CHESTER MODEL RAILWAY CLUB and

FFESTINIOG RAILWAY DEE & MERSEY GROUP

Present the  

“DORSET COAST EXPRESS”

SATURDAY 19th APRIL 2008

A SPECIAL EXCURSION TRAIN TO BOURNEMOUTH AND THE SOUTH COAST

with OPTIONAL STEAM TRIP TO SWANAGE

via

THE ENGLISH MIDLANDS & THE BEAUTIFUL NEW FOREST

Join us on our special class 67 diesel-locomotive hauled tour with Riviera Trains air-conditioned carriages.  We will start from HOOTON (large car park/M53) at around 7.00am and pick up at BACHE, WREXHAM, GOBOWEN and SHREWSBURY. The train then proceeds south through the Midlands, passing through Oxford, then skirts Reading and on to the South Coast. We pass into the New Forest to drop off passengers firstly at BROCKENHURST, then BOURNEMOUTH and then our final destination of POOLE. The return will be the reverse of our outward route.

For those alighting at Brockenhurst, you may catch a local train (fare payable on the day) to the Georgian town of Lymington, or just explore the New Forest by bike. Optionally join our coach connection (supplement payable) to Beaulieu House and Motor Museum. At Bournemouth there are all the facilities of a major resort, beaches, shops and restaurants. Poole is a delightful small coastal town, just the right size for exploring on foot, and there may be a chance of a cruise around the harbour. Optionally take a coach connection for a ride on the Swanage Railway (supplement payable) where a steam train will take you seven miles past Corfe Castle to Swanage.

Expected arrival times are approximately 13.00 (Brockenhurst), 13.20 (Bournemouth) and 13.30 (Poole).  Leaving around 16.50 (Poole), 17.00 (Bournemouth) and 17.20 (Brockenhurst), return times are expected to be mid to late evening.

Fares:    Standard Class:   Adults £48, Children (5-17) £32, Children under 5 sharing a seat, free.

                First Class:           Adults £72, Children (5-17) £48, Children under 5 sharing a seat, free.

              Supplement for coach trip to Beaulieu (inc. Admission)  Adults £18, Children £15.

              Supplement for coach trip to Swanage Railway (inc. Train fare) Adults £14 Children £11

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Each passenger will have a reserved seat, a free detailed route description and local plans.  The first class is in open coaches around tables for two (first come, first served) and four.  Most of the standard class is in fours around tables.  Tickets, seat reservations and final timings will be sent a few days before the train runs.

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