A Trip Back in Time

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Malcolm
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A Trip Back in Time

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Deltic18 gave this to me yesterday, and it brought back many memories. This is the booklet that was available for "The Hadrian" railtour in 1973 from Newcastle to Barrow (via Carlisle and Carnforth) and return. I was on this railtour, but lost my booklet many years ago.........and joy of joys, now I have another (and an original....not a photocopy). Yehhhhhhhh!

Note the original price of 10 pence.

If anyone is is interested I can scan the inside pages (4 and a route map) and post them here.

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Malcolm wrote:Deltic18 gave this to me yesterday, and it brought back many memories. This is the booklet that was available for "The Hadrian" railtour in 1973 from Newcastle to Barrow (via Carlisle and Carnforth) and return. I was on this railtour, but lost my booklet many years ago.........and joy of joys, now I have another (and an original....not a photocopy). Yehhhhhhhh!

Note the original price of 10 pence.

If anyone is is interested I can scan the inside pages (4 and a route map) and post them here.

Malcolm
does that coach that sir nigel is sitting in still survive if so where and what state is it in???
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does that coach that sir nigel is sitting in still survive if so where and what state is it in???
I would imagine (but don't know for sure) that it's the GNR Director's saloon. If it is, then it does most definitely still exist.

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Malcolm wrote:
does that coach that sir nigel is sitting in still survive if so where and what state is it in???
I would imagine (but don't know for sure) that it's the GNR Director's saloon. If it is, then it does most definitely still exist.

Malcolm
Afraid not as he's sitting in one of the streamliners, all gone now although I believe one or two of those magnificent swivelling chairs was saved. The GNR saloon does indeed have two similar chairs and is currently available for traffic on the Bluebell Railway
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hq1hitchin wrote:
Malcolm wrote:
does that coach that sir nigel is sitting in still survive if so where and what state is it in???
I would imagine (but don't know for sure) that it's the GNR Director's saloon. If it is, then it does most definitely still exist.

Malcolm
Afraid not as he's sitting in one of the streamliners, all gone now although I believe one or two of those magnificent swivelling chairs was saved. The GNR saloon does indeed have two similar chairs and is currently available for traffic on the Bluebell Railway

Oops - forgot the two observation cars off The Coronation, which most certainly do still exist
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hq1hitchin wrote:Afraid not as he's sitting in one of the streamliners,
It looks like the Coronation set
Oops - forgot the two observation cars off The Coronation, which most certainly do still exist
But neither have their original interiors.
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Bill Bedford wrote:
hq1hitchin wrote:Afraid not as he's sitting in one of the streamliners,
It looks like the Coronation set
Oops - forgot the two observation cars off The Coronation, which most certainly do still exist
But neither have their original interiors.

As I understand it, one is to be restored to original condtion - that not happening, then?
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