Monday 2 May 2011 North East Railtours

[andylloyd]

Newcastle -> Fort William.
This seems a beauty compared to Oban last may

 

[scotsman]

Newcastle -> Fort William.
This seems a beauty compared to Oban last may

The added advantage of SRPS Stewards and coaches too! However, the last SRPS tour that went up that way was hauled by a Class 47 (I have no idea what traction is booked)

 

[leewoods60019]

Well SPRS are supposed to be using 37025 and 37175 sometime this year as apparently they are getting mainline certifed, if anyone can confirm that would be great

 

[scotsman]

Well SPRS are supposed to be using 37025 and 37175 sometime this year as apparently they are getting mainline certifed, if anyone can confirm that would be great

Nothing confirmed from the inside, although I'm hardly privvy to such information! If you're after a Bo'ness tractor on the mainline, I would be very, very surprised if it turned out on a NE job first.

 

[andylloyd]

37516&37676(WCRC) powered the Oban tour last year

 

[scotsman]

37516&37676(WCRC) powered the Oban tour last year

Aye, but Class 37s are pretty much the only WCRC locos that have the required clearance for the Oban branch.

 

[theblackwatch]

Aye, but Class 37s are pretty much the only WCRC locos that have the required clearance for the Oban branch.

37685 has now been resurrected and can go to Oban!

 

[scotsman]

37685 has now been resurrected and can go to Oban!

Will make a change then, last year everything was pretty much 516+676

 

[andylloyd]

would be nice if a deltic could make it to the 'fort'

 

[scotsman]

would be nice if a deltic could make it to the 'fort'

Oh aye! (You'll notice that the Deltic tour is advertised as Deltic hauled, so I doubt it going to An Gearsden)

 

[andylloyd]

Hi folks,
is there any update on traction yet for this tour?

 

[EltonRoad]

scot-rail's got it as WC 47s.