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Lizzie_Zoom

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Railway Camping Coaches
« on: 06 March 2011, 14:50:59 »

...............and after talking about so many road coaches on the Bus Nostalgia thread, I must post about some glorious Railway camping coaches.



 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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« Reply #1 on: 06 March 2011, 14:53:25 »

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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« Reply #2 on: 06 March 2011, 14:56:26 »

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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« Reply #3 on: 06 March 2011, 14:57:42 »

....................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



................and today:




 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-) :y :y
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« Reply #4 on: 06 March 2011, 14:59:08 »

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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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« Reply #5 on: 06 March 2011, 15:03:05 »

..................and another one for you Tunnie once more in a lovely Scottish setting :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* 8-) 8-) 8-)





 :) :)
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« Reply #6 on: 06 March 2011, 15:09:40 »

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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« Reply #7 on: 06 March 2011, 15:16:00 »

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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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« Reply #8 on: 06 March 2011, 15:16:55 »

£300 is my entire budget for the 2 week trip  ;D
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« Reply #9 on: 06 March 2011, 15:23:07 »

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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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« Reply #10 on: 06 March 2011, 15:29:40 »

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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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« Reply #11 on: 06 March 2011, 15:36:08 »

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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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« Reply #12 on: 06 March 2011, 16:36:58 »

MPG=48? :o

Take it that's on the bike then. ::)
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« Reply #13 on: 06 March 2011, 16:42:10 »

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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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« Reply #14 on: 06 March 2011, 17:17:56 »

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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