Another Problem on my ALR Journey

[Statto]

yes and no. I'm thinking of doing a London Trip..

What time would you be at your local station tomorrow after you visit the Doctors, avoid trains calling at Cheltenham, as they'll be packed with Race goers for the Cheltenham Festival till about 1pm

 

[sonic2009]

I'm planning to go after 11am. . yes good old cheltenham races. renvue staff everywhere.

 

[Statto]

If you do fancy the Cheltenham train, get the 11:21 Ashchurch to Cheltenham, then either 11:57 or 12:12 from Cheltenham to Derby. From Derby get the MML HST to St Pancaras

 

[tbtc]

From Derby get the MML HST to St Pancaras

Meridian, normally. Most HSTs are on Nottingham duties.

 

[junglejames]

yes and no. I'm thinking of doing a London Trip..

Out of curiosity, have Sonic and Tails been accompanying you on your travels?!!
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If you do fancy the Cheltenham train, get the 11:21 Ashchurch to Cheltenham, then either 11:57 or 12:12 from Cheltenham to Derby. From Derby get the MML HST to St Pancaras

A round about way of getting to Derby!! He may have had enough of voyagers by now though!

 

[tbtc]

A round about way of getting to Derby!! He may have had enough of voyagers by now though!

Presumably one of the two services mentioned is a Turbostar?

 

[Statto]

The 11:57 to Derby is the Cardiff-Nottingham service, which he could stay on to Nottingham & get the MML there.

 

[sonic2009]

Out of curiosity, have Sonic and Tails been accompanying you on your travels?!!
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A round about way of getting to Derby!! He may have had enough of voyagers by now though!

Sonic and Tails. a Picture i got off the net. I do have a sonic at home and a massive poster. ") will take a picture soon ")
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Another Day is coming to an End. Currently Somewhere between Bromsgrove and Ashchurch.

What an intresting Day ")

The Speedy Tale of the Turbostar
The Tale of Running From the Queen to the The Central avoiding the Chuggers ")

I wonder shall i step back into the world tommorow, will it be a stress free day or another mind boggling journey "), we shall wait and find out..

I've come up with my routes Tommorow. Going to Cardiff, Do Cardiff Bay,Bargoed, (already did rhymey to bargoed) Then another trip on the ATW Wag, to get the 1831 to Wolverhampton,then to Galton Bridge, Down the Dark Side, through kiddi (not done for about 7 months) Back to Ashchurch, Staying at Home Again Tommorow. As need time to recharge ")..

Another Thing, All thanks to everyone for making it enjoyable. Like Flymo Said. Thread of the Year? nearly 6,500 views and this thread is only a day and 6 hours old ")..

Will let everyone know when I'm home ")

Once again thanks very much

Sonic ")

 

[466.networkers]

Sonic and Tails. a Picture i got off the net. I do have a sonic at home and a massive poster. ") will take a picture soon ")

I have both Sonic and Tails, they're 17 years old and were purchased in a Toys'R'Us in Florida when I was 5/6 ....

Anyway, this is a great topic so far! Hope your ALR goes on without not too many hitches! :P

 

[MadCommuter]

Thats some amount of constant travelling you've been doing. When was the last time you spent more than 2 hours stationary?

Look forward to hearing about tomorrow's adventure. I was thinking earlier, had the Inverness sleeper ran normally on Sunday night, we might not have got to hear about any of this!

 

[sonic2009]

Thats some amount of constant travelling you've been doing. When was the last time you spent more than 2 hours stationary?

Look forward to hearing about tomorrow's adventure. I was thinking earlier, had the Inverness sleeper ran normally on Sunday night, we might not have got to hear about any of this!

very true. without this thread. it would of been boring..

home now anyways.. getting some well earned rest

 

[Busterfridge]

Have thourghly enjoyed the events of the past couple of days, am looking forward to the next few as well, i might even consider taking friday of work to watch the 'events' live ! lol

 

[sonic2009]

change of plan"" once again

 

[junglejames]

Good Afternoon Everyone. Currently I'm not going anywhere. due to a flooded flat! will update when leaving.

Now getting a lift to Cardiff to do this plan ")

the plan i have for friday is switched to thursday...

1615 Cardiff - Crewe
1909 Crewe-Carlisle
2118 Carlisle - Glasgow ( Glasgow is being done again, to the only part i need from GLC Low Level to Dalmuir via Westerton)
2246 Glagsow C - Partick
2259 Partick-Dalmuir via Singer (the bit i need)
2351 Dalmuir - London Euston

Thursday Plan

0900 London Euston - Stoke
1033 Stoke - Derby (Need this Line)
1128 Derby - Sheffield
1211 Sheffield - Doncaster

that's my plan so far.looking to do grimsby and lincoln.

Sounds like mine! Going up and down between England and Scotland just for the pure hell of it!
Hold on, you using Virgin from London to Stoke tomorrow? If so, the ALR isnt valid out of Euston until 10am.

 

[westcoaster]

Could be using lm between euston and Stoke.

 

[sonic2009]

Sounds like mine! Going up and down between England and Scotland just for the pure hell of it!
Hold on, you using Virgin from London to Stoke tomorrow? If so, the ALR isnt valid out of Euston until 10am.

oh yeah i forgot that. well i may change plans. or just see whether i can use it.

 

[Statto]

Sounds like mine! Going up and down between England and Scotland just for the pure hell of it!
Hold on, you using Virgin from London to Stoke tomorrow? If so, the ALR isnt valid out of Euston until 10am.

That's a problem, had a look at the journey planner & the LM departing around 9am, doesn't get to Stoke untill about 10:45am, so looks like either St Pancaras for the MML or KX for ECML. Or maybe Chiltern to Brum then connection to Derby.

 

[CallySleeperKid]

Your not missing much if you don't to Stoke to Derby, its is a pretty flat and boring run.

 

[sonic2009]

Guys all back to normal plan ")

cwmbran booking office didnt understand how to do sleeper reservations, so had to go to newport..

Booked on 2351 to London Euston from Dalmuir ")

 

[MadCommuter]

Sounds a good plan, Sonic. A long round trip for a relatively short bit of track...full marks for effort

Another 2 visits to Crewe!

 

[sonic2009]

Can Someone look up the 0948 to Retford from KGX tommorow please. is their a connection to Lincoln Central to get their before 1210? via Saxilby?

 

[CallySleeperKid]

Can Someone look up the 0948 to Retford from KGX tommorow please. is their a connection to Lincoln Central to get their before 1210? via Saxilby?

11.23 from Retford, Lincoln 12.06
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You arrive in Retford at 11.16

 

[Ivo]

Oh sod it. Too slow again.

Just note the +7 at Retford; I'm not sure what it's like there but I know that NR recommend a +10 because of it being on different levels.

Isn't 0948 too early from KGX, or have I misunderstood something?

 

[junglejames]

Oh sod it. Too slow again.

Just note the +7 at Retford; I'm not sure what it's like there but I know that NR recommend a +10 because of it being on different levels.

Isn't 0948 too early from KGX, or have I misunderstood something?

Yep, i was gonna say that. You cant get the 0948 from The Cross
Ah clever, its Hull Trains

 

[sonic2009]

Yep, i was gonna say that. You cant get the 0948 from The Cross
Ah clever, its Hull Trains

my plan works masterfully. Retford High Level to Retford Low Level should be okay for me ")

okay itinery ")

when i get off the sleeper from Dalmuir. i will go into the lounge, showr, walk to kings cross and rest until 0948..

0948 KGX to Retford
1123 Retford to Saxilby (Needs this part)
1204 Saxilby to Doncaster (Needs this part)
1255 Doncaster to Peterborough arr 1342

now this is the fun part, if east coast are not on the time the back up will be the 1418 change at cambridge for ipswich and into london, scrapping the gravesend bit and Waterloo bit. and just heading over to Padd for the 1915 to Bristol Parkway, for Ashchurch ") bit of track i need is the high speed line connection Ebbsfleet to Gravesend

1345 Peterborough to Ipswich (Providing the East Coast in on time )
1543 Ipswich to Stratford arr 1645
1653 Bus to Stratford International arr 1658
1702 Stratford International to Gravesend arr 1718
1733 Gravesend to London Waterloo East arr 1827

Walk to London Waterloo

1835 Waterloo to Reading arr 1957
2018 Reading to Cheltenham Spa 2203 (where there is a bus number 41 from town centre @ 2230 to get me to tewkesbury)

if my 1728 is a few late another option is

1839 Waterloo to Basingtoke 1928
1937 Basingtoke to Reading 2002

into the 2018 to Cheltenham Spa

 

[MCR247]

my plan works masterfully. Retford High Level to Retford Low Level should be okay for me ")

okay itinery ")

when i get off the sleeper from Dalmuir. i will go into the lounge, showr, walk to kings cross and rest until 0948..

0948 KGX to Retford
1123 Retford to Saxilby (Needs this part)
1204 Saxilby to Doncaster (Needs this part)
1255 Doncaster to Peterborough arr 1342

now this is the fun part, if east coast are not on the time the back up will be the 1418 change at cambridge for ipswich and into london, scrapping the gravesend bit and Waterloo bit. and just heading over to Padd for the 1915 to Bristol Parkway, for Ashchurch ") bit of track i need is the high speed line connection Ebbsfleet to Gravesend

1345 Peterborough to Ipswich (Providing the East Coast in on time )
1543 Ipswich to Stratford arr 1645
1653 Bus to Stratford International arr 1658
1702 Stratford International to Gravesend arr 1718
1733 Gravesend to London Waterloo East arr 1827

Walk to London Waterloo

1835 Waterloo to Reading arr 1957
2018 Reading to Cheltenham Spa 2203 (where there is a bus number 41 from town centre @ 2230 to get me to tewkesbury)

if my 1728 is a few late another option is

1839 Waterloo to Basingtoke 1928
1937 Basingtoke to Reading 2002

into the 2018 to Cheltenham Spa

You have no chance of making the +3 at Peterborugh. The train from Doncaster will arrive at 2/3 and the NXEA will leave from 4/5

 

[sonic2009]

You have no chance of making the +3 at Peterborugh. The train from Doncaster will arrive at 2/3 and the NXEA will leave from 4/5

okay. i will change in due course..

the only other way to make the pbo to ipswich train is a +4 at lincoln, then on the 1210 to pbo i can do the saxilby to doncaster bit next week..

 

[Blindtraveler]

dull perhaps but if its the HS1 BIT YOU NEED, BACK TO kGX and then pic up the service from accros the road!

 

[sonic2009]

dull perhaps but if its the HS1 BIT YOU NEED, BACK TO kGX and then pic up the service from accros the road!

i suppose i could do that ") okay let me work out ") everything okay on the WCML i hope for tonight ")

 

[Statto]

Looked at Sonics itinerary for tonight & there are plenty of trains going from GLQ to Dalmuir after 22:30, latest one he can get from GLQ is the 23:23 which gets him to the Dalmuir for 23:47, Sleeper departs at 23:51. Sonic also has the option of going to Westerton[sleeper dep 23:56] the 23:23 from GLQ calls at Westerton at 23:38.