Most well attended railtours?

[renegademaster]

Posts #1 - #7 originally in this thread.

2×2 units of 244 seats must make this one of the most attended railtours in history. Would anything have had more? Mabye some pre war seaside special that ran with like 20 coaches.

All though counting 2 trips on the same route is kinda cheating.

 

[Sun Chariot]

2×2 units of 244 seats must make this one of the most attended railtours in history. Would anything have had more?

25/3/67 Grand Scottish Tour. 18 coaches, the majority were second class seating

 

[sad1e]

2×2 units of 244 seats must make this one of the most attended railtours in history. Would anything have had more? Mabye some pre war seaside special that ran with like 20 coaches.

All though counting 2 trips on the same route is kinda cheating.

Almost definitely the highest attended Multiple unit farewell, I can't think of any other multiple tour that had this many people in attendance.

 

[EYFanatic]

2×2 units of 244 seats must make this one of the most attended railtours in history. Would anything have had more? Mabye some pre war seaside special that ran with like 20 coaches.

All though counting 2 trips on the same route is kinda cheating.

As a railtour, this would rank up there... However, there were some WW2 troop trains with load 20 and more out of KGX that required two locos and the station pilot to get going

 

[Harpo]

Almost definitely the highest attended Multiple unit farewell, I can't think of any other multiple tour that had this many people in attendance.

HSTs?

 

[Forty29]

25/3/67 Grand Scottish Tour. 18 coaches, the majority were second class seating

The closest to come to this l think was The Pennine Summits in 1984 l think had 16 on one of the last class 40's tours.

 

[Sun Chariot]

The closest to come to this l think was The Pennine Summits in 1984 l think had 16 on one of the last class 40's tours.

An OT post. ( Who? Me? Surely not! )
14 carriages, the back two were, interestingly, Manchester Pullman cars (first / brake first).
This linked clip, 1m 15s shows 40028 + 40155 struggling over Copy Pit

 

[Harpo]

This linked clip, 1m 15s shows 40028 + 40155 struggling over Copy Pit

Thanks for that! The dampness and zoom into a beautiful autumnal tree at the end offer a few clues about the slipping & cautious driving.

 

[Sun Chariot]

Thanks for that! The dampness and zoom into a beautiful autumnal tree at the end offer a few clues about the slipping & cautious driving.

I'm rather hoping at least one forum member has marvellous recollections of 1984's The Pennine Summits and is willing to share them on this linked thread

Railtour and Rail Trip Recollections - which were your most memorable?

The thread at the foot of this post, got me thinking of all the railtours I went on. I was into route-covering and, apart from "Fellsman 2", they all gave me new track. Irish Traction Group's "Sligo Avoider" was a favourite: it was so different; and came with unexpected bonus of additional...

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[Forty29]

An OT post. ( Who? Me? Surely not! )
14 carriages, the back two were, interestingly, Manchester Pullman cars (first / brake first).
This linked clip, 1m 15s shows 40028 + 40155 struggling over Copy Pit

Ah just 14 don't know what made me think 16. Yes remember the last two coaches being unusual for a railtour. Also remember a class 31 solo bringing back to Euston (from Rugby or Nuneaton)

 

[Sun Chariot]

Also remember a class 31 solo bringing back to Euston (from Rugby or Nuneaton)

A spluttering Goyle with 14 on! Now that I'd have paid to experience,

 

[Roger1973]

I'm rather hoping at least one forum member has marvellous recollections of 1984's The Pennine Summits and is willing to share them on this linked thread

a few mentions on this now-closed thread

How did railtours work in BR days?

I saw a while back at a collector fair, dating from the early 90s, programmes from Hertfordshire railtours (Who later became UK railtours). Was it always the case private organizations chartered trains or was this a product of the transition to privatization? Did BR used to have an Enthusiast...

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[The exile]

Almost definitely the highest attended Multiple unit farewell, I can't think of any other multiple tour that had this many people in attendance.

If you allow for the fact that this is two tours, the seating capacity of the 2 4-EPBs on their farewell tour would have been higher. Suspect though that tickets were sold to a lower density as I don’t remember it being a rush-hour like crush.

 

[Old Yard Dog]

The specials from Port Sunlight to Stork Margarine Works over the three days of the 1988 May bank holiday will take some beating. I seem to remember there was an hourly service using a long loco-hauled train on all three days top and tailed by

• GWR 4500 Class Prairie tank No. 4566, on loan from the Severn Valley Railway.
• LMS Jinty No. 7298, on loan from Mr Derek Foster.

A temporary platform was built at Port Sunlight station.

Nearly trips all were fully booked. I did it twice, before and after Leyton Orient's 2-1 defeat at Tranmere, but can't remember how long the rake was.

Part of the line, the section in a deep cutting under the A41, is now a walking/cycling route. The map below is not to scale.