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    RTC 2020

    Would forget Windermere with steam for now. It's not as straightforward as people think... Unless Northern suspend their services as per summer...
    Post by: KRM47827, Nov 18, 2019 in forum: What's Going On
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    Saphos Trains 'Golden Arrow' - 26/10/19

    The "largely" former DRS management organised all Northern Belle operations for several years plus a few year's worth of Scotland to Southampton...
    Post by: KRM47827, Nov 18, 2019 in forum: What's Going On
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    Saphos Trains 'Golden Arrow' - 26/10/19

    For driver hires the issue is not simply refreshers but available numbers who have past experience of the loco type. With EWS withdrawing all of...
    Post by: KRM47827, Oct 30, 2019 in forum: What's Going On
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    Saphos Trains 'Golden Arrow' - 26/10/19

    A limited number of DB drivers are still allowed to drive 47s for LSL and VT (if ever hired out) although there is an increasingly smaller pre...
    Post by: KRM47827, Oct 30, 2019 in forum: What's Going On
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    Saphos Trains 'Golden Arrow' - 26/10/19

    Air con or Pressure Vent may vary the weight indeed and indeed possibly bogie type for mk1s so that is a tangent that can be gone off on and...
    Post by: KRM47827, Oct 27, 2019 in forum: What's Going On
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    Saphos Trains 'Golden Arrow' - 26/10/19

    I wasn't referring to the issues yesterday with the "on balance" part of that comment. I have little knowledge of that area of Kent or said...
    Post by: KRM47827, Oct 27, 2019 in forum: What's Going On
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    Saphos Trains 'Golden Arrow' - 26/10/19

    Just to clear up on an earlier comment. RE: mk1s/mk2s and their weight, this varies depending on type of vehicle but as a rule mk2s tend to be 1...
    Post by: KRM47827, Oct 27, 2019 in forum: What's Going On
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    Saphos Trains 2020

    Having been quoted a recent price a third party paid to hire Scotsman for a few hundred miles of running in the day I'd suggest you could save...
    Post by: KRM47827, Oct 20, 2019 in forum: What's Going On
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    The Yorkshire Traveller 14/9/19

    Had it both directions in the same day, I think, about 7 n' a bit years ago with an 8F up front both ways on load 11 plus diesel.
    Post by: KRM47827, Sep 13, 2019 in forum: What's Going On
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    Sugar Loaf Mountaineer II: 7/09/19

    Remember the situation all too well from regular journeys down there in the past. One of the best lines in the country aside from the very best in...
    Post by: KRM47827, Sep 9, 2019 in forum: What's Going On
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    Sugar Loaf Mountaineer II: 7/09/19

    Some of the answer "might" be obvious on one front at least. The 75mph locomotives 45231 = 60mph) are favoured for timings purposes, can pull a...
    Post by: KRM47827, Sep 7, 2019 in forum: What's Going On
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    Sugar Loaf Mountaineer II: 7/09/19

    Sponsored by DB/Transport for Wales as a re-run of the diesel subbed Arriva Wales one in 2018. Bookings and staffing via Pathfinder.
    Post by: KRM47827, Sep 7, 2019 in forum: What's Going On
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    Sugar Loaf Mountaineer II: 7/09/19

    And with only an hour of the journey gone that would probably just about do as you'd probably need it topped for the climbing thereafter. No units...
    Post by: KRM47827, Aug 29, 2019 in forum: What's Going On
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    UKRT The Palatine 24/08/19

    RE the diesel legs on this. UKR had a Euston to Chester serving Crewe open day in June and it had slightly less pickups but was about 30-40 mins...
    Post by: KRM47827, Aug 21, 2019 in forum: What's Going On
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    Lakelander 14/8/19 (Saphos Trains)

    Some of the costs of running a light engine around are absorbed by reduction in coal and water consumption plus there is better point to point...
    Post by: KRM47827, Aug 14, 2019 in forum: What's Going On
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    Lakelander 14/8/19 (Saphos Trains)

    Have seen many a diesel path on the CC between Carlisle and Crewe running no quicker (although just under 5 hours was generally about the fastest...
    Post by: KRM47827, Aug 12, 2019 in forum: What's Going On
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    Welsh Marches Express (Saphos Trains) 20/7/19 and 7/8/19

    The diesel undertook the turning move to Maindee and back to ensure the steam led both ways and provided power to the set on this occasion unless...
    Post by: KRM47827, Aug 9, 2019 in forum: What's Going On
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    CME - 2019

    Don't forget the steam loco will be manned so you might well see a total reverse situation of what steam fans on here have often debated e.g wet...
    Post by: KRM47827, Jul 19, 2019 in forum: What's Going On
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    Chester - Blaenau Ffestiniog: 3/08/19

    LSL had a class 40 scheduled to run there last October but it got diverted into Llandudno as the line was under water for a change. There is every...
    Post by: KRM47827, Jul 17, 2019 in forum: What's Going On
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    RTC - BIL to Weymouth 6 & 9/07/19

    Then again the public don't know what sort of things are allowed (whacky as they would be to most of us) or can still happen sometimes. It's only...
    Post by: KRM47827, Jul 10, 2019 in forum: What's Going On
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