Commuter steam.

[steam for ever]

I couldn't find this on the forum so here you go:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/l...re/8022290.stm

It is about a commuter service on the ELR. I have to ask though will steam haul the services or at least heritage stock? There is nothing wrong with them and quality certainly is cared for here.
If not what stock will be used?

[JEB-245584/2]

Originally Posted by steam for ever

I couldn't find this on the forum so here you go:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/l...re/8022290.stm

It is about a commuter service on the ELR. I have to ask though will steam haul the services or at least heritage stock? There is nothing wrong with them and quality certainly is cared for here.
If not what stock will be used?

SFE look on the thread you started in December titled ELR thought, it is mentioned in that discussion.


Cheers John

[steam for ever]

Ah right sorry. I have a memory of a gold fish.
I do wish however that the ELR would have info on the Castleton extension and this new commuter plan on its website.

[pre65]

Originally Posted by steam for ever

Ah right sorry. I have a memory of a gold fish.
I do wish however that the ELR would have info on the Castleton extension and this new commuter plan on its website.

Perhaps their is a reason why the info is not on the web site ?

By the way, scientists have recently proved that the Goldfish bad memory thing is a myth.

[Gandalf]

The fish in our garden ponds know me,
I feed them but not over winter when the water temperature drops below 4 deg C but they follow me as I walk past and if I put a hand in the water they will come to see what I have however they do not do this for anyone else in the family so not only do they remember for extended periods of time they also can recognise different people. There is a slight railway connection to that as the garden railway passes beside the ponds and twice across the little stream.
John (G)

[ccmmick]

I am with John and Philip on this one

Its got to be a myth
I my last house i had a big fish pond a lot of koi Carp/Goldfish and they knew when it was feed time they also knew when the Heron or the Cat was about they all used to swim under the weeds and plants so they cant have a short memory or be stupid.

ccmmick.

[Pesmo]

They certainly have a DMU there as I had several rides in it last year.

Metrolink and the ELR have quite close links. It was announced this week that Metrolink would be using their yard for some heavy trackwork and borrowing three class 37's to use for the PW Wagons

[steam for ever]

I would like to see that bury south and Buckley wells stations.
Bury would be a proper junction then and not a siding. I look forward to hearing more in the future. I don't know if the 10:20 from fort William to Mallaig counts but many seem to think it does. I do too.

PS: Anyone going to the Feb ELR gala?

[Tony]

Hi SFE,
What has the 10.20 from Fort William to Mallaig got to do with the ELR? Or is this a new extended service?

Perhaps your short attention span could be attributed to chewing too many pens?

[steam for ever]

Tony
The title of the thread is Commuter steam which could apply to anything. I was merley using the ELR and Jacobite as examples.
I don't mid a joke but I do not like insults thankyou.

I do hear there are many lines panning such services. For example it has been a long term objective of the West somerset to run these services. Are they still in exestence?