KWVR Gala 25-27 May 2012. - Page 4

33056 · 24th May 2012, 06:43

If I can get up in time I will try for the 06:30 from the Cross so I can dust off the red pen straight away for 31466 (can't believe I have never had that, despite being extremely familiar with it in the mid 1990s through work

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4SRKT · 24th May 2012, 07:08

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Originally Posted by 33056

If I can get up in time I will try for the 06:30 from the Cross so I can dust off the red pen straight away for 31466 (can't believe I have never had that, despite being extremely familiar with it in the mid 1990s through work

)

See you on the 08:56 Leeds > Skipton then.

sprinterguy · 24th May 2012, 07:29

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Originally Posted by 4SRKT

The Fleece at Haworth, Volunteers and Boltmakers Arms at Keighley will do rightly. Plus of course the KWVR buffet. Stopping on the way home at the Junction at Shipley is also highly recommended.

Thanks a lot for the pub gen

And I'm glad to hear that the usual range of tickets will be available: It's always slightly disappointing when I've attended galas and I can only really afford to make a short trip, but the only tickets they have available are gala day tickets at inflated prices: They're fine if you are intending to spend the vast majority of the day travelling back and forth, not so great if you only intend on making a single journey, though I suspect that I'll be making more than just the one trip in this case.

4SRKT · 24th May 2012, 07:38

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Originally Posted by sprinterguy

Thanks a lot for the pub gen

And I'm glad to hear that the usual range of tickets will be available: It's always slightly disappointing when I've attended galas and I can only really afford to make a short trip, but the only tickets they have available are gala day tickets at inflated prices: They're fine if you are intending to spend the vast majority of the day travelling back and forth, not so great if you only intend on making a single journey, though I suspect that I'll be making more than just the one trip in this case.

If you are a member you can make three return journeys at the reduced rate for less than the cost of the gala ticket. If you aren't a member you might as well buy the rover if you're going to make more than one journey.

Still, the KWVR is so short that I doubt you'll only be making one trip, even if you don't arrive till lunchtime. The beer on board the train is always good and reasonably priced so there's little need to stray far from the line in my experience (a quick pint in the Boltmakers, less than two mins walk from Keighley station, being the obvious exception).

Tim R-T-C · 24th May 2012, 21:33

Disappointing that the 26 is not going to be there. Changes to work means I might get to pop down on Sunday, but might have to give this one a skip.

electra27000 · 24th May 2012, 21:35

It'll be a Saturday visit for me and the wife

4SRKT · 24th May 2012, 22:05

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Originally Posted by Tim R-T-C

Disappointing that the 26 is not going to be there. Changes to work means I might get to pop down on Sunday, but might have to give this one a skip.

No 67s there AFAIK

MattRobinson · 24th May 2012, 22:18

I'm going to be there tomorrow. Excited- spending the day volunteering. Catching the 0725 ex Leeds, but I doubt anyone who isn't volunteering will be on that train

4SRKT · 24th May 2012, 22:26

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I'm going to be there tomorrow. Excited- spending the day volunteering. Catching the 0725 ex Leeds, but I doubt anyone who isn't volunteering will be on that train

You're dead right!

YorkshireBear · 24th May 2012, 23:00

Very keen that matt

thats why im in civil

earliest i have to catch train when volunteering is 08:56

33056 · 25th May 2012, 06:25

Well,I managed to catch the 06:30 from KX, whether it will make connection at Leeds remains to be seen.

TGVDUDE · 25th May 2012, 17:09

I hear 50026 suffered a flashover departing Keighley earlier in the afternoon today?

4SRKT · 25th May 2012, 18:23

Yes, it was rather spectacular and resulted in the cancellation of the 13:47 express to Oxenhope.

YorkshireBear · 25th May 2012, 18:38

Fixable though they hope and be back out tommorow fingers crossed!

Cracking day though with 4SKRt and spinterguy

theblackwatch · 25th May 2012, 18:43

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Fixable though they hope and be back out tommorow fingers crossed!

Cracking day though with 4SKRt and spinterguy

Good luck to the guys fixing it. I will be flying to the UK tomorrow and hopefully there on Sunday.

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33056 Resident misanthrope Established Member Join Date: 12 Nov 2007 Location: On a train somewhere in Europe Posts: 1,485	Well,I managed to catch the 06:30 from KX, whether it will make connection at Leeds remains to be seen.

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