Authentic Steam Era Experience

[Butts]

Are there any operators who provide smoking facilites on these type of services.

Cigars and Cognac after dinner springs to mind perhaps on an "open" observation gallery where one can partake the odd havana

 

[sprinterguy]

The Royal Scotsman luxury train is the only one in Britain to provide an observation balcony at one end; I have no idea whether they allow smoking out on the balcony or not, but the atmosphere aboard that train would certainly be most fitting of cigars and cognac! It's not cheap though...
http://www.royalscotsman.com/web/rs/the_royal_scotsman.jsp

 

[Butts]

The Royal Scotsman luxury train is the only one in Britain to provide an observation balcony at one end; I have no idea whether they allow smoking out on the balcony or not, but the atmosphere aboard that train would certainly be most fitting of cigars and cognac! It's not cheap though...
http://www.royalscotsman.com/web/rs/the_royal_scotsman.jsp

I'm intrigued can anyone provide a definitive answer ?

Thanks

 

[GM078]

I would imagine it would still fall afoul of the law. Certainly, when the Smoking Ban was introduced in Ireland in 2004, this applied to railtours as well as service trains. The basis here is that even though the stewards may be volunteers, the train is still a workplace for the guard, inspector, etc... My guess is that it is the same situation in the UK.

 

[scotsman]

The smoking ban applies equally to all trains. It's a workplace, therefore it's illegal. Not to mention unpleasant.

The open balcony on the Scotsman should be ok, I imagine

 

[Butts]

The smoking ban applies equally to all trains. It's a workplace, therefore it's illegal. Not to mention unpleasant.

The open balcony on the Scotsman should be ok, I imagine

Again....can anyone confirm this ?

 

[102 fan]

It seems a bit of a nonsense to ban smoking, with a steamer on the front......

 

[sprinterguy]

It seems a bit of a nonsense to ban smoking, with a steamer on the front......

There's a whole host of different, more harmful, emissions from a cigarette compared to a steam loco though.

 

[142094]

There's a whole host of different, more harmful, emissions from a cigarette compared to a steam loco though.

Exactly.