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July 2011 meet 24/02/2011 at 14:40 #2502
GeoffM
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The Railway Tavern at Liverpool Street has been booked for 23rd July 2011 meet (same venue last year). To avoid confusion with the March meet, I'll keep this on the back burner until after that meet. It's booked now to give people more advance warning for booking days off work or flights or whatever.
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July 2011 meet 24/02/2011 at 14:40 #13768
GeoffM
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The Railway Tavern at Liverpool Street has been booked for 23rd July 2011 meet (same venue last year). To avoid confusion with the March meet, I'll keep this on the back burner until after that meet. It's booked now to give people more advance warning for booking days off work or flights or whatever.
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July 2011 meet 28/04/2011 at 13:19 #15413
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Hi

E-mail alert from East Coast this morning. Tickets have been released upto 24th July, covering the meet weekend. Sure the other TOC's will be following soon.

Andy

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July 2011 meet 28/04/2011 at 17:58 #15418
Sam Tugwell
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I will be able to make this one. Its all but booked at my end.
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July 2011 meet 03/05/2011 at 15:58 #15452
headshot119
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From what I can see online Virgin and Chiltern have both released advance tickets on the meet day. First Great Western have still yet to. Grab em while there still dirt cheap guys.
"Passengers for New Lane, should be seated in the rear coach of the train " - Opinions are my own and not those of my employer
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July 2011 meet 03/05/2011 at 19:10 #15457
Lordmwa
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http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/times_fares/booking_horizons.html

Is the place that always shows which companies have released to when - Southern always seem to be last

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July 2011 meet 03/05/2011 at 20:25 #15460
headshot119
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It is James if they update it. They say that East Coast haven't released advance fares for the meet day when they have. Same with Virgin.
"Passengers for New Lane, should be seated in the rear coach of the train " - Opinions are my own and not those of my employer
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July 2011 meet 04/05/2011 at 07:20 #15462
Lordmwa
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interesting, its always been right for me before.....
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July 2011 meet 04/05/2011 at 08:21 #15464
GeoffM
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Advance ticket & reservation information last updated 28 April 2011.

If it's updated weekly then maybe tomorrow it will change to reflect the current availability (which indeed does not include Great Western yet).

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July 2011 meet 04/05/2011 at 10:27 #15466
Lordmwa
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ah thanks geoff thatll be it
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July 2011 meet 06/05/2011 at 17:00 #15603
Sam Tugwell
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First Great Western now taking seat reservations and advance tickets for the weekend of the meet. The only major ones left to allow seat reservations and booking for the weekend of the meet are Virgin Trains and Southern.
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July 2011 meet 07/05/2011 at 09:33 #15622
tara2011
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me and pb74 coming this time
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July 2011 meet 07/05/2011 at 09:48 #15623
y10g9
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Geoff, you got some times for teh meet so i can look at trains tiems please?, planning on coming too
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July 2011 meet 07/05/2011 at 12:18 #15626
GeoffM
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y10g9 said:
Geoff, you got some times for teh meet so i can look at trains tiems please?, planning on coming too
Yes, see the Wiki: http://www.SimSig.co.uk/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=meets:july2011

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July 2011 meet 07/05/2011 at 16:37 #15633
Sam Tugwell
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Im lookin forward to this one. Will be my first meet and im sure it wont be my last
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July 2011 meet 07/05/2011 at 16:52 #15635
y10g9
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Thanks for the Link Geoff.
I presume that your goint off for a curry afterwards, if i was to join with the curry too what sort of time would that finish? Would be travelling back to bristol that night, and the ticket would only be for a certain service so obv don't want to book an early one and miss the curry, or book a late one and wait at paddington for hours.
Thanks Geoff

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July 2011 meet 07/05/2011 at 21:20 #15638
Lordmwa
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The curry is usually spur of the moment as far as im aware
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July 2011 meet 07/05/2011 at 21:41 #15639
GeoffM
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The curry is booked around lunchtime when we have a better idea of numbers. Usually we'll try for 7pm, allow 2 hours, another hour to get back to Paddington, and you should be good for a 10pm-ish departure. We can't guarantee that though.
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July 2011 meet 08/05/2011 at 00:05 #15645
y10g9
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Cheers Geoff, tickets are booked. on the 0930 from Bristol Temple Meads.
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July 2011 meet 08/05/2011 at 16:05 #15649
DavidB
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Assuming I can get me weekend at work swapped i'll be there.

Dave

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July 2011 meet 08/05/2011 at 17:43 #15651
Lardybiker
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Is there a prize for longest travelled? I might be in with a shout for that.....
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July 2011 meet 08/05/2011 at 17:50 #15652
Meld
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Lardybiker said:
Is there a prize for longest travelled? I might be in with a shout for that.....
Alan Gilchrist might be as well

Passed the age to be doing 'Spoon Feeding' !!!
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July 2011 meet 08/05/2011 at 22:15 #15656
mfcooper
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Meld - I think Lardy wins - he has the Atlantic ocean to cross!
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July 2011 meet 09/05/2011 at 00:57 #15658
UKTrainMan
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Should be able to attend this meet. :cool:

I've already alerted my bank manager to be prepared for a large withdrawal from my account on or near to the day to fund my purchases of the expensive drinks at the pub :| which have no doubt gone up in price since the previous meet

Anyway, should hopefully be a good great meet.

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July 2011 meet 09/05/2011 at 06:31 #15659
Meld
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mfcooper said:
Meld - I think Lardy wins - he has the Atlantic ocean to cross!
MFC Lardys the favourite - no doubt - suppose it depends on where Alans working on the run up to the meet

Passed the age to be doing 'Spoon Feeding' !!!
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