Cathedrals Express London to Cardiff 10th Sept

Rob on the hill

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Cathedrals Express London to Cardiff 10th Sept

« on: September 08, 2015, 11:17:57 »

(Deutsche Bahn - German State Railway - about)=SteamDreams&Division=A&bookingtype=T&date5=42257&Tour=71727&Route=1&Adults=2&Children=0&Infants=0" target="_blank">http://www.steamdreams.co.uk/Executables/GT436TourCalendar.exe?ActionCode=TP&WebBookno=8655534&SS=SDSVR01&DB=SteamDreams&Division=A&bookingtype=T&date5=42257&Tour=71727&Route=1&Adults=2&Children=0&Infants=0
Must be the first steam-hauled tour along this route for a while?


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patch38

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Re: Cathedrals Express London to Cardiff 10th Sept

« Reply #1 on: September 08, 2015, 12:46:38 »

Interestingly, the timetable hasn't shown up on UK^▸ Steam Info (as of 13:00 on Tuesday 08 Sep) yet:

http://www.uksteam.info/tours/trs15.htm#twk


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Rob on the hill

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Re: Cathedrals Express London to Cardiff 10th Sept

« Reply #2 on: September 09, 2015, 10:32:07 »

Timings being added to Steam Dream website. No pick-up now from Swindon on outward journey:
http://www.steamdreams.com/executables/GT410WebContent.exe?ActionCode=Timings


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Re: Cathedrals Express London to Cardiff 10th Sept

« Reply #3 on: September 09, 2015, 12:55:43 »

Rather a rip off from Swindon - no suggestion of only paying the lower Gloucester-Cardiff fee having to travel on service train from Swindon to pick up the train....

And no return timings after Earley either...does it get lost in the Winnersh Triangle?


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patch38

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Re: Cathedrals Express London to Cardiff 10th Sept

« Reply #4 on: September 09, 2015, 14:43:46 »

Bad news - now postponed due to 'gauging and locomotive issues'.


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Rob on the hill

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Re: Cathedrals Express London to Cardiff 10th Sept

« Reply #5 on: September 09, 2015, 16:44:18 »

From Steam Dreams website:

"Postponed due to gauging issues and locomotive withdrawal

Tomorrow^s trip has been postponed following news received earlier today from West Coast Railways that Network Rail have been unable to satisfy the gauging requirements for the Duchess of Sutherland despite the fact that it has been run on all of this route within the last year. In addition Tangmere, our reserve loco, may be withdrawn from service when it gets back from a trip that it is on today due to problems with its boiler that require immediate attention.

We are in the process of contacting all passengers booked on this tour to notify them of the situation. We will also be writing to all passengers booked on this trip in the coming days."


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