Cappagh Capital Campaigner - Branch Line Society - Saturday 3rd August

[ExRes]

This one seems to have been almost missed, the schedules are as follows

0554 1Z50 - Derby to Chessington South - GBRf Class 69 to Wembley Receptions 1-7 then replaced by 2 DCR Class 60s Top and Tail

1315 1Z51 - Chessington South to London Waterloo and 1409 1Z52 to Brighton - DCR 2 x Class 60s

1749 1Z53 - Brighton to Derby - 2 x DCR 60s to Wembley Receptions 1-7 then 2 x DCR 56s & GBRf Class 69 to Leicester via ECML & Manton - Class 69 only to Derby

The tour is in support of Martin House Childrens Hospice

 

[bluegoblin7]

It has been advised that the tour will now have its break at Hove instead of Brighton, as GTR have refused access due to Brighton Pride.

 

[ExRes]

It has been advised that the tour will now have its break at Hove instead of Brighton, as GTR have refused access due to Brighton Pride.

Yes, thanks for that, I see that the BLS website has been updated with Hove replacing Brighton, they recently added a stop at Haywards Heath giving people the option of avoiding the expected crowding at Brighton

Yes, thanks for that, I see that the BLS website has been updated with Hove replacing Brighton, they recently added a stop at Haywards Heath giving people the option of avoiding the expected crowding at Brighton

Due to a fault on 60029 the loco allocation is now

69008 - 60028 - 60055 - 56098 - 56103

 

[LUYMun]

Here are the RTT links if anyone needs it:

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:U19801/2024-08-03/detailed - 1Z50 (Derby - Chessington)

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:U19803/2024-08-03/detailed - 1Z51 (Chessington - London Waterloo)

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:U19804/2024-08-03/detailed - 1Z52 (London Waterloo - Hove)

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:U19807/2024-08-03/detailed - 1Z53 (Hove - Derby)

 

[Deepgreen]

Supposed to go south via Redhill but took the Quarry. One would have hoped that Brighton Pride would have been known about far enough in advance to have avoided any changes there! BTW, contrary to what Railway Herald shows (even in its tour update of today!) the tour will not go via Guildford back to Waterloo, but straight back north via Olympia - a major change. Seen at Earlswood en route to Hove.