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Had a cab ride between Amberieu and Culoz on a 241 - oil fired , was running late , but made up 5 mins uphill ...awesome engines and incredibly powerful.
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Had a cab ride between Amberieu and Culoz on a 241 - oil fired , was running late , but made up 5 mins uphill ...awesome engines and incredibly powerful.
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There’s a couple at one of the intermediate stations, or there was about five years ago, my memory says they were painted cream and green (Think it’s called LNER tourist livery?)
Mumbles274
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There are plenty of christmas season steam tours around the country..
http://www.uksteam.info/tours/trs17.htm
mrs quoad one in York on Saturday
http://www.uksteam.info/tours/trs17.htm
mrs quoad one in York on Saturday
Dogsauce
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I went and stood in the bitter cold for an hour at Camden a couple of weeks ago with my son to see the Cathedrals Express running on the North London Line, a rare location for kettles. It was delayed leaving Southend by almost three hours, had to give up and go home as the little guy needed his nap. Disappointing, 1/10.
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Yes, one of the problems of steam tours is they have to fit into the regular schedule and if they miss a slot it can cause big delays
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Yes, one of the problems of steam tours is they have to fit into the regular schedule and if they miss a slot it can cause big delays
That one was delayed due to over-running engineering works holding up the stock getting to Southend in the first place. Probably frustrating for the passengers who would also have had a much reduced time at their destination too (mid Hants railway). I wonder if they could claim delay repay?
The list suggests we can see a black 5/standard 5 (whichever it is) at Kensington Olympia at 11 on Friday, so think we'll head there as it's an easy run round the NLL to get there, and well timed for seeing a few cl59 hauled stone trains too (he's only two but already knows big noisy freight trains are good).
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Purely for balance http://www.steamdreams.co.uk/execut...SVR01&DB=SteamDreams&Division=A&ActionCode=HP
I have travelled with steam dreams a few times. Next year I saw there was a trip to Norwich, which is on my list of places to visit, especially now with the Rembrandt etchings on.
Sadly, the Rembrandt thing will be over by then. We have both now got the day off of work, so still worth a visit.
We did Ludlow a few years back and did not get back until about 1 in the morning (we are old)...fortunately we got dropped off at a station 10 miutes walk from home.
I have travelled with steam dreams a few times. Next year I saw there was a trip to Norwich, which is on my list of places to visit, especially now with the Rembrandt etchings on.
Sadly, the Rembrandt thing will be over by then. We have both now got the day off of work, so still worth a visit.
We did Ludlow a few years back and did not get back until about 1 in the morning (we are old)...fortunately we got dropped off at a station 10 miutes walk from home.
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I think one of the best ways to go and see Santa is on a heritage railway. Might be worth a try.
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I cant help thinking this has been done before and sorry if it has. station with history Trains & Train Stations in Wales - North Wales - Blaenau Ffestiniog - Campbell's Cottage
The bizarre and the beautiful: Britain's most unusual homes of 2017 | Homes and Property
The bizarre and the beautiful: Britain's most unusual homes of 2017 | Homes and Property
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Not a Girly Swot, but I like them....
I can particularly recommend the Santa Special on the Severn Valley line - Kidderminster to Bridgnorth, meets the mainline at Kidderminster - the Kebabettes really enjoyed it and it was really beautiful in the snow.
Even the 14 yo turned up a corner of her mouth when she thought no one was watching....
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In the design museum these were described as being trains without track's yet on this site described as trams or buses or trains. Could save a fortune on infrastructure.
China debuts driverless train that only needs white painted lines as tracks
China debuts driverless train that only needs white painted lines as tracks
Dogsauce
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Which is all OK as long as pranksters or terrorists don't spray paint an unauthorised diversionary route...
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Not sure if other cars/obstacles will obligingly get out of the way in city centres.
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I see Charles Burnett III has just died. He was the record holder for the land speed record for a steam car Inspiration (car) - Wikipedia
British steam car breaks world land speed record Roy Bennett, Zimbabwean opposition figure, dies in helicopter crash
British steam car breaks world land speed record Roy Bennett, Zimbabwean opposition figure, dies in helicopter crash
davesgcr
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The last surviving '4 SUB' unit (Southern Railway designed - but built into BR days) is heading back south of the river soon.
The group involved are more active on tweeter than their website at the moment and posting regular archive pictures
When first came to London in 1979 (for work) , and I had a free all stations pass , I shamefully hunted down these old girls before they went - when asked where I went to of a Summers evening , I made excuses - but places like Streatham / Mitcham and Coulsden South and Chessington featured. Fascinated by their basic no nonsense maid of work approach.
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My local station when I was a kid was Tolworth, on the Chessington South line, and I was fascinated by what I later learned were the 4-SUBs on that line. My dad told me that the sound of the compressors was them winding up the elastic bands that ran the train, and I remember noticing the odd pair of extra rails between the tracks.
They made a kind of whining grumble as they accelerated and I thought the compartments were rather good, too. I think it was 4-SUBs that taught me it wasn't a good idea to keep a hold of the door handles when you shut the doors.
And that interesting stencilled headcode. 18.
