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The Welsh Mountaineer

Discussion in 'What's Going On' started by Taliesin, Jul 17, 2011.

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  1. Taliesin

    Taliesin New Member

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    According to UK Steam The 26/07/11 Tour Has Been Cancelled. Can Anyone Verify This?
     
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    5944 Resident of Nat Pres

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    It's on RTC's website still on the Welsh Mountaineer page, but not when you click Book Online.
     
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  3. 6:05 special

    6:05 special Well-Known Member Loco Owner

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    The Welsh Mountaineer scheduled for 26 July is cancelled due to "insufficient interest".
     
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  4. lil Bear

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    No offence, but at £79 it is a tad on the expensive side especially when there are tours like The Scarborough's for £59 and The North Wales Coast for £65 The CME is £79 and you get both Shap and the S&C included for that. Realise the reason it's done is because there is a weight limit, but for this tour to succeed the only way would be to have a 4/5 coach set do 2/3 trips from Llandudno Town to Ffestiniog similar to the Jacobite/Cambrian set up. Whether Llandudno Junction is upto being able to have a loco overnight for a number of nights though I don't though.
     
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  5. iswise

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    Does anyone know if 9 August version is still operating - UK steam suggest yes (although the timings are for Wednesday (sic) 9 August).
     
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  6. malc

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    I have received my tickets for next week's trip. Like last year, the first one was cancelled, but later ones run because they include passengers from the 7 day Snowdonia and Northern Fells holidays (also RTC).
     
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  7. 6:05 special

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    As Malc says this one is definitely operating. Booked loco is 48151 according to the letter from RTC that came with the tickets.
     
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  8. iswise

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    Thanks Guys.
    Happen to be camping at Beddgelert so hope to hop over and see steam on the Conwy Valley line for the first time since I was about 2 years old !!
     
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    Anyone know which platform at Preston the WM heads south from?
     
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  10. RalphW

    RalphW Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Administrator Friend

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    5 or 6
     
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    Thanks Ralph, she was going well as you say, bit too windy across the racecourse unfortunately
     
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    Thanks Ralph, much appreciated.
     
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    Up soon....accidentially uploaded a bit on end of me having camera problems!!!!!
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