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RTC 2025

Тема в разделе 'What's Going On', создана пользователем 2857Harry, 7 сен 2024.

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  1. Deepgreen

    Deepgreen Well-Known Member Friend

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    There is a working shown on RTT from Eastleigh Arlington to Stewarts Lane today as ECS. I had assumed that this would be the stock for Wednesday's DCE, but may be wrong. In any event though, the train has not yet left EA (as at 1002) when it was scheduled to leave at 0809. I am just curious as to thoughts...
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    Deepgreen, 21 июл 2025 в 10:05
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    I'd be interested to see what effect that rain has had. My experience driving through some of the very heavy showers over the weekend is that the rain was just bouncing off the land and straight into watercourses, not really wetting the ground and plants.
     
    35B, 21 июл 2025 в 10:07
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  3. Deepgreen

    Deepgreen Well-Known Member Friend

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    My experience of walking around today in the woods and heaths near me is that there is a general 'damp' feeling and the ground is certainly moist. Possibly more rain tonight, although our hoped-for (and forecast) widespread deluges last night missed us narrowly and went further east.

    Meanwhile the ECS from Eastleigh (which may or may not have been for the DCE) is nowhere to be seen.
     
    Deepgreen, 21 июл 2025 в 10:35
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    5944 Resident of Nat Pres

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    That was meant to be the stock for the Britannic Explorer - the ECS for Wednesday's tour will come from Southall.
     
    5944, 21 июл 2025 в 10:42
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    Deepgreen Well-Known Member Friend

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    A-ha! Many thanks - I must admit I had expected Southall to be the source for Wednesday but today's movement seemed a possible fit for the DCE too.
     
    Deepgreen, 21 июл 2025 в 11:08
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    neildimmer Resident of Nat Pres

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    Is there any info regarding the Tynesider please?
    Is it running and with what loco
    Thanks in advance
     
    neildimmer, 21 июл 2025 в 14:07
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  7. charterboy

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    Apparently 45212 is in the frame for the Tynesider and also the Dorset Coast Express on Wed

    Tornado in the frame for the Royal Duchy on Sunday

    So looks like the Northern Belle this weekend will be diesel hauled again throughout
     
    charterboy, 21 июл 2025 в 17:48
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    neildimmer Resident of Nat Pres

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    Many thanks
     
    neildimmer, 21 июл 2025 в 23:31
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  9. Big Al

    Big Al Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Moderator

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    Well if it was in the frame, it isn't now as the RTC has cancelled the Tynesider for 2025. That's three failed attempts to run it.

    This is a classic illustration of how the RTC is being given the run around with its tour programme through, I believe, the actions of others. I'll go no further than that and leave those who want to upset someone to start any blame game that they choose. Those who think I enjoy having a 'pop' at all and sundry should know that when I spoke to the RTC today I didn't ask why it had been cancelled. TBH it's irrelevant and boy, am I glad that I hadn't already made arrangements - advanced tickets etc - to travel to London for a silly o'clock start and finish on Saturday.

    So fourth time lucky...next year, they hope.
     
    Big Al, 22 июл 2025 в 11:27
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    RHDRfanatic и green five нравится это.
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    henrywinskill Well-Known Member

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    What a shambles,Brian Rix in charge obviously:Mooning:
     
    henrywinskill, 22 июл 2025 в 13:26
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    Does anyone who knows a little about how these things work really book advanced tickets or non cancellable hotels? Even with a large loco pool, which we currently do not have of course, there are so many reasons why it may not actually happen.
     
    Gladiator 5076, 22 июл 2025 в 14:33
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  12. Deepgreen

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    All this may be true, but I am not clear why you think the reason for the cancellation is irrelevant. Surely it is central to the whole supposed "run around" that RTC have experienced, if reasons/excuses are/have been given?
     
    Deepgreen, 22 июл 2025 в 18:19
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    It's irrelevant for me. I've waited nearly three years to do the route and I now can't in 2025. End of. I know the RTC has worked hard to make it happen but something has caused the cancellation. I have no appetite for finding out who or what was responsible and then see pages of wibble from folk who want to dissect the whole business.

    But it'll all come out in due course. All I'll say is that this trip was on the calendar before most else on this date.
     
    Big Al, 22 июл 2025 в 18:34
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  14. Deepgreen

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    Perhaps RTC should (try to) run a tour called 'The Cloak and Dagger'...
     
    Deepgreen, 22 июл 2025 в 20:26
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    RTC also advertised a Tynesider from Cleethorpes in 2020. That one was repeatedly postponed and finally cancelled. Then it was re-advertised in 2023 and actually ran.
     
    MellishR, 22 июл 2025 в 21:07
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  16. RHDRfanatic

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    B5 doing Duchy Sunday now too, guessing 60163 on Belle.
     
    RHDRfanatic, 22 июл 2025 в 21:36
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    Belle is diesel
     
    2857Harry, 22 июл 2025 в 22:21
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    Cheers, hope no problems with 60163
     
    RHDRfanatic, 22 июл 2025 в 23:54
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  19. Deepgreen

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    Well, the DCE ran with steam but has been losing time steadily after an on-time departure (now over 20 late). I'm sure it must have happened, but I can't recall a steam run out of Victoria via Addlestone that didn't lose time threading through the suburbs, and I do wonder if the schedule is suitable. The rear 47 was pushing from Woking, but still the time leaks away.
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    Last edited: 23 июл 2025 в 12:21
    Deepgreen, 23 июл 2025 в 12:05
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  20. Gladiator 5076

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    I have not checked today's run but from many years of stewarding DCE's the schedule is achievable if all the SWR (or SWT as was) services run to time, and that seems a very rare event around London.
     
    Gladiator 5076, 23 июл 2025 в 12:10
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