RTC 2025

To change the subject completely. Timings for the 12th July White Rose trip have gone live on Real Time Trains.

(London to York)
https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:U57057/2025-07-12/detailed

(York to London)
https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:U57058/2025-07-12/detailed

 

As Clan Line has a Belmond the following day, as you said unlikely they would have been interested as the EOSS does not get back to Victoria until around 22:00 and it puts at risk their major customer.
I guess if it is Black by then, which I assume he highly likely, as the current forecast only shows a few hours of light rain through to July 2 down this way, I guess a 33 and a 47 are End of Southern Steam appropriate, just sadly not steam.

 

Unfortunately more then likely will be the case, or in the event we get enough rail fall they will probably stick 45212 on the train as it's already down south and try and ignore the fact of it's not Southern.