Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
The little train that wasn't
The steam train that came through this morning on its way to Bristol, was a diesel. Disappointing for us waiting in the rain, but more so for those on board having their special treat. Anyone found out what happened?
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Permalink Reply by Glenn Wallis on
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I've just asked the same question on the Harringay Steam Train Watchers Group! 1Z63 was on time but was hauled by a DBS Class 67 and surprisingly formed of the Scottish Railway Preservation Society's main line registered railtour set! Very interesting! What happened to 'Tornado', which had already replaced the booked streamliner 'Bittern' and why were the coaches sourced all the way from Scotland? Had some misfortune not only befallen 'Tornado' but the more usual rake of Riviera Trains coaches normally supplied for the Cathedrals Express? I think we should be told!
Still, at least I didn't get wet for nothing, there was the works on the new entrance to Walthamstow Queen's Road station to photograph as well as the new passenger shelters at Leyton Midland Road and Leytonstone High Road stations!
Glenn
Assistant Secretary
Barking - Gospel Oak Line User Group
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Permalink Reply by pamish on
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This was what we got.
Still more impressive than the two-carriage orange commuter trains though.
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I must admit that I was so surprised not to see 'Tornado' that I failed to appreciate that DBS had supplied 67 006 'Royal Sovereign', one of the pair of 'royal' Class 67s that wear the Royal Train claret livery and carry the royal crest.
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Is that the whole train or just the front engine? The carriages all look pretty posh to me.
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The train was organised by an outfit called "Steam Dreams" under the banner "Catherdrals Express". They hire the steam locomotives from their owners and the coaches usually from Riviera Trains and diesel traction from DB Schenker (DBS), although most of their locos still carry 'EWS' branding, their previous owner. DBS supplied 67 006 "Royal Soverign" (one of a pair painted in Royal Train claret for hauling the Royal Train, the other is 67 005 "Queen's Messenger"), but very unusually the coaches used belonged to the Scottish Railway Preservation Society, who maintain a set of coaches for their own main line railtours and for hire painted in the old British Railways maroon livery. It is very rare to see these coaches so far south. Steam Dreams are so far the only railtour operator to run steam specials over the Barking - Gospel Oak Line, or Tottenham and Hampstead Line to give it its 'proper' name. We have a link to their Catherdrals Express website on the links page of our website www.barking-gospeloak.org.uk. Other railtour operators include the Railway Touring Company and UK Railtours.
BGOLUG has been toying with the idea of operating a railtour to Southend to commemorate the days of through St. Pancras - Southend trains. Would anyone reading this be prepared to pay £25-£30 for a 'buffet car special' day trip to Southend or around £75 for an all day trip taking in as many non-passenger bits of track as possible between Southend and South and North West London? We couldn't afford a steam loco though, it would have to be a diesel!
Glenn Wallis
Assistant Secretary
Barking - Gospel Oak Line User Group
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Well, attached is the specification I drew up last autumn. It has been suggested that I should investigate "sharing" the train with a railtour promoter such as UK Railtours, with them selling the full tour tickets and BGOLUG selling the Southend day tripper tickets to users of the line and local residents. Unfortunately there is so much going on at the moment that running a railtour is a fairly low priority for BGOLUG.
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