Collect two tokens from participating newspapers, stick them to a form you get from the website, hand them in at a staffed station to get your Rover ticket, then travel all day for £10. Or make a weekend of it for £17.50.
You can travel anywhere on the Northern Network on any day (Mon-Sun), however, if you like your vintage Diesel Hauled trains, you can catch the 10:04 from Preston (Mon-Fri) all the way to Carlisle (via Barrow, arr Carlisle 14:26) along the spectacular Cumbrian Coast, hauled by some DRS Class 37's on lease to Northern. Spend a few hours in Carlisle then either travel back along the Coast again or pay extra for the Virgin Pendelino along the WCML.
See here for Class 37 workings:
w w w .class37info.co.uk/sum2016.aspx
Pro-Tip: if it's a hot day, be prepared to sweat like a pregnant nun; the coaches are Mk.2's which have no opening windows, instead they rely on cooling from the engine, but when I went in July this didn't seem to be working.
Travel up to 21st November, so the inverse problem may be apparent.
Enjoy!
Top comments
psychobitchfromhell to archer1204
28 Sep 164#7
We northerners mock you
psychobitchfromhell
29 Sep 163#12
I've worked it out we can leave Bradford on 06.17 to preston , catch the class 37 up the cumbrian coast to Carlisle , spend a couple of hours there and get the settle and Carlisle back and he home for 9pm . That's even with the bus replacement to Appleby ( I know my train stuff me ) taken into consideration . Not a bad day out for a tenner . Would kill me but earn me millions of brownie points with the boy
All comments (35)
aureol40012
28 Sep 162#1
My lords! Tractor action on the coast for £10? Winner!
psychobitchfromhell
28 Sep 161#2
Serious heat from me . That's my weekend sorted
archer1204
28 Sep 161#3
What happens if you dont live upnorf
psychobitchfromhell to archer1204
28 Sep 164#7
We northerners mock you
paulandpam1 to archer1204
28 Sep 162#8
You continue to live in your overpriced houses and drive on your over congested roads and somehow feel superior.
crgritchie to archer1204
29 Sep 161#18
I've looked into this - it seems that there is a continuous rail network across the British mainland, built by some people calling themselves "The Victorians". So you could catch a train up to to the Northern Network area then proceed onwards taking advantage of this offer? This would make the most sense for the £17.50 weekend offer as you'd pack for railway travel and use trains throughout, just like in days gone by.
rdbradshaw to archer1204
29 Sep 16#21
Travel , it's not a big country :confused:
Looking4Glitches to archer1204
29 Sep 16#22
Move?
stuysmith to archer1204
29 Sep 162#26
You put lime in your lager generally
bcp to archer1204
29 Sep 16#28
Could be worse, could live in the middle of cumbria where you can't use the local station as its only on the west coast main line and you can't buy any of the newspapers as they are not local !!!!
Southerners like me can't take up this offer as we don't get northern newspapers. The north / south divide has just grown an inch or two more :neutral_face:
kristoff to johnnywishbone
29 Sep 16#13
It can never be wide enough.
jonnythefoxx to johnnywishbone
30 Sep 16#34
boo hoo just go back to enjoying all the cheap holiday deals that leave from heathrow.
thegog
28 Sep 161#9
Mk4 coaches? Er, no, they're Mk 2 PV ones.
Roger_Irrelevant to thegog
28 Sep 16#11
Hmm correct, for some reason I thought the Mk.1/2/3 ones were the Pre-Intercity ones you see on heritage lines. :smiley:
archer1204
28 Sep 16#10
At least we have electricity not steam power :man:
psychobitchfromhell
29 Sep 163#12
I've worked it out we can leave Bradford on 06.17 to preston , catch the class 37 up the cumbrian coast to Carlisle , spend a couple of hours there and get the settle and Carlisle back and he home for 9pm . That's even with the bus replacement to Appleby ( I know my train stuff me ) taken into consideration . Not a bad day out for a tenner . Would kill me but earn me millions of brownie points with the boy
Roger_Irrelevant to psychobitchfromhell
29 Sep 16#20
There's also lots of stuff to do near the Settle-Carlisle line including an outdoor pool at Lazonby for the summer months. :smiley:
jamgin
29 Sep 16#14
Wish I lived closer. Love the class 37.
Roger_Irrelevant to jamgin
29 Sep 16#33
Some say it looks dated, I say it looks timeless. :laughing:
psychobitchfromhell
29 Sep 16#15
Offa built a dyke , Hadrian built a wall , when will Watford come good on that gap ?
ozskins
29 Sep 16#16
if your OK with nuclear waste trains then they are great
Roger_Irrelevant to ozskins
29 Sep 16#19
I'm perfectly fine with them, in fact it would be a bonus to see one.
I know what happens when you drive a ~200 Ton train into one of them at nearly 100mph. Clue: nothing. :smirk:
considering you get more of a background radiation dose in cornwall than cumbria im fine with it
Dogeared
29 Sep 16#17
Thanks for posting and providing all the information.
craigrycroft
29 Sep 161#23
I'm actually doing this on Monday. The normal cheapest way of doing this is with a Cumbria Day Ranger ticket @ £41.90, so a tenner is a bargain. FYI my itinerary:
Lancaster 1025 to Barrow 1133 http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/Y18042/2016/10/03/advanced
Actually i meant getting the relevant tokens but thanks for the input
futura
29 Sep 16#27
If it's anywhere on the northern network why can't you use it on Virginia trains from Carlisle to Preston? It's still part of the northern network
Roger_Irrelevant to futura
29 Sep 16#29
Sorry I meant Northern Services. You could chance it and just play dumb if they say owt.
futura
29 Sep 16#30
Can anyone recommend a good itinerary from Newcastle for a day out using this deal and possibly combining the old locomotives shown above? My little lad loves trains but saying that we don't want to spend a the whole day travelling on a train
Worrying about comfort in coaches , what about poor driver in his noisy and extremely draughty cab even makes CL 66 seem luxurious
Voted hot though great find
![Fresh Breakfast Meat Box (Using code) @ Campbells Meat [Haggis / Lorne Sausage / Bacon / Black Pudding & More]](/images/topics/208684_1.jpg)
![[Xbox One] Q. u. b. e: Director's Cut on Deals with Gold](/images/topics/208716_1.jpg)
Opening post
You can travel anywhere on the Northern Network on any day (Mon-Sun), however, if you like your vintage Diesel Hauled trains, you can catch the 10:04 from Preston (Mon-Fri) all the way to Carlisle (via Barrow, arr Carlisle 14:26) along the spectacular Cumbrian Coast, hauled by some DRS Class 37's on lease to Northern. Spend a few hours in Carlisle then either travel back along the Coast again or pay extra for the Virgin Pendelino along the WCML.
See here for Class 37 workings:
w w w .class37info.co.uk/sum2016.aspx
Pro-Tip: if it's a hot day, be prepared to sweat like a pregnant nun; the coaches are Mk.2's which have no opening windows, instead they rely on cooling from the engine, but when I went in July this didn't seem to be working.
Travel up to 21st November, so the inverse problem may be apparent.
Enjoy!
Top comments
All comments (35)
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?s=52771b0396b34ff0b5389f815c612a15&p=71367768
I know what happens when you drive a ~200 Ton train into one of them at nearly 100mph. Clue: nothing. :smirk:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_flask
Lancaster 1025 to Barrow 1133
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/Y18042/2016/10/03/advanced
Barrow 1140 to Carlisle 1426
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/Y13103/2016/10/03/advanced
Carlisle 1433 to Appleby 1533 (BUS)
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/bus/Y21242/2016/10/03/advanced
Appleby 1543 to Skipton 1653
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/Y20202/2016/10/03/advanced
Skipton 1721 to Lancaster 1835
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/Y15549/2016/10/03/advanced
:wink:
Voted hot though great find