Visiting Duxford by train
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Visiting Duxford by train
A few of us fancy a trip to Duxford museum. We'll travel by train from the north west of England, but can anyone recommend a nice pub to stay at (or a B&B/hotel within walking distance of such a pub), with good food and ale, in easy taxi distance from both Duxford and a rail station?
Looking for recommendations really for the place to stay, and its proximity to both a rail station and to Duxford (the closer to both the better).
Looking for recommendations really for the place to stay, and its proximity to both a rail station and to Duxford (the closer to both the better).
Obvious, because of its location, is the Red Lion next to Whittlesford Station (perhaps renamed Whittlesford Parkway) some 1.6 miles from the main entrance to Duxford.
I've never stayed there and have only used it as the start venue for a motor rally and that some 25 years ago, but the advertisements speak highly of it.
I've never stayed there and have only used it as the start venue for a motor rally and that some 25 years ago, but the advertisements speak highly of it.
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I do not know anywhere to stay, but the first time I visited Duxford was by train from London about 15 years ago and they had their own bus running throughout the day from the station to IWM. It is a fantastic place, SO much to see! Might be worth contacting the Museum for their recommendations, on both my visits I found the staff to be very pleasant, enthusiastic and helpful. The highlight for me on my 2nd visit was going into the Super VC 10, one I might have flown on as a boy.
Very easy. Just check the appropriate train and Cambridge bus timetables. The bus you want leaves from the station and drops off in the car park adjacent to the front door of IWM Duxford.
I did it several times from Central London, always a good day wandering around aircraft and a chance to drool over the SR71!!!
As for the VC10 there, claimed to be a Super (VC15), I have my doubts - the VC15 had four reversers and the VC10 two. I think the one on exhibit has two.
I did it several times from Central London, always a good day wandering around aircraft and a chance to drool over the SR71!!!
As for the VC10 there, claimed to be a Super (VC15), I have my doubts - the VC15 had four reversers and the VC10 two. I think the one on exhibit has two.
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What pray is a "VC15"? The Duxford Super VC10 is G-ASGC, an Ex BOAC/British Airways V.1151. Although the Standard VC10 initially had four thrust reversers, buffeting problems resulted in the inner pair being removed. The Super too initially had four reversers and entered service with BOAC in this form, but again, the inner pair were subsequently removed. All in service VC10s finished up with just the outer engine reversers.
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Thanks guys. Just have to decide if it's do-able via Euston and Cambridge in a (long) day (we'll be doing it in spring), or stay over night for a more relaxed outing.
Alan, VC15 is what Vickers called their bigger, better VC10, alias Super VC10. At least that's what it says on my maintenance authority.
I'd gone flying and out of the line station world before the VC15 lost its inner reversers, so live and learn - thanks for the info.
SSD trust me, it's easily doable in a day from central London - I did it many times on crew slips in London.
I'd gone flying and out of the line station world before the VC15 lost its inner reversers, so live and learn - thanks for the info.
SSD trust me, it's easily doable in a day from central London - I did it many times on crew slips in London.
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SSD trust me, it's easily doable in a day from central London - I did it many times on crew slips in London.
SSD trust me, it's easily doable in a day from central London .....
(sorry SSD, didn't see your latest before I posted!)
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I looked at doing this journey from Chester last year, and although it didn't go ahead, we concluded that the best way was to get a train to somewhere on the mainline into Euston (Milton Keynes, Bletchley, or Leighton Buzzard) rather than going into and then out of London), and then a taxi or local bus.
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As someone who plans a variety of journeys by public transport I suggest you look at the route planning site here, buses, trains the lot.
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As someone who plans a variety of journeys by public transport I suggest you look at the route planning site here, buses, trains the lot.
Plan a Journey - traveline - English
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As someone who plans a variety of journeys by public transport I suggest you look at the route planning site here, buses, trains the lot.
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At that point I ditched it. Styal is 1.5 miles north of Wilmslow on a line with very few services (of which 2 a day stop at Styal I think!). Such a train's next stop would be... Wilmslow! Then all stations to Crewe, and a change there to a Virgin train to Euston. It's arrival at Duxford is almost 14:00 from an 07:00 start. Using Nation Rail website I can be in Whittlesford by 10:40!
The site doesn't seem to know that there is an hourly service from Wilmslow by Virgin each way direct to Euston (with just one stop at Crewe) which takes 1 hour 47 minutes!
Thanks for the suggestion, but it's not a site I'll be using anytime soon!
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Try the Train Line, it is routing you via Wilmslow ,Nuneaton, Cambridge, on Virgin and x Country, total journey time of 4hours, might be quicker via London, Have Fun Alan