Highlandspring
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Thats great thanks is it still likely to be 92014 again on the electric leg.67016
Thats great thanks is it still likely to be 92014 again on the electric leg.
Thats great thank you92 023.
92 023.
Yes that should work tonights it was tommorow nights i was looking for the allocations.90043 was in the Klondyke this morning, isn’t that generally the loco for 1M16?
From what i have seen it should be 92010.Could someone advise me what's on 1S26 tonight please? Thanks in advance!
92043Could someone advise me what's on 1S26 tonight please? Thanks in advance!
Ah ok was going by it working 1S26 last night.92043 probably.
(92010 is at Polmadie likely going the other way on 1M11.)
Yes that should work tonights it was tommorow nights i was looking for the allocations.
Oh I would love the return of these 'cruise' services as operated by BR in the 1980's. The tour I was on ran from St Pancras on Friday evening with Mk1 FO stock as day coaches and Mk 3 sleepers. Window seat guaranteed as the bay of 4 was only ever occupied by two people. Superb weekend in Scotland. I suppose in those days there were plenty of spare sleepers as we were whisked north Friday to Inverness. Day coaches then continued to Wick or Thurso. Back to a hotel in Inverness. Kyle and Skye tour Sunday. Sleepers then to Aberdeen for the night. A quick trip to Dufftown on Monday and then a leisurely return to London. I cant remember if the sleepers were with us back to London as they certainly didn't go on the Dufftown trip. Also had a wonderful observation car for passenger use although I recall we took it in turns and could only access it at station stops. I suppose the modern equivalent is the weekend tours offered but all hotel based meaning for me that we leave the south at some awfully early hour on Friday. Definitely high quality as reflected by the price but well worth it with superb service all the way.I am not entirely convinced by the ocean liner analogy - seems to me the reasons for travel by sleeper are different from a cruise, but it does prompt a thought. Accepting that travel via HS2 impacts mainly destinations south of Perth and if the Edinburgh and Glasgow services become (even more) uneconomic, what could be done with the spare rolling stock? Not sure if this has been covered in this thread before, but how about "cruise" services to Kyle, Mallaig and Thurso? The problem with a "cruise train" might be the need for high quality day cars to go with the sleepers.
PS - anyone know how the "Grand Hibernian" is doing?
73966 working Fort William - Edinburgh tonight if anyone wants to know ☺
Oh I would love the return of these 'cruise' services as operated by BR in the 1980's. The tour I was on ran from St Pancras on Friday evening with Mk1 FO stock as day coaches and Mk 3 sleepers. Window seat guaranteed as the bay of 4 was only ever occupied by two people. Superb weekend in Scotland. I suppose in those days there were plenty of spare sleepers as we were whisked north Friday to Inverness. Day coaches then continued to Wick or Thurso. Back to a hotel in Inverness. Kyle and Skye tour Sunday. Sleepers then to Aberdeen for the night. A quick trip to Dufftown on Monday and then a leisurely return to London. I cant remember if the sleepers were with us back to London as they certainly didn't go on the Dufftown trip. Also had a wonderful observation car for passenger use although I recall we took it in turns and could only access it at station stops. I suppose the modern equivalent is the weekend tours offered but all hotel based meaning for me that we leave the south at some awfully early hour on Friday. Definitely high quality as reflected by the price but well worth it with superb service all the way.
Oh I would love the return of these 'cruise' services as operated by BR in the 1980's. The tour I was on ran from St Pancras on Friday evening with Mk1 FO stock as day coaches and Mk 3 sleepers. Window seat guaranteed as the bay of 4 was only ever occupied by two people. Superb weekend in Scotland. I suppose in those days there were plenty of spare sleepers as we were whisked north Friday to Inverness. Day coaches then continued to Wick or Thurso. Back to a hotel in Inverness. Kyle and Skye tour Sunday. Sleepers then to Aberdeen for the night. A quick trip to Dufftown on Monday and then a leisurely return to London. I cant remember if the sleepers were with us back to London as they certainly didn't go on the Dufftown trip. Also had a wonderful observation car for passenger use although I recall we took it in turns and could only access it at station stops. I suppose the modern equivalent is the weekend tours offered but all hotel based meaning for me that we leave the south at some awfully early hour on Friday. Definitely high quality as reflected by the price but well worth it with superb service all the way.
Quite, though perhaps there's a market for something a little cheaper than The Royal ScotsmanYou'd need a remortgage to afford that kind of thing these days, certainly wouldnt be BR prices.
Why would you do the FW sleeper from Queen Street when there is a sleeper service from Central about half an hour earlier?I note that if you are travelling Fort William to London with a bike, you are required to move it yourself at 0110 in the morning. Some hotel that!
Also, during the week, you can't actually get on the FW to London sleeper at Queen Street low level for some reason. Only get off.
Which has what to do with boarding the Highland Sleeper at Queen Street?Because I want to travel from Fort William to Glasgow?
Because I want to travel from Fort William to Glasgow? Or, the timings of the train work better or you are meeting friends.
I realise that. It doesn't seem a great idea to me if I am meeting people, or trying to, who want to go to London with me, but live in Glasgow.
I realise that. It doesn't seem a great idea to me if I am meeting people, or trying to, who want to go to London with me, but live in Glasgow.
I could take the earlier train if I changed my work pattern but that is not easy and my relatives could travel all the way out to Dalmuir just to head back in the direction they came from, but that would be for the convenience of the railway. Easyjet it is I think.
I could take the earlier train if I changed my work pattern but that is not easy and my relatives could travel all the way out to Dalmuir just to head back in the direction they came from, but that would be for the convenience of the railway. Easyjet it is I think.