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The York Yuletide Express
Saturday 26th November 2022
Join us for a trip from London’s Ealing Broadway to York and an opportunity to experience the Festive Season’s activities. We travel north via the Midland Main Line stopping at stations to pick up further passengers. Our train will be dieselhauled between London and Leicester where Princess Coronation class steam locomotive No.46233 Duchess of Sutherland will be attached for the run to York.
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Our train leaves London Ealing Broadway at around 06:25 hauled by a diesel locomotive, and travels around West London through Acton Wells and Neasden South Junction. At Dudding Hill Junction we take the Brent curve and join the Midland Main Line (MML) near Cricklewood. We head north and stop at St. Albans, Luton, Bedford and Kettering, to pick up further passengers. We make our way towards Leicester where we pick up passengers further passengers. We will then pause to attached Duchess of Sutherland in Humberstone Road sidings. With Bahamas now attached, we are steam hauled away from Leicester along the MML and head through Loughborough and join the Erewash Valley Line at Trent Junction. Our final boarding point for passengers is at Alfreton. After Chesterfield we take the ‘old road’ to Rotherham and continue through Conisbrough to Doncaster. Here we join the East Coast Main Line and can expect a fast run to York, where we arrive in the early afternoon. York is well known for its magnificent Minster and city walls. The Snickelways, famous medieval alleys and narrow streets, and The Shambles, are well worth exploring. The National Railway Museum, the many shops and museums, ensure that there is something on offer for everybody. Our train leaves York at around 15:40 and returns to London Ealing Broadway steam hauled by Duchess of Sutherland. We stop at the same stations as on the outward journey, to set down our passengers. Santa and his Elves will be handing out presents to all the children during the journey so please let us know your child’s age when booking. Approximate Timings Outward Return Ealing Broadway 06:35 23:45 St. Albans 07:32 22:45 Luton 07:51 22:25 Bedford 08:15 22:00 Kettering 08:56 21:00 Leicester 09:25 20:00 Alfreton 10:56 18:20 York 12:58 15:40
There are three classes available:
Premier Dining includes a full English breakfast and four course dinner silver served at your seat. First Class includes morning tea or coffee with a bacon/breakfast roll and a muffin and an afternoon service of tea or coffee with a savoury of the day followed by a scone with butter and jam. Standard Class includes a reserved seat usually at a table for four.
Tables for two can be guaranteed in Premier Dining and First Class for a supplement of £30 per person (subject to availability). A buffet car is available and serves tea, coffee, snacks and light refreshments.
