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D1015 Western Champion makes a spirited start away from
Preston, bang-on-time, with the Western Chieftain tour.
Photo : ASB 21/06/2009
NOTICES
NEW
- DVD Listing Page
I have
put together a listing of Preston-related DVDs, which I hope will
grow into a comprehensive guide to relevant video material which
covers Preston and the surrounding area. The list is divided into
two sections, with the first listing Preston-specific titles and
the second covering those which have a wider focus, but may
include a small amount of Preston footage.
Well, there's not much happening on
the rail-tour front in Preston for the next couple of weekends.
Steem-fans might consider a trip over to Hellifield fior the
Keighley & Worth Valley Railway today
and tomorrow.
If classic diesel traction is your
thing, check out the Preston-related DVD titles on our DVD
Listing Page, which includes a selection of Cab Rides through
Preston.
Thu
18th June 2009
Western
Change
Further to the note below, times for
the Western tour have been revised. The changes don't affect the
time at Preston on Friday, but the lay-over on Sunday is now down
to 35mins rather than the 54 minutes previously reported, arriving
later, but still departing as previously planned. (details)
Weekend
Tours
There is a bumper selection of tours
coming up this weekend, with not one, but two class 37-hauled
Compass tours on Saturday and Sunday, The Castle over Shap
providing something unusual for the steam fans and D1015 Western
Champion making extended stops at Preston on Friday and Sunday.
Confirmed times are now available
for all of these, in the usual place.
Wed
10th June 2009
Castle
and Western Times
Times for the Castle Over Shap and
Western Chieftain tours are now on the Gen /
Timetable page.
Thanks as always to
Darren and the PrestonRailGen group
Fri
5th June 2009
Past
Time Rail in liquidation
It is being reported on several
forums, that Past Time Rail has ceased trading.
This will be a blow to the
rail-tour market, in general and particularly in the steam sector.
PTR is responsible for the popular and (apparently) successful
monthly Cotton Mill Express trains, as well as many other steam
tours over several years. With the Kingfisher also having run into
difficulties in the last few months, it seems that the rail-tour
market is finding that times are tough. If an established operator
like Past Time Rail can struggle, it seems likely that other
companies, particularly smaller and less well-established ones,
may follow.
Thurs
28th May 2009
Times
for Saturday + more
Times for the two tours through
Preston on Saturday are now on the Gen /
Timetable page. These involve 86359 Les Ross and 6233 Duchess
of Sutherland.
There are also a couple of stock
moves through Preston today. These are following last weekend's
event at Eastleigh.
PRESTON PASS 16:21
and
PRESTON PASS 16:13
Thanks to Darren
and the PrestonRailGen group for the info.
Ayr
Brush Postponed
Northern Charters have posted a
message on their website to the effect that the Ayr Brush
will no longer be running on 6th July, due to poor passenger
loading figures. An alternative date in July or August is planned,
giving time to gain extra bookings and make the tour viable.
Anbrico / Felixjaz have just released
their new DVD "This is Preston".
The new DVD is an absolute must for anyone who has spent time at
Preston over the last twenty-odd years. We start with footage
dating from 1987, with first generation DMUs and class 47s galore.
87s, 86s and 85s are seen along with a pair of 25s on a liner.
Moving on into the 90s, Regional Railways 31s are added to the mix
along with the odd HST. Bringing us up to date is a short section
of footage shot between 2004 and 2009.
The DVD can be bought directly from
the Anbrico website or via Ebay.
The DVD is also included on our new DVD
listing pages.
SPECIAL
OFFER :
All cheque orders placed via the Anbrico website will qualify for
a 10% discount. This applies to their North West Class 101-116 DMU
title as well as This is Preston.
Please quote the following code when ordering : PREWEB
SPECIAL
OFFER :
All cheque orders placed via the Anbrico website will qualify for
a 10% discount.
This applies to their North West Class 101-116 DMU title as well
as This is Preston.
Please quote the following code when ordering : PREWEB
Budgie
Transport
Here's one that seems to have been
kept rather quiet... Budgie Transport
are a firm based in Lancaster, who currently have three railtours
listed on their website. The first will be double-headed 67s to
Dalwhinnie, Avimore and Inverness in June, followed by a pair of
class 50s to Minehead in August and a steam tour in October.
Northern
Charters' Ayr Brush tour will be hauled by 86101,
with the second locomotive being supplied by ETL,
the spot-hire company who have recently announced that two class
86s will be available from June. It seems that the Ayr Brush
will be the first outing for one of those locos, 86260, which will
carry the new red & grey livery.
There are some places still
available on the tour, which picks-up at Preston, available
via the Northern
Charters website.
Fri
24th April 2009
40145
Saturday
Times for tomorrow's tour featuring
40145 are now on the CFPS website.
Preston times are in the usual place.
Tue
14th April 2009
RSR
- Photographic Charter
A special event is being organised at
the Ribble Steam Railway aimed at providing photographers with an
opportunity to photograph the locos and stock at the railway in a
way which isn't normally possible.
The all-day event will take place
on Thursday 6th August with ‘John Howe’ dirtied up for the
occasion and the possibility of a period road vehicle or two on
the swing bridge.
The cost of £35 per person covers
the opening of the railway specifically for the event, with RSR
staff needed at the Control tower. Places are limited to 15 people.
Andy Fowler writes : "We
are looking at 6 – 10 wagons possibly in 2 formations, including
NCB-liveried hoppers. The idea is to recreate a traditional
Docklands theme. There is also the possibility of a line-up of a
couple of other locos, either in ‘light steam’ or a simulation
thereof (rags in the smokebox!), including the L&Y ‘pug’;
the latter has been discussed with the RSR and agreed in
principle. I’m aiming for a lineup of ‘pugs’ under the
steelwork in the evening."
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Update History
13/08/2007
Added photo-of-the-day (week? month?).
Added Model page.
08/08/2007
Revamp to the menus so all buttons now work on all pages - I had got
a little behind with linking all the pages in.
The Signalling page which has been written (thanks to David Ingham)
for some weeks is now available.
07/08/2007
Added hit counter so I can see whether I'm wasting my time with
this!
