Steam Dreams 2019 - New Summer and other tours

45690 Leander in Mallerstang 14/9/2019

David Price
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Just need to get the weather right!

 

I would have also thought Don it will need an element of running in at Swanage (when it does come out of the works) before a main line trip (even with an assisting loco) as SWR are perfectly capable of screwing up the Weymouth line on their own without any assistance for main line steam tour.

 

Its ordered John.

 

...and when Winskill orders, it better be al'reet!

 

It wasn’t last year!

 

I will be there with my brollie John L lol

 

Ahh but there were some fine spells____in the Grog

 

Approaching Scout Green

 

Stunning!

I've just GOT to make the 600+ return trip up to the S&C one of these days! Beside the attraction of the trains themselves, I'd also love to meet some of the regular posters on this forum who live in the north. I really appreciate your pictures, videos and general banter. Please keep up the good work, Gentlemen!

 

Let's hope the Dalesman continues next year. If so, it's possible to do on some Tuesdays

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Leeds dep 1009
Leeds arr 2018
Leeds dep 2045
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Maybe a works outing could be organised--- see @Oswald T Wistle excellent resume on the Dalesman thread.

 

Possibly D6515 might be called upon to haul the train from Swanage to Southampton Central or West Coast might leave their diesel on the back leaving the Q path unused. Time will tell.

 

Many thanks John,hope you make it !!

 

Interesting that the cover of the new hard copy brochure that arrived today has Mayflower double heading in the snow with British India Line, which was of course an RTC tour!

 

That’s because it’s an RTC brochure

 

Clearly says Steam Dreams Don, and whilst I accept this was Mayflower's first run back it seems strange to use a competitors tour on the front of your brochure, not so uncommon for pictures inside tour brochures. Still at least the headboard is better than the Steam Dreams one.
Unless of course you have an inside track on RTC buying them out?

 

I'm guessing it's this:
http://e.issuu.com/embed.html?d=26991_steam_dreams_autumn_2019_spring_2020_brochur&u=clearsite

It seems to be fairly common across the industry. The Saphos web site is clearly advertising some of their tours for 2020 with photos of 46115, the number Photoshopped to 46100 and the Saphos headboard added!

 

Yes that is the one Ian

 

Different photo and brochure

 

RTC have used photos of SD's Green Train in their brochure, while a photo of Royal Scot with the SVR's Blood and Custard set approaching Foley Park Tunnel is used by Saphos.
Edit Green Train in Latest RTC brochure and on website https://www.railwaytouring.net/uk-day-trips/the-ludlow-medieval-christmas-fayre