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Golden Rail Short
Breaks were extremely popular during the 1980's. The format was out and
back travel by rail, and 2 or 3 nights b & B hotel accommodation. The
Destinations were mainly the principal cites in the Uk, and the prices
for the whole package were very competitive. And for a few pounds extra,
first class travel could be included.
Below are brief details of my Golden Rail breaks in the 1980's, all of
which included my wife and younger son. |
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1981 April: Edinburgh..17/4/81
86248 Birmingham to Carstairs, 47462
Carstairs to Edinburgh..I also went on Steam hauled excursions18/4 The Strathdon Express..60009
Edinburgh-Newtonhill (loco failed),then Aberdeen-Edinburgh with class
40. 19/4 The Fair Maid..246 Morayshire Falkirk-Perth-Dundee-Falkirk.
19/4/81 47708 Edinburgh to Carstairs, 87023 Carstairs to Birmingham.
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1982: Plymouth..Date
not known. Price included hire car, and we drove to the Dobwalls Miniature Railway,
in Cornwall. Birmingham to Plymouth on Class 45, return
on Class 50 to Gloucester, then Class 46 to Birmingham |
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1984 April:
London.. Hotel in Kensington. During visit, Tommy Cooper
died Heart attack 16/4, and WPC Yvonne Fletcher died of gunshot wounds
outside Libyan Embassy. Out(15/4/1984) & back (17/4/84) on Class 86 Electrics
Birmingham International to Euston and return
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1984 Aug: Norwich
(Castle Hotel) Nuneaton to Norwich on Craven DMU, Norwich to Nuneaton return on 6 August on 31421 |
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1985 April: Lumley Castle,
Chester-le-Street. Birmingham to
Durham & return on HST's. |
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1985 June: Bournemouth..29/5
Coventry to Reading 50022 Anson, 47442 Reading to Bournemouth. 31/5
33108 Bournemouth to Weymouth, 31/5 33113 Weymouth to Poole,1/6 47442
Bournemouth to Birmingham International. |
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