Vintage Trains - 2021

If someone booked a table for 2 intent on going single and turned up on the day on a vintage tour by their self would they get turned away by the V.T. stewards or would they still be allowed to board solo?

 

If they’ve paid for a table for two, then why not?

 

How could they possibly be turned away?

 

I really fancy at least one of the Duchess tours and if I have to fork out £198 for 2 tickets then so be it. I'll have to change my modus operandi - rather than going on about 90% of their tours as I used to I'll have to select the very best ones and fork out for them instead. I will leave it until nearer the time before doing anything though. These tours aren't until October and by then the whole country will have been vaccinated so hopefully social distancing will have been relaxed.

 

Whilst it’s been a real challenge for the team to bring this together, there is some serious optimism and continued hard work to see this happen. Like you mention it’s best to ensure safety and confidence before everyone gets ahead of themselves.

It’d be great to get as much support as possible and I look forward to seeing many of you on board!

 

It's a nice touch that VT are indicating which steam tours will have a diesel on the rear. Much appreciated!
Nick

 

The tour that's caught my eyes is the 5043 earl of mount edcumbe on the 8 August to Swindon that's if 5043,s overhaul is completed by then that tour would be worth paying £198 fare for. And the tour doing the lickey incline.​

Davo 56F

 

There's a trip with 5043 to Swindon on 25th September - I'm not seeing anything on 8th August.

 

Am I right in reading on rail advents heritage steam news today pannier tanky 9466 is joining 46233 on as the Lickey banker? and possibly other vintage rail tours? Can anyone confirm this if it's true on nat pres?
Davo 56F

 

Not how i read it .The duchess has a diesel as rear gunner all day on the day she does the lickey..9466 acts as banker to 5043 on two runs on 20 nov.

 

Don’t read RailAdvent... you get confused easily. Just read Vintage Trains’ website? It’s much easier to understand.

 

No one needs to read Rail Advent, it just rehashes social media posts.

 

My mistake 5043 in the morning on the 20th November with 9466 and 7029 with 9466 in the afternoon on the same day by how I've read it on the Vintage trains official website what route is it taking to the Lickey incline if it's going outbound from Tyseley via Snow hill via the G.W.R. jct near Worcester into the midland mainline?

 

Just the route description Al it seems like a circular route via Droitwich spa up Bromsgrove and back into Birmingham new street. I'm basically asking because it's my 1st Lickey banker I could be going on if it goes ahead, and im not familiar with the route when excursions have done the Lickey before that's all.

 

Davo, the line from Worcester to Birmingham splits at Droitwich Spa - one goes left to Kidderminster and onwards to Snow Hill/Moor St, the other meets up with the Cross Country line at Bromsgrove to head to New St. The Lickey Banker trips will head down the Snow Hill line, turn on the triangle here at Worcester, and then head back on the Cross Country line up the Lickey.

 

SVR have shared an image of 47773 following body work and painting.

https://www.facebook.com/svrofficial/photos/a.216795638398146/4140490739361930/?type=3