(07 Jul 2016, 5:23 pm)Jimmi wrote Yeah, I could have done a full round trip on the 77/77A instead of a 78 to Seatoller and back but I don't want to get back into Blackpool too late. May do it on my next trip in a few weeks time from Carlisle, may do either the 104 to Penrith or the 554 then hover round on whatever, would like to get the 73A back to Carlisle in the evening but it arrives back into Carlisle only a few minutes before the Northern service heads back to Carlisle and if I miss that I would have to get the 685 back to Newcastle then train back to Darlington (or Durham) and then have to pay silly money to get home from Darlington.

Just searched P534EFL on Flickr and found a photo of it on the 599 at the end of May, so here's hoping I can get that!

Yeah thats the problem I wouldn't risk connections like that, you wouldn't want to be stranded. I might go a couple of times up there as I think a few Olympians are still in service on the likes of the 554 and 600 from Carlisle so would like to ride them, and still haven't been on the Gold X4/X5.

Yeah hopefully you get that, there is also a B7TL i think but not sure on the reg.