UK Steam Rail Day Trips 2025 by LucidSynergy Ltd

The Railway Touring Company

UK Steam Rail Day Trips 2025

Welcome

Dear Customer,

We are pleased to announce the release of our new UK Daytrips brochure for 2025, featuring a selection of our classic favourites.

Our steam hauled daytrips include the Waverley, Dorset Coast Express, The Royal Duchy, West Somerset Steam Express and Cumbrian Mountain Express offering various opportunities to explore Cornwall, traverse the Northern Fells by steam and more.

In 2025 we are reintroducing popular trips such as The Jolly Fisherman and The Buxton Spa Express as well as adding new additions to our program such as The Railway 200 Specials to commemorate 200 years since the birth of the modern railway in the United Kingdom. Most significantly on 27th September 1825, George Stephenson’s steam-powered motive travelled 26 miles between Shildon, Darlington and Stockton carrying passengers which changed the world of travel forever.

On our daytrips you can choose to travel in premier dining for a traditional silver-served experience with your food prepared on board first class with morning and afternoon refreshments, or standard class where you can bring a picnic hamper or purchase tea from the buffet car. Regardless of the class you choose, you can relax, enjoy the scenery, and soak in the atmosphere on board.

If you have any questions or need more information about our Daytrips please do not hesitate to contact my team and me. We are here to assist you.

We appreciate your continued support and patronage and we look forward to hearing from you and welcoming you aboard.

Kelly Osborne Managing Director

The Railway Touring Company.

Chris Ainscough

UK Steam Rail Day Trips 2025

The Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express

Saturday 1st and 22nd February 2025

The Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express provides a wonderful opportunity to get out and about during the winter months, with the added bonus of steam haulage over the Northern Fells, including the spectacular Settle & Carlisle Railway. We have a high speed journey down the West Coast Main Line to Carnforth, hauled by a blue Class 86 electric locomotive. We then enjoy a circular steam tour outwards via Shap to Carlisle and back via the Settle and Carlisle line.

We leave London Euston in the morning with electric traction, and speed north along the West Coast Main Line (WCML).

We stop to pick up passengers at Watford Junction, Milton Keynes, Rugby (where passengers from Northampton join by service train), Nuneaton and Crewe. We continue north along the WCML to Preston, our final stop to pick up passengers.

We continue through Lancaster to Carnforth, where we change motive power to a steam locomotive from the Carnforth pool. Leaving Carnforth, our steam locomotive will be working hard when we climb the first severe gradient up to Grayrigg. We then travel through the beautiful Lune Gorge to Tebay, gaining speed for the ascent to Shap. This well-known section of the WCML has a gradient of 1 in 75 and, in the former days of steam locomotives, banking engines from Tebay were often used to assist trains. After crossing the Cumbrian Fells we descend to Penrith, and then head for Carlisle. There will be around two hours in Carlisle, providing time to explore this ancient ‘Border’ city with its castle, cathedral, Tullie House Museum, and shopping centre.

We leave Carlisle and join the Settle & Carlisle Railway, one of the most well known and best loved stretches of railway line in Britain. We soon begin climbing, and then at Appleby, we stop for our steam locomotive to take on water. The climbing continues through scenic Kirkby Stephen towards the highest railway summit in England at Ais Gill, 1169 feet above sea level. We pass over tall viaducts, including the famous one at Ribblehead, and through tunnels. There are magnificent views across the Fells and to the peaks of Pen-y-ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough. We should have a fast run out of the hills, through Settle, until we stop again for our locomotive to take on water.

Our journey continues through Hellifield and Clitheroe to Preston where we say goodbye to our steam locomotive. We pass though Wigan and Warrington en route to Crewe hauled by our blue class 86 electric locomotive with a fast run to London expected. We stop at the same stations as on the outward journey to set down passengers.

**Passengers for Northampton will travel to and from Rugby by service train to join our train.

There are three classes available:

Premier Dining includes a full English breakfast and four course dinner freshly prepared on board and silver served at your seat.

First Class includes morning tea or coffee with a 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 £45 per person (subject to availability). A buffet car is available and serves tea, coffee, snacks and light refreshments.

The Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express

Saturday 8th February 2025

Start the year off with a winter scenic day out from the north-west to the Cumbrian Fells. Travelling outwards over the West Coast Main Line via Shap to Carlisle, time will be available to explore this historic border city. In the afternoon, we head southwards again, but via the highly scenic Settle and Carlisle line. This will be even more special if there is snow about to enhance the breathtaking scenery of the Pennines.

Our train leaves Manchester Piccadilly steam hauled in the morning and calls at Wigan North Western to pick up passengers. We join the West Coast Main Line (WCML) and travel north to Preston, our final stop to pick up passengers.

We continue through Lancaster to Carnforth, where our locomotive will take on water. From Carnforth our steam locomotive will be working hard when we climb the first severe gradient to Grayrigg. We then travel through the beautiful Lune Gorge to Tebay, gaining speed for the ascent to Shap. This well-known section of the WCML has a gradient of 1 in 75 and, in the former days of steam locomotives, banking engines from Tebay were often used to assist trains. After crossing the Cumbrian Fells we descend to Penrith and then head for Carlisle. There will be around one hour and a half in Carlisle, providing time to explore this ancient ‘Border’ city with its castle, cathedral, Tullie House Museum and shopping centre.

Our return train, hauled by our steam locomotive, leaves Carlisle and joins the Settle & Carlisle Railway, one of the most well known and best loved stretches of railway line in Britain. We soon begin climbing and then at Appleby, we stop for our steam locomotive to take on water. The climbing continues through scenic Kirkby Stephen towards the highest railway summit in England at Ais Gill, 1,169 feet above sea level. We pass over high viaducts, including the famous one at Ribblehed, and through numerous tunnels. There are magnificent views across the Fells and to the peaks of Pen-y-ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough. We should have a fast run out of the hills, through Settle, until we stop again at Hellifield for our locomotive to take on water.

Our journey continues from Hellifield to Clitheroe and Preston where we say goodbye to our steam locomotive. We leave Preston diesel hauled stopping at Wigan North Western and Manchester Piccadilly to set down passengers.

Approximate Timings Outward Return

There are three classes available:

Premier Dining includes a full English breakfast and four course dinner freshly prepared on board and silver served at your seat.

First Class includes morning tea or coffee with a 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.

Bob Green

The Valentines White Rose

Saturday 15th February 2025

Join us for an exhilarating main line steam run from London’s King’s Cross to the historic city of York. York is world famous for its variety of visitor attractions and home to the National Railway Museum. Our train will be hauled from London to York and as far as Peterborough on the return journey by a Black 5 steam locomotive.

We leave London King’s Cross in the morning behind a Black 5 locomotive and follow the East Coast Main Line route of famous express trains like the Flying Scotsman. We storm up the gradient through Gasworks Tunnel and Finsbury Park, and northwards, calling at Stevenage, Huntingdon and Peterborough to pick up more passengers.

Our steam locomotive then tackles the 15-mile climb up the famous Stoke Bank. Here on 3rd July 1938, “Mallard”, an A4 class ‘Pacific’, achieved a world record speed of 126 mph when travelling in the opposite direction. Once over the summit we should have a good, fast run down the 20 mile descent to the Trent Valley and on through Grantham, Newark and Retford. We steam through Doncaster and continue northwards to our early afternoon arrival in York. There will be plenty of time for passengers to enjoy the city and all it has to offer. York has some major tourist attractions including the National Railway Museum, the largest museum of its type in Britain; the Shambles; the splendid Gothic York Minster, one of the largest of its kind in northern Europe; and the city walls. There are a number of other interesting museums, quaint alleyways, and a good variety of shops.

Our train leaves York late afternoon, and we will retrace our outward steps along the East Coast Main Line steam hauled. We say goodbye to our steam locomotive at Peterborough and continue diesel hauled, stopping to set down passengers at the same stations as on the northbound journey, arriving at King’s Cross in the evening.

Approximate Timings Outward Return

There are three classes available:

Premier Dining includes a full English breakfast and four course dinner freshly prepared on board and silver served at your seat.

First Class includes morning tea or coffee with a 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.

Bob Green

The Mancunian

Saturday 1st March 2025

The Mancunian is a steam hauled train running from Manchester to Llandudno and Holyhead. It provides an excellent opportunity for passengers from Manchester and Cheshire to experience the excitement of travelling by steam train along the picturesque North Wales Coast railway line.

Our train leaves Manchester Piccadilly in the morning, steam hauled, and then makes its way through Heaton Chapel to our next pick up station at Stockport. We then continue via Altrincham and Northwich to Chester, where our locomotive stops for water. On leaving Chester, we pass through the ancient city walls and cross the river Dee into Wales. We steam alongside the Dee Estuary, with views across to the Wirral Peninsula. We pass through the coastal resorts of Prestatyn, Rhyl, and Colwyn Bay along the delightful Irish Sea coastline, which is well known for its fine beaches. We stop at Llandudno Junction where we pause to set down passengers wishing to spend time at the nearby popular seaside resort of Llandudno, just a short journey down the branch line by service train.

From Llandudno Junction we continue westwards along the North Wales Coast Line, crossing the Conwy estuary on Robert Stephenson’s Tubular railway bridge, with Edward 1’s castle overlooking the town and bridge. The railway line runs very close to the Irish Sea as we pass through Penmaenmawr and Llanfairfechan, with magnificent sea views across to the Island of Anglesey. Our train crosses the Menai Strait on the Britannia Bridge and enters the Isle of Anglesey. We now run across the Island through Valley to enter the sea port of Holyhead, where there will be time to visit the town or marina whilst our steam locomotive is turned and serviced for the return journey.

Our train leaves Holyhead, steam hauled late afternoon, and stops at Llandudno Junction to pick up passengers who opted to disembark there. It continues via Chester and Stockport to Manchester Piccadilly, stopping at the same stations as on the outward journey, to set down passengers.

There are three classes available:

Premier Dining includes a full English breakfast and four course dinner freshly prepared on board and silver served at your seat.

First Class includes morning tea or coffee with a 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.

Bob Green

The Stratford Flyer

Saturday 8th March 2025

Join us on this special day out, steam hauled from Manchester to Stratfordupon -Avon, by a steam locomotive from the Carnforth pool. Our train will have the travel via Stockport, Macclesfield, Stoke and Stafford as we make our way towards the internationally popular destination of Stratford-upon-Avon, visited from far and wide by many to see its Shakespeare attractions.

Our special train starts at the cosmopolitan northern city of Manchester, from Piccadilly station, and we will be steam hauled through the suburbs to Stockport, where we will pause briefly to pick up passengers. We now head through Macclesfield and Stoke before we continue southwards towards Stafford.

At Stafford we will leave the Trent Valley line and take the Birmingham route via Wolverhampton. We will run through the industrial heartlands of the Midlands and make our way towards Birmingham New Street, our second major city of the day.

We will thread our way through the suburbs of Birmingham and make our way steadily to join the former Great Western Railway’s route from Birmingham to Stratford-upon-Avon. The Warwickshire countryside will provide a pleasant outlook from your carriage window as we approach our destination for today at Stratford-upon-Avon.

There will be ample time in the town to take in all the famous sights, including the birthplace of William Shakespeare and his New Palace home, possibly the most famous writer in the English language. Explore the other sites, including the Memorial Theatre, the Bancroft Gardens and the river Avon and Stratford Canal. The town offers many interesting shops and is well provided for with pubs and restaurants. All in all, a very pleasant place to spend an afternoon.

During our stay in Stratford, our steam locomotive will be turned and serviced for the journey back to Manchester. We will retrace our earlier route back through Birmingham, Stafford and Crewe before arriving back in Manchester at Victoria station in the evening, ending what promises to be an interesting and varied day out to Shakespeare country.

There are three classes available:

Premier Dining includes a full English breakfast and four course dinner freshly prepared on board and silver served at your seat.

First Class includes morning tea or coffee with a 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 £45 per person (subject to availability).

A buffet car is available and serves tea, coffee, snacks and light refreshments.

Bob Green

The Cheshireman

Saturday 15th March 2025

This tour offers a wonderful opportunity to travel by a special charter train to the historic city of Chester. The train will be steam-hauled throughout from London Euston to Chester by an LMS Stanier Class Black 5 steam locomotive. We will follow the route of the famous express such as the Royal Scot along the West Coast Main Line (WCML) to Crewe and then onwards to Chester. We can expect some spirited running down the WCML to Crewe.

‘The Cheshireman’ will leave London Euston in the morning steam hauled by our steam locomotive. Initially on departure we shall hear our locomotive working hard on the climb up Camden Bank. We continue through Watford Tunnel into rural Hertfordshire. We stop to pick up further passengers at Watford Junction and at the 1960s ‘new town’ of Milton Keynes. At Hanslope Junction, we leave the West Coast Main Line (WCML) and take the Northampton loop line where we stop again for passengers.

We continue northwards and pass the Daventry Railfreight Terminal (DIRFT) before rejoining the WCML at Rugby, a further pick up stop, and the birthplace of rugby football and the jet engine. We then follow the Trent Valley Line to Nuneaton, our final stop to pick up passengers. We pass through Lichfield, notable for its three-spired medieval cathedral and, soon after Rugeley, is Shugborough Tunnel. This has ornamental grand entrances, the result of conditions required by the Earl of Lichfield for building the line across his estate. We continue northwards through Stafford to the famous railway junction town of Crewe where we take the North Wales Coast Line to Chester.

There will be around three hours to explore the Roman city of Chester, one of the most visited places in the UK. Chester lies on the river Dee, close to the border with Wales, and is one of the best preserved walled cities in Britain. The city contains a number of medieval buildings and is famous for its 14th Century ‘Rows’, the first floor level galleried walkways connecting shops and cafes. Other places of interest include the Castle, the Cathedral, and the picturesque racecourse, which is located between the city walls and the river Dee.

Our special train, hauled on the return journey by our steam locomotive, leaves Chester late afternoon for the return journey to London Euston. We stop at the same stations as on the outward journey to set down passengers.

There are three classes available:

Premier Dining includes a full English breakfast and four course dinner freshly prepared on board and silver served at your seat.

First Class includes morning tea or coffee with a 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.

Bob Green

The Whitby Flyer

Wednesday 19th March 2025

This unusual tour by steam train visits the popular east coast seaside town of Whitby. We make our way from London to York, where our steam locomotive for the day is attached. We shall travel through Yorkshire, Teeside and the North Yorkshire Moors to reach Whitby. Our featured steam locomotive for the day will be an LMS Stanier Class Black 5. There will be time at our destination to visit the attractions that Whitby has to offer.

Leaving London King’s Cross in the morning, we make our way northwards along the East Coast Main Line, picking up at Stevenage, Huntingdon and Peterborough. Our blue Class 86 electric locomotive will be running at speed to whisk us to York. We commence our steam haulage later that morning from York, a historic city and home of the National Railway Museum. Heading northwards, we speed along the East Coast Main Line through Thirsk and Northallerton, where we take the line to Teeside via Eaglescliffe. We now follow part of the original Stockton & Darlington Railway of 1825, engineered by George Stephenson, towards Thornaby and Middlesbrough. The railway was the first public railway in the world to have permanent steam locomotives hauling trains. The famous Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge dating from 1911 is a prominent landmark of the area.

At Guisborough Junction, we leave the line to Redcar and Saltburn and head for Battersby on the edge of the Cleveland Hills. Here we will have to reverse direction of travel as the line no longer continues southwards from Battersby. We will now follow the attractive Esk Valley line through the northern section of the North Yorkshire Moors. This is very much a rural line that serves isolated communities and farming is the main activity these days, with walking a popular pastime from the stations along the route. We pass through Castleton Moor and Danby before we reach Glaisdale, where there is a passing loop on the single line. After Egton, we cross the Esk a number of times and reach Grosmont. Here the steam operated North Yorkshire Moors Railway has a station that sees steam trains regularly operating over the 24 miles from Whitby and Pickering.

We continue along the Esk Valley through Sleights and Ruswarp and run along side the river Esk as we pass beneath the impressive Larpool Viaduct, which formerly carried the Scarborough to Whitby railway over the valley. Boat yards and a view of the ancient abbey herald our arrival at Whitby. There will be time here to explore the many attractions the town has to offer, including the working harbour, quaint shops and restaurants, the 13th century abbey and St Mary’s church reached by the 199 steps, the Dracula museum and there is even a kipper smokery where you can buy the produce!

After time in Whitby, we shall retrace our earlier route back to Battersby, Middlesbrough, Northallerton, Thirsk, arriving in York in the early evening after an interesting and varied day on rural branch lines of the north-east. Our blue electric locomotive will be waiting to take us back to London, calling to set down at our earlier pick up stations.

There are three classes available:

Premier Dining includes a full English breakfast and four course dinner freshly prepared on board and silver served at your seat. (Not available from York)

First Class includes morning tea or coffee with a 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.

Bob Green

The Blackpool Steam Express

Saturday 22nd March 2025

Join us on this special train to the Fylde Coast and the vibrant seaside resort of Blackpool. We have a high speed journey down the West Coast Main Line, hauled by a blue Class 86 electric locomotive as far as Crewe. Here, we will attach our steam locomotive for a direct run via Preston to Blackpool. We return from Blackpool steam hauled to Preston, and then via Manchester back as far as Crewe, and then onwards by electric traction to London Euston.

We leave London Euston in the morning with electric traction and speed north along the West Coast Main Line (WCML). We stop to pick up passengers at Milton Keynes, Rugby (where passengers from Northampton join by service train), Nuneaton and Crewe, where we change motive power to a steam locomotive chosen from the Carnforth based locomotives. We continue north along the WCML through Warrington Bank Quay and on to Preston.

From Preston, we will join the line to Blackpool North, recently electrified to serve local trains and also to allow through trains to and from London. We will head westwards across The Fylde and pass through Kirkham, the junction for the Blackpool South branch. We will take the Blackpool North line and pass through Poulton-le-Fylde station, where there should be by now views of the famous 518ft tall tower at Blackpool.

Time will be available to visit the town and some of its attractions, including the Tower, the Winter Gardens, Madame Tussauds, the three piers or join us on an inclusive vintage tram ride which will be available for passengers. Shops are also nearby along with many restaurants and pubs to cater for all tastes.

After a refreshing break, we will return from Blackpool North through Preston to Wigan North Western, where we will take a diversion away from the WCML to run via Eccles towards Manchester. We pass through Manchester Piccadilly station and then take the line through Styal at Slade Lane Jct towards Wilmslow and then on to Crewe to set down passengers. At Crewe, we say goodbye to our steam locomotive before continuing to London with our blue electric locomotive, stopping as outward to set down passengers.

**Passengers for Northampton will travel to and from Rugby by service train to join our train.

There are three classes available: Premier Dining includes a full English breakfast and four course dinner freshly prepared on board and silver served at your seat.

First Class includes morning tea or coffee with a 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.

The Edinburgh Flyer

Saturday 29th March 2025

Join us on board this special steam hauled train using an LMS Stanier class Black 5 locomotive, running at speed both ways from York to Edinburgh and return. There will be time in Edinburgh to visit the sights of the Scottish Capital before we return south.

Our steam hauled journey will commence at the historic city of York, with its long association with railways, including the location of the National Railway Museum. Heading north away from York, we will travel down the East Coast main line through to Northallerton, where our locomotive will build up speed to its maximum on the straight alignment of the tracks. We will pause at Durham momentarily to pick up further passengers, before heading towards Tyneside and over the river Tyne to Newcastle, our final pick up point.

Leaving Newcastle, we head northwards and pass through Morpeth, with our speed running at the maximum along this former LNER racetrack, the preserve of the A1 & A4 Pacifics up to their withdrawal in the mid 1960s. With coastal views and quaint villages along the way, we make our way through Northumberland, with views of Bamburgh Castle and Lindisfarne Island shimmering in the distance. Continuing towards Berwick on Tweed, we cross the spectacular 28-arch Royal Border Bridge, designed by Robert Stephenson. Just after Berwick, we cross the border and enter Scotland. Our steam locomotive will now be getting steam up ready for the long climb up to Grantshouse, a stiff climb at gradients of 1 in 190/200 and a test of the stamina of locomotives heading towards Edinburgh.

We pass through the Scottish Borders, with more costal views along the way before we reach Edinburgh, the Capital of Scotland. Time will be available here for passengers to visit the city and its many attractions, located near Princes Street Gardens, whilst our steam locomotive is serviced for the return journey back to York. Apart from its many shops and restaurants along Princes Street, there are many sights to see and visit, including the Palace of Holyrood, the Castle on the Royal Mile, Galleries and Museums and Princes Street Gardens.

We will return south with our steam locomotive and follow our outward route. Highlight of the journey back to Newcastle will be the southbound climb to Grantshouse, graded at 1 in 96 for over four miles. In no time at all, we will be back at Newcastle to set down passengers, followed by Durham and finally York.

There are three classes available:

Premier Dining includes a full English breakfast and four course dinner freshly prepared on board and silver served at your seat.

First Class includes morning tea or coffee with a 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.

Bob Green

The Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express

Saturday 29th March 2025

We leave London Euston in the morning with electric traction, and speed north along the West Coast Main Line (WCML).

**Passengers for Northampton will travel to and from Rugby by service train to join our train.

There are three classes available:

Premier Dining includes a full English breakfast and four course dinner freshly prepared on board and silver served at your seat.

First Class includes morning tea or coffee with a 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.

Bob Green

The Worcester Steam Express

Saturday

5th April 2025

Why not join us for a classic day out by steam train that combines exciting main line running with varied landscapes enroute to Worcester. The Worcester Steam Express will be steam hauled from Norwich to Worcester by LMS Black 5 locomotive No.44871 and from Worcester as far as Leicester on the return.

Our day out begins early in the morning when we leave Norwich Station, hauled by Black 5 No.44871, and cross the Trowse swing bridge over the River Wensum. We then stop to pick up more passengers at Thetford. Approaching Ely we take the avoiding line that curves very sharply round onto the Peterborough line. We stop at March for further passengers, before continuing to Peterborough, our final pick up point.

We now follow the cross country line through Stamford, a town of outstanding architectural and historic interest that is of national importance. The town has over 600 listed buildings, more than half of the total for the County of Lincolnshire.

We continue westwards and pass Rutland Water towards Oakham, the small county town of Rutland. Entering Leicestershire, we run through Melton Mowbray, famous for its pork pies, and head for Leicester. We follow the main line to London St Pancras for a while as far as Wigston Junction, where we branch off on the Nuneaton and Birmingham line.

Crossing the West Coast Main Line, we now head towards Birmingham, although we will bypass the city by means of the Camp Hill line to Bromsgrove. Here, we leave the main line to Bristol and run via Droitwich to Worcester, where there will be time to visit the city centre.

There will be time to explore the fine city of Worcester. The river Severn runs through the city and is overlooked by the 12th century Worcester Cathedral. The site of the final battle of the Civil War between Oliver Cromwell and King Charles II was here. It is also the home of Royal Worcester Porcelain, and the birthplace of the composer Sir Edward Elgar is nearby at Lower Broadheath.

After servicing and turning our steam locomotive, we will make our way back to our earlier calling points to set down passengers. We will be diesel hauled from Leicester on the return leg back to Norwich.

Approximate Timings Outward Return Norwich 06:05 22:25 Thetford 06:40 21:45 March

Worcester 12:20 16:30

There are three classes available:

Premier Dining includes a full English breakfast and four course dinner freshly prepared on board and silver served at your seat.

First Class includes morning tea or coffee with a 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 £45 per person (subject to availability).

A buffet car is available and serves tea, coffee, snacks and light refreshments.

Bob Green

The Yorkshireman

Saturday 12th April 2025

Join us for a main line steam run from London Euston station to York. The City of York is world famous for its variety of visitor attractions and home to the National Railway Museum. We travel north via the WCML and the Midland Main Line stopping at stations to pick up further passengers. Our train will be hauled between London and York by LMS Black 5 No.44871.

‘The Yorkshireman’ will leave London Euston in the morning steam hauled by our steam locomotive. Initially on departure we shall hear our locomotive working hard on the climb up Camden Bank. We stop to pick up further passengers at Watford Junction. We continue through Watford Tunnel into rural Hertfordshire and leave the West Coast Main Line at Bletchley, where further passengers will join us. We now take the Marston Vale line, formerly part of a longer route from Oxford to Cambridge and known as the Varsity Line and head through Woburn Sands before joining the Midland Main Line at Bedford, where we stop again for passengers to join the train. It is rare for a steam hauled charter train to travel over this line through rural Bedfordshire.

We continue to Kettering, where we stop for further passengers, and then leave the Midland Main Line and take the former Midland Railway’s Nottingham direct line. We pass through Corby Station, opened in 2009 to replace the original which was closed in 1966. We climb to the impressive Harringworth Viaduct that crosses the river Welland, and it is the longest masonry viaduct in Britain. From the end of the viaduct there is a long, stiff climb up to Wing Tunnel and then it is downhill to Manton Junction, and through Rutland’s county town of Oakham.

We stop to pick up passengers at Melton Mowbray before we continue to Syston Junction and take the sharp right hand curve to join the Midland Main Line from Leicester. We pass through Loughborough and join the Erewash Valley Line at Trent Junction. After Chesterfield we take the ‘old road’ via Barrow Hill 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 are scheduled to arrive in the early afternoon.

York is well known for its 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 in the late afternoon and returns to London Euston diesel hauled. We stop at the same stations as on the outward journey, to set down passengers.

There are three classes available:

Premier Dining includes a full English breakfast and four course dinner freshly prepared on board and silver served at your seat.

First Class includes morning tea or coffee with a 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.

Bob Green

The Sussex Belle

Wednesday 16th April 2025

Join us on a train travelling from London Victoria to the Sussex coast, crossing the North and South Downs and passing through the beautiful countryside of the Weald. It will be steam hauled by an LMS Black 5 locomotive. This is a wonderful way to enjoy a leisurely lunch whilst appreciating the scenic views from your carriage window.

Our day out begins when our train leaves London Victoria station in the morning, hauled by a Black 5 steam locomotive. We journey south along the main line towards Brighton passing through East Croydon, Redhill, Gatwick Airport, Three Bridges and Haywards Heath. The route crosses the Weald, an ancient area of woodland scattered with farms and villages. We leave the Brighton line at Keymer Junction, just after Wivesfield, and head southeastwards through Cooksbridge to Lewes. Here we join the East Coastway Line that runs from Brighton to Eastbourne, Hastings and Ashford. We pass through the South Downs, an area characterised by rolling chalk downland and recognised as one of the most important chalk landscapes in England.

We head to Eastbourne where our steam locomotive will be serviced and there will be time to visit this popular South Coast seaside town. The seafront consists almost entirely of Victorian hotels, which along with its pier and bandstand, give it a timeless appeal. The town is situated immediately east of Beachy Head, the highest chalk sea cliff in Great Britain and an area of outstanding natural beauty. This sheltered position contributes to Eastbourne’s title of the sunniest place in Great Britain.

We leave Eastbourne, diesel-hauled and head along the Sussex Coast through Normans Bay, Cooden Beach, and Bexhill to Hastings. Hastings can claim fame through its connection with the Norman Conquest of England, and also because it became one of the medieval Cinque Ports. The town is sometimes referred to as the birthplace of television since the pioneer of television, John Logie Baird, lived there.

Our train reverses direction of travel at Hastings and leaves with the steam locomotive in charge. We continue our journey heading north through Crowhurst and Battle, and then passing through Mountfield Tunnel. Robertsbridge station was formerly a junction station with the Colonel Stephens’ famous old Kent and East Sussex Light Railway. We pass through Royal Tunbridge Wells, a spa town situated on the northern edge of the High Weald. At Sevenoaks, we take the line through Bat and Ball station, which was named after a local inn that no longer exists. We join the line from Ashford at Otford, and the Chatham Main Line at Swanley. Our tour ends when we arrive back at London Victoria in the early evening.

There are three classes available:

Premier Dining includes Buck’s Fizz, morning tea or coffee and Danish pastries and a four course lunch silver served at your seat.

First Class includes morning tea or coffee with a 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 £45 per person (subject to availability).

A buffet car is available and serves tea, coffee, snacks and light refreshments.

Bob Green

The Cumbrian Mountain Express

Saturday 10th May 2025

The Cumbrian Mountain Express provides a wonderful opportunity to get out and about with the added bonus of steam haulage over the Northern Fells, including the spectacular Settle & Carlisle Railway. We have a high speed journey down the West Coast Main Line to Carnforth, hauled by a blue class 86 electric locomotive. We then enjoy a circular steam tour outwards via Shap to Carlisle and back via the Settle and Carlisle line.

We leave London Euston in the morning with electric traction, and speed north along the West Coast Main Line (WCML). We stop to pick up passengers at Watford Junction, Milton Keynes, Rugby (where passengers from Northampton join by service train), Nuneaton and Crewe. We continue north along the WCML to Preston, our final stop to pick up passengers.

* Passengers from Northampton will travel to and from Rugby by service train to join our train.

There are three classes available:

Premier Dining includes a full English breakfast and four course dinner freshly prepared on board and silver served at your seat.

First Class includes morning tea or coffee with a 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.

Bob Green

The Edinburgh Flyer

Saturday 17th May 2025

Join us on board this special steam hauled train hauled by a locomotive from the Carnforth Pool, running at speed both ways from York to Edinburgh and return. There will be time in Edinburgh to visit the sights of the Scottish Capital before we return south.

Our steam hauled journey will commence at the historic city of York, with its long association with railways, including the location of the National Railway Museum. Heading north away from York, we will travel down the East Coast Main Line through to Northallerton, where our locomotive will build up speed to its maximum on the straight alignment of the tracks. We will pause at Durham momentarily to pick up further passengers, before heading towards Tyneside and over the river Tyne to Newcastle, our final pick up point.

Leaving Newcastle, we head northwards and pass through Morpeth, with our speed running at the maximum along this former LNER racetrack, the preserve of the A1 and A4 Pacifics up to their withdrawal in the mid 1960s. With coastal views and quaint villages along the way, we make our way through Northumberland, with views of Bamburgh Castle and Lindisfarne Island shimmering in the distance. Continuing towards Berwick on Tweed, we cross the spectacular 28-arch Royal Border Bridge, designed by Robert Stephenson. Just after Berwick, we cross the border and enter Scotland. Our steam locomotive will now be getting steam up ready for the long climb up to Grantshouse, a stiff climb at gradients of 1 in 190/200 and a test of the stamina of locomotives heading towards Edinburgh.

There are three classes available:

Premier Dining includes a full English breakfast and four course dinner freshly prepared on board and silver served at your seat.

First Class includes morning tea or coffee with a 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.

Bob Green

The Buxton Spa Express

Saturday 17th May 2025

Join us for a contrasting main line steam run from Ealing Broadway to the Peak District of Derbyshire and the spa town of Buxton. We will travel via the Midland Main Line to Kettering, and through Melton Mowbray, to Chesterfield, before heading westwards through the scenic Hope Valley and Peak Forest routes to Buxton.

Leaving Ealing Broadway early in the morning, diesel hauled, we join the Midland Main Line and pick up at St Albans, Luton, Bedford and Kettering. Heading northwards away from Kettering, we now head for Leicester, our final pick up point for passengers.

We pass through Loughborough and join the Erewash Valley Line at Trant Junction. After Chesterfield with its crooked spire, we reach Barrow Hill, where our rostered steam locomotive for the day will be waiting to take us on our journey to Buxton. We continue from Barrow Hill steam hauled and after Sheffield take the Hope Valley line at Dore. We pass through the heart of the Peak District before leaving the main line at Chinley East Junction and take the Peak Forest line past the huge stone quarry at Tunstead. We now run through Ashwood Dale towards Buxton, our destination for the afternoon.

Buxton is famous as a market town and also for its spa waters and Georgian architecture. An interesting town to explore, during your stay our steam locomotive is serviced for the return journey. You will have just over an hour in Buxton, the highest market town in England, with the famous spa waters in the Pump Room, The Crescent and the Pavillion with its extensive gardens.

We will return from Buxton via Chapel-En-Le-Firth, Hazel Grove and Stockport before stopping for our steam locomotive to take on water at Denton. We then continue our return journey through Woodley and Romiley to rejoin our outward route at Chinley. From here we return on the same route as on the outward journey. Our steam locomotive will be detached at Humberstone Road in Leicester and we will return to Ealing Broadway, diesel hauled, setting down at our earlier calling points.

There are three classes available:

Premier Dining includes a full English breakfast and four course dinner freshly prepared on board and silver served at your seat.

First Class includes morning tea or coffee with a 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.

Bob Green

The Royal Duchy

Sunday 25th May 2025

These ever-popular summer day trips by steam train run from Bristol Temple Meads, Yatton and Taunton to Devon & Cornwall. The route includes travelling along the internationally famous sea wall at Dawlish, crossing Brunel’s famous Saltash Bridge into Cornwall, and some of the most varied and exciting scenery in the country. Passengers can choose to spend time in Plymouth or travel on to Par, where buses are provided for visits to Fowey or Charlestown.

Our train leaves Bristol Temple Meads steam hauled in the morning and stops to pick up further passengers at Yatton and Taunton. Almost immediately on departure from Taunton, our steam locomotive will be working hard as it tackles the climb to Whiteball Summit. We stop at Exeter St. David’s station for our locomotive to take on water and for more passengers to join the train. We leave Exeter and follow the Exe Estuary to the seaside. We then travel along the famous sea wall between Dawlish and Teignmouth, an experience not to be missed.

After Newton Abbot, our steam locomotive will demonstrate her real strength as she powers up some of the steepest main line gradients in the country. First there is the difficult climb to the summit at Dainton Tunnel, followed by a dramatic drop down to Totnes, then an equally difficult climb up Rattery Bank before descending to Plymouth. Passengers have the option to alight at Plymouth or remain on the train to Par. There will be over five hours free time to explore the historic maritime city of Plymouth which includes the Hoe, the ancient Barbican and seafront areas, and the National Marine Aquarium.

We leave Plymouth, steam hauled, and cross the river Tamar on Brunel’s masterpiece, the Royal Albert Bridge, to enter Cornwall. Our train continues through the magnificent Cornish countryside to Par, where there will be a break of more than three hours. Buses will take passengers from Par, at no extra charge, to visit either the picturesque seaside town of Fowey or the harbour village of Charlestown. The latter is a working port and home to the Shipwreck, Rescue & Heritage Centre.

Our locomotive will turn and service at St Blazey’s before we embark on our return journey. We leave Par steam hauled by our locomotive and stop at Plymouth to pick up those passengers who chose to alight there. Our train then returns to Bristol, stopping to set down passengers at Exeter, Taunton and Yatton en route.

Approximate Timings Outward Return

There are three classes available:

Premier Dining includes a full English breakfast and three course dinner freshly prepared on board and silver served at your seat.

First Class includes morning tea or coffee with a 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.

Bob Green

The Easterling

Sunday 1st June 2025

Join us on a journey by steam train to rural Norfolk, a scenic area of undulating farmland, market towns, picturesque villages and waterways. The Easterling recalls the days of an express train that ran from London to Yarmouth taking Londoners to the Norfolk Broads and the famous East Anglian seaside resorts.

Our steam train will depart from London King’s Cross Station in the morning and immediately begin climbing through tunnels and cuttings as it makes its way down the East Coast Main Line (ECML). There are stops at Potters Bar and Stevenage for more passengers to join the train.

At Hitchin we leave the ECML and head for Royston en route towards Cambridge. From Cambridge, we continue north to Ely and then take the Breckland Line through Thetford to Norwich.

We arrive at Norwich around early afternoon and from here we reverse our direction of travel. We continue diesel hauled with our steam locomotive working at the rear via Reedham and Berney Arms to Great Yarmouth. Here there will be time to visit this famous Norfolk seaside resort.

At Great Yarmouth, there will be time to visit this popular east coast seaside resort which has much to offer visitors. Apart from an extensive promenade, there is the pier to visit, along with all the attractions of a busy seaside town. During our stay in Great Yarmouth, our steam locomotive will be serviced and prepared for the return run back to London King’s Cross.

We depart Great Yarmouth steam hauled and travel via Acle to Brundall. We then bypass Norwich by way of the Wensum Curve and continue again through Thetford to Ely.

From Ely we continue steam hauled to London King’s Cross, setting down passengers as on our outward journey at Stevenage and Potters Bar.

There are three classes available:

Premier Dining includes a full English breakfast and four course dinner freshly prepared on board and silver served at your seat.

First Class includes morning tea or coffee with a 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.

Bob Green

The Tynesider

Saturday 7th June 2025

Join us for an interesting trip from London’s King’s Cross to travel steam hauled on the Blyth and Tyne line to Morpeth. Passengers have the option of spending time in Newcastle-upon-Tyne or staying on the train to travel over the Blyth & Tyne Railway to Morpeth, a freight route that is planned to reopen to passengers in 2025. Our train will be steam hauled for the sections from York to Morpeth and then back to York.

We leave London King’s Cross in the morning behind vintage electric locomotive ‘Les Ross’ and follow the East Coast Main Line (ECML) route, calling at Stevenage, Huntingdon and Peterborough to pick up more passengers.

At York we change motive power to a steam locomotive from the Carnforth pool. We continue steam-hauled northwards from York across the Plain of York where we can expect some fast running, especially through Thirsk and Northallerton.

We pass through Darlington and Durham, the latter being famous for its Norman Cathedral, en route to Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Here passengers may choose to alight and spend time visiting the city. It is famous for a series of dramatic bridges over the river Tyne and its quayside along the banks of the river. Other well known attractions include the Tyne & Wear Metro, Eldon Square Shopping Centre, Cathedral, Castle, Grainger Market, and the largest indoor shopping centre in Europe, the Metro Centre, located nearby in Gateshead.

Our train continues, steam hauled, travelling north from Newcastle Central to Benton Junction. Here we leave the ECML and take the Blyth and Tyne Railway route which was chiefly constructed to link collieries in the area to the river Tyne. This is currently a ‘freight only’ railway line, due to reopen to passenger traffic in 2025, which parallels the Tyne & Wear Metro route to Northumberland Park and then runs northwards through Newsham to Bedlington. At Bedlington North Junction we branch left and head for Morpeth where we stop for our steam locomotive to take on water. We return to Newcastle-upon-Tyne via the ECML. We stop at Newcastle Central station, to pick up those passengers who chose to visit the city, before setting off across the river Tyne on the King Edward VII Bridge. We return south, steam hauled, up the ECML to York. Here the vintage electric locomotive takes over the train for the remainder of the journey back to London. We stop at the same stations as on the outward journey to set down passengers.

There are three classes available:

Premier Dining includes a full English breakfast and four course dinner freshly prepared on board and silver served at your seat.

First Class includes morning tea or coffee with a 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.

Bob Green

The Jolly Fisherman

Saturday 14th June 2025

Join us on this unusual tour to the east coast of England and the popular seaside resort of Skegness. We plan to recreate the Jolly Fisherman experience that was a popular excursion planned by the Great Northern Railway. With contrasting scenery all the way, what better way to spend the day than travelling on a traditional seaside express to the bracing east coast.

We leave London King’s Cross in the morning steam hauled, and head northwards along the East Coast Main Line, picking up at Potters Bar, Stevenage and Peterborough. Here, we leave the ECML at Werrington Junction and head across rural Lincolnshire along the former Great Northern line towards Spalding, a town noted for its flower growing industry. We continue along the Great Northern & Great Eastern Joint line via Helpringham to the market town of Sleaford.

Following a reversal, we now head eastwards diesel hauled, with our locomotive at the rear, along the former Great Northern line towards Boston, noted for its famous landmark of St. Botolph’s church, otherwise known as the Boston Stump. We take the remaining section of the former East Lincolnshire line that once went through to Louth and Grimsby, but now it only runs as far at the junction at Firsby with the Skegness line. The line is very straight and flat for miles and is pleasantly rural in outlook as we head for Firsby, where there is a sharp curve towards Skegness all that is left of the remaining side of a former triangular junction.

We will make a stop at Wainfleet should you wish to visit this attractive town with its interesting Batemans Brewery visitors centre. It is then just a short distance to our afternoon destination at Skegness. Time will be available to visit the resorts many attractions, including the promenade, the clock tower and the Jolly Fisherman statue and fountain. There are ample restaurants and many typical seaside shops to visit, or just have a quiet stroll along the sea front.

After around 4 hours in Skegness, we will retrace our earlier route back to Sleaford, where we will continue to Grantham and join the ECML. After a spirited climb up to Stoke Tunnel, we now head for Peterborough, before heading back to London, setting down at our outward calling points. We can expect some fast running from our steam locomotive, up to maximum speed along the ECML. Our arrival back in London King’s Cross will reluctantly bring to an end a splendid day out to the seaside on the Jolly Fisherman.

Approximate Timings Outward Return

There are three classes available:

Premier Dining includes a full English breakfast and four course dinner freshly prepared on board and silver served at your seat.

First Class includes morning tea or coffee with a 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.

Bob Green

The Cumbrian Mountain Express

Saturday 21st June 2025

* Passengers from Northampton will travel to and from Rugby by service train to join our train.

There are three classes available:

Premier Dining includes a full English breakfast and four course dinner freshly prepared on board and silver served at your seat.

First Class includes morning tea or coffee with a 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.

Bob Green

The Swanage Belle

Wednesday 25th June 2025

A unique experience awaits those who join this day trip by steam train to Swanage. It uses the re-opened rail link from Wareham to the ‘Heritage’ Swanage Railway, which is available only to specially chartered trains. Swanage is a superb seaside destination where the railway station is situated close to the town centre.

We leave London Victoria station in the morning, hauled by our steam locomotive, and cross the river Thames at Battersea and at Barnes. We pass through Feltham and stop at Staines to pick up more passengers and then re-cross the river Thames. We join the South Western Main Line at Byfleet Junction and stop at Woking to pick up further passengers. At Winchfield, we stop for our steam locomotive to take on water. Our final stop to pick up passengers is at Basingstoke.

We leave the West of England Main Line at Worting Junction and head through Winchester and Southampton to Bournemouth. We pass through Poole, where there are spectacular views of Poole Harbour, and continue to Wareham. We leave the Weymouth Line at Worgret Junction and take the re-opened link to Norden and the Swanage Railway. There are magnificent views of Corfe Castle as we head towards Swanage along this attractive Heritage Railway. There will be around three hours for passengers to explore the pleasant seaside resort of Swanage, with its sandy beach and Victorian pier. Durlston Castle is in Durlston Country Park & Nature Reserve from where there are stupendous views along the Jurassic Coast, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Park contains Anvil Point Lighthouse, the 40-ton stone Great Globe, fascinating artefacts from London, and an amazing diversity of wildlife. The Park is one mile from the town and can be reached by bus from the railway station or by walking via public footpaths.

Our train leaves Swanage for the return journey late afternoon and is diesel hauled to Southampton where our steam locomotive takes over. We then take a different route from the outward journey, via Romsey to the outskirts of Salisbury where we join the West of England Main Line at Laverstock North Junction. We travel up the main line through Andover and then stop at Basingstoke, Woking, and Staines, to set down passengers. The train is due to arrive in London Victoria late evening, after a memorable day on the Jurassic Coast.

There are three classes available:

Premier Dining includes a full English breakfast and four course dinner freshly prepared on board and silver served at your seat.

First Class includes morning tea or coffee with a 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.

Chris Ainscough

The Cumbrian Coast Express

Saturday 28th June 2025

Our journey will combine the scenic grandeur of the Cumbrian Fells with the exposed Cumbrian coastline that skirts the western edge of the Lake District. We have a high-speed journey down the West Coast Main Line to Carlisle, hauled by a blue Class 86 electric locomotive. We then enjoy a steam tour from Carlisle back to Carnforth via the Cumbria Coast. We return from Carnforth to London behind our blue electric locomotive.

We pass through Lancaster and along the edge of Morecambe Bay before we arrive at Carnforth. Leaving Carnforth, we pass the Brief Encounter café and commence the long climb up to Grayrigg. We then travel through the beautiful Lune Gorge to Tebay, before the notoriously steep ascent to Shap. After crossing the Cumbrian Fells we descend to Penrith, and then head for Carlisle. There will be time available in Carlisle to explore this ancient city with its cathedral and castle, plus an assortment of shops and cafes.

We leave Carlisle steam hauled and our return journey to Carnforth takes the scenic coastal route around the Cumbrian Coast. After Maryport, we run along the shoreline through to the industrialised district of Workington, once a centre for the production of iron and steel. There are spectacular cliff edge views as we journey southwards from Workington through to Whitehaven, with the Isle of Man visible on a clear day across the Irish Sea. We run very close to the shoreline for several miles prior to St Bees, famous for its priory and school. We pass Sellafield, where the British Nuclear Fuels plant dominates the landscape. At Ravenglass, we might catch a glimpse of the narrow gauge Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway which is normally steam operated.

At Millom, we head inland and follow the sweeping estuary through Foxfield and Kirkby in Furness. After Ulverston, we cross Leven Viaduct and curve along the edge of the bay through to Grange-over-Sands. There are more views across Morecambe Bay as we cross the lengthy Kent Viaduct at Arnside and approach Carnforth. Here, we shall say farewell to our gallant steam locomotive and our blue Class 86 electric locomotive will take over for a fast run to London Euston. We stop at the same stations as on the outward journey to set down passengers.

* Passengers from Northampton will travel to and from Rugby by service train to join our train.

Timings

There are three classes available:

Premier Dining includes a full English breakfast and four course dinner freshly prepared on board and silver served at your seat.

First Class includes morning tea or coffee with a 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.

Bob Green

The North Wales Coast Express

Saturday 5th July 2025

The North Wales Coast Express provides an opportunity for passengers from London and the Midlands to travel steam hauled over the very scenic North Wales Coast line. We have a high speed journey down the West Coast Main Line to Crewe, hauled by a blue class 86 electric locomotive. We then enjoy a steam tour to Llandudno and return hauled by a locomotive from the Carnforth Pool.

At Crewe we change motive power to a steam locomotive from the Carnforth pool. We now head steam hauled to Chester. On leaving Chester, tender first, we pass through the ancient city walls and cross the river Dee into Wales. We steam alongside the Dee Estuary, with views across to the Wirral Peninsula. We pass through the coastal resorts of Prestatyn, Rhyl, and Colwyn Bay along the delightful Irish Sea coastline, which is well known for its fine beaches. We stop at Llandudno our destination for the day.

We will have around three hours in Llandudno to enjoy the North Wales seaside town, enjoy a walk along the Victorian promenade, enjoy an ice-cream or Punch and Judy show on the beach or take the Tramway or Cable Car to the summit of the Great Orme Country Park to experience the views from the top.

Our train leaves Llandudno steam hauled in the afternoon and stops at Llandudno Junction to take on water. We then continue via Chester to Crewe. We depart Crewe hauled by our blue class 86 electric locomotive with a fast run to London expected. We stop at the same stations as on the outward journey to set down passengers.

* Passengers from Northampton will travel to and from Rugby by service train to join our train.

** Premier dining is not available to passengers from Crewe.

There are three classes available: Premier Dining includes a full English breakfast and four course dinner freshly prepared on board and silver served at your seat.

First Class includes morning tea or coffee with a 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.

The Waverley

Sunday 6th July 2025

This summer series of steam hauled trains provides an opportunity for passengers from York, Leeds and the Aire Valley to travel over the spectacular Settle & Carlisle Railway, probably the most famous railway route in Britain. These day trips revive the nostalgic former days of steam when travel by train through magnificent scenery was an experience to savour.

Our steam hauled train leaves York, hauled by a steam locomotive from the Carnforth pool, in the morning and heads for Church Fenton where we take the direct route to Leeds. We stop to pick up more passengers at Leeds, Keighley, and Skipton. There will be a stop at Hellifield for our steam locomotive to take on water before we join the famous Settle & Carlisle Railway at Settle Junction. Here begins one of the most arduous climbs on Britain’s railway network, a total of 15 miles mainly at a gradient of 1 in 100.

Once through Settle station, there are magnificent views across the Fells to the Pennine Three Peaks of Pen-y-ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough. We cross the breathtaking Ribblehead Viaduct, high above the valley floor, and enter Blea Moor Tunnel. We pass through Dent Dale and the highest open station in England at Dent, travelling through tunnels and crossing valleys on numerous lofty viaducts, as we make the final ascent to Ais Gill Summit (1,169 feet). We travel high above the valley at Mallerstang and then drop down through Kirkby Stephen and Appleby.

We continue to Carlisle and passengers will have about two hours to explore the Border City, possibly visiting the castle, cathedral, Tullie House Museum or the Lanes Shopping Centre.

Our train leaves Carlisle for the return journey late afternoon and climbs almost continuously for just under 50 miles back up to Ais Gill summit. We stop, en route, at Appleby for our steam locomotive to take on water. We continue to stops at Skipton, Keighley, Leeds, and York, to set down passengers.

* Premier dining is not available from Skipton.

There are three classes available:

Premier Dining includes a full English breakfast and four course dinner freshly prepared on board and silver served at your seat.

First Class includes morning tea or coffee with a 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.

The End of Southern Steam

Wednesday 9th July 2025

This day trip by steam train provides a unique opportunity to visit the Yeovil Railway Centre and the popular seaside resort of Weymouth for the afternoon. This special train to mark the anniversary of the end of Southern steam will be hauled by a Southern locomotive from London Victoria to Yeovil. We continue to Weymouth diesel hauled before our steam locomotive hauls us back to London via Bournemouth.

Our train leaves London Victoria station in the morning behind our splendid Southern steam locomotive. We travel out of London through the suburbs and then stop for further passengers at Woking and Basingstoke.

At Worting Junction we take the West of England Main Line to Andover and Salisbury. At Wilton Junction the line becomes single track. We cross the edge of Salisbury Plain and pass through an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty at Tisbury and Gillingham in Dorset. We cross Gillingham Viaduct and pass through Buckhorn Weston Tunnel before Templecombe, where once the iconic Somerset & Dorset Railway passed beneath our line.

Travelling westwards through north west Dorset we pass through Sherborne, one of the most beautiful towns in England, before continuing with the train to Yeovil Junction where the steam locomotive will be serviced at Yeovil Railway Centre.

Our train leaves Yeovil Junction, hauled by a diesel locomotive, and runs southwards through Maiden Newton towards Dorchester and the large seaside resort of Weymouth. There will be a break here to visit the town, with its many attractions and restaurants, before we return to London Waterloo instead of Victoria, steam hauled.

Our return route will be via Bournemouth, Southampton and Eastleigh back to Basingstoke and Woking to set down passengers, followed by journey’s end at London Waterloo.

There are three classes available:

Premier Dining includes a full English breakfast and four course dinner freshly prepared on board and silver served at your seat.

First Class includes morning tea or coffee with a 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 £45 per person (subject to availability).

A buffet car is available and serves tea, coffee, snacks and light refreshments.

Bob Green

The Cumbrian Mountain Express

Saturday 12th July 2025

This is a wonderful opportunity for passengers from Merseyside and Lancashire to travel by steam train over two of England’s most scenic railway routes. Our train travels north to Carlisle via the West Coast Main Line over Shap and returns by the spectacular Settle & Carlisle Railway line. We have a magnificent steam locomotive to haul these trains, which recall the glorious days of steam train travel. It promises to provide a memorable day out.

Our train will be diesel hauled from Crewe to Liverpool via Runcorn, where we stop to pick up further passengers. We leave Liverpool Lime Street, diesel hauled in the morning and stop to pick up passengers at Broad Green and St. Helens Central. We join the West Coast Main Line (WCML) before stopping for more passengers at Wigan. Our final stop for passengers is Preston. From Preston we continue up the WCML and pass through Lancaster and along the edge of Morecambe Bay before we arrive at Carnforth where we change motive power to our steam locomotive for the day, taken from the Carnforth pool.

Leaving Carnforth, we pass the Brief Encounter café and commence the climb of our first severe gradient up to Grayrigg. We then travel through the beautiful Lune Gorge to Tebay, gaining speed for the ascent to Shap. This well-known section of the WCML has a gradient of 1 in 75 and in the former days of steam locomotives banking engines from Tebay were often used to assist trains. After crossing the Cumbrian Fells we descend to Penrith, and then head for Carlisle. There will be time available in Carlisle to explore this ancient city with its cathedral and castle, plus an assortment of shops and cafes.

We leave Carlisle and join the Settle & Carlisle Railway, one of the most well known and best loved stretches of railway line in Britain. We soon begin climbing, and then at Appleby, we stop for our steam locomotive to take on water. The climbing continues through scenic Kirkby Stephen towards the highest railway summit in England at Ais Gill, 1169 feet above sea level. We pass over high viaducts, including the famous one at Ribblehead, and through many tunnels. There are magnificent views across the Fells and to the peaks of Pen-y-ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough. We should have a fast run out of the hills, through Settle, until we stop again for our locomotive to take on water.

Our journey continues through Hellifield and Clitheroe to Preston where we say goodbye to our steam locomotive. Our train returns to Liverpool, diesel hauled, stopping to set down passengers at Wigan, St. Helens Central, Broad Green and Liverpool Lime Street where we arrive late evening. Our train continues on to Runcorn and Crewe diesel hauled.

There are three classes available:

Premier Dining includes a full English breakfast and four course dinner freshly prepared on board and silver served at your seat.

First Class includes morning tea or coffee with a 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.

Bob Green

The White Rose

Saturday 12th July 2025

Join us for an exhilarating main line steam run from London’s King’s Cross to the historic city of York. York is world famous for its variety of visitor attractions and home to the National Railway Museum. Our train will be steam hauled from London to York and as far as Peterborough on the return journey.

We leave London King’s Cross in the morning behind our steam locomotive and follow the East Coast Main Line route of famous express trains like the Flying Scotsman. We storm up the gradient through Gasworks Tunnel and Finsbury Park, and northwards, calling at Stevenage, Huntingdon and Peterborough to pick up more passengers.

There will be a couple of hours for passengers to enjoy the city and all it has to offer. York has some major tourist attractions including the National Railway Museum, the largest museum of its type in Britain; the Shambles; the splendid Gothic York Minster, one of the largest of its kind in northern Europe; and the city walls. There are a number of other interesting museums, quaint alleyways, and a good variety of shops.

Our train leaves York in the afternoon and return via a different route, we run steam hauled through Gainsborough, stopping for our locomotive to take on water at Saxilby before continuing through Lincoln and Spalding. We say goodbye to our steam locomotive at Peterborough and continue diesel hauled, stopping to set down passengers at the same stations as on the northbound journey, arriving at King’s Cross in the evening.

Approximate Timings Outward

There are three classes available:

Premier Dining includes a full English breakfast and four course dinner freshly prepared on board and silver served at your seat.

First Class includes morning tea or coffee with a 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.

Bob Green

The North Wales Coast Express

Sunday 13th July 2025

The North Wales Coast Express is a special steam hauled summer train that runs from Liverpool and Chester to Holyhead. It provides an excellent opportunity for passengers from Merseyside and Cheshire to experience the excitement of travelling by steam train along the picturesque North Wales Coast railway line. Passengers have a choice of three destinations: the seaside town of Llandudno, the historic city of Bangor, or the port of Holyhead.

Our train leaves Liverpool Lime Street Sunday morning, hauled by a magnificent steam locomotive from the Carnforth pool, and then makes its way through Edge Hill cutting to Broad Green, where we will make a stop to pick up. Next we pick up at Warrington Bank Quay. Running via Frodsham, we reach Chester, where we pick up further passengers. On leaving Chester, we pass through the ancient city walls and cross the River Dee into Wales. We steam alongside the Dee Estuary, with views across to the Wirral Peninsula. We pass through the coastal resorts of Prestatyn, Rhyl, and Colwyn Bay along the delightful Irish Sea coastline, which is well known for its fine beaches. We stop at Llandudno Junction where passengers for Llandudno can take the service train to spend time at this popular seaside resort.

From Llandudno Junction, we continue westwards along the North Wales Coast Line, crossing the Conwy estuary on Robert Stephenson’s Tubular railway bridge, with Edward 1’s castle overlooking the town and bridge. The railway line runs very close to the Irish Sea as we pass through Penmaenmawr and Llanfairfechan, with magnificent sea views across to the Island of Anglesey. We stop at Bangor station to set down those passengers who may wish to spend time visiting this historic city, with its cathedral and restored pier. Our train crosses the Menai Strait on the Britannia Bridge and enters the Isle of Anglesey. We now run across the Island through Valley to enter the sea port of Holyhead, where there will be time to visit the town or marina whilst our steam locomotive is turned and serviced for the return journey.

Our train leaves Holyhead, steam hauled late afternoon, and stops at Bangor and then Llandudno Junction, to pick up passengers who opted for a visit to Llandudno. It continues via Chester and Warrington Bank Quay to Liverpool Lime Street, stopping at the same stations as on the outward journey, to set down passengers.

* Premier dining is not available from Chester.

** By service train from Llandudno Junction.

There are three classes available:

Premier Dining includes a full English breakfast and four course dinner freshly prepared on board and silver served at your seat.

First Class includes morning tea or coffee with a 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.

The West Somerset Steam Express

Saturday 19th July 2025

This series of trains from London Paddington to Minehead features haulage by two steam locomotives in one day. One steam locomotive will haul our train from London Paddington to the West Somerset Railway at Bishops Lydeard. The Heritage Railway will then provide a steam locomotive to haul our train to Minehead and back. This provides a truly fascinating day out travelling through beautiful scenery to the Bristol Channel coast.

We leave London Paddington in the morning, steam hauled, and stop at Slough and Reading to pick up more passengers. At Reading we join the Berks and Hants line which runs through picturesque rural countryside. We pass the celebrated Newbury Racecourse before making our final stop for passengers at Newbury station. We continue westwards, travelling beside the tranquil Kennet & Avon Canal, and climbing steadily to Savernake Summit. We pass through the Vale of Pewsey, with views of one of the famous Wiltshire White Horses as we approach Westbury and continue through undulating agricultural countryside to Taunton.

Soon after leaving Taunton, we arrive at Norton Fitzwarren, where we transfer to the West Somerset Railway (WSR), the longest Heritage Railway in the country. We continue to Bishops Lydeard, where a WSR steam locomotive will take over our train for the remainder of the journey to Minehead. The WSR runs along the edge of the Quantock Hills between Bishops Lydeard and Watchet where it meets the coast. The line then turns inland to Washford and returns to the coast at Blue Anchor, passing near to Dunster with its magnificent castle, and terminating at Minehead.

On arrival at Minehead, there will be about two hours to explore this delightful Bristol Channel seaside resort, where the railway station is close to the beach. A WSR steam locomotive will haul our train from Minehead to Bishops Lydeard, where our main line steam locomotive will take over for the return journey to London Paddington. The train will stop at Newbury, Reading and Slough to set down passengers.

Please note the Heritage Railway trains may run with the main steam locomotive hauling the charter all the way to Minehead and return.

Approximate Timings Outward Return

London Paddington 07:15 21:30

07:40 21:00 Reading 08:05 20:30

08:45 19:15 Minehead 13:05 15:20

There are three classes available:

Premier Dining includes a full English breakfast and four course dinner freshly prepared on board and silver served at your seat.

First Class includes morning tea or coffee with a 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.

Bob Green

The Dorset Coast Express

Wednesday 23rd July 2025

We are offering a number of attractive summer day trips from London to Weymouth by steam train. These trains provide plenty of opportunity to visit the beautiful Dorset coast and relive the ‘golden age’ of steam. Passengers have the option of spending time at the celebrated seaside resorts of either Bournemouth or Weymouth, where both have fine sandy beaches. Each train will be hauled by a steam locomotive that was built for express passenger train work.

Our train leaves London Victoria station in the morning steam hauled and travels westwards, crossing the river Thames at Barnes Bridge, through Kew and Feltham. We stop at Staines and Woking to pick up further passengers. At Winchfield, we pause for our steam locomotive to take on water before continuing to our final pick up point at Basingstoke.

From Basingstoke we continue through Andover, bypassing Salisbury and on through Romsey to Southampton. We reverse direction of travel at Southampton and continue towards Weymouth, diesel hauled, with our steam locomotive on the rear.

We stop at Bournemouth to set down those passengers wishing to visit this coastal resort, a spa town famous for its parks and pine trees. After leaving Bournemouth, there are spectacular views of Poole Harbour. We continue to Wareham and Dorchester travelling through classic Dorset countryside and delightful scenery. We arrive at Weymouth early afternoon and have around three hours there to discover much of what this seaside town has to offer. The railway station is close to the beach and shops.

We return from Weymouth steam hauled late afternoon for the entire return journey. We stop for our locomotive to take on water at Southampton and then continue through Winchester to Basingstoke, where we stop to set down passengers and for our steam locomotive to again take on water. We then continue to Woking and Weybridge, from where Staines passengers will return by service train and on to our final destination at London Waterloo.

* By service train from Weybridge.

There are three classes available:

Premier Dining includes a full English breakfast and four course dinner freshly prepared on board and silver served at your seat.

First Class includes morning tea or coffee with a 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.

The Royal Duchy

Sunday 27th July 2025

Our locomotive will turn and service at St Blazey’s before we embark on our return journey. We leave Par steam hauled by our locomotive late afternoon and stop at Plymouth to pick up those passengers who chose to alight there. Our train then returns to Bristol, stopping to set down passengers at Exeter, Taunton and Yatton en route.

Timings Outward Return

There are three classes available:

Premier Dining includes a full English breakfast and three course dinner freshly prepared on board and silver served at your seat.

First Class includes morning tea or coffee with a 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.

Bob Green

The Cumbrian Mountain Express

Saturday 2nd August 2025

* Passengers from Northampton will travel to and from Rugby by service train to join our train.

There are three classes available:

Premier Dining includes a full English breakfast and four course dinner freshly prepared on board and silver served at your seat.

First Class includes morning tea or coffee with a 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.

Bob Green

The Waverley

Sunday 3rd August 2025

We continue to Carlisle and passengers will have about two hours to explore the Border City, possibly visiting the castle, cathedral, Tullie House Museum or the Lanes Shopping Centre.

* Premier dining is not available from Skipton.

There are three classes available:

Premier Dining includes a full English breakfast and four course dinner freshly prepared on board and silver served at your seat.

First Class includes morning tea or coffee with a 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.

The Kentish Belle

Wednesday 6th August 2025

This day trip by steam train provides an interesting day out to the historic city of Canterbury and the popular north Kent coast resorts. We follow a rambling route across Kent to Canterbury West, where you can opt to visit this famous cathedral city. The Kentish Belle then continues to Ramsgate, Broadstairs, Margate, Herne Bay and terminates at Faversham. You have the option to detrain at any of these attractive destinations.

The Kentish Belle will leave London Victoria station steam hauled in the morning and thread its way across the south London suburban lines through Bromley South, where we will join the Maidstone East line. Cutting across central Kent, we will reach Ashford where we take the line to Canterbury West. Canterbury is a world famous cathedral city. It was a pilgrimage site in the Middle Ages. Ancient walls, originally built by the Romans, encircle its medieval centre with cobbled streets and timber-framed houses. Canterbury Cathedral, founded 597 A.D., is the headquarters of the Church of England.

We continue across Thanet to the coastal resort of Ramsgate, a popular seaside resort. Alternatively, stay aboard and alight a Broadstairs, with its magnificent horseshoe shaped bay which is the main attraction. Margate is a busy seaside resort that has all the trappings to provide entertainment in all weathers, and a wide beach with a sweeping promenade.

You have the option to continue to our destination at Faversham, a town famous for its maritime history. It is the oldest market town in the county and recorded in the Domesday Book, and is located on a winding creek. By 1900, and after 400 years of manufacturing gunpowder for famous battles such as Trafalgar and Waterloo, Faversham had grown to be the centre of the nation’s explosives industry. With an amazing array of independent shops, regular markets, walking and a reputation for fine foods, Faversham is the perfect place to unwind and enjoy a short break.

We retrace our earlier route back to Canterbury, picking up at each set down station, before continuing back to Ashford. We join the main line to Tonbridge this time, where you will see the orchards and characteristic Oast house of Kent. We return to London Victoria by way of Sevenoaks and Bromley South to conclude a variable-option day in the delightful Kent countryside.

There are three classes available:

Premier Dining includes a full English breakfast and four course dinner freshly prepared on board and silver served at your seat.

First Class includes morning tea or coffee with a 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.

Joseph Martin-Smith

The West Somerset Steam Express

Saturday 9th August 2025

Please note the Heritage Railway trains may run with the main steam locomotive hauling the charter all the way to Minehead and return.

Approximate Timings Outward Return London Paddington 07:15 21:30

07:40 21:00 Reading 08:05 20:30

08:45 19:15 Minehead 13:05 15:20

There are three classes available:

Premier Dining includes a full English breakfast and four course dinner freshly prepared on board and silver served at your seat.

First Class includes morning tea or coffee with a 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.

Bob Green

The Dorset Coast Express

Thursday 14th August 2025

* By service train from Weybridge.

There are three classes available:

Premier Dining includes a full English breakfast and four course dinner freshly prepared on board and silver served at your seat.

First Class includes morning tea or coffee with a 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.

The Atlantic Coast Express

Saturday 16th August 2025

Join us on this classic rail journey, following part of the old Atlantic Coast Express (ACE) route that ran from London to the seaside resorts of Devon and Cornwall in South West England. We will leave London Waterloo steam hauled in the morning and make our way to Exeter where there will be a break to visit the historic city centre. Our return route will be via Bristol, Bath and Salisbury back to London Waterloo.

Departing from London Waterloo, we will thread our way steam hauled through the west London suburbs towards Woking and Basingstoke, where there will be stops to pick up passengers. We continue to follow the London & South Western Railway’s main line to Salisbury and Exeter, following the route of the old ACE expresses.

After the Salisbury water stop, we will follow the main line through to Templecombe, which will give our steam locomotive an opportunity to get up to its maximum permitted speed. We will pass the Yeovil Junction steam centre as we continue westwards and take on the challenging 1 in 80 climb up Crewkerne Bank. After Axminster, there is further adverse climbing as we encounter the testing eight miles of mainly 1 in 80 up to Honiton Summit. Descending gradients then lead to Exeter, where we will have an afternoon break to visit this historic city, with its Cathedral at the very centre of the city.

With our steam locomotive serviced ready for our return journey, we will now follow the Great Western Railway’s Exeter to Bristol route, which includes the long climb up Wellington Bank towards Taunton. A fast run across the Somerset Levels then brings us to Bristol. We pass through Bath and Westbury before reaching Salisbury once again. The ACE will now retrace our earlier steps back to London Waterloo, setting down as outwards, and thus ending a varied and interesting day out over classic railway routes.

There are three classes available:

Premier Dining includes a full English breakfast and four course dinner freshly prepared on board and silver served at your seat.

First Class includes morning tea or coffee with a 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.

Jack Boskett

The Waverley

Sunday 17th August 2025

We continue to Carlisle and passengers will have about two hours to explore the Border City, possibly visiting the castle, cathedral, Tullie House Museum or the Lanes Shopping Centre.

* Premier dining is not available from Skipton.

There are three classes available:

Premier Dining includes a full English breakfast and four course dinner freshly prepared on board and silver served at your seat.

First Class includes morning tea or coffee with a 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.

The Cotswold Venturer

Saturday 23rd August 2025

Join us on this scenic rail tour by steam train through the beautiful Cotswold Hills. Our destination is the cathedral city of Worcester, located on the banks of the river Severn and internationally famous as the home of Worcestershire Sauce. We travel outward via Staines and then from Reading via the Great Western Main Line (GWML)to Didcot and Swindon. We then run via the Golden Valley line through Kemble and Stroud in both directions.

Our steam train leaves London Victoria in the morning hauled by steam locomotive No.35028 Clan Line and heads through the west London suburbs via Hounslow towards Staines, where we pause to pick up passengers. We make our way via Ascot to Reading and via the Great Western Main Line towards Didcot to pick up more passengers.

We follow the GWML through the Vale of White House to Swindon where we branch off to take the Golden Valley route towards Cheltenham. After Kemble, the line starts to climb steeply towards the summit at Sapperton Tunnel. The pleasant Golden Valley scenery, with its steep sided leafy valley walls, runs down the gradient through to Stroud. At Standish Junction we join the Midland Railway’s Bristol to Birmingham line and head for Cheltenham Spa. Here, we will call to set down passengers who may wish to visit this attractive Regency spa town, noted for its Pump Rooms, many museums and the nearby famous racecourse.

The Cotswold Venturer continues northwards through to Worcester Shrub Hill station, where we will spend the afternoon here whilst Clan Line is turned and serviced. There will be plenty of time to explore this fine city. The river Severn runs through the city and is overlooked by the 12th century Worcester Cathedral. The site of the final battle of the Civil War between Oliver Cromwell and King Charles II was here. It is also the home of Royal Worcester Porcelain, and has long associations with the composer Sir Edward Elgar.

Our steam train leaves Worcester Shrub Hill in the late afternoon and returns by the same route to Cheltenham Spa where we will pause to pick up passengers who chose to leave there earlier. We head southwards away from Cheltenham, by-pass Gloucester, and then join the Golden Valley route at Standish Junction. We pass through Stroud and climb up through the picturesque Stroud Valley to Sapperton Tunnel where the gradients increase dramatically to 1 in 74 at Chalford. We continue through Kemble and on to Swindon where we join the ex-Great Western Main Line. We call at Didcot, Reading and Staines to set down passengers, before arriving in London Victoria.

There are three classes available:

Premier Dining includes a full English breakfast and four course dinner freshly prepared on board and silver served at your seat.

First Class includes morning tea or coffee with a 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.

The Cumbrian Coast Express

Saturday 23rd August 2025

This is a wonderful opportunity for those from the Crewe and Manchester areas to travel by steam train on a journey combining the scenic grandeur of the Cumbrian Fells with the exposed Cumbrian coastline that skirts the western edge of the Lake District. We travel from Carnforth steam hauled around the very scenic Cumbrian Coastal line.

Our train leaves Crewe, diesel hauled, in the morning and calls at Wilmslow, Stockport and Manchester Piccadilly to pick up passengers. We join the West Coast Main Line (WCML) and travel north to Preston, our final stop to pick up passengers.

We pass through Lancaster and along the edge of Morecambe Bay before we arrive at Carnforth, where a locomotive from the pool will take over hauling our train. Leaving Carnforth steam hauled, we take the scenic coastal route around the Cumbrian Coast. We cross the lengthy Kent Viaduct at Arnside with views across the Morecambe Bay. We continue through Grange-over-Sands and follow the curve along the edge of the bay to the Leven Viaduct before heading through Ulveston to Kirkby-in Furness and Millom.

We continue around the Cumbrian Coast through Ravenglass, where you might catch a glimpse of the narrow gauge Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway, to Sellafield, where the British Nuclear Fuels plant dominates the landscape. We continue through St Bees and Whitehaven, running very close to the shoreline at times and with the Isle of Man visible on a clear day across the Irish Sea. There are spectacular cliff edge views as we journey northwards from Whitehaven through to Workington, once a centre for the production of iron and steel. We then continue through Maryport to Carlisle.

There will be time available in Carlisle to explore this ancient city with its cathedral and castle, plus an assortment of shops and cafes.

We depart Carlisle in the afternoon and travel via Penrith crossing the Cumbrian Fells as we head for Shap Summit. After Shap we continue through Tebay and the beautiful Lune Gorge as we return to Carnforth via Grayrigg.

Here, we shall say farewell to our gallant steam locomotive and we continue our journey to Crewe, diesel hauled, stopping at the same stations as on the outward journey to set down passengers.

* Premier Dining is not available from Preston.

There are three classes available:

Premier Dining includes a full English breakfast and four course dinner freshly prepared on board and silver served at your seat.

First Class includes morning tea or coffee with a 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.

Bob Green

The Royal Duchy

Sunday 31st August 2025

Timings Outward Return

There are three classes available:

Premier Dining includes a full English breakfast and three course dinner freshly prepared on board and silver served at your seat.

First Class includes morning tea or coffee with a 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 £45 per person (subject to availability).

A buffet car is available and serves tea, coffee, snacks and light refreshments.

Bob Green

The Stratford Flyer

Saturday 6th September 2025

The Stratford Flyer will give passengers from East Anglia a wonderful opportunity to travel from Norfolk to the internationally recognised destination of Stratfordupon-Avon, the birthplace of William Shakespeare. The train will be steam hauled from Norwich to Stratford on the outward journey and as far as Leicester on the return.

Our journey commences at Norwich early in the morning as we make our way westwards, steam hauled, picking up at Thetford, March and Peterborough. We then head across the country via Stamford and through Oakham, the county town of Rutland, located in the Vale of Catmose. After Melton Mowbray, we head for Leicester and Nuneaton, where we cross the West Coast main line and take the link line to Coleshill. Heading towards Birmingham, we pass the extensive construction works of HS2 for several miles before we reach Landor Street Junction, where we avoid Birmingham by following the steeply graded Camp Hill line to Bordesley Junction.

Joining the Great Western’s main line out of Birmingham Snow Hill, we pass through Tyseley where the Birmingham Railway Museum is located. Leaving the main line to Paddington at Tyseley, we join the scenic North Warwick line, sometimes referred to as the Shakespeare line, and head through Henley in Arden towards Stratford upon Avon. The North Warwick line has a very Great Western feel about its well preserved stations and infrastructure. Descending the 1 in 75 Wilmcote bank, we now reach the present terminus of the line at Stratford-upon-Avon.

Time will be available here for you to make the short walk to the town centre with its many attractions, including the Shakespeare Birthplace museum, the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, the river Avon with its boat trips and many other historic buildings. There is also a wide range of restaurants and pubs, along with many interesting and varied market town shops.

Our return journey will retrace our outward route back to Norwich. Our steam locomotive will haul us as far as Leicester on the return, with a diesel locomotive hauling us back to Norwich to end our full day out on the Stratford Flyer.

Approximate

16:15

There are three classes available:

Premier Dining includes a full English breakfast and four course dinner freshly prepared on board and silver served at your seat.

First Class includes morning tea or coffee with a 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.

Jack Boskett

The Waverley

Sunday 7th September 2025

We continue to Carlisle and passengers will have about two hours to explore the Border City, possibly visiting the castle, cathedral, Tullie House Museum or the Lanes Shopping Centre.

* Premier dining is not available from Skipton.

There are three classes available:

Premier Dining includes a full English breakfast and four course dinner freshly prepared on board and silver served at your seat.

First Class includes morning tea or coffee with a 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.

The Swanage Belle

Wednesday 10th September 2025

There are three classes available:

Premier Dining includes a full English breakfast and four course dinner freshly prepared on board and silver served at your seat.

First Class includes morning tea or coffee with a 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.

Chris Ainscough

The West Somerset Steam Express

Saturday 13th September 2025

Please note the Heritage Railway trains may run with the main steam locomotive hauling the charter all the way to Minehead and return.

Approximate Timings Outward Return London Paddington 07:15 21:30

07:40 21:00 Reading 08:05 20:30

08:45 19:15 Minehead 13:05 15:20

There are three classes available:

Premier Dining includes a full English breakfast and four course dinner freshly prepared on board and silver served at your seat.

First Class includes morning tea or coffee with a 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.

Bob Green

The Cumbrian Coast Express

Saturday 20th September 2025

We leave Carlisle steam hauled and our return journey to Carnforth takes the scenic coastal route around the Cumbrian Coast. After Maryport, we run along the shoreline through to the industrialised district of Workington, once a centre for the production of iron and steel. There are spectacular cliff edge views as we journey southwards from Workington through to Whitehaven, with the Isle of Man visible on a clear day across the Irish Sea. We run very close to the shoreline for several miles prior to St Bees, famous for its priory and school. We pass Sellafield, where the Great British Nuclear plant dominates the landscape. At Ravenglass, we might catch a glimpse of the narrow gauge Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway which is normally steam operated.

* Passengers from Northampton will travel to and from Rugby by service train to join our train.

Timings

There are three classes available:

Premier Dining includes a full English breakfast and four course dinner freshly prepared on board and silver served at your seat.

First Class includes morning tea or coffee with a 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.

Bob Green

The Worcester Steam Express

Saturday 20th September 2025

The Worcester Steam Express provides a rare opportunity for passengers from Liverpool, Runcorn and Crewe to visit Worcester by steam hauled train. The journey will include steam haulage on the West Coast Main Line as well as some interesting lines through the West Midlands to Worcester. We will be hauled by a locomotive from the Carnforth pool.

Our steam hauled train departs from Liverpool Lime Street and travels via Edge Hill and Liverpool South Parkway before crossing the Mersey at Runcorn Gap over the Runcorn Railway Bridge, otherwise known as Ethelfleda Bridge or Britannia Bridge. We stop at Runcorn to pick up further passengers before continuing our journey. We join the West Coast Main Line at Weaver Junction and continue through Winsford to Crewe, where we make our final stop for boarding passengers.

We continue to Stafford before leaving the West Coast Main Line at Rugeley North Junction and head across the steeply graded and scenic Cannock Chase line to Walsall. We now head for Bescot Stadium and turn away from the Birmingham line at Perry Barr North Junction to follow the Handsworth Loop Line to Soho. We then join the Jewellery Line and head through Rowley Regis to Stourbridge Junction. From here we continue, pausing at Kidderminster to allow passengers to disembark here who wish to visit the adjacent Severn Valley Railway. We then continue our journey through Droitwich Spa to Worcester Shrub Hill, our destination for the day.

There will be time available to explore this fine city. The river Severn runs through the city and is overlooked by the historic 12th century Worcester Cathedral. The site of the final battle of the Civil War between Oliver Cromwell and King Charles II was here. It is also the home of Royal Worcester Porcelain, and has long associations with the composer Sir Edward Elgar.

After our steam locomotive has been serviced, we depart Worcester in the afternoon and head for Kidderminster to pick up any passengers who opted to visit the Severn Valley Railway for the afternoon. We then return via the same route as outward to Liverpool Lime Street, setting down passengers as on our outward journey.

There are three classes available:

Premier Dining includes a full English breakfast and four course dinner freshly prepared on board and silver served at your seat.

First Class includes morning tea or coffee with a 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.

Jack Boskett

The Railway 200 Special

Saturday 27th September 2025

As part of the Railway 200 celebrations in 2025, we will mark this historical milestone in the railway history of this country with our special train that will travel over part of the original route from Shildon, and Stockton to Darlington. This 26-mile journey on the S&DR between Shildon and Stockton via Darlington on 27th September 1825 transformed how the world traded, travelled, and communicated.

Our special train commences at Carnforth on Morecambe Bay and we make our way eastwards diesel hauled via Hellifield to Skipton, where we will call to pick up passengers. Further pick up points will be at Keighley and Leeds before we arrive at York. Here, we will attach our steam locomotive for the onward northbound journey along the East Coast Main Line (ECML) to Darlington.

From Darlington, we will branch off the ECML and run along the historic Bishop Auckland ‘Tees Valley’ line, calling at Shildon, the world’s first railway town. Passengers will have the opportunity to visit Locomotion, the sister museum of the National Railway Museum. It houses the largest undercover collection of historic railway vehicles in Europe, including Robert Stephenson’s Locomotion No.1 and Timothy Hackworth’s Sans Pareil.

We continue along the branch line to Bishop Auckland to the present limit of the national network. Here we will take the special link line to join the 18 mile long Weardale Railway at Bishops Auckland West station for a run as far as Stanhope, where we will have a short break to service the locomotive and an opportunity to visit the station. Our return journey along the Weardale line will be diesel hauled back to Bishops Auckland and onwards to Darlington, calling at Shildon to pick up passengers who chose to alight there earlier. At Darlington, we will reverse our direction of travel and run steam hauled once again northwards along the ECML through Durham to Newcastle.

At Newcastle, we will turn the train via the Tyne bridges loop and head southwards once again, passing through Durham before we reach Ferryhill Junction. Here we will leave the ECML and head along the freight line towards Stockton. We will rejoin the route of the historic Stockton & Darlington line as far as Eaglescliffe, where we continue southwards via Yarm to Northallerton. It is then a swift run southwards along the ECML back to York, where our steam locomotive will leave the train.

Our return journey to Leeds and stations to Carnforth will be diesel hauled, concluding our celebratory commemoration of Railway 200.

There are three classes available: Premier Dining includes a full English breakfast and four course dinner freshly prepared on board and silver served at your seat.

First Class includes morning tea or coffee with a 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.

The Royal Duchy

Sunday 28th September 2025

Timings Outward Return

There are three classes available:

Premier Dining includes a full English breakfast and three course dinner freshly prepared on board and silver served at your seat.

First Class includes morning tea or coffee with a 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.

Bob Green

The Railway 200 Special

Saturday 4th October 2025

Our special train commences at London King’s Cross in the morning and we make our way northwards along the East Coast Main Line (ECML) towards York, picking up passengers at Potters Bar, Stevenage and Peterborough. We will be electrically hauled by the celebrity blue liveried Class 86 locomotive ‘Les Ross’ from London to York. Here, we will attach our steam locomotive for the onward northbound journey along the East Coast Main Line to Darlington.

Our return journey back to London will be with our blue electric once again, setting down at our earlier calling points, concluding our special commemoration of Railway 200.

Timings Outward Return

There are three classes available:

Premier Dining includes a full English breakfast and four course dinner freshly prepared on board and silver served at your seat.

First Class includes morning tea or coffee with a 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.

Bob Green

The Cumbrian Mountain Express

Saturday 11th October 2025

* Passengers from Northampton will travel to and from Rugby by service train to join our train.

There are three classes available:

Premier Dining includes a full English breakfast and four course dinner freshly prepared on board and silver served at your seat.

First Class includes morning tea or coffee with a 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.

Bob Green

UK Day Trip Information

Travelling by Steam Train

Our Day Trips and Tours almost exclusively make use of specially chartered trains hauled by steam locomotives. The trains offer a choice of types of seating to suit your particular requirements. Each passenger is allocated their own reserved seat ensuring that travel on these special trains is a relaxing experience providing the perfect escape from all the hustle and bustle of modern day life. All of the seats on our trains line up with the carriage windows, unlike many modern trains, and thus provide the maximum viewing area to add to the enjoyment of your journey.

In addition to our UK Day Trips and Tours, the Railway Touring Company has a programme of tours using steam hauled charter trains in many other countries of the world. These tours can be for a few days duration or last for up to two weeks, with overnight accommodation provided in good quality hotels. Please visit our website www.railwaytouring.net for further details and to request an overseas brochure; or contact us by telephone if you prefer.

Premier Dining Class

Premier Dining Class on our trains is a silver served dining experience providing you with a full meals service at your table, whilst you relax in spacious comfortable seating. The coaches used are British Rail Heritage First Open coaches*. The Premier Dining service usually includes a traditional full English breakfast soon after you board the train, and a four course meal on the return journey. Onboard chefs prepare fresh food for all of the meals. We are able to offer vegetarian options but cannot meet other dietary requests. A fully licensed bar service is always available, we kindly ask passengers not to bring their own alcoholic drinks. A corkage fee of £10 per person will apply for alcohol not purchased on board. The dress code is smart casual, as we like our passengers to be relaxed and travel in comfort. Tables are available for four or two in Premier Dining Class. Our tables for two are the ideal choice for an unusual and memorable celebration, for a special occasion like a wedding anniversary or birthday. Tables for two, where both passengers have window seats, can be guaranteed for an additional charge of £45.00†per person, subject to availability. Premier Dining Class is available up to and including any pick up station before 10:30. *Coaches used will be British Rail Heritage coaches, on some occasions a Pullman coach may be used.

†Prices shown as per individual day trip page.

First Class

First Class seats accommodation on our trains is provided in British Rail Heritage First Open coaches* and offers tables for four or for two in spacious comfortable seating. Tables for two, where both passengers have window seats, can be guaranteed for an additional charge of £45.00†per person, subject to availability. First Class includes morning tea or coffee with a breakfast roll and a Danish pastry and an afternoon service of tea or coffee with a savoury of the day followed by scone with butter and jam. We are able to offer vegetarian options but cannot meet other dietary requests. A fully licensed bar service is always available, we kindly ask passengers to not consume their own alcoholic drinks. A corkage fee of £10 per person will apply for alcohol not purchased on board. *Coaches used will be British Rail Heritage coaches, on some occasions a Pullman coach may be used.

†Prices shown as per individual day trip page.

Standard Class

Standard Class seats are accommodated in a mid 1960’s tourist standard open coach. These are usually arranged in groups of four around a table. In some cases you may be seated in second corridor coach which is a compartment coach seating six passengers per compartment without a table. All seats are reserved. Passengers in First and Standard Classes regularly bring hampers and picnics.

All the catering on board our trains is provided by a third party supplier.

Booking Arrangements

Passengers can book their tickets online by visiting our website www.railwaytouring. net or by downloading a booking form, which can be printed and sent by post to:- The Railway Touring Company, The Old Stables, Estuary Road, King’s Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 2HL. Passengers can also book by telephone during office hours on 01553 661 500. Office hours are Monday to Friday: 09:00 to 17:00. We accept most major credit and debit cards. There are no charges for paying with a credit card. When posting a booking form please enclose the full payment by cheque or postal order made payable to The Railway Touring Company, and, quoting your name, address, telephone number, choice of train, the number of seats you require, class and joining station. We regret that seats cannot be reserved unless full payment is received.

Organisers arranging group travel for ten or more persons on a UK Day Trip are invited to contact the office, details above, regarding discounts where a single booking is to be made. Any amendments that you wish to make to your booking, will incur a £10 admin fee.

Acknowledgements and Tickets

Bookings made by telephone will be verbally acknowledged at the time of booking and a written confirmation sent within 7 days. Tickets and travel information will usually be dispatched at least 5 days before the date of travel. However, this information and the tickets cannot be sent until the departure times are confirmed by the train operator which may be at shorter notice. Please pay particular attention to the departure and arrival

times sent with your tickets as these may vary from the approximate timings given in this brochure.

Gift Vouchers

We are pleased to offer gift vouchers which can be used against any future trip with us. Please contact the office to purchase these.

Junior Tickets

Junior children includes ages 15 and under (children 3yrs and under may travel on your lap but if they do require a seat then a junior ticket price applies).

Family Tickets

2 adults and 2 Juniors (aged 15 and under).

Standard Conditions of Booking and Travel

Every effort will be made to ensure that the locomotive, rolling stock, route and timings which are hired in from third parties, will run as advertised. However, the organisers reserve the right to alter these details at any time and shall not incur any liability to any person who has bought, or contracted to buy a ticket or tickets, as a result of any such changes. There may be occasional re-scheduling or re-routing of a train. Please note, whilst every effort will be made to ensure the use of the advertised steam locomotive the organisers reserve the right to substitute a different steam or in exceptional circumstances, a diesel locomotive on occasions should it be required, for operational reasons, which would have to be accepted, no refunds will be offered for changes to advertised locomotives.

All reasonable efforts, within the control of the organisers, will be made to ensure that on the day of the trip, the train runs as planned. However, we cannot accept any responsibility for delays, mishaps, alterations or curtailment of the tour from situations outside of our control. Please note, all timings shown in the brochure are approximate and subject to change.

All planned routes are subject to gauging clearance, on occasion we might be required to revise the route.

In extreme weather conditions, such as heat waves, we may be restricted or forced to substitute steam haulage for diesel due to the high risks involved, in addition we may be permitted to operate with diesel assistance to reduce the risk of line side fires. In adverse conditions the train operating company, West Coast Railways, may feel the need to run with a diesel locomotive attached to the rear as a precaution.

The nature of steam trains is that breakdowns, delays and substitutions have to be accepted. Every genuine effort will be made to ensure that the tour runs as planned and advertised, or as close to it as possible. In the event of a failure/non-availability of the scheduled steam locomotive prior to departure of the trip, every best effort will be made to find a suitable steam locomotive as a replacement. However, if this is not possible and if there is insufficient time available to cancel or postpone the trip, then a diesel may be used as substitute. In such circumstances, outside of our control, acceptance of these terms signifies your acceptance of such a change and no refund will be due.

The organisers cannot accept responsibility for the options under the control of third parties and are only responsible for returning passengers to their joining stations.

Your booking is taken as constituting acceptance of these conditions. No refund or substitutions are available, other than due to cancellation by the organisers, which can happen on occasions. We will not be liable for any consequential loss you may suffer or pay any compensation to you. Any amendments that you wish to make to your booking, will incur a £10 admin fee.

Due to the age and construction of our trains it is not possible to board whilst seated in a wheelchair, however we will be pleased to convey passengers of limited mobility whenever possible, provided they can step onto the train from the platform and move to their reserved seats with the help of an able-bodied carer, the wheelchair then being folded by you and stored at the end of the carriage. We are unable to convey mobility scooters or non-folding wheelchairs due to the age and design of the trains used. Due to timing restraints at joining stations all mobility issues which require the use of walking aids or impact a passenger’s ability to board or disembark with ease must be confirmed and discussed prior to travel.

We are limited to only being able to provide a vegetarian dietary alternative, all other dietary requests are not available.

We recommend that during the winter months you travel wearing suitable layered clothing as the carriages on occasion can be cold. Although they are heated, unforeseen complications along with the nature of travelling by steam in vintage carriages can result in cooler conditions for passengers than modern trains. On warmer days, as we use vintage carriages for this service, we recommend for your comfort that you carry sufficient water for your own personal consumption.

All images shown on the website and within our brochure are for illustration purposes only and do not signify the exact routing of the train or locomotive to be used.

N.B. – All timings shown are approximate and subject to change unless otherwise shown.

UK Day Trip Booking Form

Day Trip: Date:

Joining Station:

Name:

Address:

Phone No:

Dining Adult

Dining Junior

Dining Family

Table for two supplement*

Standard Class Junior

Standard Class Family

per person

*Table for two supplement is available in Premier Dining and First Class (subject to availability).

■ I enclose a cheque for the full balance (made payable to THE RAILWAY TOURING COMPANY)

■ Please charge my Visa credit card/Mastercard for the full balance

■ Please charge my Visa debit card/Maestro/Electron card for the full balance

Card Number: Security Number (CVC):

Start Date: Expiry Date: Issue Number(Maestro):

Please sign and date to confirm that you have read and accepted the terms and conditions as stated opposite and on our website.

Signed: Date:

Meet the Team

Kelly Osborne Managing Director

David Zemaiciunas Operations Assistant

Julia Barrett Office Assistant

Operations Assistant

Our friendly team are available to answer any questions and to help you make a booking –please feel free to contact us on 01553 661 500 Monday to Friday 9am–5pm or by email to enquiries@railwaytouring.co.uk

Online Shopping

Visit our online shop to purchase themed Railway Touring Company merchandise. Currently Bookmarks, Greeting Cards and Postcards. We will be adding to our range as new products become available.

www.railwaytouring.net/shop/

Hollie Kimber Senior Assistant Manager

Jade Mott

Ellie Copping Office Assistant

Rachel Jackson Operations Manager

Annabelle Benjamin

Jack Amos Office Assistant

Online Brochures

Please visit our website www.railwaytouring.co.uk to view and download our latest UK Day Trips, UK and Worldwide Rail Holiday Brochures for 2025.