‘Staycation Express’ To Return Along Full Length of S & C
The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on Rail Magazine.
These are the first three paragraphs,
This year’s ‘Staycation Express’ will use a refurbished High Speed Train and run the full length of the Settle-Carlisle Line.
The final plans are being confirmed by Rail Charter Services, which last year used locomotive-hauled trains between Skipton and Appleby. This year, the plan is for the HST to operate the 0930 Appleby-Skipton, 1130 Skipton-Carlisle, 1500 Carlisle-Skipton and 1730 Skipton-Appleby, although the timings are yet to be finalised.
The trains will run daily except for Fridays between mid-July and early September (dates still to be determined).
Full details will be published by Rail Charter Services in April, but after last year’s success a second year of services is not a surprise.
I wouldn’t be surprised to see Locomotive Services Ltd. supplying the rolling stock, as they have recently recreated the Blue Pullman using a redundant InterCity 125.
The Anonymous Widower 