35028 out yesterday, 34046 today with 34028 and 34067...

    10 Iul 2026 la 17:19
  7. torgormaig a plăcut postul lui MarkinDurham în subiectul North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    RFAs were still running on what the MOD called "FFO" (Furnace Fuel Oil) in the 1980s - we bunkered several of them, including motorships, in the Falklands up until 1986 from the ship I was serving in, m.v."Scottish Eagle", and probably for...

    9 Iul 2026 la 15:44
  8. torgormaig a răspuns la subiectul RTC: End of Southern Steam - 9/07/26.

    A contrast to 59 years ago when, almost unnoticed, there were three Weymouth - Westbury steam hauled perishable freights over the line. If I remember correctly two were Standard 5s and the third a West Country. All three locos returned light to...

    9 Iul 2026 la 11:47
  9. torgormaig a răspuns la subiectul North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    At present 2253 is burning diesel fuel at some considerable expense. Word on the railway is that it uses four times more diesel for a run to Pickering and back than a Class 37 on the same job. But that may be just mess room gossip:(. Peter

    8 Iul 2026 la 22:28
  10. torgormaig a răspuns la subiectul North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Locos are not normally coaled at Pickering. If a loco overnights there it is coaled back at Grosmont during a layover next day. Peter

    8 Iul 2026 la 22:21
  11. torgormaig a plăcut postul lui Jamessquared în subiectul Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.

    Crikey! All I said was that it seemed to be a long way from Strawberry Hill to Alton! ;) Tom

    8 Iul 2026 la 14:22
  12. torgormaig a răspuns la subiectul LE movements, ECS and test runs 2026.

    I suggest that you wait to see how this is handled. Last Thursday the afternoon train was a diesel so that 44871 could be stopped for repair. The evening before all passengers booked on it (the advantage of an on line booking system) were...

    7 Iul 2026 la 21:37
  13. torgormaig a răspuns la subiectul VT : White Rose to York and Scarborough - 4/7/26 (revised).

    Inside cylinder GWR locos tend not to have clearance issues - the problem is with those with outside cylinders. On the S&DJR the inside cylinder locos (Pannier tanks and the likes of the 22xx 0-6-0s) were fine but not the outside cylindered tanks...

    7 Iul 2026 la 17:13