If you register, you can do a lot more. And become an active part of our growing community. You'll have access to hidden forums, and enjoy the ability of replying and starting conversations.

Wizards Express, with Olton Hall, C'forth to York. Sat 7th June

Discussion in 'What's Going On' started by RalphW, Jun 5, 2014.

Page 1 of 3
  1. RalphW

    RalphW Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Administrator Friend

    Joined:
    Sep 11, 2005
    Messages:
    36,445
    Likes Received:
    9,907
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    Retired-ish, Part time rail tour steward.
    Location:
    Northwich
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
    Anybody daring to venture on this one as it's going to be full of Potter fans...:(
     
    RalphW, Jun 5, 2014
    #1
  2. Sidmouth

    Sidmouth Resident of Nat Pres Staff Member Moderator

    Joined:
    Sep 12, 2005
    Messages:
    10,146
    Likes Received:
    9,777
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Alderan !
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    There is a suggestion that the object of every potter fans adulation may not have sufficient magical powers to beat the Voldermort of Network Rail's gauging department
     
    Sidmouth, Jun 5, 2014
    #2
  3. 26D_M

    26D_M Part of the furniture

    Joined:
    Oct 22, 2009
    Messages:
    4,416
    Likes Received:
    1,681
    But surely those powers of metamorphosis will see it gain 9 inches in wheel diameter and a middle cylinder while retaining its characteristic livery to fool those pesky measurement bods .....
     
    26D_M, Jun 5, 2014
    #3
  4. Steamage

    Steamage Part of the furniture

    Joined:
    Sep 14, 2005
    Messages:
    4,748
    Likes Received:
    1,121
    Location:
    Oxford
    Alton Hall? Named after Hampshire's best-connected railway town? ;-)
     
    Steamage, Jun 5, 2014
    #4
    Martin Perry likes this.
  5. Sidmouth

    Sidmouth Resident of Nat Pres Staff Member Moderator

    Joined:
    Sep 12, 2005
    Messages:
    10,146
    Likes Received:
    9,777
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Alderan !
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    Presumably that will be deploying some form of invisibility cloak !
     
    Sidmouth, Jun 5, 2014
    #5
  6. MarkinDurham

    MarkinDurham Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    May 4, 2007
    Messages:
    2,229
    Likes Received:
    999
    Location:
    Durham
    Times now up on UKSteam & RTT - it's a bit close for NR to pull the plug now - one hopes... However, she's done Carnforth-York several times before - has there been any recent track maintenance done which might jeopardise the trip?
     
    MarkinDurham, Jun 6, 2014
    #6
  7. 26D_M

    26D_M Part of the furniture

    Joined:
    Oct 22, 2009
    Messages:
    4,416
    Likes Received:
    1,681
    Very unfair of NR to prevent RTC having chance to advise customers of a possible change to the advertised product.
     
    26D_M, Jun 6, 2014
    #7
  8. Paul42

    Paul42 Part of the furniture

    Joined:
    Jul 17, 2006
    Messages:
    6,096
    Likes Received:
    4,472
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    East Grinstead
    Can the thread title be altered to the correct spelling of "Olton".
     
    Paul42, Jun 6, 2014
    #8
  9. lil Bear

    lil Bear Part of the furniture

    Joined:
    Dec 11, 2006
    Messages:
    6,136
    Likes Received:
    1,700
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    Railway Technician
    Location:
    8C / 5D / 27C / 71B
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    15 of us booked on it, but still awaiting my tickets (don't worry, phonecall to RYTC in hand).

    Dissapointed to see 5972 no longer has a go at Gigglewick bank, not many other decent climbs is there on the planned route?
     
    lil Bear, Jun 6, 2014
    #9
  10. GBoreham

    GBoreham Member

    Joined:
    Mar 15, 2014
    Messages:
    369
    Likes Received:
    1,090
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Burscough Bridge
    5972 was dragged from York-Carnforth the other week so no problems there. And the last time it went from Carnforth to York was last September so technically there shouldn't be any problem there either.
     
    GBoreham, Jun 6, 2014
    #10
  11. RalphW

    RalphW Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Administrator Friend

    Joined:
    Sep 11, 2005
    Messages:
    36,445
    Likes Received:
    9,907
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    Retired-ish, Part time rail tour steward.
    Location:
    Northwich
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
    Although not a continuous 1:100 like the couple of miles of Giggleswich, on the outward section, the approx 10 miles from Hornby to Clapham varies from 1:180 to 1:100 with very little respite, so 5972 is going to be working pretty hard all the way.
     
    RalphW, Jun 6, 2014
    #11
  12. david1984

    david1984 Resident of Nat Pres

    Joined:
    Sep 13, 2005
    Messages:
    12,910
    Likes Received:
    1,387
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Birmingham
    Staffordshire's best theme park :p
     
    david1984, Jun 6, 2014
    #12
  13. 26D_M

    26D_M Part of the furniture

    Joined:
    Oct 22, 2009
    Messages:
    4,416
    Likes Received:
    1,681
    Remarkable that it should remain in doubt less than 24 hours before a train published for several months. One would expect there to have been some deadline for a gauging decision if that is the issue. RTC were confident enough to add a repeat next month.
     
    26D_M, Jun 6, 2014
    #13
  14. Fred Kerr

    Fred Kerr Resident of Nat Pres Friend

    Joined:
    Mar 24, 2006
    Messages:
    8,383
    Likes Received:
    5,368
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    Freelance photo - journalist
    Location:
    Southport
    I should think the climb from Settle Junction to Longpreston would also present quite a challenge hence the need for a rest at Hellifield ;)
     
    Fred Kerr, Jun 6, 2014
    #14
  15. DeccerGW

    DeccerGW New Member

    Joined:
    Mar 19, 2012
    Messages:
    72
    Likes Received:
    77
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Leeds
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
    Going back to the misspelling thing, It's slightly interesting me that she'll be going through Woodlesford Station, a mile or so away from an 'Oulton' Hall.
     
    DeccerGW, Jun 6, 2014
    #15
  16. southyorkshireman

    southyorkshireman Resident of Nat Pres

    Joined:
    Jun 28, 2005
    Messages:
    6,558
    Likes Received:
    34
    Location:
    Rotherham 41D or Metropolitan Railway boardroom
    47 just off at carnforth ran round and straight on the back.....
     
    southyorkshireman, Jun 7, 2014
    #16
  17. Shep Woolley

    Shep Woolley Well-Known Member Friend

    Joined:
    Feb 21, 2007
    Messages:
    2,318
    Likes Received:
    10,409
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    Retired
    Wizard 2a.jpg

    With hailstones bouncing off the camera The Wizardy thing works through Keerholme on its way to York
     
    Shep Woolley, Jun 7, 2014
    #17
    Waterbuck, RalphW, sgthompson and 3 others like this.
  18. 26D_M

    26D_M Part of the furniture

    Joined:
    Oct 22, 2009
    Messages:
    4,416
    Likes Received:
    1,681
    Not keen on what they've done to Galatea, lol!
    Lovely photo mind.
     
    26D_M, Jun 7, 2014
    #18
  19. sgthompson

    sgthompson Part of the furniture Friend

    Joined:
    Jun 12, 2008
    Messages:
    4,010
    Likes Received:
    9,837
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    Tobacco manufacturing
    Location:
    Kendal
    Footage of 5972 at Clapham and a very wet Coniston Cold.

     
    sgthompson, Jun 7, 2014
    #19
    RalphW, 26D_M and Shep Woolley like this.
  20. GBoreham

    GBoreham Member

    Joined:
    Mar 15, 2014
    Messages:
    369
    Likes Received:
    1,090
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Burscough Bridge
    Footage of 5972 making easy work of the climb out of Carnforth crossing New England Viaduct, Capernwray then flying past Cononley doing an easy 60mph.

     
    GBoreham, Jun 7, 2014
    #20
    lil Bear likes this.
Page 1 of 3

Share This Page