Steam Dreams 2025

Tour has not updated since Basingstoke, did it make it to Victoria?

 

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:89726/2025-06-22/detailed

Doesn't look like it. Blocked platform 3 at Basingstoke for 3 hours last night.

Edit - posted on UK-Rail this morning.

 

Hope the person is okay, Mk1s can get very humid and it is a long day.

 

Anyone know what happened to the passengers (the ill one and all the others)?

 

My video, welcome back 5029!

 

Other passengers made their way home by service train.

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My video of yesterday's trip. Seen at Teignmouth & Dawlish Warren.

 

Can confirm that back via SWR,
Very well handled as always.
Great day with 50.29 and 57002 & 311

 

Despite the trips being tomorrow I cannot find any timings on Real Time trains for the two tours out of Paddington tomorrow. Does anyone know if they are even still going ahead?

 

Believe they are still due to run as planned. The SD website has the confirmed timings from Paddington so it's probably just a case that they aren't in the system.

 

Ok thank you. I'm more interested to see the complete route the trips will be taking now they've abandoned the Surrey Hills and Kent trips.

 

The ECS only appeared on RTT today (https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:U57064/2025-07-09/detailed) so I suspect they will appear somewhen before 1013 tomorrow.

If the vague description on the website is to be believed it looks GWML to Oxford and return via Bicester and High Wycombe for the lunchtime and the reverse for the evening

Andrew

 

Been advised that both trips will be diesel hauled throughout due to a steam ban in place.

 

Evening everyone,

Can somebody please confirm if the Steam Dreams charter from Kings Cross to York on Wednesday is running?.
There doesn't seem to be any timings available from the usual sources, such as RTT or Charlwood House.

Thank you.

EDIT - I had the wrong day!

 

It’s Wednesday I believe, times here…
https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/se...3/0000-2359?stp=WVS&show=all&order=wtt&toc=LS

Booked Britannia according to website. Done nothing but rain here in Stevenage last 3 days so let’s hope that’s enough.

 

Thanks Ashley - for some unknown reason, I had it in my mind that today was Tuesday...
I'm hoping to see her at Huntingdon.

 

Britannia looked to be in steam earlier this afternoon at Southall

 

Britannia through Hitchin this morning.

 

Hearing reports of Britannia having a possible big end failure at Peterborough

 

EDIT, coming off at Peterborough into the shunt spur