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.

Steam Dreams 2019 - New Summer and other tours

Discussion in 'What's Going On' started by jackshepherd, Mar 29, 2019.

Page 9 of 31
  1. gricerdon

    gricerdon Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Mar 10, 2018
    Messages:
    1,590
    Likes Received:
    739
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    Gricer and Grandad
    Location:
    Wallers Ash
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
    Unfortunately ALL Steam Dreams trips up to and including 20th June will have a DL on the back so looks like 23rd May was a false dawn
     
    gricerdon, Jun 5, 2019
    #161
  2. 33026 Seafire

    33026 Seafire New Member Account Suspended

    Joined:
    Dec 3, 2016
    Messages:
    79
    Likes Received:
    40
    Location:
    Amsterdam Or Newcastle
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
    A trick was missed, Making people get a service train back into London, Not offering a return trip that would appeal to the tourist market and secondly to the Diesel enthusiasts,
    Tell them in advance whats planned to be on the back and you will soon get the 33,37,47 even bodysnatcher bashers out.
    Best of both worlds then Steam and diesel in perfect harmony,

    Running around half empty on load 10 isn't going to make them a profit, so they need to reach out somehow if this is to work,
     
    33026 Seafire, Jun 5, 2019
    #162
    Landshrew likes this.
  3. Will RL

    Will RL Member

    Joined:
    Jun 12, 2017
    Messages:
    716
    Likes Received:
    1,063
    Location:
    Midlands
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    But then you’ve got a guaranteed steam banker! Those after pure diesel haulage may not take kindly to steam on the rear... ;)
     
    Will RL, Jun 5, 2019
    #163
    Landshrew and Bean-counter like this.
  4. Gladiator 5076

    Gladiator 5076 Resident of Nat Pres

    Joined:
    Oct 2, 2015
    Messages:
    6,219
    Likes Received:
    4,977
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Swanage
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
    As mentioned by Rumpole at some time the stewards have to clean the train (tables, toilets, rubbish to half brake etc) between trips and the turnaround at Waterloo is far to short for that. There is nothing worse than not having a clean train for passengers joining at a tour start point. It looks amazingly unprofessional, these are not a regular TOC offering after all.
    The third ECS path spends a couple of hours in SW Sidings, so that one is a no go anyway. I suspect most passengers would want a trip back around tea time and the stock is already at SWS being prepared for the evening tour.
     
    Gladiator 5076, Jun 5, 2019
    #164
    Paul42 likes this.
  5. Gladiator 5076

    Gladiator 5076 Resident of Nat Pres

    Joined:
    Oct 2, 2015
    Messages:
    6,219
    Likes Received:
    4,977
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Swanage
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
    I do not know why they created a separate website rather than just a section on the regular SD site. But I am sure people (unlike me) who have a Marketing Degree could tell us.

    https://www.royalwindsorsteamexpress.co.uk/
     
    Gladiator 5076, Jun 5, 2019
    #165
  6. 33026 Seafire

    33026 Seafire New Member Account Suspended

    Joined:
    Dec 3, 2016
    Messages:
    79
    Likes Received:
    40
    Location:
    Amsterdam Or Newcastle
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
    Extra weight make the Diesel grunt a little bit,Not as bothered about pure haulage as most on here anyway.
    That maybe so but thats just looking for reasons not to offer it,

    The 3rd one is a no go obviously, but the other two you could sit the diesel fraternity in one coach then clean the rest.

    something needs to be done to keep these profitable.

    But what do I know.
     
    33026 Seafire, Jun 5, 2019
    #166
  7. mrKnowwun

    mrKnowwun Part of the furniture

    Joined:
    Oct 22, 2011
    Messages:
    4,335
    Likes Received:
    2,760
    Occupation:
    Retired
    Location:
    West Byfleet
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
    Its a branding exercise, (hence the name, web site, the crown on the headboard and logo) aimed at creating or tapping into a certain market, the UK Tourist. Windsor is always going to be on the itinerary, as is London. Link the two by a steam train? why not.
     
    mrKnowwun, Jun 5, 2019
    #167
  8. TheModster

    TheModster Member

    Joined:
    Apr 23, 2019
    Messages:
    755
    Likes Received:
    1,253
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    London
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    Footage of the first 3 shuttles and the evening run.

     
    TheModster, Jun 5, 2019
    #168
    mrKnowwun likes this.
  9. MellishR

    MellishR Resident of Nat Pres Friend

    Joined:
    Apr 16, 2009
    Messages:
    8,125
    Likes Received:
    5,208
    It would seem to make more sense for the fare paid to SD to include a valid SWR ticket for the return.
     
    MellishR, Jun 6, 2019
    #169
    Jerr Grey likes this.
  10. John Petley

    John Petley Part of the furniture

    Joined:
    Oct 8, 2007
    Messages:
    2,852
    Likes Received:
    2,369
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    Researcher/writer and composer of classical music
    Location:
    Between LBSCR 221 and LBSCR 227
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    Thank you for this interesting piece of info. It has been widely known since steam started running in the south of England that the SE&CR lines in Kent were very tight gauge-wise, but I had no idea where the worst pinch points were. I can't imagine this bridge at Bromley South is the only spot with limited clearance as otherwise if someone wanted to run, say Flying Scotsman to Canterbury, routing either via East Croydon-Redhill-Tonbridge or Nunhead-Lewisham-Hither Green would solve this particular problem.
     
    John Petley, Jun 7, 2019
    #170
  11. gricerdon

    gricerdon Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Mar 10, 2018
    Messages:
    1,590
    Likes Received:
    739
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    Gricer and Grandad
    Location:
    Wallers Ash
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
    I seem to remember Jim Clarke telling me that one of the clearances was very tight for Tornado
     
    gricerdon, Jun 7, 2019
    #171
  12. Jerr Grey

    Jerr Grey New Member Account Suspended

    Joined:
    Jun 29, 2017
    Messages:
    108
    Likes Received:
    50
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Des Moins
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
    I used Bromley South as an example, everywhere they looked to gauge Scotsman similar issues arose. Basically the largest locomotives you can get around Kent are Bulleid & BR standard Pacifics with their turned in cab roofs and Tornado which was built to be gauge friendly.
     
    Last edited: Jun 7, 2019
    Jerr Grey, Jun 7, 2019
    #172
  13. Deepgreen

    Deepgreen Well-Known Member Friend

    Joined:
    Jul 30, 2010
    Messages:
    1,835
    Likes Received:
    1,151
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    Early retirement! (Ex-Business Improvement, LU).
    Location:
    Betchworth, Surrey
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
    Has 61306 been confirmed for tomorrow, or is 'TBC' still the case?
     
    Deepgreen, Jun 10, 2019
    #173
  14. Michelliss

    Michelliss New Member

    Joined:
    Nov 19, 2018
    Messages:
    82
    Likes Received:
    225
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Oxford
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
    Michelliss, Jun 10, 2019
    #174
  15. BR 73082

    BR 73082 Member

    Joined:
    May 8, 2006
    Messages:
    947
    Likes Received:
    125
    Picture sent from a work colleague shows 61306 at Waterloo this morning for the first departure to Windsor.
     
    BR 73082, Jun 11, 2019
    #175
  16. free2grice

    free2grice Part of the furniture Friend

    Joined:
    Sep 19, 2005
    Messages:
    5,299
    Likes Received:
    2,670
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    Retired Rolls-Royce engineer
    Location:
    Bath Green Park / Mangotsfield
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
    free2grice, Jun 11, 2019
    #176
  17. simon

    simon Resident of Nat Pres

    Joined:
    Jun 26, 2006
    Messages:
    11,589
    Likes Received:
    5,249
    Although, unless you need to get back to Waterloo, it is actually quicker to go via the GwR.
     
    simon, Jun 11, 2019
    #177
  18. cg

    cg Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Oct 19, 2005
    Messages:
    1,297
    Likes Received:
    215
    Gender:
    Male
    cg, Jun 11, 2019
    #178
  19. free2grice

    free2grice Part of the furniture Friend

    Joined:
    Sep 19, 2005
    Messages:
    5,299
    Likes Received:
    2,670
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    Retired Rolls-Royce engineer
    Location:
    Bath Green Park / Mangotsfield
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
    I must admit that the last sentence did make me smile. <BJ>

    Responding to an SWR Tweet stating that the problem was caused by a train arriving earlier than scheduled, another user posted: “First time for everything I suppose.”​
     
    free2grice, Jun 11, 2019
    #179
    cg likes this.
  20. mrKnowwun

    mrKnowwun Part of the furniture

    Joined:
    Oct 22, 2011
    Messages:
    4,335
    Likes Received:
    2,760
    Occupation:
    Retired
    Location:
    West Byfleet
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
    Week 2, Episode 2, at least some class in Staines

     
    mrKnowwun, Jun 11, 2019
    #180
    46203, D1002 and cg like this.
Page 9 of 31

Share This Page