Our next Special Train ….
Posted on August 14th, 2009, by The Chairman
Our Special Trains Working Party are currently at work on our next Special Train in May 2010.
We welcome your comments and views?
Our Special Trains Working Party are currently at work on our next Special Train in May 2010.
We welcome your comments and views?
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August 14th, 2009 at 12:08 pm
Great Special Train to Cambridge last May. You even chose the weather. Where do we find out about the next trip?
August 14th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
Thanks Mr Jones. Once the details become available, our members hear first and then they are posted onto the MCRUA website.
Click here to register your interest and look at previous trips.
September 21st, 2009 at 10:06 am
Not sure how feasible it is, but what about a trip to Bangor with a bus laid on to Caernarfon and the Welsh Higland Railway.
September 22nd, 2009 at 6:27 pm
Hi, Mike! This sounds interesting. It could be even better once they’re all the way through to Porthmadog, hopefully next year. (I understand there’s a dispute with the highway authority holding this up). It would be quite a short mileage trip though, so our working party will have to look at whether we could get a good fare using a special train for this. We couldn’t use Northern Super-Sprinters to Bangor, since it’s off their “patch”. We’ll let you know.
October 13th, 2009 at 8:27 pm
Have you thought of a multi-traction freight lines tour to freight lines across the North West and Midlands?
October 13th, 2009 at 9:21 pm
Hi, David!
We’ve thought about this. Our traditional market is husbands and wives looking for a good day out without having to sit on a motorway looking at the red lights of cars in front or loads of spray from lorries. We always try to provide a specialist railway destination as well as an attractive route and destination(s) for those less railway focussed. Freight lines and a variety of traction would appeal to a different market. Our Special Trains Working Party read this blog so no doubt we’ll discuss your suggestion at its next meeting. Thanks for your input.
December 1st, 2009 at 3:37 pm
A trip around the Cumbrian coast would make a great day out! Perhaps after the problems at Workington are sorted, though! It could incorporate a ride on the scenic ‘Ratty’ which would be of interest to rail enthuiasts and spouses. Maybe a couple of hours in Carlisle, too, if time permits?