I've booked, I've booked!

Well, so far just a room in a Newcastle B&B, (the Avenue Hotel, thanks
Joe.)

Bram...

Looking forward to seeing there David.

Joe...

You're welcome David - again, welcome aboard.

I'll pop round that way at the weekend (cos I'm not sure exactly where it
is) and reccy the route to the Metro/city centre.

David C....

Thanks Joe.

From 't map, it's not too far, possibly a bus ride?

Take a look when you get time, don't make a special journey.........

Cheers, David C.

Joe...

Yup that's definitely "bus country" - I looked on Google Earth

Friday night round to Sunday morning.
Now to fill in the gaps, probably stop in N.Yorks on the way back, so
I can ride the N.York. Moors Railway.

Ali...

You may have seen on the news, Sir Nigel Gresley will be in attendance.

The loco, not the engineer, should anyone be confused. :^)

Flyiñg Ñuñ 2°°6 +...

I gather his Grandson was there today. :)

Still trying to sort out some accomodation in Scotland for the
beginning of the week, but that's not so critical.

Rabbit...

Where are you heading for in Scotland?

David C...

Hi Rabbit.

Glasgow 'burbs, Strathclyde, somewhere within reach of an SPE /
Scotrail station.

Rabbit...

Is it Glasgow you want to do the tourist bit in ? Do you know about The
Museum of Transport ?
Locomotive manufacture was also a supremely important Glasgow
industry and the museum celebrates our railway heritage. You can see an
impressive collection of famous locomotives such as Caledonian Railway Caley
No123 single driver, the Highland Railway No103 the Jones Goods and the
Gordon Highlander No49 of the Great North of Scotland Railway. Much loved by
visitors from far and wide are the famous Glasgow trams, the 'Subway'
station and Kelvin Street, where you can recapture the atmosphere of old
Glasgow.

Not city centre!

Rabbit...

Makes sense, the countryside is near enough to travel from, even the
Ayrshire Coast is only half an hour away.

pmj...

Is that the Mediterranean Ayrshire Coast then?
:-)

David C....

Thanks Bram.
'Appen you might change your mind come August

or the Caribbean bit of the Ayrshire coast?
:-)

I've an enquiry in with the Tambowie Farm, nr. Milngavie, but there's
no-one home right now!

Rabbit...

Don't know it at all ( Pingu might though, it's nearer his area) but it
looks lovely on the web site.

HTH, DC

Ciao, DC

Foxy at w*rk...

Oh I love the NY Railway. I went from Pickering to Grosmont last year,
enjoyed every minute

David C...

Me too.
My last ride was on Easter Sunday '05 & the clouds were a little too
low for comfort!
Musn't pass up an opportuntiy to ride a heritage railway, golden rule!