MID CHESHIRE LINE MUSIC TRAIN 22ND JULY 2009
22nd July 2009
How it works
The Music Train uses one of the regular hourly services on the Mid Cheshire line. It is arranged by the Mid Cheshire Community Rail Partnership. The band plays on the train from Manchester Piccadilly - we take over a carriage. At Plumley everyone alights to visit The Golden Pheasant for drinks and good food - and there is a further session from the band.
Plumley Station is accessible. The walk to the pub is 150m. The footway alongside the road from the station to the pub is narrow and not continuous, with poor visibility over the railway bridge. The pub is fully accessible.
There is no charge for the event - just the price of your ordinary train ticket. Your 'admission' is the train fare. Other than drinks and food, there is nothing else to pay. On the return journey there will be a collection on the train for the musicians.
The Music - The Weavils
The Weavils play tunes from far-flung corners of the world. Nothing and no-one is sacred: Blues, Calypso, Jazz, Bossa Nova, Ska, Reggae, South African, Traditional Folk, Klezmer and Gloria Gaynor, all played on the tuba and other noisy things which no-one else would bid for on EBay.
With a dubious taste in shirts and shoes, they will make you laugh, cry, take off all your clothes and dance. That Weaver Delta music will have the carriages buzzing. Whatever you do, don't miss that train.
The Pub - the Golden Pheasant
The Golden Pheasant is a traditional pub in the heart of rural Cheshire serving fresh, quality food and well-kept J W Lees's real ales. It is close to the station (it was originally the Railway Inn) and has recently been refurbished by new management.
It is a popular dining venue with an attractive beamed interior. It serves traditional bar food alongside some great homemade dishes at lunchtime and in the evenings on weekdays and all day at weekends.
The normal menu is extensive and runs alongside a fantastic selection of regularly changing blackboard specials (which use the best of seasonal local produce) to choose from. You can see a selection of their dishes in the special Music Train Menu
Train Times and Tickets
Train times from Manchester to Plumley: Manchester Piccadilly 18:17, Stockport 18:30, Navigation Road 18:44, Altrincham 18:46, Hale 18:49, Ashley* 18:52, Mobberley* 18:55, Knutsford 18:59, Plumley 19:03 (*request stop)
Return train times from Plumley to Manchester: Plumley 21:43, Knutsford 21:49, Mobberley* 21:53, Ashley* 21:56, Hale 21:59, Altrincham 22:04, Navigation Road 22:06, Stockport 22:21, Manchester Piccadilly 22:35 (*request stop)
Tickets and fares: Buy your ticket from Manchester, Stockport and Altrincham at the station. At other stations just board the train and buy your ticket from the conductor with cash or card.
Example fares include:
Manchester Piccadilly - Cheap Day Return £7.90, Railcard £5.20
Northern Duo (two people travelling together) £5.90 each
Stockport - Cheap Evening Return £3.95
Altrincham - Cheap Evening Return £2.50
Hale - Cheap Evening Return £2.30
The Mid Cheshire Railway Line is operated by Northern Rail and provides rail links to the national rail network at Manchester, Chester and Stockport and with the Metrolink Tram network at Altrincham.
More Music Trains
19 August 2009 - Chester-Plumley - with Accoustak
23 September 2009 - Chester-Plumley (band details to follow - possibly a jazz band). Contact the Music Train Organiser (see below) to let you know more details when they are available.
Contact
Click here to contact Michael Ross, the Music Trains Organiser for the Mid Cheshire Community Rail Partnership.
Click here to print full details
Click here to print Music Train Menu
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