2013 Timetables?

I'm planning my weekends for the first few months of next year - trying to co-ordinate dates with various friends, work, family etc. Very surprised that many major railways, including my locals at Swanage and Mid Hants, don't have 2013 timetables up. Is it normal to leave it this late, or am I being unreasonable again?

 

Talyllyn timetable to be found here.

Timetable and Events | Talyllyn Railway

Cheers

AT

 

Don't know the Bluebell timetable for certain, but I am pretty sure that we will be doing our usual 2-train, hourly service (Sheffield Park departures from 11am hourly to 4pm) each weekend from the beginning of the year until we open to East Grinstead. Date for that is still not officially announced, but 24/25 March is one likely candidate, IMHO.

Tom

 

I consider it normal for some (usually smaller) railways to get into the new year before the full 2013 timetable comes out. On the other hand, for other railways it sees to be able to be a done deal by about October the year before? I think this one might have a "lengths of string" element to it

 

You're being unreasonable again.

 

it's not so much timetables, more when the special events are to be scheduled for.

 

Here's the basic outline of the GCR's events. [h=3]New Years Day passenger trains
01 January 2013 to the 01 January 2013[/h][h=3]Winter Steam Gala
25 January 2013 to the 27 January 2013[/h][h=3]Diesel Gala
02 March 2013 to the 03 March 2013[/h][h=3]Meet Peppa and George
09 March 2013 to the 10 March 2013[/h][h=3]Easter Vintage Festival
29 March 2013 to the 01 April 2013[/h][h=3]Swithland Steam Gala
26 April 2013 to the 28 April 2013[/h][h=3]Diesel Gala
18 May 2013 to the 19 May 2013[/h][h=3]1940s Wartime Weekend
07 June 2013 to the 09 June 2013[/h][h=3]Beer Festival
20 September 2013 to the 22 September 2013[/h][h=3]Autumn Steam Gala
03 October 2013 to the 06 October 2013[/h]

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The Mid Hants printed timetable for 2013 is available as of yesterday, so I am suprised that the on-line one isn't up yet. I will pick up one later today if I can

 

Mid Hants overview from the 2013 leaflet
18-24/2 Wallace and Gromit week!
1-3 March Spring gala (T9, City of Truro)
29/3-7/4 Thomas
26/4-28/4 Diesel gala
19/5 Watercress Festival
27/5-2/6 Peppa Pig
8-9/6 War
22-23/6 Steam/Vintage rally
21/7 Bus Rally at Alton
10-18/8 Thomas again
21/9 Members and Shareholders day
25/10-29/10 Autumn gala
31/10-3/11 Wizards
30/11-24/12 Santas
Demo freight dtes not announced
Running dates 1/1, then weekwnds to 3/11; weekday running (TuesWedThurs) May 7th onwards to 31/8 Wed/Thur only Sept, with aditional dates as above

Steve

 

Are you going to be furiously laying track panels as fast as you can as the engine steams along the line? (Thinks: There's an idea to pay for the last bit of the Bluebell's northern extension...)

Crikey! Better avoid Alresford that weekend...

Tom :smile:

 

WSR and GWSR both have 2013 timetables on their websites.

24/25 March is Sunday and Monday? I assume that you mean 23/24 March (which does, of course, clash with both the WSR and SVR SSGs).

 

NYMR events - no timetable as yet.

Special Events | North Yorkshire Moors Railway :: A steam train adventure through the stunning Yorkshire Moors

40th Anniversary Spring Steam Gala

3rd - 6th & 10th - 12th May

Swinging Sixties Weekend

15th - 16th June

Classic Cars & Vehicles Weekend

13th - 14th July

40th Anniversary Diesel Gala

13th = 15th September

40th Anniversary Autumn Steam Gala

27th - 29th September

The Railway In Wartime

11th - 13th October

 

Well, the nation's enthusiasts can go and see some identikit green things with twiddly brass bits, or else see some real engines working up a real hill that weekend then ! eep:

Seriously, yes I did mean the Saturday / Sunday. That date certainly isn't confirmed, and I suspect it won't be until quite near the date. But if we are going to open in March, it is my reading of the most likely opening date, though it looks like festivities will probably go on for a couple of weeks all told.

Tom

 

Thanks for all the useful info. It really has helped me finalise some plans!

 

Has anyone noticed that on the NR website the current timetables are headed Dec 2012 to May 2013? You can find the forthcoming timetables with a bit of effort but it's sloppy work on NR's part.

 

New timetable out http://www.svr.co.uk/pdf/brochures/TimetableInfoBooklet 2013.pdf

New this year is annual family pass at £95, conditions apply Severn Valley Railway - Fares

Patrick

 

That's interesting, certainly. The name "Family Pass" gives me pause, though: with many "family tickets" on buses and NR trains, you must have at least one child in your party, but it's not clear whether that's the case with the SVR. Clearly, this pass would be more useful if it were valid for single adults and couples without accompanying children. (In my case, I'm sometimes accompanied and sometimes not.)

It's also potentially interesting for those of us who have local resident's railcards and were hoping to renew them for 2013, since the on-the-day child fare (which is what residents pay, or at least did in 2012) is going up by almost 30% next year, a much larger rise than the adult fare. That's such a big hike that it might actually be worthwhile even moderate travellers like me getting the annual pass instead.

 

Hi,

Just got my printed copy of next years time table in Mid Hants News. All off peak running days are one loco in steam leaving Alresford 11.00 13.00 15.00 and leaving Alton 12.00 14.00 16.00.

Off peak service one steam loco only.
Alresford

11.00
13.00
15.00

Alton

12.00
14.00
16.00

Peak service days are two locos in steam.

Alresford

11.00
11.45
13.00
13.45
15.00
15.45

Alton

10.50
12.00
12.50
14.00
14.50
16.00

 

Interesting query David, I've cross-posted it [without your name] to SVRA forum and will post back here any response!

Regards

Patrick

 

Hi 73129,

Do you have the dates of the 1940's weekend for 2013 please.

Regards,

Paul