16th Dec "The Airean Raider" 2x50s to Leeds

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16th Dec "The Airean Raider" 2x50s to Leeds

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This sounds like a good one, but it's a hell of a long day!

Double-headed Class 50s depart Cardiff Central at 05.45, picking up at Newport (06.05) and Bristol Parkway (06.40), then Cam & Dursley, Gloucester, Barnt Green and Birmingham New Street.

http://pathfindertours.co.uk/Enthusiast ... rean161206

Return to Bristol: 21.45, Newport: 22.10, Cardiff: 22.35.

The full itinerary:

Cardiff Central - Newport û Severn Tunnel û Patchway û Bristol Parkway û Charfield û Cam & Dursley - Standish Junc. - Gloucester Yard Junc. û Cheltenham Spa û Stoke Works Jct. û Lickey Incline û Barnt Green - Kings Norton û Selly Oak û Birmingham N.St. û Aston û Bescot û Bushbury Junc. û Stafford û Crewe û Warrington B.Q. û Wigan N.W. û Preston û Lancaster û Carnforth û Wennington û Hellifield û Skipton û Keighley û Shipley û LEEDS (3 hour break CONFIRMED / reverse) û Shipley û Keighley û Skipton û Hellifield û Wennington û Carnforth û Lancaster û Preston û Wigan N.W. û Warrington B.Q. û Crewe û Stafford û Wolverhampton û Dudley Port û Birmingham N.St. û Camp Hill û Kings Norton û Barnt Green - Bromsgrove û Cheltenham Spa û Gloucester Yard Junc. û Standish Junc. - Cam & Dursley - Charfield û Bristol Parkway û Patchway û Severn Tunnel - Newport - Cardiff Central.

All this for ú55!
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No interest then? I was hoping someone might be travelling up from the South west who could pick me up from Taunton. :P

Hotels are too pricey and there's no trains to Bristol that early! :(
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