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 2024

Discussie in 'What's Going On' gestart door John Petley, 10 nov 2023.

  1. acorb

    acorb Part of the furniture

    Lid geworden:
    17 jul 2007
    Berichten:
    2.950
    Leuk Bevonden:
    4.379
    Locatie:
    Powys
    I have seen that and it is tempting! Vintage Trains should be applauded for promoting trips at a variety of price points.
     
  2. AMP

    AMP Member

    Lid geworden:
    29 jul 2007
    Berichten:
    458
    Leuk Bevonden:
    339
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
  3. Steamage

    Steamage Part of the furniture

    Lid geworden:
    14 sep 2005
    Berichten:
    4.748
    Leuk Bevonden:
    1.121
    Locatie:
    Oxford
    Steam on at Taunton, return from Exeter up the LSWR but dropping off at Swindon and Maidenhead. I guess that means turning north at Yeovil Junction, Westbury and Thingly Junction? Let's hope Braunton is available for this trip :)

    Edit: Belay that last remark
    "Scheduled locomotive: Blue Peter 60532" Woohoo!
     
  4. 2857Harry

    2857Harry Well-Known Member

    Lid geworden:
    5 jun 2023
    Berichten:
    1.203
    Leuk Bevonden:
    2.485
    Geslacht:
    Man
    Beroep:
    Conductor/Guard
    Locatie:
    Kidderminster/Leeds
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    As far as I understand BP/Mayflower are the “Taunton Pool” of locos this year. So anything down that way is likely to have one of those pair on the top end.
     
  5. Dan Hill

    Dan Hill Part of the furniture

    Lid geworden:
    1 aug 2008
    Berichten:
    2.749
    Leuk Bevonden:
    826
    Geslacht:
    Man
    Beroep:
    Brick Machine Operator
    Locatie:
    Haywards Heath
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
    Seems that is the case as Mayflower is currently booked for the Kingswear trip in June.
     
  6. MellishR

    MellishR Resident of Nat Pres Friend

    Lid geworden:
    16 apr 2009
    Berichten:
    8.911
    Leuk Bevonden:
    5.847
    Even with diesel assistance inevitable, steam up the bank from St David's to Central is a rare treat.

    Any thoughts as to how far steam will go on the return?
     
  7. TheModster

    TheModster Member

    Lid geworden:
    23 apr 2019
    Berichten:
    885
    Leuk Bevonden:
    1.758
    Geslacht:
    Man
    Locatie:
    London
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    That's what I was wondering, the website doesn't state anything about the steam coming off on the return.
    If it is, then given the route it's got to take to get back to Swindon (Exeter - Axminster - Yeovil PM - Westbury - Melksham), likely places are either Yeovil or Westbury.
     
  8. Gladiator 5076

    Gladiator 5076 Resident of Nat Pres

    Lid geworden:
    2 okt 2015
    Berichten:
    7.914
    Leuk Bevonden:
    6.647
    Geslacht:
    Man
    Locatie:
    Swanage
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
    Why not Paddington? Estimated timings longer than Bahamas on the ACE last year back from Exeter.
     
  9. TheModster

    TheModster Member

    Lid geworden:
    23 apr 2019
    Berichten:
    885
    Leuk Bevonden:
    1.758
    Geslacht:
    Man
    Locatie:
    London
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    It could well be, my location choices were on the assumption that 60532 wouldn't haul the entire return. @2857Harry has stated that she and 61306 are to be the Taunton based locos, so would LSL want to send 60532 all the way to London just to send it back to Taunton again for the rest of the Riviera's?

    It would still be impressive if 60532 could do the entire return and there's nothing on the website to say it does or doesn't
     
  10. AMP

    AMP Member

    Lid geworden:
    29 jul 2007
    Berichten:
    458
    Leuk Bevonden:
    339
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    Steam section is Taunton-Exeter-Bristol TM (I assume Yeovil-Castle Cary-Westbury)

    Andrew
     
    MellishR en TheModster vinden dit leuk.
  11. John Petley

    John Petley Part of the furniture

    Lid geworden:
    8 okt 2007
    Berichten:
    2.947
    Leuk Bevonden:
    2.524
    Geslacht:
    Man
    Beroep:
    Researcher/writer and composer of classical music
    Locatie:
    Between LBSCR 221 and LBSCR 227
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    A friend of mine has just drawn my attention to a priceless article in Surrey Live advertising two SD trips - one form Windsor to Norwich, the other from Haywards Heath to Oxford. Below the picture of Britannia is a paragraph including the words "Passengers should be sitting on a 7000 Britannia". Quite apart from getting the loco number wrong, the mind boggles! I know that some passengers in India used to sit on the roof of the carriages, but sitting on the loco is rather a novelty. Anyone on top of the cab had better watch the 25kv overhead wires once they get on to the GE section!

    The rest of this particular paragraph and the following one are not quite so amusing but still unbelievably poor English:- "This locomotive was built to take riders from London to Norwich in 1951. Passengers on this year's trip will therefore complete a journey that was being run in a similar way 71 years ago. After leaving enough time to explore, the train will then circle back and drop passengers back to where they came from." It's also poor maths: 1951 was 73 years ago, not 71.

    Moving on to the Haywards Heath-Oxford train, the writer informs us that the "journey will be taken by the 46100 Royal Scot" which was "part of a static exhibit" What was the other part, I wonder??

    Later on. the article informs us that "Premium Standard (from £165) is the cheapest and includes complimentary tea and coffee and a trip on a beautifully restored carriage in tables of four. Well, the roof-sitters in India never had these luxuries!
     
  12. NathanP

    NathanP Member

    Lid geworden:
    4 mrt 2017
    Berichten:
    886
    Leuk Bevonden:
    1.041
    Geslacht:
    Man
    Locatie:
    Worcester
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
    Like most news articles on local news websites these days, it was probably created in 30 seconds using an AI tool like ChatGPT, with an actual person casting a cursory and inexpert eye over it before publishing it.
     
  13. RalphW

    RalphW Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Administrator Friend

    Lid geworden:
    11 sep 2005
    Berichten:
    36.443
    Leuk Bevonden:
    9.907
    Geslacht:
    Man
    Beroep:
    Retired-ish, Part time rail tour steward.
    Locatie:
    Northwich
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
  14. 5944

    5944 Resident of Nat Pres

    Lid geworden:
    14 jan 2006
    Berichten:
    8.862
    Leuk Bevonden:
    9.257
    Geslacht:
    Man
    Beroep:
    Train Maintainer for GTR at Hornsey
    Locatie:
    Letchworth
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
    Several tours have disappeared from the website. At least with regards 60007, they've lost 6th March London - Bath, 23rd April London - Lincoln, and 27th April London - Cardiff.
     
  15. AMP

    AMP Member

    Lid geworden:
    29 jul 2007
    Berichten:
    458
    Leuk Bevonden:
    339
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    I know the Cardiff has been cancelled (I was booked) but no real reason was offered as to why it had been.

    Andrew
     
  16. Gladiator 5076

    Gladiator 5076 Resident of Nat Pres

    Lid geworden:
    2 okt 2015
    Berichten:
    7.914
    Leuk Bevonden:
    6.647
    Geslacht:
    Man
    Locatie:
    Swanage
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
    Logic would say that if you have not reached a critical mass of bookings at a specific time then you bin it. I have no idea what the critical mass or the time would be.
    However based on the diesel and electric brigade on wnxx the enthusiast community appear to think that once announced a tour should run regardless of the bookings and hence the economics.
    To me if you did that it would be a bizarre way to run a business.
     
  17. 6026 King John

    6026 King John Well-Known Member

    Lid geworden:
    10 nov 2006
    Berichten:
    1.616
    Leuk Bevonden:
    908
    Locatie:
    Hampton Court, Surrey
    Hilarious - that made me laugh out loud!
     
  18. 6026 King John

    6026 King John Well-Known Member

    Lid geworden:
    10 nov 2006
    Berichten:
    1.616
    Leuk Bevonden:
    908
    Locatie:
    Hampton Court, Surrey
    Well I remember that the late John Farrow always used to promise that no UK Railtours trips would be cancelled due to a lack of bookings. I don't know if that still applies.

    It's a shame if some trips are being cancelled but there probably is a limit to what the clientele can spend these days - even the wine and dine folks. Interesting that it's the Steam Dreams trips that are suffering though. I just took a look at Saphos' web-site and some of their trips are fully booked already or have "limited places."
     
  19. gricerdon

    gricerdon Well-Known Member

    Lid geworden:
    10 mrt 2018
    Berichten:
    1.790
    Leuk Bevonden:
    868
    Geslacht:
    Man
    Beroep:
    Gricer and Grandad
    Locatie:
    Wallers Ash
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
    Yes UK Railtours still say this
     
  20. JR4489

    JR4489 New Member

    Lid geworden:
    2 sep 2022
    Berichten:
    29
    Leuk Bevonden:
    71
    Geslacht:
    Man
    Locatie:
    Cambs
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    Some of the Steam Dreams tours that have now disappeared also said 'limited availability'.
     

Deel Deze Pagina