Vintage Trains 2015

Hi Ben,

Looking at the two Welsh Marches tours, is the plan to use REG on both of them, and will there be a long non-stop section if so ?

Many thanks

 

The plan is to use the GUV on both Welsh Marches - 122 miles non-stop if we get the same paths as previous (and I do not see why we shouldn't) PLUS the added bonus of Steam on the Stour!

Cheers!

 

Sounds really good, I can feel a visit to Birmingham coming on, : )

 

Ben, I'll be keen to go on "The City of New Orleans" - will you be making a southbound stop at Kankakee?

 

I think you might be after Great Railway Journeys, not Vintage Tains? We're not talking about Birmingham (Alabama), but Birmingham (West Midlands)...

https://www.greatrail.com/trains/amtrak/city-of-new-orleans/

 

I think he's talking about a possible test run !

 

Drat, was looking forward to seeing 5043 painted in Illinois Central livery

... and to playing cards with the old men in the club car, of course

 

...penny a point but no-ones keeping score.

 

Pass the paper bag that holds the bottle, Ralph

 

Saturday 11th April.....details to follow!

 

Looking forward to seeing info for that one Ben...

 

The times are out for RTC Cumbrian Coast i hope the 18th of April are same times from Carnforth

 

Possibly not ! The timings for the 18th will differ, due to the water carrier. But I am hoping for the same to !

 

Not sure if the carriers actually needed, dunno about the coast, but it's possible to do Carnforth - Carlisle via Shap on one tank.

 

And we will be taking (heavy?) water at Sellafield, so I imagine the times will be roughly the same. No water-carrier on this one.

 

City of New Orleans is now confirmed for 11th April. It's primarily a shake-down run for 5043 after the Winter Maintenance (nothing major), but we will be taking passengers for a cruise along the Mississippi Delta...I mean the East Midlands / Leicester circular route.

http://www.tyseleylocoworks.co.uk/tours/tr_2015_0411us.htm

We plan to depart Tyseley just before noon on Saturday and return at 16:30-ish. Picking up at Coleshill also.

£99.00 per person in Premier Dining
£39.00 per person in Standard Class, but we will throw in a free cup of tea!

 

Won't that make a mess on the floor Ben?

 

Ben, for the Liverpool trip on 25th April, is it planned for a diesel to be attached (at one end or the other) throughout? I think this happened on the previous Liverpool trip with 5043.

Nick M.