Railtour Ideas

[video125]

The two SWT 3 cigs with 73109 from London Waterloo to Weymouth Quay and back.

[chester025]

The two SWT 3 cigs with 73109 from London Waterloo to Weymouth Quay and back.

Well this tour is quite close to that: http://www.spitfirerailtours.co.uk/futu ... 20Dumpling

[chester025]

40145 Liverpool Lime Street - Skegness

Well it looks like this one came true! http://www.spitfirerailtours.co.uk/futu ... 0Fisherman

[chester025]

Argh the links aren't working! Keep on scrolling down and you'll find 'em!

[TheAmateurBasher]

Wouldn't mind a repeat of a Pathfinder tour from Liverpool to Carlisle via Manchester, Huddersfield York (reverse), Leeds, Settle and Carlisle, return to Liverpool via Gateshead, York, Leeds, Huddersfield and Manchester. Traction: EWS 37's in T&T and paired. Gotta be!

[chester025]

Wouldn't mind a repeat of a Pathfinder tour from Liverpool to Carlisle via Manchester, Huddersfield York (reverse), Leeds, Settle and Carlisle, return to Liverpool via Gateshead, York, Leeds, Huddersfield and Manchester. Traction: EWS 37's in T&T and paired. Gotta be!

I think I know which one you are talking about! That was a good day out but I think it would have been better (as orginally planned) with 55022!

EDIT: http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/00s/060624pt.htm

[TheAmateurBasher]

EDIT: http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/00s/060624pt.htm

That's the one I was talking about; I did that tour myself. Hellfire!

[danny3]

Any railtour from Dover or Canterbury to Manchester (or even Liverpool or Newcastle), although i doubt any will ever start at either Canterbury Station or Dover Priory though (only end there )

[david3232]

London Kings cross - Glasgow central - London Euston
Dept: 7:00 Arr:1:00/Dept:3:00 Arr: 9:00

pick ups
London Kings Cross
Stevenage
Peterborough


goes newcastle stops for 15 mins for Train spotting and people who don't Trainspot can stay on the train and have some refreshments or sumthin

goes to Glasgow central stops for 2 hours for anything you want to do

Heads back along the WCML this time stops at Crewe for 15 mins (same as Newcastle)

Drop offs
Coventry
MIlton Keynes
London euston

overall a average time of 14 hours

Idea of trains 67-89, 92-generator van(for heat), HST have to be capable of 125mph otherwise a lot of time added on

[TheAmateurBasher]

Okay, a wierd one from me...

Tour Name: The Merseyside and South Wales Crusader

Route: Liverpool Lime Street to Cardiff Central.

Pickup at: Huyton, Rainhill, Warrington Bank Quay, Frodsham, Helsby, Chester, Wrexham and Shrewsbury.

Itinerary: Outward journey via Craven Arms and the Heart of Wales line. Return via Newport, Chepstow, Cheltenham and Wolverhampton.

Traction: Either D1015 Western Champion, 40145, 55022 Royal Scots Grey, or a pair of EWS 37's. West Coast Railways 47 or 37 to tail excursion, and handle stock moves.

Coaching Stock: 7 Tourist Second Open Mk1's, 1 Buffet Mk1, 4 Tourist First Open Mk1's, 1 Mk1 Kitchen.

Tour Promoter: Spitfire Tours.

Operator: West Coast Railways.


Unsure about start/end times. Then again, this is only a fantasty (for now)...

[photons66]

Not weird at all mate, sounds great. Just to clarify, would it go down the Welsh Marches line at Shrewsbury, ie Ludlow, Leominster, Hereford, Abergavenny, Newport and then Cardiff, and then return via Chepstow/Lydney Junction/Gloucester? If so, it certainly would be a varied route.
How about you time the tour so it coincides with specials at the Forest of Dean railway? By specials I mean when it has steam days so people, once they've finished visiting and those people don't have a car, can hop onto the tour to take them home? The only problem with that is your tour will go via Birmingham so it wouldn't be good for those people without a car who came from, say, Colchester or Maidstone.
Sorry for my waffling.

[TheAmateurBasher]

Not weird at all mate, sounds great. Just to clarify, would it go down the Welsh Marches line at Shrewsbury, ie Ludlow, Leominster, Hereford, Abergavenny, Newport and then Cardiff, and then return via Chepstow/Lydney Junction/Gloucester? If so, it certainly would be a varied route.
How about you time the tour so it coincides with specials at the Forest of Dean railway? By specials I mean when it has steam days so people, once they've finished visiting and those people don't have a car, can hop onto the tour to take them home? The only problem with that is your tour will go via Birmingham so it wouldn't be good for those people without a car who came from, say, Colchester or Maidstone.
Sorry for my waffling.

Cheers.

Hmm. Can't see anything wrong then, with altering the route, and calling at Lydney Junction to detrain those wanting to go the DFR (and then take them on coaches to the railway, and then to rejoin the charter at Newport) . For anyone in the Birmingham area, I would advise them to travel to Wolverhampton. But this is only a mere fantasy; I'm not sure if this would all be realistically possible, in time and route.

I'd like to consider a start time from at least 07.00 AM onwards, and be back between 22.30 and 23.00 PM.

Would anyone agree on this?

[photons66]

I might agree

[TheAmateurBasher]

I might agree

Or how about this one...

Tour Name: The Capital Grid

Route: Liverpool Lime Street to London Euston. Calling at Huyton, Rainhill, Newton Le Willows, Manchester Piccadilly, Stockport and Crewe

Itinerary: Outward journey and return via Manchester, Stockport, Crewe and WCML.

Traction: Fastline Class 56

Coaching Stock: 2 Tourist Second Open Mk2's, 5 Tourist Second Open Mk1's, 1 Buffet Mk1, 1 Kitchen Mk1, 3 Tourist First Opens and 1 Mk1 Brake.

Tour Promotor: Pathfinder Tours

Operator: Riviera Trains


Start around 07.00 AM, reach London Euston around 12.30 or 13.00 PM. Depart London Euston around 17.30 PM, arrive back between 22.30 and 23.00 PM

[photons66]

Sounds good but it'll cause pathing headaches when it gets to Rugby. I presume you will then divert the tour via Northampton and then rejoin the slow lines at Hanslope Junction? I say headaches because you will have to neatly slot the tour in between London Midland services, especially between Milton Keynes and Tring - Euston. How about making it circular, and route it from Lichfield Trent Valley - Birmingham New Street, then Wolverhampton - Shrewsbury and back up the Welsh Marches.
Sorry David these are only suggestions. I really think they are innovative ideas.