"Spyke" wrote in message
...
The LT Museum have just announced the timetables, prices and ballot
process for the LU150 steam specials next January.

http://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/whats-on/lu150/calendar

According to the PDF at
http://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/assets/dow...sandprices.pdf

A 30min trip from Olympia to Moorgate behind Met No 1 will set you back
£150 3rd class and £180 1st class. A trip the other way behind Sarah
Siddons is slightly cheaper at £50/£80 respectively.

Rather a far cry from the £5 all day rover with Sarah during Amersham
Heritage day.

Interesting set of routes. The one that intrigues me is the last one -
Olympia to Moorgate via Edgware Road. The obvious route (surely?) is Earls
Court, High St Ken. Yet the description say only the first 6 minutes will
be steam hauled which seems to suggest going to Gloucester Road to reverse
which doesn't feel right.

Where is the stock going to be stabled? Given the noon ish start on the
13th I might try and position myself for a shot of the ECS.

On Sun, 28 Oct 2012 10:37:47 -0000, "Graham Harrison"
wrote:


"Spyke" wrote in message
...
The LT Museum have just announced the timetables, prices and ballot
process for the LU150 steam specials next January.

http://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/whats-on/lu150/calendar

According to the PDF at
http://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/assets/dow...sandprices.pdf

A 30min trip from Olympia to Moorgate behind Met No 1 will set you back
£150 3rd class and £180 1st class. A trip the other way behind Sarah
Siddons is slightly cheaper at £50/£80 respectively.

Rather a far cry from the £5 all day rover with Sarah during Amersham
Heritage day.

Interesting set of routes. The one that intrigues me is the last one -
Olympia to Moorgate via Edgware Road. The obvious route (surely?) is Earls
Court, High St Ken. Yet the description say only the first 6 minutes will
be steam hauled which seems to suggest going to Gloucester Road to reverse
which doesn't feel right.

That seems like a reasonable guess -- it's either that or an engine
change at Earls Court, which seems less likely.

Where is the stock going to be stabled? Given the noon ish start on the
13th I might try and position myself for a shot of the ECS.

Lillie Bridge depot, perhaps? Or maybe Ruislip or Ealing Common?

In article ,
(Recliner) wrote:

On Sun, 28 Oct 2012 10:37:47 -0000, "Graham Harrison"
wrote:

"Spyke" wrote in message
...
The LT Museum have just announced the timetables, prices and ballot
process for the LU150 steam specials next January.

http://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/whats-on/lu150/calendar

According to the PDF at

http://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/assets/dow...sandprices.pdf

A 30min trip from Olympia to Moorgate behind Met No 1 will set you back
£150 3rd class and £180 1st class. A trip the other way behind Sarah
Siddons is slightly cheaper at £50/£80 respectively.

Rather a far cry from the £5 all day rover with Sarah during Amersham
Heritage day.

Interesting set of routes. The one that intrigues me is the last one -
Olympia to Moorgate via Edgware Road. The obvious route (surely?) is
Earls Court, High St Ken. Yet the description say only the first 6
minutes will be steam hauled which seems to suggest going to Gloucester
Road to reverse which doesn't feel right.

That seems like a reasonable guess -- it's either that or an engine
change at Earls Court, which seems less likely.

Where is the stock going to be stabled? Given the noon ish start on the
13th I might try and position myself for a shot of the ECS.

Lillie Bridge depot, perhaps? Or maybe Ruislip or Ealing Common?

Lillie Bridge depot has direct access to Olympia so is makes some sense.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

In message , at 17:47:04 on
Sun, 28 Oct 2012, Paul Corfield remarked:
I have seen something elsewhere which indicates that the ability to
get shots at stations will be limited or impossible.

Closed to regular passengers?

One vantage point might be a hotel room at the Travelodge which
overlooks the closed KX/Thameslink station, and the Metropolitan line
alongside.
--
Roland Perry

In message , at 00:27:34 on
Mon, 29 Oct 2012, Paul Corfield remarked:
One vantage point might be a hotel room at the Travelodge which
overlooks the closed KX/Thameslink station, and the Metropolitan line
alongside.

I suspect people will want photos or videos. A hotel room is unlikely
to be any good you can open the window to avoid excessive reflections
given almost all runs are in the dark. As moden hotels are air
conditioned it is fairly rare to get fully opening windows.

Yes, I think the windows are glued shut in a vain attempt to keep out
the all-night train noise.

However looking at Google Earth for that area has given me pause for
thought.

I think it might be possible to see the cutting north of Farringdon from
several vantage points, including perhaps a ladder and peering over the
wall. http://goo.gl/maps/cp4BS
--
Roland Perry

In article , (Roland Perry)
wrote:

In message , at 00:27:34
on Mon, 29 Oct 2012, Paul Corfield remarked:
However looking at Google Earth for that area has given me pause for
thought.

I think it might be possible to see the cutting north of Farringdon
from several vantage points, including perhaps a ladder and peering
over the wall. http://goo.gl/maps/cp4BS

But will the train be steam hauled by the time it gets there? Someone in
this thread implied only the first 6 minutes of the trip will be.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

In article ,
(Paul Corfield) wrote:

On Mon, 29 Oct 2012 04:14:52 -0500, wrote:

In article , (Roland
Perry) wrote:

In message , at 00:27:34
on Mon, 29 Oct 2012, Paul Corfield remarked:
However looking at Google Earth for that area has given me pause for
thought.

I think it might be possible to see the cutting north of Farringdon
from several vantage points, including perhaps a ladder and peering
over the wall. http://goo.gl/maps/cp4BS

Err yes. I expect sales of stepladders and tripods to boom in early
Jan!

The hotel windows do open but only inwards from the top (according to
Google Street View) so no prospect of using a camera from such a
vantage point.

But will the train be steam hauled by the time it gets there? Someone in
this thread implied only the first 6 minutes of the trip will be.

There is only one trip on one day when that happens Colin.

The other runs are "top and tail" with Steam on one end and Sarah
Siddons on the other. It is steam hauled eastbound and Sarah hauled
westbound.

Oh alright. I misunderstood.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

In message , at 13:24:00 on
Mon, 29 Oct 2012, remarked:
if one of the open top bus operators could find a parking place they
could sell a few tickets for the top deck.

Now that's a very good idea. Unless it's raining!
--
Roland Perry

On 2012\10\29 16:46, Paul Corfield wrote:
On Mon, 29 Oct 2012 16:34:03 +0000, Roland Perry
wrote:

In message , at 13:24:00 on
Mon, 29 Oct 2012, remarked:
if one of the open top bus operators could find a parking place they
could sell a few tickets for the top deck.

Now that's a very good idea. Unless it's raining!

Or snowing!! It will be the middle of Jan after all.

I can't see anything less than a tsunami complete with accompanying
radioactive fallout from deterring photters from a prime position.