Steam Train With Pullman Coaches

[DulwichFox]

I've been looking for destination Indian Restaurants mainly on the train from East Dulwich.

I fancied a ride out today. I got the P13 to Streatham knowing that the Train from Streatham goes to East Dulwich.

Did not find any Indian Restaurants near the Station so got the train back to East Dulwich

We got delayed at Tulse Hill where the Driver told us we were being held on a Red Light with no known reason.

Suddenly there was a tremendous thundering noise as a Magnificent Steam Locomotive pulling several

Very smart Pullman Coaches came through next to our train.

It may well of come through East/North Dulwich. Did anyone see it ? You would of definately heard if it had.

Foxy

[dbboy]

Think it runs out of St. Pancras Station on a weekly basis

[Rosetta]

There is one based at Victoria station called The Belmond.

[womanofdulwich]

Regularly see it at Victoria

[TheArtfulDogger]

It's obviously part of the re nationalisation of the train services

The new British Rail are pulling old rolling stock out of retirement

Wait till you see the British Rail Pork Pie in the buffet car, best before 1965

[fishbiscuits]

Don't know much about the train.

But if you find yourself in that neck of the woods again, keep on going a bit further down to Norbury, and check out "Karachi Cuisine". You won't regret it!

[exdulwicher]

http://www.uksteam.info/tours/trs19.htm

Website of the scheduled steam tours. The Belmond (which is almost certainly what you saw) is based out of Victoria. If you're ever going through a station and see an unusually large crowd of people all with cameras and phones at the ready, chances are there's a steam train due through!

London Underground do similar trips on a vintage tube train, usually out of Moorgate / Ealing Broadway.

And finally, curry in Streatham, go to Taj Mahal, Leigham Court Road. More or less opposite Streatham Hill station which means a change at West Norwood if you're travelling to / from East Dulwich.

[DulwichFox]

I did go to the Taj Mahal in Thornton Heath near the station.

I had driven past it many times and thought I would try it.

It was like going back 40 years. The elderly owner ?? had been there 30 years.

D?cor was from the 70's and would probably cost a lot of money back then.

Hygiene rating of 4. Everything was just old but nothing seriously bothered me.

Food was nice.

It was very cheap. With bottled Kingfisher at ?2.85

I was there at 8.00pm - 9.00pm and it was very quiet with people arriving who appeared to be regulars.

I had Chicken Madras which was very Good but there was something very 1975 ish about it.

Metal Bowls ?? Most places these days use White 'Porcelain' dishes which I personally do not like

because they do not conduct and hold the heat so the food goes cold.

Also food warmers with tea lights.

Elderly owner was Very pleasant.

We had a good chat and he was very impressed that I had travelled from East Dulwich.

Will be researching more places around south London

Foxy

[TheArtfulDogger]

exdulwicher Wrote:

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> London Underground do similar trips on a vintage

> tube train, usually out of Moorgate / Ealing

> Broadway.

>

Sadly not any more, today was the last run on the underground as the signal upgrade has put paid to using steam trains 😰

[Sue]

exdulwicher Wrote:

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> http://www.uksteam.info/tours/trs19.htm

>

> Website of the scheduled steam tours. The Belmond

> (which is almost certainly what you saw) is based

> out of Victoria. If you're ever going through a

> station and see an unusually large crowd of people

> all with cameras and phones at the ready, chances

> are there's a steam train due through!

>

> London Underground do similar trips on a vintage

> tube train, usually out of Moorgate / Ealing

> Broadway.

>

> And finally, curry in Streatham, go to Taj Mahal,

> Leigham Court Road. More or less opposite

> Streatham Hill station which means a change at

> West Norwood if you're travelling to / from East

> Dulwich.

The P13 goes directly from outside The Great Exhibition to Streatham Hill Station.