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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Lizzie_Zoom on 06 March 2011, 14:50:59
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...............and after talking about so many road coaches on the Bus Nostalgia thread, I must post about some glorious Railway camping coaches.
(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk247/lizziefreeman/CampingCoach.jpg)
A marvellous internet site gives a wonderful short description of some Southern Railway Camping Coaches of the pre WW2 years, which continued eventually on only a few sites after a re-introduction into BR days. They were a popular form of holiday base in the South West, which the Great Western Railway also provided.
http://www.brucehunt.co.uk/Camping%20coaches%20at%20Bere%20Ferrers.html
:y :y :y :y
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A slightly more modern version for you Lissie:
http://sleeperzzz.com/
I plan to use this place when I do a tour of Scotland on my GS in May :)
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On a similar note - there are a couple of old tube coaches above commercial street between whitechapel and shoreditch which I believe people actually live in. :-/
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....................and modern versions still exist!! :y :y
http://www.cloughtonstation.co.uk/oscar.html
http://www.dawlishwarren.info/railwaycarriages.php
http://www.railholiday.co.uk/
as it was back in the olden days:
A Family on Holiday
(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk247/lizziefreeman/CampingCoachFamily.jpg)
................and today:
(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk247/lizziefreeman/CampingCoachesontheline.jpg)
8-) 8-) 8-) 8-) :y :y
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A slightly more modern version for you Lissie:
http://sleeperzzz.com/
I plan to use this place when I do a tour of Scotland on my GS in May :)
That looks great Tunnie! :y :y :y :y
I'm jealous ;) ;) I now rather fancy booking these myself for the coming year! 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-) :)
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..................and another one for you Tunnie once more in a lovely Scottish setting :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* 8-) 8-) 8-)
(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk247/lizziefreeman/ScottishCampingCoach.jpg)
(http://www.scotlandrailholiday.com/)
:) :)
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Cheers Lissie, but have you see the prices on the ones you posted. £300 a week? :o
The one I am going to in Rogart, is just £15 per night!
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Cheers Lissie, but have you see the prices on the ones you posted. £300 a week? :o
The one I am going to in Rogart, is just £15 per night!
Cheapskate!! ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
No, I reckon £15 is a damn good price! 8-) 8-) :y :y :y
However as a railway fanatic I would willing pay the £300 a week ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
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£300 is my entire budget for the 2 week trip ;D
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£300 is my entire budget for the 2 week trip ;D
I wish I could get away with that Tunnie!! :o :o :o
The petrol alone to get to Scotland, touring around, including The Lakes, and back for the miggy would cost that! ::) ::) ::) Then I have expensive tasted! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
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£300 is my entire budget for the 2 week trip ;D
I wish I could get away with that Tunnie!! :o :o :o
The petrol alone to get to Scotland, touring around, including The Lakes, and back for the miggy would cost that! ::) ::) ::) Then I have expensive tasted! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
Biggest cost will be petrol, I calculated it a month or two back:
Assuming MPG = 48
Price Per Litre £1.30
Price Per Galon £5.90
Total Camping Cost - £64.50
Total Miles - 1,695
Total Fuel Cost - £208.41
Camping Food - £35
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£300 is my entire budget for the 2 week trip ;D
I wish I could get away with that Tunnie!! :o :o :o
The petrol alone to get to Scotland, touring around, including The Lakes, and back for the miggy would cost that! ::) ::) ::) Then I have expensive tasted! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
Biggest cost will be petrol, I calculated it a month or two back:
Assuming MPG = 48
Price Per Litre £1.30
Price Per Galon £5.90
Total Camping Cost - £64.50
Total Miles - 1,695
Total Fuel Cost - £208.41
Camping Food - £35
Nice one! 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-) :y
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MPG=48? :o
Take it that's on the bike then. ::)
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MPG=48? :o
Take it that's on the bike then. ::)
I did say GS up the top, so yup. 48 is about worst case, I got 51 mpg when I did a 3 day blast around Wales :y
Actually on LPG, in the Omega, cost wise it works out at about 55-60mpg :D
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The is one just outside St Andrews but is a tad on the pricy side. Its all in the location, location, location.... ;D
http://www.theoldstation.co.uk/
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The is one just outside St Andrews but is a tad on the pricy side. Its all in the location, location, location.... ;D
http://www.theoldstation.co.uk/
Wow!! :o :o :o :o
That is a plush example! It looks absolutely lovely, and at "£75 per person per night in the carriage" it is far cheaper than many average hotels! 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-) ;) ;)
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The is one just outside St Andrews but is a tad on the pricy side. Its all in the location, location, location.... ;D
http://www.theoldstation.co.uk/
Just a tad more than I am paying :o ;D
Looks nice though :y
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£300 is my entire budget for the 2 week trip ;D
I wish I could get away with that Tunnie!! :o :o :o
The petrol alone to get to Scotland, touring around, including The Lakes, and back for the miggy would cost that! ::) ::) ::) Then I have expensive tasted! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
Biggest cost will be petrol, I calculated it a month or two back:
Assuming MPG = 48
Price Per Litre £1.30
Price Per Galon £5.90
Total Camping Cost - £64.50
Total Miles - 1,695
Total Fuel Cost - £208.41
Camping Food - £35
A puncture would knock it up a bit?
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£300 is my entire budget for the 2 week trip ;D
I wish I could get away with that Tunnie!! :o :o :o
The petrol alone to get to Scotland, touring around, including The Lakes, and back for the miggy would cost that! ::) ::) ::) Then I have expensive tasted! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
Biggest cost will be petrol, I calculated it a month or two back:
Assuming MPG = 48
Price Per Litre £1.30
Price Per Galon £5.90
Total Camping Cost - £64.50
Total Miles - 1,695
Total Fuel Cost - £208.41
Camping Food - £35
A puncture would knock it up a bit?
Just a tad, as would any other failure. But touch wood all will be ok!