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[Lizzie_Zoom]

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


 

[tunnie]

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 

[albitz]

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. :-/

[Lizzie_Zoom]

....................and modern versions still exist!!

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-)

[Lizzie_Zoom]

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!

I'm jealous    I now rather fancy booking these myself for the coming year! 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)

[Lizzie_Zoom]

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





 

[tunnie]

Cheers Lissie, but have you see the prices on the ones you posted. £300 a week? 

The one I am going to in Rogart, is just £15 per night!

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Cheers Lissie, but have you see the prices on the ones you posted. £300 a week? 

The one I am going to in Rogart, is just £15 per night!

Cheapskate!!

No, I reckon £15 is a damn good price! 8-) 8-)

However as a railway fanatic I would willing pay the £300 a week

[tunnie]

£300 is my entire budget for the 2 week trip 

[Lizzie_Zoom]

£300 is my entire budget for the 2 week trip 

I wish I could get away with that Tunnie!!

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!

[tunnie]

£300 is my entire budget for the 2 week trip 

I wish I could get away with that Tunnie!!

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!

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

[Lizzie_Zoom]

£300 is my entire budget for the 2 week trip 

I wish I could get away with that Tunnie!!

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!

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-)

[05omegav6]

MPG=48?

Take it that's on the bike then.

[tunnie]

MPG=48?

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 

Actually on LPG, in the Omega, cost wise it works out at about 55-60mpg 

[hotel21]

The is one just outside St Andrews but is a tad on the pricy side.  Its all in the location, location, location....   

http://www.theoldstation.co.uk/