UK Steam info web site 2011 rail tours

ive just booked on RTC " The Peak Forester" first throgh train into Rowsley. Not only that its a Scot out of St Pancras ,i havent been hauled by one out of there for 40years .Great start to 2011

 

We too are on this, never seen 46115, only experience of a Scot was seeing bright red 6100 on the Llangollen! Should be a cracker this one especially as we're in premier dining for free courtesy of a competition win last year!

 

I am also booked on The Peak Forester, hoping the Scot is allowed over the bridge at Matlock, and also that there some optional trips( such a coach to Bakewell) and/or you can get on/off at Matlock Bath, since there not much to occupy 3 hours at either Rowsley or Matlock.

 

I have done that before( and would do it again), and would also recommend it. A hotel which serves Real Ale in Matlock Bath was mentioned/recommended in one of the Peak Rail threads.

 

Premier dining you lucky people i have done that once with the Dutcess up shap
have a good trip Alan

 

Thanks Shedbasher! Really looking forward to it as money is in short supply for us this year and wouldn't have been able to afford standard let alone premier dining! Going to create a new thread for this given the amount of interest and how off topic thread is going.

 

Yes get a thread going .Steam real ales and a first out of St Pancras .This Locomotive was often up and down on the Midland here at 14E. had to sell a few models on e.bay to do it tho

 

I spoke to Steam Dreams today about what was happening on this trip. They have confirmed it will run as one train with two separate portions as far as Taunton where it will be split, one portion going to Minehead the other going to Plymouth. Assuming it is fixed 60163 Tornado will work London - Taunton - Minehead & return with 8F 48151 working Taunton - Plymouth & return. The train will be reassembled into a single formation at Taunton on the return.

 

Steam Dream have added a new tour to their website : - Lewes to Cambridge and Ely with Bittern on the 14th July

 

Sounds intresting, not been a tour starting from the South Coast since 2007 I think when the Spitfire ran to Faversham from Brighton.

 

Steam Dreams Christmas trips are now listed on there website and/or listed in their brochure an are as follows : -

24/11 York
26/11 Ludlow
1/12 Bath
3/12 Chester
8/12 Cambridge & London to Oxford
10/12 Southend & London to Winchester
12/12 Basingstoke & London to Ely
14/12 London via Haslemere to Sherborne
19/12 Surrey Hills and London to Norwich
22/12 White Cliffs Luncheon

 

NRM shuttles with 4472 have been put on uk steam yok - shildon return on 17th +18th September. 70013 doing them week later on 24th + 25th. Good news