The Royal Scot, Thursday 6/11/25

Some of the old faces still support the mainline steam movement; but the uncontrollable diesel on the back and Coffin stock severely reduce what we do. Even Vintage Trains run most of theirs trains with the dreaded box box on the back that frustratingly assists too often. It will be really something if 71000 is allowed to run without a tailgunner. LSL have run a few trains like it this year with Class 8s. Lots of fingers and toes crossed!!!!

 

Surely at this time of year the weather and the state of the rails must be a factor. Here's hoping for a lovely bright dry day.

 

I'm led to believe its a light load. Shap is generally tree free, apart from the final half mile to the summit.

 

Confirmed times now on Saphos website but not on RTT yet
Longer stay in Carlisle, with later departure from there at 17:10

London Euston 07.00 23.40
Milton Keynes Central 07.50 22.40
Crewe 10.35 20.35

STATION ARRIVES DEPARTS
Carlisle 14.20 17.10

 

Book a hotel at some great cost.

 

Tickets arrived today
2nd class in coach F, so either at the front or the rear!!

 

Likewise in coach F too, now last year when Standard was an option on all Saphos/Steam Dreams trips coach F was the buffet coach (the only standard class coach on the consist), have to wonder if that’s the same this time round

 

Maybe not rely on the 20:46 too much
33 late at Euston yesterday
25 late Monday
81 late Friday

The other one which appears to be the 20:29 seems to keep better time.

 

supposed to be a shortened rake, not sure how many, but the buffet where 2nd class is they only have 1 2nd class coach

Neil

 

Load 9 is what I've heard. Yep, coach F for us too. I'm guessing We're seven back from the business end.

 

I mean the rake could just be the standard Saphos set. Just because they are FO coaches doesn’t mean they can’t be used as Standard seating. Certainly last I heard was it was meant to be MK1s

 

Had to book a 4+2 in First as didn't pick up the email in time to book Standard. We're in Coach E. If Liam's right about load 9, a guess at the consist is POB, Buffet, Generator Car, Brake, 4 FOs and 1 TSO.

 

Any timings for this trip yet apart from arrival & departure times

 

nothing yet on RTT

 

Try after 1900/2000 when the uploads are processed from Train Planning Systems to Train Service Data Base and then extracted by RTT and other organisations.
It's some days before operation so it might be early next week when the schedule goes live.

Cheers, Neil

 

Sent you a pm.