I have though, also taken the opportunity to email the railway centre I went to in October to introduce myself, and ask about what the pathway is for getting on the footplate of their engines. They seem like a nice bunch and their little industrial steam locos seem much more my style than this big stupid American thing. #SteamRailway
Well, I just sent an email back to the railway saying I'm not available for these dates. It might look a bit odd given the timeframe is March until the start of May but oh well. #SteamRailway
I have a dilemma. I have been given the availability sheet for the first part of the running on the #SteamRailway, but after the awful experience before Christmas, I'm kind of reluctant to volunteer.
Pete (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image @[email protected] @[email protected] A8 Today, so perhaps stretching as this week, but saw a steam train go by while out for a ride earlier on. #BikeNite

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Dartmouth Steam Railway, at Goodrington Sands.
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I love this so much. #SteamRailway
Meanwhile, the S160 burns 2.5 tonnes of it in a day, and thatโ€™s doing 3-4 round trips of 6 miles #SteamRailway
In fairness to our S160, it has a coal capacity in the tender of 9 tonnes of coal, so I think youโ€™d probably get a few years of home heating, more like! #SteamRailway