'special' trains running this Saturday?

[Kirk Sandall]

not sure where to post this:

Are they any 'specials' running this Saturday between Doncaster and York to look at?

thanks.

 

[Eagle]

There would have been Pathfinder's Capital Streak on Saturday from London to York and back, steam hauled on the return, but that seems to have been cancelled unfortunately.

Of course there's always the EMT 222 service to Scarborough, that's a bit special :P

 

[Crossover]

There would have been Pathfinder's Capital Streak on Saturday from London to York and back, steam hauled on the return, but that seems to have been cancelled unfortunately.

My bold - I believe there has been some bans imposed on the steam locos at the moment to try and prevent reoccurences of setting fire to half of Yorkshire that happened last year.

Whether that is related to the above tour, I'm not sure, but it could possibly be

 

[MidnightFlyer]

I looked on pathfinder's website on Sunday and it was cancelled then, however having a check just now it reads like it is back on...

 

[Condor7]

West Coast Railways are running a Carlisle to Norwich express on Saturday.
Arriving at Doncaster around 9am and returning around 8.30pm.

 

[Kirk Sandall]

thanks, does anybody know when the Pathfinder's Capital Streak passes around Docaster?

 

[ANDYS]

Nothing on Realtraintimes so I assume it is cancelled.

Andy S

 

[EltonRoad]

Railway Herald shows most tours.

 

[sekimoke]

The Pathfinders website shows the tours are redated to 30th and 31st August:

http://www.pathfindertours.co.uk/index.php/event-diary.html