Scarborough Spa 10th October

Timings now on RTT for this tour. The steam section is York-Scarborough-Bridlington-Selby-York.

http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U50682/2015/10/10/advanced
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U50684/2015/10/10/advanced

 

Hi
do we know what the steam loco is on this railtour, i'm hoping 45699 Galatea.

many thanks
yrm

 

45699 reported on its way to York today!

 

Galatea failed in Scarborough with flat battery.
47 to lead service back to York

 

No spare in support coach then?

 

No fix possible, routed back to York via Malton.

 

Piss up and brewery come to mind!

 

Who was driving and did he have the lights on lol

 

Failure excuses reach an all time low.....

 

Given the amount of electrical gubbins needed by a steam loco these days, it's vulnerable to something as simple as a battery problem. Easy to criticise from the comfort of an armchair though isn't it.

 

Its the same armchair you're in as well, and you wonder why people think UK steam is openly ridiculed, will be a great story for any newbie to relay, "our train was failed because the battery failed", "errrrr did they not have a a spare, or was Halfords shut????".

Anyway Cod and Chips, no batter.....

 

Which is why most loco owners carry a spare, charged battery in the support coach! Might be in an armchair now but I have also been out there at the sharp end!

 

46115 had the same fault on a Fellsman this summer. Perhaps it's the same battery.

 

Fifteen minutes late leaving York (maybe they had to use jump leads) "Galatea" crosses the River Ouse on the way to replicating one of its stable mates (the fragile Scot) by failing at Scarborough (is it the sea air)?

LINK

 

Heard the driver went back to the Fuscias




Never ready likes this

 

I think WCRC don't deserve the sympathy vote any longer. Let's face it, with shoddy FTRs and the red non-steam units assisting on the rear, they are destroying mainline steam.

 

As has been highlighted when they were banned WCRC have too much of a monopoly of steam tours. They have no serious competition so can get away with various failings.