Manchester Evening News has teamed up with The Railway Touring Company, to offer one lucky reader the chance to win a pair of first class tickets on The Auld Reekie Manchester to Edinburgh day tour departing March 24th.
First Class travel includes morning coffee with a Danish pastry and afternoon tea with scones, jam and cream, along with a selection of finger sandwiches.
The tour route passes through the beautiful Cumbrian Fells to the Border City of Carlisle, then crosses the River Solway into Scotland at Gretna and climbs through the magnificent scenery of the Scottish Southern Uplands around Beattock, Symington and Abington. The winner then travels eastwards across the Central Belt, with distant views of the famous Forth Bridge as we approach Edinburgh.
Arriving in Edinburgh soon after 11:30 you’ll have ample time to explore its many places of interest and historic landmarks. Soon after 15:00 steam locomotive, No. 70013 “Oliver Cromwell”, will be waiting at Edinburgh Waverley for the return journey. This includes significant hill climbs to summits at Cobbinshaw (880ft), Beattock (1,015ft) with superb views over the Scottish hills and Shap (916ft), and then follows the descent into the spectacular Lune Gorge. Passing through Carnforth Station, famous as the location for the wartime film “Brief Encounter”, and Lancaster, before stopping at Preston, Wigan and Bolton to set down passengers before arriving at Manchester Victoria and the end of an unforgettable trip.
TO ENTER
Send your answer to the following question including TRAIN in the subject field along with your name and contact number, to comp@men-news.co.uk. Closing date is February 20th 2012 at 5pm.
Q. “Auld Reekie”, meaning ‘Old Smoky’, is a nickname for which Scottish City?
A. Aberdeen
B. Glasgow
C. Edinburgh
Train Timings:
Approximate timings shown:
| Station | Outward | Return |
| Manchester Victoria | 07:00 | 22:15 |
| Bolton | 07:20 | 21:50 |
| Wigan North Western | 07:30 | 21:35 |
| Preston | 08:00 | 21:15 |
| Edinburgh Waverley | 11:35 | 15:15 |
The Railway Touring Company offers a wide range of interesting days out by steam train starting from different areas of the country. Our 2012 programme covers many of the UK’s best loved railway routes and destinations.
Beautiful scenery abounds on trips over the famous Settle to Carlisle route, through the Cumbrian Fells via Shap, the Cotswolds, glorious Devon, the Garden of England in Kent, and many more. There are summer trips to the seaside at Scarborough, Swanage, Weymouth, Minehead, and the North Wales Coast. High profile destinations include the historic cities of York, Carlisle, Bath, Bristol and Lincoln. In short, they offer trips to suit all tastes.
Their special steam trains recreate the nostalgia of a former era and an opportunity to relax and enjoy a day out with a difference. They are ideal for celebrating special occasions such as anniversaries and birthdays, when including the Premier Dining experience. Superb food prepared and cooked on the train and silver served at your reserved seats makes it an unforgettable experience.
The winner will be selected at random by a member of the Manchester Evening News competitions team and contacted shortly after the closing date.
Visit http://www.railwaytouring.net/uk_day_trips for more information
TERMS & CONDITIONS
1. This promotion is open to residents of Great Britain, excluding employees and their immediate families of Railway Touring Company and The Manchester Evening News and anyone else professionally connected with the promotion.
2. Entrants must be aged 18 years or over.
3. To enter; send your answer to the following question including TRAIN in the subject field along with your name and contact number, to comp@men-news.co.uk. Closing date is February 20th 2012 at 5pm.
Q. “Auld Reekie”, meaning ‘Old Smoky’, is a nickname for which Scottish City?
A. Aberdeen
B. Glasgow
C. Edinburgh
4. Only one entry per email address per day.
5. The promotion runs from Tuesday 14th February 2012 until Monday 20th February 2012 inclusive. The winner will be drawn from all entrants at the end of the promotion. The winner will be drawn at random and notified via the phone number supplied with entry on Monday 20th February 2012 If a winner cannot be contacted on , Monday 20th February 2012 the Promoter reserves the right to cancel prize entitlement and award the prize to a reserve winner, selected at the same time as the original.
6. Regretfully, the Promoter cannot be held liable for system failures. Neither can the Promoter be held responsible for any emails that are lost and/or delayed or which cannot be sent for any reason beyond its control. The Promoter cannot be held responsible for the failure to fulfil the obligations of any of the third parties involved in this promotion, although we will always endeavour to minimise the effect of any such failure.
7. No cash or other prize alternative is available, except that in the event of circumstances outside of its control the Promoter reserves the right to provide a similar alternative of equal or greater value.
8. Any breach of these Terms and Conditions will result in a forfeit of the prize.
9. The Promoter’s decisions will be final in all matters and no correspondence will be entered into. Promoter: Promoter: The Railway Touring Company, 14a Tuesday Market Place, Kings Lynn, Norfolk PE30 1JN Please do not send entries to this address.
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