125 GROUP TOURS - 2026

[PP57601]

Anyone know when tickets will be issued for The Journey Shrinker on Oct-3?

Have you asked the operator/promoter?
I’d have thought they are the best option to give you an accurate answer?

 

[50039]

Have you asked the operator/promoter?
I’d have thought they are the best option to give you an accurate answer?

I emailed on Friday morning but they haven’t responded yet - wondered if anyone knew anything before I chase them up next week - not a regular, so maybe this is normal?

 

[Amos390]

I am considering going on the Rio Revival tour on the 4th Oct (one way St Pancake - Manchester Pic) and was wondering, as I am only 16, it would be a bit much to go all the way down to London, and therefore I will be joining on at either Leicester or Chesterfield.

My question is would it be worth me joining on at Leicester and spending the extra £10 (making it £40 not including travel to/from Leicester and Manchester) or would I not miss out much from getting it from Chesterfield for £10 less? No matter which one I do it totals up to approx. £10 travel expense for me to get to/from the originating station and Manchester, so that’s not an issue.

 

[Derbyshire Gra]

All bookings have been seat allocated and electronic tickets will be emailed out within the next week.

 

[Amos390]

@50039 sorry I thought you meant booking them not receiving them, my mistake

 

[Derbyshire Gra]

I am considering going on the Rio Revival tour on the 4th Oct (one way St Pancake - Manchester Pic) and was wondering, as I am only 16, it would be a bit much to go all the way down to London, and therefore I will be joining on at either Leicester or Chesterfield.

My question is would it be worth me joining on at Leicester and spending the extra £10 (making it £40 not including travel to/from Leicester and Manchester) or would I not miss out much from getting it from Chesterfield for £10 less? No matter which one I do it totals up to approx. £10 travel expense for me to get to/from the originating station and Manchester, so that’s not an issue.

The section from Leicester to Chesterfield runs up the mainline - hopefully with some fast running - to East Midlands Parkway - then takes the less usual routing through Toton yard and past the diesel depot before progressing up the Erewash Valley line under the Bennerley Viaduct before rejoining the main line at Clay Cross - just south of Chesterfield - an extra 45 + miles.

 

[Amos390]

The section from Leicester to Chesterfield runs up the mainline - hopefully with some fast running - to East Midlands Parkway - then takes the less usual routing through Toton yard and past the diesel depot before progressing up the Erewash Valley line under the Bennerley Viaduct before rejoining the main line at Clay Cross - just south of Chesterfield - an extra 45 + miles.

Ah ok thanks, so it’d be worth that extra £10 on top then?

 

[50039]

All bookings have been seat allocated and electronic tickets will be emailed out within the next week.

Thank you - much appreciated

 

[s491]

Anyone know when tickets will be issued for The Journey Shrinker on Oct-3?

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[Mollman]

Ah ok thanks, so it’d be worth that extra £10 on top then?

Sounds like £10 extra is a bargain

 

[WesternLancer]

Ah ok thanks, so it’d be worth that extra £10 on top then?

I would recommend paying the £10 extra if you can stretch to it to be honest - that would replicate more similarly what it was like to go on a project Rio HST service back in the day - I did that at the time and your post reminds me that I went to Leicester to board it.

 

[Amos390]

Thanks, I’m all booked from Lei - Man now, looking forward, 125 Group said they’re expecting the locos to be 025/159 on the set which was expected, so should be good, happy that my first tour is with 125 group as well.