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August 17, 2014

International & UK Railway News Sunday 17th August 2014

..Total Railway News

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Level crossing upgrades in the USA.... an accident waiting to happen for Canadian Pacific Railways?
....and worrying news from Ireland and the fate of 31 under used rural stations...and a forthcoming series of strikes....
And next week's UK published steam and diesel railtours programme...


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Headlines
UK
Private train companies question Labour plan for state operator.(FT.com)


North Yorkshire Moors Railway's new platform opens.(BBC News)


First Great Western 'recognises train trust row'.(BBC News)




Mainline Steam Schedule


Railway Herald - Railtours

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Monday 18th August 2014

The Jacobite (West Coast Railway Company)

  • To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan - Mallaig (break) - Glenfinnan - Fort William


The Jacobite (Afternoon Train) (West Coast Railway Company)

  • To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan - Mallaig (break) - Glenfinnan - Fort William



Tuesday 19th August 2014

The Welsh Mountaineer (Railway Touring Company)

  • 45305 or 61994 Preston (pu) - Warrington Bank Quay (pu) - Frodsham (pu) - Chester (pu) - Rhyl - Llandudno Junction (run-round) - Blaenau Ffestiniog and return


The Jacobite (West Coast Railway Company)

  • To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan - Mallaig (break) - Glenfinnan - Fort William


The Jacobite (Afternoon Train) (West Coast Railway Company)

  • To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan - Mallaig (break) - Glenfinnan - Fort William


The Scarborough Spa Express (West Coast Railway Company)

  • WCRC Steam pool York (pu) - Normanton (pu) - Wakefield Kirkgate (pu) - Wakefield Westgate (pu) - Woodlesford (pu) - Castleford (pu) - York (pu) - Scarborough
  • WCRC Steam Pool Scarborough (pu) - York (sd) - Normanton (sd) - Wakefield Kirkgate (sd) - Wakefield Westgate (sd) - Woodlesford (sd) - Castleford (sd) - York


Wednesday 20th August 2014

The Dorset Coast Express (Railway Touring Company)

  • 34067 London Victoria (pu) - Barnes Bridge - Staines (pu) - Woking (pu) - Winchfield (water) - Basingstoke (pu) - Worting Junction - Winchester - Southampton - Bournemouth (sd) - Weymouth and return
  • 34067 Weymouth - Upwey Bank - Dorchester South (detach banker) - Bournemouth - Basingstoke (sd/water) - Woking (sd) - London Waterloo (sd)


The Fellsman (Statesman Rail)

  • WCRC Steam Pool Lancaster (pu) - Preston (pu) - Blackburn (pu) - Clitheroe (pu) - Long Preston (pu) - Settle - Appleby - Carlisle (break) and return


The Jacobite (West Coast Railway Company)

  • To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan - Mallaig (break) - Glenfinnan - Fort William


The Jacobite (Afternoon Train) (West Coast Railway Company)

  • To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan - Mallaig (break) - Glenfinnan - Fort William


The Scarborough Spa Express (West Coast Railway Company)

  • WCRC 47 York (pu) - Normanton (pu) - Wakefield Kirkgate (pu) - Wakefield Westgate (pu) - Woodlesford (pu) - Castleford (pu) - York (pu) - Scarborough
  • WCRC 47 Scarborough (pu) - York (sd) - Normanton (sd) - Wakefield Kirkgate (sd) - Wakefield Westgate (sd) - Woodlesford (sd) - Castleford (sd) - York


Thursday 21st August 2014

The Cathedrals Express (Steam Dreams)

  • WCRC Class 47 (Pair) Clapham Junction (pu) - Wimbledon (pu) - Surbiton (pu) - Woking (pu) - Salisbury (pu) - Westbury (pu) - Exeter St. Davids (sd) -
  • Steam tbc Westbury - Taunton - Exeter St. Davids (sd) - Paignton (sd) - Kingswear
  • Steam tbc Kingswear (pu) - Paignton (pu) - Exeter St. Davids (pu) - Taunton - Westbury (sd) -
  • WCRC Class 47 (Pair) Westbury - Salisbury (sd) - Woking (sd) - Surbiton (sd) - Wimbledon (sd) - Clapham Junction
Cancelled

The Jacobite (West Coast Railway Company)

  • To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan - Mallaig (break) - Glenfinnan - Fort William


The Jacobite (Afternoon Train) (West Coast Railway Company)

  • To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan - Mallaig (break) - Glenfinnan - Fort William


The Scarborough Spa Express (West Coast Railway Company)

  • WCRC Steam pool York (pu) - Normanton (pu) - Wakefield Kirkgate (pu) - Wakefield Westgate (pu) - Woodlesford (pu) - Castleford (pu) - York (pu) - Scarborough
  • WCRC Steam Pool Scarborough (pu) - York (sd) - Normanton (sd) - Wakefield Kirkgate (sd) - Wakefield Westgate (sd) - Woodlesford (sd) - Castleford (sd) - York


Friday 22nd August 2014

The VSOE British Pullman Surrey Hills Luncheon Train (Belmond (British Pullman))

  • 35028 London Victoria (pu) - Staines - Woking - Guildford - Shalford - Reigate - Redhill - East Croydon - London Victoria


The Forth & Tay Bridge Explorer (Compass Tours)

  • WCRC Class 47 (Pair) Nuneaton (pu) - Hinckley (pu) - South Wigston (pu) - Leicester (pu) - Oakham (pu) - Stamford (pu) - Peterborough (pu) - Grantham (pu) - Newark Northgate (pu) - York - Newcastle upon Tyne - Berwick upon Tweed - Dunbar - Edinburgh (route tbc) - Dalmeny - Forth Bridge - Inverkeithing - Kirkcaldy - Cupar - Leuchars - tay Bridge - Dundee (break/rev) & return


The Scarborough Flyer (Railway Touring Company)

  • 46233 Crewe (pu) - Wilmslow (pu) - Stockport (pu) - Stalybridge - Huddersfield - Mirfield - Wakefield Kirkgate - Castleford - York (sd) - Malton - Scarborough (sd) and return
Cancelled

The Jacobite (West Coast Railway Company)

  • To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan - Mallaig (break) - Glenfinnan - Fort William


The Jacobite (Afternoon Train) (West Coast Railway Company)

  • To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan - Mallaig (break) - Glenfinnan - Fort William


Saturday 23rd August 2014

South Western Adventurer (NENTA Traintours)

  • WCRC Class 47 (Pair) Norwich (pu) - Diss (pu) - Stowmarket (pu) - Ipswich (pu) - Manningtree (pu) - Colchester (pu) - Witham (pu) - Chelmsford (pu) - North London Line - Reading - Taunton - Exeter St. Davids - Totnes - Plymouth and return


The Cumbrian Mountain Express (re-dated From 21 June) (Railway Touring Company)

  • WCRC 47/57 York (pu) - Darlington (pu) - Durham (pu) - Newcastle Metro Centre (pu) -
  • 60009 Newcastle Metro Centre - Hexham - Carlisle (break/rev) - Appleby - S&C - Hellifield - Skipton - Leeds - York (sd) - Darlington (sd) - Durham (sd) - Newcastle upon Tyne


(To Be Confirmed)



The Wandering Javelin (UK Railtours)

  • Class 395 EMU St. Pancras International (pu) - Ebbesfleet - HS1 - Ashford International (pu) - Folkestone Central - Deal - Minster - Canterbury West - Ashford International - Maidstone East - swanley - Catford Loop - London Victoria (break/rev) - Catford Loop - Swanley - Fawkham Junction - Southfleet Junction - HS1 - Ashford International - Folkestone Central - Dover Priory - Canterbury East - Faversham (break) - Rochester - Strood (rev) - Medway Valley Line - Paddock Wood - Tonbridge - Sevenoaks - Grove park - London Bridge - London Charing Cross (rev) - London Cannon Street (rev) - London Bridge - Grove Park - Orpington - Sevenoaks - Tonbridge - Ashford International - HS1 - St. Pancras International


The Jacobite (West Coast Railway Company)

  • To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan - Mallaig (break) - Glenfinnan - Fort William


Sunday 24th August 2014

The Taffy Tug 2 (Pathfinder Tours)

  • 2 x DBS Class 60 tnt Bristol Temple Meads (pu) - Newport (pu) - Cardiff Central (pu) - Vale of Glamorgan - Bridgend - Margam Knuckle Sidings - Briton Ferry Yard
  • 2 x DBS Class 60 tnt Briton Ferry Yard - Baglan Bay bRanch (rev) - Briton Ferry Yard
  • 2 x DBS Class 60 tnt Briton Ferry Yard - Ogmore Vale Extension - Tondu - Maesteg
  • 2 x DBS Class 60 tnt Maesteg - Tondu - Bridgend - Cardiff - Cathays - Radyr - Pontypridd - Aberdare - Tower Colliery
  • 2 x DBS Class 60 tnt Tower Colliery - Aberdare - Pontypridd - Radyr - Cardiff Central (sd) - Newport (sd) - Bristol Temple Meads


Weymouth Seaside Express (Railway Touring Company)

  • 5029 or 34046 Bristol Temple Meads (pu) - Keynsham (pu) - Bath (pu) - Trowbridge (pu) - Westbury (pu) - Weymouth and return


The Waverley (Railway Touring Company)

  • WCRC Steam tbc York (pu) - Leeds (pu) - Shipley (pu) - Keighley (pu) - Skipton (pu) - Hellifield - S&C - Appleby (sd) - Carlisle (break/rev) & return


Shakespeare Express (Vintage Trains)

  • 4965 or 5043 Birmingham Snow Hill (pu) - Birmingham Moor Street (pu) - Tyseley (pu) - Henley-in-Arden - Stratford-upon-Avon (break) - Hatton - Tyseley (sd) - Birmingham Moor Street (sd) - Birmingham Snow Hill (sd) (two trips)


The Jacobite (West Coast Railway Company)

  • To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan - Mallaig (break) - Glenfinnan - Fort William



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