going to England

[BidMod]

One more thing we should tell you about Britain: I think this picture demonstrates the weather. It can be very wet at times.

 

[stagecoach]

Hope you have a great time over here. Look at this site for all uk rail info. Every sunday in July and August a train runs from Bristol to Kingswear in South Devon which is what my Devon Lines route is set around.

 

[nikos1]

thanks for the replys and links everyone, looks like ill have plenty of company there
im definetly going to look into the Jacobite steam train as mom wants to go to Isle of Sky so its on the way
Ive heard of the Dicot railway center but wasnt sure it was worth a visit but since some of you have been there ill go check it out since its close by, HST's flying by at 125mph sound good for video.
York i will have to see if there are any more Britrailpass days left.
Bluebell and Severn Valley seem close enough so i will try to get to those.
as for mainline trains are the class 37 still used? i always thought those were neat looking and sound pretty good too
and yes Bidmod my dad has told me all about the weather from previous trips and whenever i play the UK branch line sessions in the hakwes junction route it always seems to be raining

 

[GreatEastern]

Class 37s still manage some use, not sure where though.

Andy

 

[pellet]

If you want a break from preserved lines, try all down south, there are numerous depts, quarries and things that usually have good stock in


see www.dan700.fotopic.net, for all the places I went to down there (see the one 5th, 6th and 7th May

 

[shikadi]

EWS still use 37s,not sure where though.The EWS are a mainly freight railway.

 

[shikadi]

On the east side of England,at the NVR.

A Standard 5MT.

And a class 40.

The NVR doesn't just have British stock,their stock and engines come from foreign places,although most of it's English.

 

[OLDNUM9]

HI all,
I reckon one of the finest places to visit would be the National Railway Museum in York. Although it's static they've got most of it. Right from the beginning.
Have a good trip, best regards.

Don

 

[Wessex_Electric_Nutter]

Typical Bank Holiday weather! If you are going to the UK, AVOID BANK HOLIDAYS! The obvious being that it will be very wet and miserable for the entire time.

 

[LieLestoSbrat]

I recommend the Great Central Railway based at Loughborough. The GCR station is 5 - 10mins walk from the mainline railway station. The line a nice line up of coaches and locomotives, good scenery and for a large part of the line double track. This give the line the advantage of being one of few places where it is possible to see steam locos passing each other at speed. I also recommend the food from their buffet cars on the train. Very good day out to be had at that line.

Rob

 

[BLACKWATCH]

I would also recommend the GCR, the ladies in the buffet room at Rothley really do justice to the great british cuppa.

 

[ricsee]

You could have a look at the Gloucestershire - Warwickshire Railway Which runs between Toddington and Cheltenham Racecourse .
Cheltenham is not far from Oxford .

 

[Red_Rattler]

I can't believe that the worlds smallest public railway hasn't been brought up yet. (Clue: 15")

Also their is a steam railway that runs from Grosmont - Pickering or similar (Trackplate's Heartbeat Revisited layout area), & is also on Wikipedia.

I did this trip in a slam-door train (If I remember) in 2002. Take a trip from London to Littlehampton (slam-door) &/or Brighton, & come back via a different route (which I have completely forgotton what route it was - I decided to hop off at ????? (the station started with "A" I think)), had some very good sandwiches/drink, & got a later service to London.)

I'd give the links, but I'm not well enought to find them at the moment.

Don't say what date your going, but what month are you going?

PS: [stamps feet] “I want to go to, I want to go to!”

 

[jivebunny]

Sadly there has been no slam-door stock on our railways since November 2005 I believe the only exception is the Lymington branch on the south coast (three stations), although this may now also have changed. They did have a good run though, apparently those run by South West Trains up until their withdrawal had travelled in excess of a combined one billion miles...

I think the only Mk1 stock still cleared for carrying passengers are the Mk1 coaches owned by railtour operators and preserved railways. Mainline passenger stock is now either MUs, Mk4s, Mk3s and a few areas still running Mk2s.

JB



JB

 

[shikadi]

I also recommend the GCR,Bittern was once there,if you like more GWR steam the G&WR should intrest you.If your very lucky you could see a Q1(there very rare,one's at the NRM)

Q1 on the Bluebell Line.

 

[GreatEastern]

Also their is a steam railway that runs from Grosmont - Pickering or similar (Trackplate's Heartbeat Revisited layout area), & is also on Wikipedia.

Already mentioned that - its the NYMR.

If you do go to Brighton try the Volk's electric railway - oldest electric railway still in operation.

Andy

 

[shikadi]

Also their is a steam railway that runs from Grosmont - Pickering or similar (Trackplate's Heartbeat Revisited layout area), & is also on Wikipedia.

The NYMR do services to and from Whitby as well.Thats mainline action.

 

[BidMod]

I can't believe that the worlds smallest public railway hasn't been brought up yet. (Clue: 15")

Yes it has - I mentioned the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway (La'al Ratty) and the tour that is going there from Carnforth in my post.

This narrow gauge railway is, as RR nearly points out, the smallest public railway that hauls both goods and passengers - other minimum gauge railways either haul one or the other. However, goods trains are effectively extinct on La'al Ratty, with tourism making up the bulk of the revenue.

It runs through some of the most spectacular scenary in Britain, and is well worth a visit.

http://www.ravenglass-railway.co.uk/
http://www.ravenglass-railway.co.uk/engines.htm

BidMod

 

[Wessex_Electric_Nutter]

I did this trip in a slam-door train (If I remember) in 2002. Take a trip from London to Littlehampton (slam-door) &/or Brighton, & come back via a different route (which I have completely forgotton what route it was - I decided to hop off at ????? (the station started with "A" I think)), had some very good sandwiches/drink, & got a later service to London.

London Victoria > Littlehampton via Horsham, then Littlehampton > Worthing > Victoria via Hove?

That station is either Angmering, Alderington, Aurndel or Amberly. (Alight at Amberly for the famous Chalkpit museam - Also has its own narrow gauge railway.)

IF you decide to do the Ford > Aurndel > Horsham > Crawley > Three Bridges route, you might want to note the nice array of Semephores, still in daily use, between Aurndel and Christs Hospital (Aka, the Mid Sussex line). Theres also a nice pub, if you fancy a nice view of the river Aurn and the line, nearby. Also, while you are at it, check out Aurndels micro-signal box!

(Ohh, my sister should be good to talk about this, she catches the train from Fishbourne to Billinghurst daily, so she'd know the route very well. I go the other way, Fishbourne to Havant/Bedhampton.)



IF you visit our remote part of Sussex, you may want to sample the beeches (Avoid selsey or the Witterings on a hot day -only reachable by bus, service 52/53 (The Circuit) for the Witterings or Service 60 (The Link) for Selsy, both you can use from Chichester Bus Station) or look at Chichesters Cathedral, or marvel at Brightons architechture. (Yes, Brighton is in EAST Sussex, not West, I know!)

 

[Spurr]

Hi Nikos, I think I can help you with the Settle- Carlisle route. The Friends of the S&C have lots of information on their web site. www.settle-carlisle.co .uk. If you would like a preview of the line from Leeds to Carlisle my route of this line is on the DLS.The route is correct as for the 1950s as far as stations, gradients, signalboxes, etc. Have a good holiday

Cheers

Harry failem