Kings Cross to Castleton Moor?

[Poolie]

By chance saw this

http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U54180/2015/07/11/advanced

leaving Middlesbrough from a distance. Tailed by a DRS 47 and made up of Pullmans. Returned to Heaton. Why Castleton Moor?

 

[Skutter]

Probably a private event somewhere on the Moors, like a wedding. Going back today it looks like:

http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U54057/2015/07/12/advanced
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U54056/2015/07/12/advanced

There are very few slots on the Whitby branch where you can get a special in and out like this; someone's done well on the planning!

 

[ARoo21]

By chance saw this

http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U54180/2015/07/11/advanced

leaving Middlesbrough from a distance. Tailed by a DRS 47 and made up of Pullmans. Returned to Heaton. Why Castleton Moor?

Shouldn't have been a 47 seeing as it was 57 310 and 57 305?!
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Probably a private event somewhere on the Moors, like a wedding. Going back today it looks like:

http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U54057/2015/07/12/advanced
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U54056/2015/07/12/advanced

There are very few slots on the Whitby branch where you can get a special in and out like this; someone's done well on the planning!

Was indeed a private charter

 

[DarloRich]

that is an impressive private charter! I wonder what it was for? it is lovely up by Castleton & Danby

 

[duffield]

I'd be interested to know how much this excursion would have cost. any informed guesses?

 

[Drogba11CFC]

I was at the NRM that day and saw it pass.

 

[crispy1978]

Possibly something to do with this?

http://m.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/news/billionaire-hires-bryan-adams-for-big-birthday-bash-1-7362608

(Mobile so can't copy and paste the text in the link easily)

 

[Darandio]

I was at the NRM that day and saw it pass.

I was there with my son as well, it wasn't you that I spoke to on the platform was it?

 

[crispy1978]

According to Bryan Adams himself (on Twitter) he was on the train as well!