Non - Stop BRISTOLIAN 17/4/2010!

Why does everybody think thousands are going to turn out for this ok its non stop but apart from that its no different to the run which Nunney Castle did last week on the Great Britain.

 

I disagree strongly. I am a linesider, and a regular steam-goer too. I enjoy both aspects. When I travel on a steam train, most of the people I meet on them are also enthusiasts who talk about going out to see such and such a loco recently. Whilst many linesiders do not travel, I would suggest that most people who do travel are also at least casual linesiders. So their market absolutely IS steam enthusiasts. They're not the VSOE for goodness sake.

To **** off steam enthusiasts the way they are doing with their attitude to this trip is stupid. I don't know if it's FGW, VT or NR who have mandated the secrecy, but from their attitude it seems to be VT. Silly. I am already booked on the Beltane with them in May, but if they are going to be like this about every trip it's probably the last one I will take with them.

Presumably they will also try and keep the date of the next Tyseley open day secret so that they are not bothered by lots of people turning out for that either.

Edit: the **** above was put in because I use the term "to p-i-s-s off steam enthusiasts...."

 

The same thing happened to me last year when I wanted to book a tour as I would of been visiting for a day I wanted to know about departure/return times so I could make sure I got the last train home and was'nt stranded, the reply was you get the timings with your tickets, I said in that case I'm not booking and put the phone down, I've never bothered with them since, I travel mostly with SD and RTC who are most helpful when you book and and ask about departure/return times.

 

Times for 1Z22/1Z24. Enjoy.....

Train 731Z221 runs SO from
Train category XU Loco-Hauled
Train service code 22244008
Uid S85342 Sector 50 Sub-sector

Location Booked C Pw
73000 PADDINGTN 11:33
73111 LADBROKGV PASS 11:38 2
73251 ACTONWEST PASS 11:42 2
73663 SOUTHALL PASS 11:45 2
73775 AIRPORTJN PASS 11:48 2
73822 SLOUGH PASS 11:53 2
74006 MAIDNHEDE PASS 11:59 2
74005 MAIDENHED PASS 12:00 2
74023 TWYFORD PASS 12:08 2
74237 READNG PASS 12:15 2
74260 READINGWJ PASS 12:17 2
74313 DIDCOT PW PASS 12:33 2
74327 WANTAGERD PASS 12:40 2
74329 CHALLOW PASS 12:48 2
74331 UFFINGTON PASS 12:52 2
75012 SWINDON PASS 13:04 2
75242 WOOTTONBJ PASS 13:11 2
75352 CHIPENHAM PASS 13:24 2
75351 THINGLYEJ PASS 13:26 2
75354 THINGLEYJ PASS 13:27 2
75356 BATHAMPTN PASS 13:36 2
81501 BATH SPA PASS 13:41 2
81606 NSOMERSTJ PASS 13:53 2
81690 BRISTOLEJ PASS 13:54 2
81700 BRISTOLTM 13:58



Train 811Z241 runs SO fro
Train category XU Loco-Hauled
Train service code 22244008
Uid S85344 Sector 50 Sub-sect

Location Booked C P
81700 BRISTOLTM 17:02
81690 BRISTOLEJ PASS 17:04 2
81431 DR DAYSJN PASS 17:05 2
81401 NARRWAYHJ PASS 17:08 2
81305 FILTON AW PASS 17:12 2
81109 BRISPKWAY PASS 17:15 2
81107 WESTRLGHJ PASS 17:21 2
81001 HULAVINTN PASS 17:38 2
75242 WOOTTONBJ PASS 17:50 2
75012 SWINDON PASS 17:58 2
74331 UFFINGTON PASS 18:09 2
74329 CHALLOW PASS 18:12 2
74327 WANTAGERD PASS 18:19 2
74313 DIDCOT PW PASS 18:26 2
74320 DIDCOT EJ PASS 18:29 2
74260 READINGWJ PASS 18:44 2
74237 READNG PASS 18:45 2
74023 TWYFORD PASS 18:50 2
74005 MAIDENHED PASS 18:58 2
73822 SLOUGH PASS 19:05 2
73775 AIRPORTJN PASS 19:13 2
73663 SOUTHALL PASS 19:17 2
73255 W EALING PASS 19:21 2
73251 ACTONWEST PASS 19:24 2
73111 LADBROKGV PASS 19:28 2
73000 PADDINGTN 19:36

 

Many thanks 50031:yo:

 

Thank you very much for that.

 

Many thanks for posting. Don't suppose you have the times for Sunday's run with 5043 as I may be able to go out for that, unlike Saturday when I'll be working.

 

Read this elsewhere,
"I've heard a rumour that FGW requested that the timings were not made widely available to attempt to minimise trespass."
Possibly it could be FGW & not VT. I would lay a bet it is something to do with the widely shown trespass with the Help for Heroes.

 

Not to hand, relying on a chum emailing them to me. Will ask and see if he can oblige.

 

Cheers. I've a contact at ATOC and he's fishing too but no luck yet other than a promise from a FGW chap of a time for a single location of my choice.

 

Times now on UK Steam..

http://www.uksteam.info/tours/t10/t0417a.htm

Thanks David

 

Sunday.......

Train 735Z501 runs SUN
Train category EE Loco-Hau
Train service code 22244008
Uid S85198 Sector 50 Sub-s

Location Booked
73664 SOUTHLDMU 11:50
73663 SOUTHALL 12:00 12:13
73822 SLOUGH 12:29

Train 731Z501 runs SUN from
Train category XU Loco-Hauled
Train service code 22244008
Uid S85199 Sector 50 Sub-secto

Location Booked C Pw
73822 SLOUGH 12:35
74237 READNG 13:06 13:15 0
74437 OXFORDS90 14:00 14:34 0
74446 OXFORD 14:37 14:41 0
69424 BANBURY 15:09 15:28 0
69315 WARWICKPW 15:59 16:04 0
66433 DORRIDGE 16:25 16:30 0
66431 SOLIHULL 16:37


Train 665Z511 runs SUN from 18/04/
Train category EE Loco-Hauled 4.8
Train service code 22244008 Cate
Uid S85200 Sector 50 Sub-sector 01 S

Location Booked C Pw Miles
66431 SOLIHULL 16:42
66421 SMALLH SJ 16:58 17:08 0
66426 TYSELYSTM 17:16 4.8

 

If that is the case who could blame them.
The thin end of the wedge gets a bit thicker?

 

You ever thought it could be much ado about nothing ?, it's not unusual for UKSteam to not have timings until around the Thursday before a Saturday run, here we are on Wednesday and suprise suprise the timings are known, whats the problem ?.

 

Looking at the timings there's eight minutes from Wantage Road to Challow on the outbound, seven minutes on the return trip, for a distance of about three miles with lines available for looping slower traffic. Does this suggest the trains will be looped, trickling up the line to avoid actually having to stop?

 

The times actually seem better than I thought they might looking at the start/stop times. Looking through them I think it might be FL to Dolphin or Slough then SL to Reading. FL or SL Reading to Didcot (can do 75mph on either) then cetainly SL Wantage to Challow. I think it should then be clear to Bathampton, I suppose we might get checked in the Swindon area, middle road road to Rushey Platt maybe. Given 75 mph running from Challow, we should easily better the time at Bathampton Junc, so if we're running early will we get checked or given priority from something to/from Westbury.

 

Is the positioning run on Friday likely to have one of the Tyseley 47's on the back? I presume it will as the timings state it will reverse at West Ealing, unless someone can tell me otherwise.