Railtour cancellations

[BR Traction]

Can someone please tell me why UK railtours are cancelling so many of their tours. The Railway Touring Company organise and run a great number of trips, both days out and holidays with far fewer problems.

 

[Sun Chariot]

Which tours do you mean, by "So many"?

I can't see historical tour info, via the two sources I use; so I only see 11-April's The Not Holyhead, cancelled due to (afaik) 50 008 recently suffering a technical fault and 50 007 not yet being released from its scheduled maintenance; and the tour had an operating requirement for two locos.

Which other UK Railtours examples have you seen cancelled in recent months?

 

[Isle of Mull]

Which tours do you mean, by "So many"?

I can't see historical tour info, via the two sources I use; so I only see 11-April's The Not Holyhead, cancelled due to (afaik) 50 008 recently suffering a technical fault and 50 007 not yet being released from its scheduled maintenance; and the tour had an operating requirement for two locos.

Which other UK Railtours examples have you seen cancelled in recent months?

The 25th of April, the Golden Medallion, the 14th of March

 

[BR Traction]

Which tours do you mean, by "So many"?

I can't see historical tour info, via the two sources I use; so I only see 11-April's The Not Holyhead, cancelled due to (afaik) 50 008 recently suffering a technical fault and 50 007 not yet being released from its scheduled maintenance; and the tour had an operating requirement for two locos.

Which other UK Railtours examples have you seen cancelled in recent months?

The Merry Men of Loughborough has recently been cancelled as well as the Gold Medallion from Derby to London and return to Derby from Watford the next day

 

[BillStampy]

Which tours do you mean, by "So many"?

I can't see historical tour info, via the two sources I use; so I only see 11-April's The Not Holyhead, cancelled due to (afaik) 50 008 recently suffering a technical fault and 50 007 not yet being released from its scheduled maintenance; and the tour had an operating requirement for two locos.

Which other UK Railtours examples have you seen cancelled in recent months?

South Wales Industrial Explorer was cancelled for the same reason as The Not Holyhead.

 

[Sun Chariot]

Thanks.

The two 50s were, to the best of my knowledge, planned for 14-March's tour, so cancelled for same reason as post 2.

25-April's.cancellation, what I've found in public domain, was due to a subsequent change in GCR Diesel Gala's operations and pathing plans for that day. It sounds out of UK Railtours' control.
Perhaps this best confirmed by a forum-reader close to that topic.

South Wales Industrial Explorer was cancelled for the same reason as The Not Holyhead.

Our posts crossed.

 

[BR Traction]

South Wales Industrial Explorer was cancelled for the same reason as The Not Holyhead.itI

Thanks.

The two 50s were, to the best of my knowledge, planned for 14-March's tour, so cancelled for same reason as post 2.

25-April's.cancellation, what I've found in public domain, was due to a subsequent change in GCR Diesel Gala's operations and pathing plans for that day. It sounds out of UK Railtours' control.
Perhaps this best confirmed by a forum-reader close to that topic.


Our posts crossed.

South Wales Industrial Explorer was cancelled for the same reason as The Not Holyhead.

It’s seems a shame that the Romic HST set could not have been used instead rather than cancelling the entire trip. Great trip in January using the set. Nothing since. Very sad.

 

[43096]

It’s seems a shame that the Romic HST set could not have been used instead rather than cancelling the entire trip. Great trip in January using the set. Nothing since. Very sad.

If you want an HST to North Wales, then there is this... https://www.branchline.uk/fixture.php

 

[Isle of Mull]

It’s seems a shame that the Romic HST set could not have been used instead rather than cancelling the entire trip. Great trip in January using the set. Nothing since. Very sad.

In fairness it’s a hell more reliable than 50008

 

[BillStampy]

In fairness it’s a hell more reliable than 50008

It would've been an interesting change in traction, especially for the South Wales tour as you would've had a HST back at Landore depot!

 

[Isle of Mull]

It would've been an interesting change in traction, especially for the South Wales tour as you would've had a HST back at Landore depot!

Indeed, I’d also like to see more use of LSL stock

 

[43096]

In fairness it’s a hell more reliable than 50008

How are you able to say that after it has done one trip!

 

[xotGD]

It’s seems a shame that the Romic HST set could not have been used instead rather than cancelling the entire trip. Great trip in January using the set. Nothing since. Very sad.

I'm sure the 50 bashers would have been delighted when an HST rolled in instead!

 

[Sun Chariot]

I'm sure the 50 bashers would have been delighted when an HST rolled in instead!

Just like we were (not) in the 1980s!

 

[BR Traction]

I would have thought something is better than nothing. If hotels have been pre-booked and travel arrangements made and paid for at least people still get a day out. Good for the organisers, the passengers still cover the same track and friendships are made along with memories. At least on the train all is right with the world, if only for a few hours.

 

[Sun Chariot]

I would have thought something is better than nothing.

I imagine that "heritage" diesel fans have softened over the decades.
I can remember people (me included) turning our backs on HSTs and even class 47s, as soon as one turned up.
I'd imagine 1970s Westerns fans did the same, whenever a class 50 appeared!