Yes the GC offering has been reduced with 1 return trip on a weekday on the Bradford route removed
Yes that's what I thought, and it would be the train that I was hoping to use, a friend is joining me from South Wales and he won't get to London until noonish so the 1400ish would have been ok, oh well, I shall have to go on LNER via Leeds.
Why not? - curries, Brontes, KWVR, Saltaire, museums....
Only 3 GC trains per day I think; no free refreshments in 1st but that didn't include alcohol - their website will say if they are "dry."
Yes, that is the reason for the trip, we are joining a rail based trip, Bradford is very well placed in fact and probably a bit cheaper than Leeds, the holiday will include visits to the KWVR, Saltaire, Middleton Railway, Embsay Railway, the Staycation Express (which I understand may either be loco hauled as it was last year, or a 125 set, I don't mind which really.) We are also having a trip on the canals and seeing the 3 & 5 rise locks.
The firm I am going with also does another Holiday to Scunthorpe. That one includes, trips on the Lincs Wolds Railway, the narrow gauge line at Cleethorpes, a trip on the Lincoln Canal and hopefully the highlight will be the Steelworks Railway at Scunthorpe.