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Wizards Express, with Olton Hall, C'forth to York. Sat 7th June

Discussie in 'What's Going On' gestart door RalphW, 5 jun 2014.

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  1. RalphW

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    Anybody daring to venture on this one as it's going to be full of Potter fans...:(
     
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  2. Sidmouth

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    There is a suggestion that the object of every potter fans adulation may not have sufficient magical powers to beat the Voldermort of Network Rail's gauging department
     
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    26D_M Part of the furniture

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    But surely those powers of metamorphosis will see it gain 9 inches in wheel diameter and a middle cylinder while retaining its characteristic livery to fool those pesky measurement bods .....
     
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    Alton Hall? Named after Hampshire's best-connected railway town? ;-)
     
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  5. Sidmouth

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    Presumably that will be deploying some form of invisibility cloak !
     
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    Times now up on UKSteam & RTT - it's a bit close for NR to pull the plug now - one hopes... However, she's done Carnforth-York several times before - has there been any recent track maintenance done which might jeopardise the trip?
     
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    Very unfair of NR to prevent RTC having chance to advise customers of a possible change to the advertised product.
     
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    Can the thread title be altered to the correct spelling of "Olton".
     
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    15 of us booked on it, but still awaiting my tickets (don't worry, phonecall to RYTC in hand).

    Dissapointed to see 5972 no longer has a go at Gigglewick bank, not many other decent climbs is there on the planned route?
     
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    5972 was dragged from York-Carnforth the other week so no problems there. And the last time it went from Carnforth to York was last September so technically there shouldn't be any problem there either.
     
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    Although not a continuous 1:100 like the couple of miles of Giggleswich, on the outward section, the approx 10 miles from Hornby to Clapham varies from 1:180 to 1:100 with very little respite, so 5972 is going to be working pretty hard all the way.
     
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    Staffordshire's best theme park :p
     
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    Remarkable that it should remain in doubt less than 24 hours before a train published for several months. One would expect there to have been some deadline for a gauging decision if that is the issue. RTC were confident enough to add a repeat next month.
     
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    I should think the climb from Settle Junction to Longpreston would also present quite a challenge hence the need for a rest at Hellifield ;)
     
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    Going back to the misspelling thing, It's slightly interesting me that she'll be going through Woodlesford Station, a mile or so away from an 'Oulton' Hall.
     
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    47 just off at carnforth ran round and straight on the back.....
     
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    Wizard 2a.jpg

    With hailstones bouncing off the camera The Wizardy thing works through Keerholme on its way to York
     
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    Not keen on what they've done to Galatea, lol!
    Lovely photo mind.
     
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    Footage of 5972 at Clapham and a very wet Coniston Cold.

     
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    Footage of 5972 making easy work of the climb out of Carnforth crossing New England Viaduct, Capernwray then flying past Cononley doing an easy 60mph.

     
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