The Royal Scot. 10th October.

Bugger. I got a wedding to pay for first!

 

Thanks for the info on the beer festival. With a title like mine you can imagine where I'll make for.

 

Looks like the train will be full of drunks on the return then. Hic!

 

Just think what the public will say..

Question from the public at Preston station when 6233 arrives...

Public: "here mate whats going on ?

Enthusiast staggering from the carriage says: "ave been riding a Duchess to Carlilse to see a hic.. Tornado"

Public to his mate... : "Pi__ed up old f__ts, next thing he'll say the trains not moving but the building is...

Enthusiast then says: "Ar actually yes there's a Castle coming down"

Public..."time to go home, he's that drunk he think's about to see the earth move."

 

So what's new?

 

Nothing wrong with a bit of 'water' to service the boiler- if Duchess needs it, then why not? After all, it is but a liquid lunch, whereby one stares into the brass-bright depths of that brown, incandescent liquid, which sloshes around the top of the glass when it is lifted; the froth settling on the upper lip as the beer slides into the mouth (enough of waxing lyrical about a pint of beer. Anyway, thanks to Dylan Thomas for the 'brass-bright' bit, and I think I ought to become advertising officer for M&S!)... By the way, I think I'm classified as a 'young fart'.

 

Yep. Definitely the lower end of the spectrum ...

 

I've bloody missed out!

 

Don't they have a waiting list to take up any slack if there are last minute cancellations ?

 

Good point, I will ring them.
Cheers

 

Not surprised there. I just had a check on the RTC website, and there are only three seats remaining on the whole train. Its beginning to remind me of "The Devonian" earlier this year!

 

Seems I am on the waiting list now....

 

So what's the current numbers for this tour?

 

I'm more than likely going to be in a different carriage, as I'm with a mate who has booked separately, and we are trying to see if we get put together again on this tour (it has happened twice already with PTR and RTC, so third time lucky as well?). Just let me know what carriage you chaps are in, and I may pop down for a natter about the superiority of Bulleids, the comfort of Maunsell carriages and the benefits of a Queen Mary bogie brake van... or maybe just a natter! If not, there's always the beer festival...

 

I'll be at the front sound recording in one direction, unless I can sweet talk my way into posh class for the other leg as well. More than happy to chat about Mr. Bulleid's finest at the beerfest though.

 

What gave you the impression I intend talking to you?