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On Jul 17, 10:59 pm, Ianigsy <ianrcr...@m> wrote:

> empty stock movements. If you really
> wanted to start up a charter business in the current climate, the
> market to go after is probably all-in family excursions to the
> seaside- rather than flash dining trains, a through day trip from
> Glasgow to Blackpool, stop in the suburbs and run via the GSW to pick
> up in Kilmarnock and offer a family ticket for about £50. In other
> words, take people where they want to go at a price they can afford.

And where do you propose to get the stock for this operation in the
first place ?

To have it on hand at your start point without ECS moves means you
either are restircted to where the stock is - exactly why a lot of
more recent years original HRT trains started at Finsbury Park (for
Bounds Green).

The whole reason ''adex'' operations are not around any more is that
almost no TOC has spare resources at weekends, except those who are
probably not suited to anything long distance or off their patch.

And if a TOC did have such spare resources uk.railway would be weeping
and wailing and gnashing teeth at why it is not out releiving VXC.

--
Nick