Vintage Trains 2026

Times for Tornado next month https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/se...-28/0000-2359?stp=S&show=all&order=wtt&toc=TY Looks like unassisted from Crewe to Blackburn via Carlisle.

 

Pity about being looped at Grayrigg. Busy railway. Still will allow direct comparison with 60532.

 

Assume that’ll be water there?

 

Carlisle/Blackburn, is that longer than usual without a water stop?

 

60163's tender has been modified to work with VT's water carrier.

 

Thanks, of course I had completely forgotten about the water carrier.

 

Just had an email that the Newcastle trip on 11 April has been postponed to 12 June as Clun Castle won't be ready in time.

 

Friday an odd day to run it.

 

Yep just had the same moved from a Saturday to a Friday now so can't do the revised date

Seems the trip from York to Newcastle is thwarted

 

Same here, pity they couldn’t have substituted it with 60163 Tornado, oh well being a pensioner the date change doesn’t really matter to me, but I appreciate that a lot of working age people now won’t be able to do this now

 

Tornado will be at East Lancs for their event the same weekend - I doubt the A1SLT would want to disappoint ELR for the second year running after its no-show last year

 

Guessing Friday as it's easier to avoid engineering work and early closures.

Thankfully the hotel I had booked didn't cost any extra to move the booking.

 

Well into fire risk season too ! Can see this getting canned.

 

The selling point of the tour and what attracted me was Clun Castle to Newcastle, not an A1 which has been on the ECML plenty of times

 

Looks like the outward has been retimed now with no stop at Grayrigg and following the Cumbrian Mountain Express up Shap.

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:U77022/2026-03-28/detailed

 

This looping has been removed in the latest times.

 

This looks like a terrific path, really looking forward to it.

 

As long as there is no slippy spamcan in the way