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Miff liked Big Al's post in the thread Jacobite 2026.
Given all the malarkey that has gone before there's a bit of me that thinks the best message to give the company, not the crews, would be if the ECS were to run from Carnforth to FW without a photographer in sight.
May 29, 2026 at 9:40 PM -
Rander replied to the thread Jacobite 2026.
5Z10 activated in TRUST for tomorrow, so looks like it's running.
May 29, 2026 at 9:27 PM -
Daddsie71b replied to the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.
Enjoy whilst you can. these are first world problems.
May 29, 2026 at 9:16 PM -
Steve liked 26D_M's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
It steamed on a candle Peter, for sure, a fireman's dream. A joy on the other side if the footplate too, I passed out for driving on it in fact though my first rostered driving turn after that was actually on 45407, dressed as 45157, because the...
May 29, 2026 at 8:57 PM -
Steve liked torgormaig's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Here's a picture of the start of that day during the Sunday morning tea stop at Levisham. With the diner being out on the Saturday night we had to wait while Levisham box was switched in while taking the light engine through to Pickering. There...
May 29, 2026 at 8:56 PM
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Steve liked 26D_M's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
What I meant really Steve was that the Railway has acquired Black 5s, sometimes through benefaction. Clearly there are more 5s than 8fs and I don't think a complete ex BR 8f has ever actually come on the market. That said, there has been several...
May 29, 2026 at 8:55 PM -
Steve liked torgormaig's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
42765 may waddle but it couldn't half steam:). I had a very memorable day on it on a three tripper firing to John Fletcher when it visited all those years ago. Looking at those big cylinders I thought that I might struggle to keep up with Fletch...
May 29, 2026 at 8:55 PM -
alts1985 replied to the thread GWSR | Cotswold Festival of Steam Gala | 23-25 May 2026.
Photos from across Saturday-Sunday-Monday... https://www.flickr.com/photos/alts1985/albums/72177720333947099
May 29, 2026 at 8:46 PM -
Enterprise liked torgormaig's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Here's a picture of the start of that day during the Sunday morning tea stop at Levisham. With the diner being out on the Saturday night we had to wait while Levisham box was switched in while taking the light engine through to Pickering. There...
May 29, 2026 at 8:45 PM
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Big Al replied to the thread Northern Belle 2026.
So the buffers are under compression as the train is being almost wholly pushed from the back. Obviously that's safe as it wouldn't happen but is it as safe as conventional haulage by a diesel at the front?
May 29, 2026 at 8:37 PM -
Big Al replied to the thread Jacobite 2026.
Probably not but sometimes silent messages strike home more than pages of rants on here. ;)
May 29, 2026 at 8:32 PM -
Matt78 liked Ivatt2MT's post in the thread Remaining Ex Barry locomotives?.
Apologies for the thread bump, but Steam Railway had a really good set of pieces in the latest issue covering the current state of the remaining ex-Barry locos. I was quite surprised to learn how close 5539 reportedly is to completion to the...
May 29, 2026 at 8:09 PM -
Matt78 replied to the thread Remaining Ex Barry locomotives?.
great to see another 55xx return to steam especially with the surviving examples achieving their centenary in 2027. I wonder if there will be a special event to mark this somewhere next year?
May 29, 2026 at 8:08 PM
