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Are you saying there is a pump visible on the 8F?
I am far more surprised the locos have not been fitted with air brakes than I am about not fitting CDL to a bunch of Mk1's.

 

No, was just wondering if it was air braked during its previous overhaul. No visible air pump.

 

Was vac before. Photo doesn’t show an air pump but it’s only half the loco and could be hidden inside.

However I was told fairly reliably it had not been fitted

 

I see the picture has been quickly removed off facebook

 

Times are on RTT for the first York Dalesman of the season this coming Thursday.

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:U55482/2025-06-05/detailed
https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:U55481/2025-06-05/detailed

 

Is it Tangmere for the first Dalesman please

 

Just a theory, but maybe they'll use Tornado on Thursday. That saves Tangmere for the Northern Belle on Saturday or vice versa.

 

60163 Thursday I hear

 

Nice. It'll make my trip more worthwhile.

 

Tornado at Batty Wood and Horton in Ribblesdale on today's York Dalesman.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/90397953@N02/54569037794/in/photostream/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/90397953@N02/54569934608/in/photostream/

Looks like a good number of the Chester Dalesman trains are cancelled. Only 22/7 and 19/8 trains now showing on the website.

 

A lot less than last year then.

 

Does anybody know if the Dalesman from Chester is still running. No times have appeared on RTT as yet

 

It's disappeared off the WCR website Idris, so I presume it's cancelled.

 

Thank you. Rail Advent still has it showing as running.

 

Times were in RTT and have since been removed so would suggest cancelled. Interstingly it had extra pathing stops this year on both legs making it more chase-able than usual

 

My pic of 60163 Tornado at carlisle after travelling on Tornado on the 1st W.C.R. Dalesman tour boarding it at skipton.
Davo 56F

 

(Edited in case i misunderstood - to say ) I can still see the other 2 on the WCR web site ?