The Bristol Railway Archive

THE Growling Grockle

http://www.toursatpathfinder.freeserve.co.uk/

2 X Class 37s.

1Z37 (Departs Friday 21st October)

2346 Cheltenham Spa
0026-0028 Bristol Parkway
0041-0111 Bristol Temple Meads
0158 Taunton
0210 Tiverton Parkway
0230 Exeter St Davids
0239 Dawlish Warren
0252 Newton Abbot
0303 Totnes
0335 Plymouth

1Z38
0350 Plymouth
0358 Saltash
0414 Liskeard
0435 Par
0440 St Austell
0455 Truro
0521-0536 Falmouth Docks
0613-0621 Truro
0638 Camborne
0046 St Erth
0700 Penzance

1Z37
0945 Penzance
0953 St Erth
1004 Camborne
1022 Truro
1040 St Austell
1047-1055 Par
1122 Liskeard
1138 Saltash
1149-1151 Plymouth
1221 Totnes
1232 Newton Abbot
1244-1253 Dawlish Warren
1319-1339 Crediton
1414-1417 Eggesford
1446-1452 Barnstable
1521-1524 Eggesford
1542 Crediton
1555-1607 Exeter St Davids
1622 Tiverton Loop
1637 Taunton
1718-1737 Bristol Temple Meads
1748-1750 Bristol Parkway
1828-1830 Cheltenham Spa

This tour is in danger of cancellation! Book now if you want to see it go ahead!

From SWRG:

From: "Euan D"
Date: Wed Oct 12, 2005 6:44 pm
Subject: Growling Grockle Railtour (no-gen)

Gentlemen

No doubt you are all aware of pathfinders growling grockle tour to
penzance, falmouth and barnstaple featuring double headed class 37s
on October 22nd.

I have spoken to pathfinder via mr weasel tonight and the story is
that 20 more seats must be filled or the tour will be cancelled. Can
i urge any of you thinking of going or even photting it to buy a seat
by tommorrow, thursday. Even if you can arrange a part fare with them.

I myself, mr weasel and poss a few other SWRGites are already booked
on it.

Dont forget that this is a pair of 37s, over the devon and sommerset
banks in the still of night! tipped to be 417 and 427 a monsterous
combo if there ever was!

I want to see and ride these beasts one more time on home soil, so
call pathfinder now -

01453 835414 or 01453 834477

office@...

http://www.toursatpathfinder.freeserve.co.uk/

PLEASE ALSO POST THIS TO OTHER GEN GROUPS SO WE CAN KEEP IT GOING

James wrote:Dont forget that this is a pair of 37s, over the devon and sommerset banks in the still of night!

I hope it doesn't get cancelled, but I don't quite understand how running a tour in the middle of the night is supposed to sell tickets!

But still, imagine no more 37s... horrible thought...

madhattie wrote:

James wrote:Dont forget that this is a pair of 37s, over the devon and sommerset banks in the still of night!

I hope it doesn't get cancelled, but I don't quite understand how running a tour in the middle of the night is supposed to sell tickets!

Yeah, it's a ridiculous tour really. Far too long, most of it in the dark, massive distances, huge price...I'm surprised they only need 20 seats!

Tour postponed until April 1st 2006.

http://www.toursatpathfinder.freeserve.co.uk/latest.htm

madhattie wrote:Tour postponed until April 1st 2006.

haha good date

Better drum up some support over the next few months for the re-dated trip to make sure it happens. For me this involves service train to Bristol, maybe York, in order to join the tour which visits my home town, then back home again from the other end. 1 April a very suitable date!