What Diesel Tour would you like to see in 2011

If we were going to put on a mainline Diesel hauled tour, what equipment would you like to see?

From where to where?

And let's try and be realistic! Lol

 

A pair of class 20's to Ludo, recreating the summer trains of the early 90s. Something like Sheffield-Derby-Crewe-Chester-Llandudno (break for normals), then an out and back to Blaenau Ffestiniog for the enthusiasts, should be manageable without the need for massively early starts or too long a day.

 

Repent Repent Repent!

 

Just a Tin Bath Extra would do, as we seem to be short changed of trips through the Calder Valley of late

 

Equipment, "Royal Scots Grey" no question. :thumb:

From anywhere to anywhere via the S&C.

 

I'm not sure if there are a couple of mainline 20s available. I will dig around.

Thanks for the suggestion.

 

I know you said Diesel Ben but what about giving 86259 another leg stretch ?, Norwich via the WCML, North London Line & Great Eastern seems like a decent run and destination in my mind.

New St - Edinburgh behind a Deltic would get me interested also, or Swanage behind Western Champion.

Edit: Expanding on Edinburgh, is this feasible ?:

New St - York - 55022
York - Edinburgh - 60019
Edinburgh - New St - 55022

 

A pair of 20s Tysley to Skegness

 

A one-way trip to Woodhams in Barry!! lol

 

Western Champion Snow Hill to Plymouth. 55022 Birmingham to Kings X if it's possible to access the ECML around Newark or Grantham.
Any space in your darkened room Ralph?

 

A Deltic over the Devon Banks

 

Now now! Be nice! Lol

 

A tour from my local station to a heritage railway somewhere using anything except a Class 47 and running on a Saturday or Sunday when there are no interesting steam tours or galas happening.

 

Class 47 "James Nightall GC" on a Liverpool Street to Norwich job.

Stan

 

Or a class 56 if there is still one mainline registered?

 

A Deltic without doubt, but on an 8 coach train running on a pre HST non-stop schedule from KX to somewhere up North and back.

 

At the moment GBRF are operating four 20s on LT unit drags in the Midlands and DRS have the odd one or two still on flask traffic.

Although not a big fan of 20s I can see the appeal of a traditional trip from the Midlands to North Wales. Just a shame one of the RTC 47/9s isn't available to help out as in the 90s...

For me a day out to Anglia with Essex would appeal. How about Brum to Lowestoft via Peterborough and Wensum Curve and return via the East Suffolk and the GE and Midland mainlines. This would allow pick ups and drop offs from Brum to Melton Mowbray (Coleshill Pway, Nuneaton, Leicester among others). Obviously would need to find some attractions for the non-enthusiast in Lowestoft but there is the beach, the Broads, East Anglian Transport Museum or perhaps the annual airshow? Just a thought...

 

A Central Wales line circular tour as was done with Royal Scots Grey in 2008 ,with pick ups in South Wales and Severnside/West Mids etc. 2*class 37.