WCR Rail Tours

This year has dropped by more than 50% so far for tours over the S&C. By this date last year, there had been 24 tours. This year there have been 11.

2022, 2023 and 2024 were quite similar in annual totals.

 

That's odd as when I checked just now it was still on the website.

 

Disappointing news, but with another hot, dry spell in the forecast steam may have been prohibited anyway.

 

Any word on what's happening with Tuesday's Chester dalesman?

 

Thanks, was tempted by a last minute booking as I've found out I'm off work, but I'll give it a miss.

 

So what's happened to Tornado?

 

Id assume being kept over that way for the Tynesider next weekend.

Going to be interesting as there’s a Tynesider, Buxton Spa, and Northern Belle out.

 

You get the feeling there's going to be some disappointment around, with the Northern Belle the first casualty. Tornado's down for the Royal Duchy on the Sunday too.

 

That Duchy is one of the reasons I suspect Tornado is nailed on for the Tynesider. I reckon that job will change intinerary to include a return to the Capital for the A1, and then it’ll surely be going over with the set to Bristol for the Duchy early doors. I could be wrong but makes some element of sense.

Can only imagine 45212 for the Buxton job, as not sure the A1 would be quite so gauge friendly on that route!

 

Can't fault your logic there.

 

West Coast appear to run a hell of a lot of trains with a small number of locos. I wonder what has changed?

LSL on the other hand run a smaller number of railtours with an ample supply of locos. <BJ>

 

True. I was simply basing it on logic, which as we know is dangerous in this game!

Also as of yesterday the timings weren’t out or indeed finalised from what I’m told, so does suggest change is in the offing?

 

Well you say this but a number of booked steam ones have been diesel recently (Appreciate fire risk has been a thing). But a good number of Belles have been changed to diesel due to lack of steam. So yes they run, but not with the orignal form of traction, perhaps a suffering of few locos? (again appreciating that LSL haven’t blazed a trail of glory either in running booked motive power this year)