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Cotton Mill Express 14th Feb or is it?

Discussion in 'What's Going On' started by neildimmer, Feb 3, 2009.

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  1. neildimmer

    neildimmer Resident of Nat Pres

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    Hi All

    Is the Cotton Mill running on the 14th Feb?, as it has been removed from Past Times website
    http://www.past-timerail.co.uk/index.ph ... press.html

    Neil
     
    neildimmer, Feb 3, 2009
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  2. ipod

    ipod Well-Known Member

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    It's cancelled.... too many peeps taking photos of it rather than travelling on it....
     
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  3. belle1

    belle1 Part of the furniture Moderator

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    Or a lack of romance in the air :-k

    I was hoping to travel on this, I would be suprised if a Valentines day run would be underbooked?

    Neil.
     
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    I know potential 4 (ooooooooooooooooooooooooh!) that were interested in travelling. It's early light for the tour yet...
     
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  5. 45581

    45581 Part of the furniture

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    Perhaps lack of variety of motive power!
     
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  6. richards

    richards Part of the furniture

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    So what do Mancunians do on Valentine's Day instead? :smt058

    Richard
     
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    david1984 Resident of Nat Pres

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    Nora banishes her fella to the basement for daring to have naughty thoughts 8-[
     
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  8. RalphW

    RalphW Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Administrator Friend

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    Holmeforth is not Manchester.. [-X
     
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    Fred Kerr Resident of Nat Pres Friend

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    and neither is Holmfirth \:D/ \:D/
     
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  10. RalphW

    RalphW Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Administrator Friend

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    OK one to you Fred. #-o
     
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    That's freed up a Saturday for me. I take it there weren't that many bookings?
     
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    What a shame!
    I suppose we should all have booked!
     
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  13. steamingyorkshire

    steamingyorkshire Well-Known Member

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    Maybe some enthusiasts didn't want to travel on this particular date due to it been the K&WVR Winter Gala the same weekend with 70013 and with it only been around the corner :-k .
     
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  14. 6:05 special

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    This train was to run only two weeks after the previous one [31 Jan]. I am not convinced there is a market for one every two weeks, monthly perhaps, fornightly doubtful, especially at a time when money is tight. The same happened in December when PTR tried to run 3 in 3 weeks, the last one on 20 December had to be cancelled. I think, indeed hope, once the CME's go monthly from March onwards the loadings will return, if indeed low bookings was the reason for the cancellation of February's train.
     
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  15. 45581

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    I do find that the enforced wait between Bolton and Victoria a bit tedious when from the enthusiasts point of view the trip is as good as over after Entwistle summit.
     
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    What's a "peep" ? (I've not heard THAT one before!)

    OH, it's just come to me ...... perhaps you mean those who can't afford to travel on it every time that it runs?
     
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  17. simon

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    peeps - been around a long long time, dates back to at least the 1980s with Harry Enfield
     
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  18. RalphW

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    What about Samuel. :-k
     
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    Shame the trip is cancelled. I was looking forward to it.
     
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  20. ADB968008

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    If it was KWVR's gala why not run it to there instead ?

    It's about time there was a Rawtenstall to Oxenhope railtour..
     
    ADB968008, Feb 9, 2009
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