71000 excursion

Details of ELR related charters, tours etc. using both steam and diesel loco's. Also incorporating update snippets on Ian Riley's work in progress.
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Old Boiler
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71000 excursion

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I see that 71000 is booked on an excursion from Manchester to W.S.Rly on Sat 13th March, but no more details, any body out there any details of organiser for this, cost, times anything .............please This is one trip I fancy
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looks like 71000 is also rostered onto the the Crewe - Scarbough summer trips. According to steamuk, they are changing the route to go via Vic instead of stockport this time around
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the_jon_m wrote:looks like 71000 is also rostered onto the the Crewe - Scarbough summer trips. According to steamuk, they are changing the route to go via Vic instead of stockport this time around
That idea seems to have gone by the board, Stockport now seems back on.
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Loco is leaving ELR tomorrow by road to WSR
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Here it is being loaded up at Buckley Wells.

http://graham-williams.fotopic.net/p63678342.html
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that should turn a few heads on the Motorways
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Post by the_jon_m »

71000 seems to be greyed out for the scarbough trains now and isn't booked for any mainline running on uk steam.

is anything wrong ?
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71000 is scheduled to be back at the ELR for use w/c 10 April
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