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alastair liked acorb's post in the thread The 'Festive Flying Scotsman'. 14/12/25.
A reflection on the fact that DB no longer own any electric locos too, suspect a class 90 would do a lot better than a 67. Les Ross makes such a difference on the West Coast legs of the CMEs etc, when not availableWest Coast need x2 47s to keep...
Dec 14, 2025 at 10:53 AM -
alastair replied to the thread Steam Dreams 2025.
Interesting, thanks for info. In answer to your last question (why not continue to Exeter), that would almost certainly be due to Bristol being a major XC crew depot - all XC trains seem to have a complete or partial crew change at Temple Meads....
Dec 12, 2025 at 6:36 PM -
alastair liked The Gricing Owl's post in the thread Steam Dreams 2025.
A very long day before the late arrival, and even for the scheduled arrival a long day especially for those working on board etc. But there would have been good reasons for Steam Dreams to have had that schedule I am sure. It's one of the...
Dec 10, 2025
