Recent content by Ron Perry

As I recall, from many years back, Talerddig is at the line's summit where surely the 1 in 52 down to Llanbrynmair hasn't yet begun, and trees etc are relatively sparse. As the down train was booked to cross there it seems odd that it proceeded on to the single line as a result of poor adhesion...

Paleofarsalos station has facing and trailing crossovers at both north and south ends (Google maps). The ‘Hellas’ report suggests that the electrical incident (OHLE?) occurred at or immediately prior to train 56’s arrival there. On (very late) departure behind replacement diesel traction there...

The arrangement at Buxton seems perverse and restrictive in two ways. Firstly, Platform 1 can be used for departures only. Inbound passenger trains have to use Platform 2. The ECS then reverse out of the platform over the crossover to the signal-box before reversing once more to gain Platform 1...

Having booked to be there for the Saturday and Sunday, I set about deciding what best to do - lineside or ride. I saw no point in booking a day 'gesamtnetz' ticket - the services are too infrequent with long layovers at destinations to make it worth the while - and I discounted purchasing the...

The provisional timetables are now on line together with ticket information at :- http://www.dampf-spektakel.de/ The URL in the post above is not working. It would appear that us Brits enjoying a day's unlimited travel for peanuts (as in the Rheinpfalz dampfspektakel of a few years ago) will be...