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  1. Deepgreen replied to the thread The Britannic Explorer (Belmond Trains).

    Assuming they have worked at all...

    Aug 8, 2025 at 6:09 PM

  2. Deepgreen replied to the thread The Britannic Explorer (Belmond Trains).

    Anyway, back to the train - today's run swapped from headcode 1Z10 to 5z10 while at Victoria and appears to be heading for Cranmore ECS. Any further details from anyone?

    Aug 8, 2025 at 6:07 PM

  3. Deepgreen liked The Green Howards's post in the thread The Britannic Explorer (Belmond Trains).

    I'm probably alone here, but I find that price an obscenity, pandering as it does to those who like to be seen to be indulging in not just conspicuous, but contemptuous consumption.

    Aug 7, 2025 at 5:14 PM

  4. Deepgreen replied to the thread The Britannic Explorer (Belmond Trains).

    You're not alone there.

    Aug 7, 2025 at 5:14 PM

  5. Deepgreen replied to the thread The Britannic Explorer (Belmond Trains).

    Who?? I clearly don't belong on that train...

    Aug 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM

  6. Deepgreen liked The Green Howards's post in the thread The Britannic Explorer (Belmond Trains).

    See also: Donald Trump.

    Aug 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM

  7. Deepgreen replied to the thread The Britannic Explorer (Belmond Trains).

    Sorry, but as I said, it isn't "out of the box" (implying a new train) - it's a re-worked old one.

    Aug 7, 2025 at 10:46 AM

  8. Deepgreen replied to the thread RTC 2025.

    Indeed, not a surprise. Thanks.

    Aug 5, 2025 at 11:24 AM

  9. Deepgreen replied to the thread RTC 2025.

    Indeed so. All this makes me think they might just use the now-spare 159s sitting about! I imagine any significant axle-loading limits will almost certainly remove steam from the equation.

    Aug 4, 2025 at 8:44 PM

  10. Deepgreen replied to the thread RTC 2025.

    Thanks. Perhaps ACE will come to mean 'All Changed Excursion', then!

    Aug 4, 2025 at 8:07 PM

  11. Deepgreen replied to the thread RTC 2025.

    Which is? Do you mean a different pathing if a lower-powered steam loco is used? Or the WoE route p.way issue?

    Aug 4, 2025 at 5:44 PM

  12. Deepgreen replied to the thread RTC 2025.

    Is there any news on what is likely to haul the ACE on 16 August (if it is still running)? I had thought 'Tornado' was in the frame, but perhaps not.

    Aug 4, 2025 at 3:21 PM

  13. Deepgreen liked ficksberglion's post in the thread Belmond Pullman to the Great Gathering - 02/08/25.

    Very few out after this, surely the highlight of the weekend. Great to see Scotsman back on the main line UNASSISTED. Seen passing Barrow on Soar.[ATTACH]

    60103 Barrow o S lr.jpg Aug 4, 2025 at 3:17 PM

  14. Deepgreen replied to the thread The Britannic Explorer (Belmond Trains).

    Indeed, but this rake is not new - it has been modified significantly. I don't know if it's passenger amenity stuff that has been failing, or railway operating systems (or both). Either way, the costs must be mounting rapidly for Belmond, as I...

    Aug 4, 2025 at 1:33 PM

  15. Deepgreen replied to the thread The Britannic Explorer (Belmond Trains).

    RTT says it is planned for 33mph max - perhaps an (optimistic!) omen...? So this is the return to base of the ill-fated K&WVR trip?

    Aug 4, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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