Not really an ALR, but more an ALR style trip. You get the point anyway.
The first three days will be a little bash around North Wales with my Mum. She wants to do the Cambrian Coast Express and the railway to Blaenau Ffestiniog.
Tuesday 5th August
_Arr|Dep_
xxxx|0836 Buxton
0919|0942 Stockport
1046|1128 Shrewsbury
1322|1927 Aberystwyth
1959|xxxx Machynlleth
Wednesday 6th August
_Arr|Dep_
xxxx|1005 Machnylleth
1240|1532 Pwllheli
1552|1610 Porthmadog
1725|1754 Blaenau Ffestiniog
1820|xxxx Betws-y-Coed
Thursday 7th August
_Arr|Dep_
xxxx|1220 Betws-y-Coed
1250|1407 Llandudno Junction
1613|1633 Manchester Oxford Road
1730|xxxx Buxton
Now, the next part of the plan is mine and Dan's (LittleRedTrain) big Scotland and Wales bash. We've not really planned much of it yet, so first, I'm going to post a list of things that we would like to do.
Scotland - Jacobite, Inverness - Kyle of Lochalsh, Wick & Thurso, Strathspey Railway, Fife Circle Services (if they're using 67s), Stranraer.
Wales - We have sorted apart from Rhymney which is on rail replacement at the time.
England - York-Scarborough (Steam Train), Whitby & North Yorkshire Moors railway, Cumbrian Coast (inc Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway), WSMR, Gloucester/Hereford/Cheltenham/Worcester area, National Railway Museum, Shildon Railway Museum, Lincolnshire area.
And here are a couple of random day of plans that we've managed to get together.
Just a general idea of London Underground Coverage that we need. Not really a plan as such.
Saturday 16th August
Waterloo - Elephant & Castle
Elepant & Castle - Stockwell
Stockwell - Brixton
Brixton - Green Park
Green Park - Cockfosters
Cockfosters - Finsbury Park
Finsbury Park - Walthamstow Central
Walthamstow Central - Blackhorse Road
Blackhorse Road - Barking
Barking - Upminster
Upminster - Monument
Monument - King George V
King George V - Canning Town
Canning Town - Beckton
Beckton - Poplar
Poplar - West India Quay
West India Quay - Monument
Monument - South Kensington (Anti-Clockwise)
South Kensington - Richmond
Richmond - Turnham Green
Turnham Green - Acton Town
Acton Town - Heathrow
We're thinking of a day covering bits of East Anglia before heading to Euston to catch the sleeper.
Sunday 17th August
_Arr|Dep_
xxxx|2008 London Euston
0954|xxxx Fort William
Monday 18th August
_Arr|Dep_
xxxx|1020 Fort William
------JACOBITE------
1225|1410 Mallaig
------JACOBITE------
1600|1737 Fort William
2129|xxxx Glasgow Queen St
No idea what we're doing this day yet.
Tuesday 19th August
Acommodation at Glasgow
Again, no idea yet.
Wednesday 20th August
Acommodation at Dundee
We're getting the sleeper from Inverness, but don't know what we're doing beforehand yet.
Thursday 21st August
_Arr|Dep_
xxxx|2038 Inverness
0743|xxxx London Euston
Now, we've got a little break here to rest and eat and stuff...
Wednesday 27th August
_Arr|Dep_
xxxx|0828 North Camp
0900|0911 Reading
1048|1055 Cardiff Central
1315|1327 Fisguard Harbour
1359|1407 Whitland
1451|1510 Milford Haven
1601||1656 Carmarthen
1817|1916 Pembroke Dock
2133|xxxx Swansea
Most of the valley lines covered.
Thursday 28th August
_Arr|Dep_
xxxx|0855 Swansea
0925|0949 Bridgend
1015|1017 Maesteg
1039|1042 Bridgend
1114|1119 Barry
1125|1156 Barry Island
1332|1338 Merthyr Tydfil
1359|1421 Abercynon
1446|1522 Aberdare
1553|1606 Pontypridd
1643|1647 Treherbert
1731|1734 Radyr
1813|1815 Coryton
1829|1842 Cardiff Queen Street
1846|1919 Cardiff Bay
1923|1935 Cardiff Queen Street
2023|2055 Tir-phil
2147|xxxx Cardiff Cenral
Now, we did have a plan for this day, but Dan lost it. Well done.
Friday 29th August
Whoops...
This is our "planning" so far. So any advice or help is much appreciated. As we're not really restricted to a week, it gives us more time to rest and then bash again. So we may well do a couple more days than this.
I really do apologize for the giant mess that this is!
The first three days will be a little bash around North Wales with my Mum. She wants to do the Cambrian Coast Express and the railway to Blaenau Ffestiniog.
Tuesday 5th August
_Arr|Dep_
xxxx|0836 Buxton
0919|0942 Stockport
1046|1128 Shrewsbury
1322|1927 Aberystwyth
1959|xxxx Machynlleth
Wednesday 6th August
_Arr|Dep_
xxxx|1005 Machnylleth
1240|1532 Pwllheli
1552|1610 Porthmadog
1725|1754 Blaenau Ffestiniog
1820|xxxx Betws-y-Coed
Thursday 7th August
_Arr|Dep_
xxxx|1220 Betws-y-Coed
1250|1407 Llandudno Junction
1613|1633 Manchester Oxford Road
1730|xxxx Buxton
Now, the next part of the plan is mine and Dan's (LittleRedTrain) big Scotland and Wales bash. We've not really planned much of it yet, so first, I'm going to post a list of things that we would like to do.
Scotland - Jacobite, Inverness - Kyle of Lochalsh, Wick & Thurso, Strathspey Railway, Fife Circle Services (if they're using 67s), Stranraer.
Wales - We have sorted apart from Rhymney which is on rail replacement at the time.
England - York-Scarborough (Steam Train), Whitby & North Yorkshire Moors railway, Cumbrian Coast (inc Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway), WSMR, Gloucester/Hereford/Cheltenham/Worcester area, National Railway Museum, Shildon Railway Museum, Lincolnshire area.
And here are a couple of random day of plans that we've managed to get together.
Just a general idea of London Underground Coverage that we need. Not really a plan as such.
Saturday 16th August
Waterloo - Elephant & Castle
Elepant & Castle - Stockwell
Stockwell - Brixton
Brixton - Green Park
Green Park - Cockfosters
Cockfosters - Finsbury Park
Finsbury Park - Walthamstow Central
Walthamstow Central - Blackhorse Road
Blackhorse Road - Barking
Barking - Upminster
Upminster - Monument
Monument - King George V
King George V - Canning Town
Canning Town - Beckton
Beckton - Poplar
Poplar - West India Quay
West India Quay - Monument
Monument - South Kensington (Anti-Clockwise)
South Kensington - Richmond
Richmond - Turnham Green
Turnham Green - Acton Town
Acton Town - Heathrow
We're thinking of a day covering bits of East Anglia before heading to Euston to catch the sleeper.
Sunday 17th August
_Arr|Dep_
xxxx|2008 London Euston
0954|xxxx Fort William
Monday 18th August
_Arr|Dep_
xxxx|1020 Fort William
------JACOBITE------
1225|1410 Mallaig
------JACOBITE------
1600|1737 Fort William
2129|xxxx Glasgow Queen St
No idea what we're doing this day yet.
Tuesday 19th August
Acommodation at Glasgow
Again, no idea yet.
Wednesday 20th August
Acommodation at Dundee
We're getting the sleeper from Inverness, but don't know what we're doing beforehand yet.
Thursday 21st August
_Arr|Dep_
xxxx|2038 Inverness
0743|xxxx London Euston
Now, we've got a little break here to rest and eat and stuff...
Wednesday 27th August
_Arr|Dep_
xxxx|0828 North Camp
0900|0911 Reading
1048|1055 Cardiff Central
1315|1327 Fisguard Harbour
1359|1407 Whitland
1451|1510 Milford Haven
1601||1656 Carmarthen
1817|1916 Pembroke Dock
2133|xxxx Swansea
Most of the valley lines covered.
Thursday 28th August
_Arr|Dep_
xxxx|0855 Swansea
0925|0949 Bridgend
1015|1017 Maesteg
1039|1042 Bridgend
1114|1119 Barry
1125|1156 Barry Island
1332|1338 Merthyr Tydfil
1359|1421 Abercynon
1446|1522 Aberdare
1553|1606 Pontypridd
1643|1647 Treherbert
1731|1734 Radyr
1813|1815 Coryton
1829|1842 Cardiff Queen Street
1846|1919 Cardiff Bay
1923|1935 Cardiff Queen Street
2023|2055 Tir-phil
2147|xxxx Cardiff Cenral
Now, we did have a plan for this day, but Dan lost it. Well done.
Friday 29th August
Whoops...
This is our "planning" so far. So any advice or help is much appreciated. As we're not really restricted to a week, it gives us more time to rest and then bash again. So we may well do a couple more days than this.
I really do apologize for the giant mess that this is!