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can't quite understand this leaving two steam locomotives in south wales, also 44871 & 45407 working carmarthen to london on the 13 would mean a lot of miles in two days although they are due to visit the svr the following weekend but still the svr is not exactly in south wales and this would leave leander out of the picture.

 

Mr.Riley has given the facts in "another place".

 

Does any body know what will be pulling the Lincoln trip on the 13th of march out of St Pancras or even if is still running.

 

I emailed RTC last week,and they confirmed it is running and still out of St Pancras . It is the 12th not the13th.

 

Steam Railway says it is 70013 but now more likely to be from Victoria instead of due to weekend engineering works at St Pancras station.

 

The RTC website has it starting from Victoria now, not St.Pancras.:frusty:

 

Did RTC read it in Steam Railway ?

Mike M. ( 70c )

 

I received a letter today from RTC advising that " The Lincoln Imp" is starting from Victoria, it goes on to say : -
"This is due to upgrading work on the line from St Pancras, which we have now been informed will affect all our planned day tours heading north from St Pancras this year"

 

Its a shame, but on the plus side, there's several miles worth of extra track from Victoria, as the 'Lincoln Imp' will presumably use the West London Extension and the West London line as far as Willesden Junction, where it'll join the West Coast Mainline for a sprint to Watford Junction. From here, it would probably take the St. Alban's Branch, thus joining the Midland Mainline. As for steam from St. Pancras, there's always the winter tour programme (when finalised), the occasional 'extra' or next year .

 

There is no connection from Watford Jc to St Albans MML. It will probably go via Barnes, Kew East Jc, South Acton, Acton Wells, Dudding Hill Jc and Hendon.

David

 

Ah, that's what happens when you use the National Rail Timetable Map 2011 and not a railway atlas! I stand corrected. So it does a bit of the North London Line as well?

 

IMHO it makes the trip better going from vic so i dont mind.

 

According to rtc website 70013 has replaced 60019 on Scarborough Flyers

Neil

 

..........and also on the saturday CME's [both Liverpool and Crewe departures] and the Sunday NWCE's.

 

Is 6100 Royal Scot going to be ready for these trips? or can we expect a further substitution?

Neil

 

Mmmm - not noticed that Ralph - date for the diary me thinks!

Scrub that - just seen the timings - 6.30 off Crewe :nono:

 

48151 is now rostered for "The Heart of Wales"

Pity the "Central Wales Explorer" from Paddington is got cancelled.If that was due to loco availabilty, what are the changes of one in mid July to take 48151 back North after its trips for Steam Dreams?