Anyone have any info on why the Welsh Mountaineer tour has been postponed?

[RetroCrowe]

RTC and RailAdvent are both reporting that this tour has been postponed until 1st August, but neither are giving any reasons why. Has anyone who was meant to be onboard been told why, I can't find any of this info since I'm not travelling on it

 

[pokemonsuper9]

RTC and RailAdvent are both reporting that this tour has been postponed until 1st August, but neither are giving any reasons why.

@pokemonsuper9 If this move really is a pacer, I'm genuinely considering missing the return leg of the Welsh Mountaineer tour just to get back in time to see this, possibly the most enthusiastic anyone has ever been about a pacer lol. I can see a steam loco nearly every week since I'm in Crewe, but a mainline pacer run is certainly something much rarer

At least it means you can see the pacer (if you want to obviously) without missing the tour train.

 

[RetroCrowe]

@pokemonsuper9 Certainly true haha, I had just about given up on seeing the pacer barring a monumental delay since the Conwy Valley and the WCML are a fair distance apart, it's lucky I had a backup plan of something to go and see on my day off

 

[growler373]

RTC and RailAdvent are both reporting that this tour has been postponed until 1st August, but neither are giving any reasons why. Has anyone who was meant to be onboard been told why, I can't find any of this info since I'm not travelling on it

Email from RTC says a problem with loco 44932, tour rescheduled for August 1st

 

[SeanG]

Was this operated by WCRC? Their prohibition notice may be the reason why it is rescheduled

 

[Bill57p9]

Was this operated by WCRC? Their prohibition notice may be the reason why it is rescheduled

The WCRC prohibition notice is specifically the Jacobite operation.