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Discussion in 'What's Going On' started by Christopher125, Nov 8, 2011.

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  1. Christopher125

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    Re: LU 150 plans...

    20 photo's have also been uploaded to the LTM's flickr page showing recent progress with the Jubilee carriage, including the underframe nearing completion.

    Chris
     
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    Re: LU 150 plans...

    Does anyone know the route of the trains on 13th and 20th January?
     
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  4. Christopher125

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    Re: LU 150 plans...

    According to the BBC it will be Kensington Olympia-Moorgate.

    Chris
     
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    Re: LU 150 plans...

    Looks good. Guessing Steam on the Met will be MET1 / L94 / 9466. How many locos used to be rostered for this back in the 90s?
     
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  6. Paul.Uni

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    Re: LU 150 plans...

    IIRC the last SOTM had four steam locos (9466, 41312, 61572 & 62005) and two carriage sets. At any one time there was one on each set and one spare at Amersham, with two of the engines double heading.
     
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    Re: LU 150 plans...

    Details of the prices and times are now on the link that Paul.Uni posted earlier. HOW MUCH?!
     
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  8. Christopher125

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    Re: LU 150 plans...

    Seriously expensive but given the amount of work involved i guess it's no great surprise, especially given the huge cut to the museum's budget - after all, it's hard to see them having any difficulty filling the seats.

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    Re: LU 150 plans...

    Looks like my pension lump sum will be arriving just in time. :)
    High price but when next will we get to travel behind steam on the Underground?
     
    Spamcan81, Oct 26, 2012
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  10. ADB968008

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    Re: LU 150 plans...

    so..
    you enter a ballot that may allow you to buy a ticket.
    If your selected you can then buy a ticket
    but you cannot select which train..
    some trains are steam, some are electric...

    why does london local government always have to be so complicated...
    Obviously this little over complicated ticketing junket will require £000's in custom computer coding to produce a website specifically for this complicated task..

    if they want max revenue for a ticket havent they ever heard of ebay ?- guarenteed max sale revenue, overhead way cheaper than a customized website (which no doubt will probably fail).

    now anyone spot the Ghost train...
    the first "public" one is a return back to Olympia by Sarah Siddons .. obviously there's a "prawn butty" train hauled by No 1 to Moorgate arriving around 11.47 perhaps ?

    I hope they don't prevent the public from watching the train from the platforms enroute ?, is this being done in an engineering possession or inbetween regular trains ?, does Moorgate still have spare platforms ?

    £150 or £180.., well sounds expensive, but when you consider what it is, when it is, when it last happened and when it's likely to happen again... i think thats fair enough. There will be a lot of londoners who are not steam enthusiasts but enough disposable cash to say they have done it, to buy seats on it.
     
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  11. Christopher125

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    Re: LU 150 plans...

    I imagine the ticketing is being done like this to try and avoid the website crashes and jammed phonelines they've suffered in the past when giving out tickets for special events.

    Chris
     
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    Re: LU 150 plans...

    Steam haulage for just over £8.33 a minute... I think I'll give it a miss...

    20th January 2013
    Non‐stopping service Kensington (Olympia) to Moorgate, via Edgware Road Passengers may only board at Kensington (Olympia) Hauled by Met No 1 Steam Locomotive– First class £80 / Standard (3rd) class £50 Kensington (Olympia) 18:23
    (This service is only hauled by Met No 1 Steam Locomotive for the first 6 minutes)
    Hauled by Sarah Siddons Locomotive for rest of trip
    Moorgate 18:56
     
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    Non stop but steam hauled for the 1st 6 minutes... Are they planning a slip loco ? :)
     
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    How can it be only steam hauled for 6 minutes ?, is there a reversal somewhere or is Sarah giving a hefty shove up a bank somewhere ?, the Tube Map already reads like a Rabbit Warren to me before you add in the various bits not shown on the Passenger Map.
     
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    Re: LU 150 plans...

    It reverses at Gloucester Road. Look at your tube map !

    David
     
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    Re: LU 150 plans...

    Well, I've been trying to enter the ballot today. Unsuccessfully.

    First hurdle is that you have to create an account. This involves them telling you that they have sent you an email with a temporary password. Tried that twice and didn't receive the email either time.
    So I tried the Forgot My Password button - it doesn't work, nothing happens
    I tried the Change My Password screen - this gives an error message and gives you a phone number to call
    I called the number - and got a recorded message telling me they were unable to answer my call and unable to take a message. (In other worgs - go away!)

    Anyone had better luck than me with this?
     
    6029 King Stephen, Oct 29, 2012
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    Re: LU 150 plans...

    Perhaps this is the first stage in the ballot!?
    You have a couple of weeks to enter so I'd wait until the system beds down and the problems are resolved before trying again.
     
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    Re: LU 150 plans...

    Worked OK for me. Account set up and activated and ballot entered. Just need to wait and see if I'm lucky now.
     
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    Re: LU 150 plans...

    I had exactly the same problem as you. I tried to set up an account but never received my temporary password. I gave it another go with a different e-mail address I have and it worked perfectly. May be you could try the same.
     
    6:05 special, Oct 29, 2012
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  20. 6029 King Stephen

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    Thanks guys, yes, I have got through it OK now, I guess if the system was so overloaded, our chances in the ballot will be slim!
     
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