Which heritage lines do and don't have steam bans currently?

[bluegoblin7]

I know it’s not an official heritage line but the Beamish Rowley demonstration line, currently run with GER 229 (weekends in August), which has a spark arrestor attached to the funnel, they have no other operational locomotives on that stretch of the line. Since it is a short line, which has little vegetation, and a light load, with 20 degrees Celsius max forecast there (I know it could change), but I suspect that they may still run it.

Beamish have suspended steam train operations for the weekend as of this morning.

 

[Falcon1200]

Not being in, or near, a drought-stricken area the Strathspey Railway was operating steam locos 46464, 46512 and 5025 today!

 

[56xx]

Brecon Mountain Railway is now diesel hauled from today until further notice.

 

[Dave S 56F]

Middleton railway keighley worth valley railway and east lancs all currently diesel hauled until we get some sufficient rain to saturate the soil depth.

 

[andy33gmail]

Had a full return run on a diesel hauled loco & a couple of mini shuttles just shy of the crossing. So managed to enjoy myself nonetheless

Edit: and after using the sim was allowed into the real signalbox at Holt; received a train, sent a train & authorised the run-round

 

[Ashley Hill]

SDR started using diesels after the recent alert.

 

[SECR 65]

Welsh Highland Heritage Railway are diesel hauled this weekend.

 

[thejuggler]

I was in NYMR country this weekend. 37 seen in Pickering, 31 in Whitby.

 

[Class 317]

Bristol Harbour Railway running steam today.

 

[DarloRich]

NYMR - de facto steam ban as only oil burners in use Staff indicate situation under review daily but without lots of rain it is unlikely to change soon.

They are getting twitchy about the steam gala in September...............

 

[JohnofWessex]

Bristol Harbour Railway running steam today.

Not much to set fire to though

 

[YorkshireBear]

KWVR Facebook says they are returning to steam today.

 

[56xx]

Brecon Mountain Railway back to steam today.

 

[kevinbev]

926 'Repton' was working on the NYMR yesterday (Tues 18th), I saw it arrive at Grosmont from Whitby about 1030 and it did the 1035 to Pickering

 

[YorkshireBear]

There has been several spells of quite heavy rain across Yorkshire for the last few days.

 

[158760]

Swanage will be running a steam service from tomorrow.

 

[EbbwJunction1]

The Beer Heights Light Railway (Pecorama) were operating steam and diesel on Tuesday, albeit the latter because the former failed at one stage. A new steam loco was prepared and put into service and they were both running when I left. The route runs through quite a green area, so what precautions they take, I don't know.

 

[Train Maniac]

BIt of a long shot, does anyone know if the Bure Valley is operating steam next weekend (Aug 29th)?

 

[Class 317]

Looking at Facebook Bure valley is back to steam as is mid Hants.

 

[SECR 65]

The Bluebell is resuming a limited steam operation tomorrow on some dining trains.

Depending on weather conditions there will hopefully be steam on public services soon.

 

[Longacres]

The GWSR have anouced the return to steam this Saturday

 

[Class 317]

Mid Hants is running steam.

 

[Kentish RYS]

Spa Valley is already back to steam as well