rapidotrains Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Edit: Here are all five blog posts: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/104698-bill-and-jasons-excellent-uk-adventure-2015/page-3&do=findComment&comment=2097465 http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/104698-bill-and-jasons-excellent-uk-adventure-2015/page-3&do=findComment&comment=2099045 http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/104698-bill-and-jasons-excellent-uk-adventure-2015/page-4&do=findComment&comment=2101576 http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/104698-bill-and-jasons-excellent-uk-adventure-2015/page-5&do=findComment&comment=2105755 http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/104698-bill-and-jasons-excellent-uk-adventure-2015/page-5&do=findComment&comment=2115234 Hi all,Well we're at it again.Bill and I are leaving for the UK on 18 November so we can get to Warley.Our mission this year: to go from London to Birmingham... via Wick.Yes, it will take us eight days to travel a whopping 120 miles.I will be posting regular updates to this thread while we are travelling. Hopefully we can meet some of you in person on our journey. The grand finale is, of course, the Warley show at the NEC on 28-29 November. We have at least one and possibly two new products to show you in OO, along with the latest samples of our Revolution Trains N gauge models and the APT-E, which has finally started production!Stay tuned for more updates. This promises to be very silly... Best regards,Jason Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davepallant Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 I see you're hoping for some Class 37 diesel action around the Cumbrian coast! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ColinK Posted November 5, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 5, 2015 Is your tour to help out Santa, personally dropping off APT's to all of us in the north who have ordered one? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheesysmith Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 your going the wrong way. Too much WCML mileage with that. I would have at least gone up via the ECML and back via the WCML, just for the different stock if nowt else. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted November 5, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 5, 2015 I see you're hoping for some Class 37 diesel action around the Cumbrian coast! Either that or researching some northern based DMU's....................................... Cheers, Mick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted November 5, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 5, 2015 Pity not to fit in somehow to do Mallaig to Skye on the ferry and back via Kyle of Lochalsh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Revolution Mike Posted November 5, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 5, 2015 Pity not to fit in somehow to do Mallaig to Skye on the ferry and back via Kyle of Lochalsh That was my thought as well! I would much rather do that than trek across from Inverness. You can take the bus to/from Kyle of Lochalsh to Armadale (for the Mallaig ferry), unfortunately during the winter months there appear to be no direct buses so you have to go via Broadford and change. The alternative would be to get a taxi which shouldn't be too expensive (from Armadale http://www.nicolsonhire.co.uk/contact.htmor from Kyle: http://www.lochalsh.net/taxi/) Cheers, Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rapidotrains Posted November 5, 2015 Author Share Posted November 5, 2015 Indeed our options are limited for travel in November. As well, a lot of services in northern Scotland appear to be cancelled the weekend we are there. I imagine this is due to engineering works. We intend be unconscious for our journey north hence the WCML in both directions. The APT-E is expected to arrive in the UK in February, so we could bring you one in November but it would be an unpainted, unassembled plastic shell! -Jason Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul.Uni Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 I see a visit to Didcot. I sense something Western. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpendle Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Also they have to travel by Pendo wherever possible until my N Gauge one's arrive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted November 5, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 5, 2015 I see a visit to Didcot. I sense something Western. Obviously Jason is aiming to keep Bill happy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted November 5, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 5, 2015 A detour at Edinburgh to Tweedbank to do the UKs second newest passenger service perhaps? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
srihaggis Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 I've visited most stations between Inverness and Wick/Thurso but never been by rail... the roads up there are too fun Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arran Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 HI All From Inverness south its worth going VIA Aberdeen as the run across by Elgin is good ans theirs still some handing over of tokens. Regards Arran Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSpencer Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Indeed our options are limited for travel in November. As well, a lot of services in northern Scotland appear to be cancelled the weekend we are there. I imagine this is due to engineering works. We intend be unconscious for our journey north hence the WCML in both directions. The APT-E is expected to arrive in the UK in February, so we could bring you one in November but it would be an unpainted, unassembled plastic shell! -Jason How can you do most of Scotland and miss the Forth Bridge? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium BR60103 Posted November 8, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 8, 2015 How can you do most of Scotland and miss the Forth Bridge? The Forth Bridge will be the subject of a scan party in 2017. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted November 8, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 8, 2015 A scan party? For a OO Gauge model? Wow yes please. Garden railway anyone? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSpencer Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 The Forth Bridge will be the subject of a scan party in 2017. If they do that OO gauge, I,ll build a pond layout! At 34 metres long, it will just about go into the garden. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted November 8, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 8, 2015 Is that what it would scale out to? Wow that's more impressive than I thought. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rapidotrains Posted November 8, 2015 Author Share Posted November 8, 2015 If they do that OO gauge, I,ll build a pond layout! At 34 metres long, it will just about go into the garden. It will go nicely with the HO scale CN Tower I am building in my basement. Unfortunately my wife is not happy with it ploughing through both the kitchen and our master bedroom. I can't think why. -Jason Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSpencer Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 It will go nicely with the HO scale CN Tower I am building in my basement. Unfortunately my wife is not happy with it ploughing through both the kitchen and our master bedroom. I can't think why. -Jason Neither can I. What could be nicer than waking up in the morning seeing your breakfast come along the Forth Bridge in your bedroom? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
9402 Fredrick Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 I'm hoping they do a scan of a Scottish locomotive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted November 8, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 8, 2015 It will go nicely with the HO scale CN Tower I am building in my basement. Unfortunately my wife is not happy with it ploughing through both the kitchen and our master bedroom. I can't think why. -Jason I'm not certain that my wife would put up with things ploughing through our bedroom either................................ Cheers, Mick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Only-Me Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 They are looking for the infamous Class 21 which is known to haunt the Highlands!! Held within the strategic Diesel reserve.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peach james Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 It will go nicely with the HO scale CN Tower I am building in my basement. Unfortunately my wife is not happy with it ploughing through both the kitchen and our master bedroom. I can't think why. -Jason Like this ? Na, I think you would then have every railfan in TO knowing _exactly_ which house you live in !. (although "only" 20' tall or so...like the Lego model was) James Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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