The Great Britain VII

Saturday 26th April:
34046: London Victoria – Salisbury, 34046 & 34067: Salisbury – Exeter, 5029 & 4936: Exeter - Truro.

Sunday 27th April
5029 & 4936: Falmouth – Bristol, 34067: Bristol – Cardiff

Monday 28th April:
70013: Cardiff - Grange-over-Sands

Tuesday 29th April:
45699 & 45690: Grange-over-Sands - Cumbrian Coast – Beattock – Edinburgh Waverley

Wednesday 30th April (optional Day trip)
2x Black V’s: Edinburgh – Stranraer & Return

Thursday 1st May:
(train one), 60009: Edinbrugh – Aberdeen, B1: Aberdeen – Inverness
(train two) 61994: Thornton - Bathgate – Fort William

Friday 2nd May
(train one) B1: Inverness – Kyle Of Lochalsh & return
(train two) 61994: Fort William – Mallaig & return

Saturday 3rd May:
(train one) B1: Inverness – Aberdeen, 60009: Aberdeen – Edinburgh
(train two) 61994: Fort William – Edinburgh

Sunday 4th May:
45699/45690: Edinburgh – Beattock – Crewe , 46233: Crewe – London Euston

Updated 29/7/13 at 13:07, thanks for the corrections.

 

I wouldn't count on seeing 4936 west of Plymouth !

 

Neither would I. As I understand it Halls can get no further west than Davenport where the platform edge puts them out of gauge.

 

So we're unlikely to see a Hall in Stockport then?

 

A monday night in Grange over Sands, lucky them!

Seems an odd one, unless it is planned to take the train up the Cumbrian Coast which I assume they cannot do unless its Mk2 or they seal all the windows? Otherwise its a return to Carnforth and run round on the Tuesday morning? Unless its purely to have enopugh hotel accomodation for the passengers as Carnforth is not exactly plush with hotels?

 

Via Cumbrian Coast according to RTC website http://www.railwaytouring.net/train-tours/great-britain-v

 

(train two) 60009: Edinburgh – Thornton, 61994: Thornton – Fort William

train 2 is advertised to go nowhere near Thornton. It runs as a separate train form Edinburgh via Bathgate, a rare route for steam indeed.

Train 2 – Edinburgh to Fort William Our train leaves Edinburgh Waverley hauled by ex-LNER steam locomotive No. 61994 “The Great Marquess”. We take the Bathgate line towards Glasgow

 

nor Buxton I suppose.

 

Far too early to speculate on this. Pointless.

 

Seems an odd one, unless it is planned to take the train up the Cumbrian Coast which I assume they cannot do unless its Mk2 or they seal all the windows? Otherwise its a return to Carnforth and run round on the Tuesday morning? Unless its purely to have enopugh hotel accomodation for the passengers as Carnforth is not exactly plush with hotels?[/quote]

The restriction on MK!'s around the Cumbrian Coast was lifted some time ago provided windows and doors in MK!'s are properly stewarded. RTC say hotels will be in the Lake District.

 

Nor Buxton I suppose

 

Did you mean "Devonport"? Would that explain the otherwise puzzling comments about Stockport and Buxton?

 

Yes, spot on. A Freudian slip by me for which I apologise.

 

Probably preferable to Carlisle in fact.

 

Is this the first Great Britain to be advertised without 6100 pulling a portion of the trip ?

 

I really hope that this shall go great next year. What a lineup
34046, 34067,4936,5029,70013,5690&5699,60009,61306,61994 and 6233. Oh and I forgot 2 black five 5231 and 5305 would be great

 

Been there, worked there for three years, probably attended Christmas parties in all the hotels at some stage, in laws live around 3 miles from there is that enough for me to proffer an opinion?

It's very pretty but I imagine a train load of people descending there on a Monday night could stretch things as I have struggled to find places to eat high season on a Saturday.