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5029 Nunney Castle

5029 Passing Tattenhall
Tattenhall 26/04/08
Joy Beresford

Bristol Waterfront
Bristol Waterfront
Henry Pinchin
from
Solihull
Dorridge
Banbury
to
Bristol Temple Meads
via Badminton
& return

Locomotive details>>		 5029 passing Small Heath
Small Heath 26/04/08
David Weake

Itinerary: (subject to confirmation)

A day out for all Great Western Railway fans; travel behind a ‘Castle’ on the Great Western main line to the iconic Great Western station of Temple Meads. Historic Bristol (home to Brunel’s SS Great Britain) has much to offer visitors and perhaps the best way of seeing the sights is by taking the ‘hop on – hop off’ double deck sightseeing tour or by taking the blue and yellow ferry boats for a trip through the city on the water.

The train will start from Solihull and pick up at Dorridge and Banbury. It then proceeds via Oxford, Swindon and Bristol Parkway to Bristol Temple Meads and return.

Travel Classes:

Standard Class Open
Standard class

Standard: traditional "open" coaches with seating at tables for four persons.

Premier Dining: seating at tables for two and four persons with dining service our Pullman Cars.

Table for Two: We can offer a 'Table for Two' guarantee (subject to availability of tables) for those who make an additional payment of a £10 per table booked (£5 per seat).

 Standard Class Open
Standard class

Premier Dining:
Passengers taking a meal
Premier Dining		 This will be at tables for two & four in our Pullman Cars for that extra touch of luxury. For an introduction to our dining services - see Dining Car Service page>>.

Premier Dining fares include full English breakfast Sample Breakfast Menu on the outward trip and traditional 3-course roast dinner Sample Dinner Menu on the return.		 Tables for Two
Premier Dining - Tables for Two
A selection of beers, wines and spirits will be available for purchase (by dining passengers) from the dining car team.

Juniors & Children within Dining Cars: There is no special child menu & no reduced child fare in Premier Dining.  We regret we are unable to accommodate children under 5 in the dining cars.

Special dietary requirements must be requested when making your booking.


Stations & Times:

Please note that Vintage Trains excursions have to be slotted in between normal timetabled services of the train operating companies that run regularly on Network Rail. The actual detailed times for departures and arrivals are not usually available to us until quite close to the actual date of the train.

All times subject to confirmation. Tickets, final information and confirmed timings are mailed out to passengers AS SOON AS VINTAGE TRAINS RECEIVE FINAL TIMINGS FROM NETWORK RAIL, normally about ten days before a tour is scheduled to depart.
  (t1) Outward   (t1) Return
Solihull dep t.b.a.   arr t.b.a.
Dorridge dep t.b.a.   arr t.b.a.
Banbury dep t.b.a.   arr t.b.a.
Bristol Temple Meads arr t.b.a.   dep t.b.a.
Notes
t1 All times subject to confirmation

Fares:
Fares from Solihull & Dorridge Standard Class Premier Dining (note f4)
Adult

£65

£130
'Table for Two' not applicable (note f5)
Child (5-15) (note f1)

not applicable

(note f2)
Fares from Banbury Standard Class Premier Dining (note f4)
Adult

£60

£130
'Table for Two' not applicable (note f5)
Child (5-15) (note f1)

not applicable

(note f2)
Notes
No Smoking allowed at all on any Vintage Trains Customers are reminded that as from 1st July 2007 UK government legislation comes into effect prohibiting smoking in public places. Areas designated 'NO SMOKING' include ALL CARRIAGES ON ALL TRAINS AS WELL AS RAILWAY PLATFORMS AND PREMISES.
f1 No reduced child fare
f2 There is no special child menu & no reduced child price.
f3 We regret we are unable to accommodate children under 5 in the dining cars.
f4 For Premier Dining - please book by telephone or contact VT Office to check on availability before making a postal booking.
f5 'Table for Two' - (subject to availability) Seats at a table for two are an additional £15 per table (£7.50 per person). Please check for availability by telephoning the VT Office.
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