The Master Cutler – Friday 15th March 2024

Interior image of a 125 Group MK3 coach

125 Group, in conjunction with Retro Railtours, RailAdventure and Chiltern Railways are pleased to be supporting this tour by providing a rake of MK3 coaches to work with RailAdventure power cars from Sheffield to London Marylebone station as part of the stations 125th Anniversary celebrations.

This is a rare opportunity to travel into London Marylebone by HST! Information including timings, pricing and planned route can be found on the Retro Railtours website here.

FOR SALE – MARK III RFM CATERING CAR 10206

10206 Data Panel

As previously circulated in various forums, 125 Group has reluctantly identified that Loco-hauled Mark III catering vehicle 10206 is surplus to requirements. The sale notice can be found here.

The Group now needs to bring this process to conclusion – Anyone wishing to make an offer to purchase 10206 needs to request a bid form from the Group by mailing alex.wood@125group.org.uk. A bid form will be forwarded electronically, together with full details of bid submission rules. Bids will only be accepted on the sale form provided. The closing date for bids will be midday on Tuesday 20th February 2024.

Please do not bid unless you have the ability to remove and keep this vehicle – it is approximately 23m long, 3m wide and 4m high, weighing some 35 tonnes. Anyone making a successful bid will be required to remove the vehicle from its current site within 6-8 weeks maximum. 100% of the proceeds from the sale will be utilised by the Group to support its HST fleet and develop its Charitable aims.