Read about upcoming railtours and railway excursions in the UK.
We’ll share occasional information about railtours in the UK from operators such as UK Railtours, Steam Dreams, Pathfinder Tours and Branchline Society. You’ll also be able to find posts with timings for railtours in the UK.
See Belmond British Pullman Train in Sussex & Surrey This Saturday 18th May 2019 St Catherine’s Hospice for West Sussex and Surrey, are holding a special event on Saturday 18th May 2019, in which an opportunity to travel on the Belmond British Pullman has arisen. The train departs Horsham at approximately 0905. Passengers will travel …
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See 60103 ‘Flying Scotsman’ In Surrey This Thursday 30th May This Thursday 30th May, the Flying Scotsman will be visiting Surrey. 60103 Flying Scotsman will be working a round trip through the Surrey Hills, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. This iconic steam locomotive will be making two round trips, one during the morning, and …
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Greater Anglia to operate class 37 farewell charity charter train On May 18th, Abellio Greater Anglia will be running a class 37 hauled charter train. The railtour will run from Norwich to Ely, Kings Lynn, London Liverpool Street and return. The tour will raise money for East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices. The consist will be formed …
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Timings Now Available for BLS Gourock Growler Railtour Timings are now live on Rail Record live train times, for the Gourock Growler Railtour. Branch Line Society tour runs on Saturday 27th April 2019. An extensive trip, the tour features DRS locomotives with coaching stock supplied by Scottish Railway Preservation Society (SRPS). In summary, the tour …
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Where to see vintage Hastings Thumper 1001 in London this weekend This Saturday 6th April, you’ll get a change to see the vintage Hastings diesel train number 1001 which is running a special excursion train around London and the South East. Hastings Diesels Ltd’s Thumper 1001 train, a class 201 DEMU, were introduced in 1957 …
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975025 `Caroline` Visits Kent & Sussex This Thursday 04/04/19 Southern Region manager’s Saloon 975025 will visit Kent and Sussex this Thursday 4th April 2019. The ex-Southern Region manager’s track inspection coach will work Kensington Olympia to Kensington Olympia ‘via the world’, ie a circular run around Sussex and Kent covering a few hundred miles. 975025, …
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Timings now available for UK Railtours Ye Olde Blackfriar 30/03/19 Here are the timings for the UK Railtours excursion ‘Ye Olde Blackfriar’, running on Saturday 30th March 2019. The tour will be top and tailed by a pair of GBRf class 73 electro-diesel locomotives. (Class /1 or class /2 – actual allocation will be added …
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Where to see LNER 61306 ‘Mayflower’ on Saturday 23rd March 2019 See 61306 B1 Class LNER Mayflower in London and Sussex this Saturday 23rd March as it heads from Southend to The Bluebell Railway. Mayflower 61306 departs Southend East in Essex, at 0745 (approx), picking up at Rainham (0830), and Barking (0840) on the way …
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The Class 50 Terminator Phoenixed Timings – Saturday 23rd March 2019 Timings are now available for The Class 50 Terminator Phoenixed railtour, running Saturday 23rd March 2019. Headed by a pair of GBRf livery class 50s, the tour re-traces the route of 50050 and 50007 on their final British Rail journey from London Waterloo to …
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Timings For 1938 Tube Stock Railtour – Sunday 17th March 2019 Full timings for the London Transport Museum Art Deco 1938 Tube Stock Excursion on Sunday 17th March 2019. London Transport Museum are offering another opportunity to travel behind the vintage 1938 Tube Stock underground train. This follows a previous railtour with the 1938 tube …
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