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Winter CME's, February 2012.

Rasprava u 'What's Going On' pokrenuta od belle1, 4. Siječanj 2012..

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  1. RalphW

    RalphW Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Administrator Friend

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    Run pasts at stations like Wennington were OK for the few who wanted to take pictures, today it would be useless, 350+ people lining the platforms, no chance, anyway with todays long lenses most of us move further back.
     
    RalphW, 18. Siječanj 2012.
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  2. nanstallon

    nanstallon Part of the furniture

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    Good perspective; no need to whinge. But in 1981 there were included in the price connections from almost everywhere on service trains, while now if you're not travelling all the way on the charter train you have to pay the full whack for your connection - e.g. Abergavenny to Crewe.
     
    nanstallon, 18. Siječanj 2012.
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  3. malc

    malc Part of the furniture

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    Yes, I would agree with that. Were the connections actually included in the price? I seem to remember that they were an add-on, albeit very good value. My first mainline tour was in 1980, with 850 from Carnforth to Skipton, then 4498 to Carlisle and included a connection from Lincoln to Crewe. Seem to remember that the electric loco failed at Warrington and we were an hour late at Carnforth, but made this up on the steam legs - just like today really!
     
    malc, 18. Siječanj 2012.
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  4. ADB968008

    ADB968008 Guest

    The CME does have a short water stop at Appleby, so a chance I will take for a picture, on a north bound run,what is the watering arrangements (isn't the tower and crane only southbound ?)
     
    ADB968008, 18. Siječanj 2012.
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  5. malc

    malc Part of the furniture

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    Usually waters from a tanker while standing in the platform. I think you can get in front of the loco on the opposite platform (but I'm not certain about that).
     
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  6. RalphW

    RalphW Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Administrator Friend

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    Appleby northbound is watered from a tanker which reverses in the area by the station building towards the footbridge,
    appleby railway station - Google Maps
    usually hoses are ready laid out so the 15 minutes is achieved with no problem.
    However there have been times when we have stopped, the driver has checked the amount left, and taken the option not to bother, and left withing a couple of minutes.
    So chance for a quick picture from the opposite platform only if watering does take place. Another slight snag, the platform only takes about 5 coaches, so if you are the back of the train, unless you walk forward well before we get there, it can sometimes take several minutes to get off and in some cases last year some passengers only had a few minutes before having to board again.
     
    RalphW, 18. Siječanj 2012.
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  7. acw71000

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    They were indeed. I have a copy of the SLOA leaflet for the inaugural 'Cumbrian Mountain Pullman' on 2nd. May 1981 which was a southbound run from Carlisle. The 2nd. class fare varies from £11-13 depending on the joining point. As an example London or Watford were £13, Liverpool £12 and Lancaster or Bolton was £11. 5407 was the booked motive power to Hellifield with 4472 taking the train to Carnforth.
     
    acw71000, 19. Siječanj 2012.
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  8. Paul42

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    From the RTC website : -

    70013 Oliver Cromwell will be hauling the train on 11th & 25th February

    Black '5' No. 45305 will be hauling the train 4th & 18th February.
     
    Paul42, 19. Siječanj 2012.
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  9. mattspencer

    mattspencer Well-Known Member

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    I'll finally get to the travel over the S and C behind Brit then after an aborted run when Britannia failed in the 90s
     
    mattspencer, 19. Siječanj 2012.
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  10. spindizzy

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    So is there any chance that the times will change or are we stuck with those on UK Steam?
     
    spindizzy, 20. Siječanj 2012.
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  11. Steamage

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    The loco allocation on the RTC site is not 100% confirmed. A friend was at the GCR for a photo charter earlier this week. He had a chat with some members of the 5305LA, who told him that there are a few maintenance tasks for Ollie scheduled between the GCR gala and the CME runs. There's nothing major, but for example, the brickarch will be rebuilt. Therefore, it's possible that Ollie might not be ready for 11th Feb.
     
    Steamage, 20. Siječanj 2012.
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  12. mike1522

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    The brickarch again? I thought they did that last summer while in Crewe.
     
    mike1522, 20. Siječanj 2012.
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  13. RalphW

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    Yes work was done on it last summer...
     
    RalphW, 20. Siječanj 2012.
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  14. jane

    jane Guest

    Re: Winter CME, 28/01/2012

    was booked on the 4th feb but been asked to talk at A.G.M at our workingmans club so phoned to ask if we could go on the 18th or the 25th but no both are full the only one with seats are the 4th and 11th feb;so will have a very busy weekend with this one on the saturday and the king on the sunday12th;
    all the best
    jane ;
     
    jane, 23. Siječanj 2012.
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  15. mike1522

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    I think Jane meant to post here on this thread instead of this weekends trip with the black 5's Ralph or any other moderater.
     
    mike1522, 23. Siječanj 2012.
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  16. mike1522

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    I have a question 2. With the short talk about Ollie's Brickarch will the 2 engines still split duties? Or will 5305 pull 3 or all 4 of the trips? Just wondering.
     
    mike1522, 23. Siječanj 2012.
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  17. RalphW

    RalphW Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Administrator Friend

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    5305 is scheduled to do the first, and they were supposed to be sharing, so I guess if OC is not ready to do the second then hopefully she will do the third and fourth.
     
    RalphW, 23. Siječanj 2012.
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  18. mike1522

    mike1522 Long Time Member Friend

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    That makes sense since it didn't take them more than a 4 days last time.
     
    mike1522, 23. Siječanj 2012.
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  19. 6:05 special

    6:05 special Well-Known Member Loco Owner

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    Re: Winter CME, 28/01/2012

    Pleased to hear they are selling well. I wonder if there is a daylight factor coming into play here as the last two trains have filled up first. There will be the best part of an hours extra daylight for the last run on 25 Feb compared to the first one on the 4th Feb. The runs on the 18th & 25th Feb will just about get to Carnforth in daylight based on the provisional timings issued whereas the first two are unlikely to do so.
     
    6:05 special, 23. Siječanj 2012.
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  20. 6:05 special

    6:05 special Well-Known Member Loco Owner

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    I note from the RTC website that an additional trip has been added on 31March.
     
    6:05 special, 26. Siječanj 2012.
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