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5043 - The Seaside Flyer -23-05-15

Rasprava u 'What's Going On' pokrenuta od LMarsh1987, 17. Svibanj 2015..

  1. david1984

    david1984 Resident of Nat Pres

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    Let me get this straight, your slagging a tour company on the basis of what someone else wrote, without knowing the truth or background to it, over personal experience ?, you keep going on about your experience with SD but we are talking VT here, if people do have a genuine greivance for whatever reason, they can take it up with the people concerned, if you believe Ralph's comments are invalid for being "in the trade" then yours are equally if not more invalid for not actually being on a VT trip, SD issues are SD's problem.
     
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  2. RalphW

    RalphW Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Administrator Friend

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    Regular occurrence, perhaps you could point out all these comments you are referring to.
    Biased, no just putting it from my point of view and experience, having in the last few years stewarded on at least 35 tours every year.
    You have 'heard' about locked toilets, well it must be true, and one reason is some sometimes do run out of water, so it's to prevent them being used and blocked, not a fiendish plot to cause passengers distress, and as for ALL being locked, did your informant check every one on the train.......
     
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  3. mattspencer

    mattspencer Well-Known Member

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    5043 powering along the WCML in both directions plus the 47 got in on the action too. Good to see VT back in operation :)
     
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  4. Sheff

    Sheff Resident of Nat Pres

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    OK folks. I was on this one and there seem to be a lot of very short memories on here. This is one of the first trips to run since WRC-gate and we were left in no doubt that ORR were paying it close scrutiny, in fact they were riding on board. After boarding there was a PA announcement explaining the situation and requesting that passengers did not lean out of windows, and did not stray down platform ramps at stops etc. I found this perfectly understandable in the circumstances and have no issue with it. We live in different times right now, and I'm just grateful that VT ran the trip at all, as I understand another trip today down south with Clan Line was less fortunate?
     
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  5. black5

    black5 Well-Known Member

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    30910 Member

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    A very short video of the Castle climbing Madeley Bank on the return leg:
     
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  7. mike1522

    mike1522 Long Time Member Friend

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    Another great effort by our friends at Tyseley to keep every passenger aware of what was going on. They went ahead, ran the tour successfully despite the situation.
     
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  8. buseng

    buseng Part of the furniture

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    Have you a personal grudge against me or something?
    Getting a bit tiresome now.
    You've already caused problems for me on here recently.
     
  9. david1984

    david1984 Resident of Nat Pres

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    So it's alright for you to single Ralph out, but when someone makes valid points about your comments, it's a grudge ?, right....

    If you thought about how the tone of some of your posts come across and the kind of reply they are likely to generate, perhaps you woulden't have so many "problems", certainly post #18 reads to me like it's deliberately to get Ben and VT's backs up, if coming from an actual passenger with a complaint, fine, but you say you can't and won't travel with VT, can't you see why people would not be happy with such a view ?.
     
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  10. buseng

    buseng Part of the furniture

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    I did not single Ralph out. I did not even mention his name, he was the one who had a poke at me first. I live in Reading so I think travelling with VT is a bit out of the question anyway.
     
  11. GBoreham

    GBoreham Member

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    Footage of 5043 blowing off past Pensarn on the return leg running close behind a service train.

     
  12. 1472

    1472 Well-Known Member

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    I just cannot believe some of the attitude being displayed on this page towards VT. Only a few days ago this (or any other) VT trip was simply impossible as a result of the suspension of WCR from NR & not in any way the fault of VT.

    A huge amount of work has gone on in the background by WCR, VT & other operators to be able to resume operations. Luckily it seems that the various operators have been able to weather this shutdown period. Understandably there is now close scrutiny to ensure that the WCR operation is in fact fit for purpose.

    Those purporting to be mainline steam supporters need to adapt a little (or perhaps a lot in some cases) if they want to continue to be able to travel on or simply view/photograph such workings.
     
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  13. Spamcan81

    Spamcan81 Nat Pres stalwart

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    I live in Bedfordshire but have managed to travel on trips starting in Bristol, Doncaster, Crewe, York and Liskeard to name but five. All a lot further than Tyseley is from Reading.
     
  14. Spamcan81

    Spamcan81 Nat Pres stalwart

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    Hearsay and thus inadmissible as evidence. You weren't there so you don't actually know if it's true or not.
     
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  15. spicer21

    spicer21 Guest

    I think I know who you mean, in fact "terriers" could describe them quite well as well,
     
  16. Spamcan81

    Spamcan81 Nat Pres stalwart

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    Not the word I'd use. :) I particularly enjoyed a run in with one of them when I was behind 60009 on its epic dash down Whiteball. I'd received permission from the train manager to set up my sound gear in Coach X - the SLOA admin vehicle - only to be told "you can't do that here." He even tried to countermand his "boss" during the subsequent exchange but with the manager's backing I stood my ground and the steward retreated with his tail between his legs.
     
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  17. LMarsh1987

    LMarsh1987 Part of the furniture Friend

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    Hopefully, Ben or Bob, can clarify the reasons for yesterday's issues. If the O.R.R, was on board and that was reason for passengers being told window access was not allowed, then that's fair enough. But, having traveled with VT, numerous times, I found that the stewards were accommodating, though, I, could think of at least two of the stewards who were less than accommodating and plain miserable. Regardless, I will still travel with VT, as long as the issue with the windows was a one off.
     
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  18. Rick.E

    Rick.E Member

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    A few images taken from both the loaded test run on the 21st and The run up to Llandudno at a dull morning at Grendon near Atherstone.
    Follow the link to view my images....

    http://rickeborall.zenfolio.com/p985423872

    Regards to all..........Rick
     
  19. LMarsh1987

    LMarsh1987 Part of the furniture Friend

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    10 shots in one day, yesterday !!

     
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  20. alastair

    alastair Well-Known Member

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    Have to say the logic of having a "window ban" because "ORR are on board" seems a bit absurd. ORR,NR,WCRC,VT and everyone else are presumably aware that most coaches on railtours have opening droplights and people have been known to look out of them!

    ORR might turn up on any WCRC-operated tour in the near future so I wonder if this policy is a VT thing or it will spread to other railtour companies?
     

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