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Andrew1939 from West Oxon
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« on: June 28, 2010, 14:24:26 »
The Cotswold Line Promotion Group will be running a charter train excursion from the Cotswold Line to Minehead on 18 September. Booking opens to the public 1 July - Adult return fares for non-members ^27 return (child ^12.50). Download more details and booking form from clpg.co.uk
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« Reply #1 on: June 29, 2010, 21:36:25 »
i will be out with my camera :-)
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« Reply #2 on: June 29, 2010, 23:13:20 »
In the meanwhile ... May I offer a very warm welcome to the Coffee Shop forum, CLPG» (Cotswold Line Promotion Group - about)!  Wink
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« Reply #3 on: June 29, 2010, 23:39:06 »
Is it a HST▸ (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units)) with FC▸ (First Class, or Fat Controller, or Football Club, depending on context)?

In which case I may be interested!

Or even a steam train with decent seating!
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« Reply #4 on: June 29, 2010, 23:48:12 »
Quote from: FallenAngel on June 29, 2010, 23:39:06
Is it a HST▸ (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units)) with FC▸ (First Class, or Fat Controller, or Football Club, depending on context)?

Yes, and yes - but no, all First Class seats are already sold out.

See http://www.clpg.co.uk/spectrns.htm for full details.

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William Huskisson MP▸ (Member of Parliament, or Mile Post (a method of measuring the railway in miles and chains from a starting point - usually London), depending on context) was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830.  Many more have died in the same way since then.  Don't take a chance: Stop, Look, Listen.

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« Reply #5 on: June 29, 2010, 23:51:35 »
Quote from: chris from nailsea on June 29, 2010, 23:48:12
Quote from: FallenAngel on June 29, 2010, 23:39:06
Is it a HST▸ (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units)) with FC▸ (First Class, or Fat Controller, or Football Club, depending on context)?

Yes, and yes - but no, all First Class seats are already sold out.

See http://www.clpg.co.uk/spectrns.htm for full details.

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I'll keep that day open then!

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« Reply #6 on: June 29, 2010, 23:53:46 »
Quote from: FallenAngel on June 29, 2010, 23:39:06
Or even a steam train with decent seating!

If you fancy a trip to the seaside on a steam excursion, the Torbay Express is running every Sunday from now until the end of September, starting at Temple Meads and running to/from Kingswear for Dartmouth. Outward journey picks up/return sets down at Weston-super-Mare as well. Website with full info is here although it's a bit irritatingly over-fancy and takes some navigating.
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« Reply #7 on: July 31, 2010, 00:58:48 »
Very last chance to travel on this train. As of yesterday, there were just eight seats are left in standard class of 330 made available. The 100 offered for sale in first class were allocated by drawing of lots, such was the demand.

A slice of the proceeds. along with ^2,000 raised from last year's HST▸ (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units)) to Paignton will be allocated to a station enhancement fund which the CLPG» (Cotswold Line Promotion Group - about) will put towards helping provide better than basic facilities on the new platforms at Charlbury, Ascott and Honeybourne
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« Reply #8 on: August 02, 2010, 00:08:13 »
Just three seats to go now...
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« Reply #9 on: August 02, 2010, 22:16:42 »
All gone!
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« Reply #10 on: September 30, 2010, 13:39:56 »
There is now a gallery of pictures of the train at the CLPG» (Cotswold Line Promotion Group - about) website at http://www.clpg.co.uk/eventsCotswold-Quantock%20Express.htm

^2,000 from the proceeds will be put into the CLPG station enhancements fund for the new station platforms, taking the total so far past ^5,600 (^4,000 in total from this excursion and last year's to Torbay), plus ^1,600 donated so far.
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