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PMR Tours 2014

Discussie in 'What's Going On' gestart door Paul42, 2 jan 2014.

  1. Paul42

    Paul42 Part of the furniture

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    4 tours now on the website : - http://www.prclt.co.uk/Tours.html
     
    Paul42, 2 jan 2014
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  2. ADB968008

    ADB968008 Guest

    That duchess is a bit shy of the south ain't it.
     
    ADB968008, 2 jan 2014
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  3. Spamcan81

    Spamcan81 Nat Pres stalwart

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    And shy of Sundays too.
     
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    david1984 Resident of Nat Pres

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    PMR's brochure has never been that extensive, luckily the Duchess gets plenty of work from others.
     
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    Guess we better keep in Mind that she is doing the York-King's Cross Segment of the Great Britain Tour.
    So maybe their possibly think that Steam Dream is a possibility WCRC being the operators.
     
    mike1522, 3 jan 2014
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  6. ADB968008

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    Thats an expensive railtour though for 1 section.

    If I am correct, since overhaul she has been to london only 1 time out of the approx 30 trips, and it looks to stay that way again in 2014.. one hopes something may happen :)

    Maybe someone is still holding a 1960's manual that says she is banned south of crewe ?
     
    ADB968008, 3 jan 2014
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  7. Paul42

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    I read in one of the mags that the Duchess is hauling the first leg of the Cathedrals Explorer as far as Helifield.
     
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    Some seriously early start times there ......
     
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  9. Paul42

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    That is usual for PMR.
     
    Paul42, 3 jan 2014
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  10. Paul42

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    I gave up long ago waiting for various loco to come South and decided to head North to travel behind them.
     
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    jonathonag Well-Known Member

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    Quite possible that most of the support crew is based around the Derby/Crewe/North West area, hence the lack of London jobs?

    Afterall, there are numerous engines which haven't appeared in the North or indeed Scotland ( can we have Britannia to Glasgow, or 61306 on the SRPS Forth Circles? ).
     
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  12. Paul42

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    The Appleby Explorer from the PMR website " This tour has been re-scheduled due to operational difficulties from Saturday 4th October 2014 to 25th October 2014"
     
    Paul42, 4 aug 2014
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    6233 is not having much of a Summer season apparently. A light 2014 might bode well for a busier 2015 though. One can hope.
     
    mike1522, 5 aug 2014
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  14. RalphW

    RalphW Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Administrator Friend

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    I feel really sorry for the loco owners who are suffering from the lack of income, with the combined result of the dry weather, NRs different approach in different areas and the FBU strikes, all adding up to making it a difficult season. Not forgetting the tour operators and all those they employ, like the caterers, all suffering. I also believe that Scarborough council are really annoyed as they have lost the regular 4 days a week influx of visitors, I did hear that they have been making approaches to NR to try to resolve the situation.
     
    RalphW, 5 aug 2014
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  15. Big Al

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    And this might be where public opinion in the form of local councils may have more leverage than anyone else. Scarborough isn't the only destination that could be affected. Paignton/Kingswear, Weymouth etc.
     
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    Not those damnable public sector freeloaders that should all be sacked and their pensions slashed?
     
    26D_M, 5 aug 2014
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    Agreed, it was just that a group of people that I was with on Sunday, who are involved with tours to Scarborough in particular, were discussing it.
     
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  18. Big Al

    Big Al Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Moderator

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    Taking the above as a serious comment can I suggest you ought to update your knowledge on what they actually do. But we digress.
     
    Big Al, 5 aug 2014
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    It is a satirical reference to the many comments posted on the forum recently that have expressed negative views over public sector workers and pay disputes. With apologies for taking the thread off topic.
     
    26D_M, 5 aug 2014
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    Big Al vindt dit leuk.

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