International & UK Railway News 2nd December 2012

Railway Herald... Railtours Week Starting Monday 3rd December 2012

 

Monday 3rd December 2012

Cruise Saver Express (Private Charter) (Cruise Saver Travel)

• DRS Class 47 (Pair) Edinburgh Waverley (pu) - Berwick upon Tweed - Newcastle Central - York - Leeds - Barrow Hill - Chesterfield - Derby - Burton upon Trent - Tamworth High Level - Water orton - Solihull - Leamington Spa - Oxford - Basingstoke - Southampton Central

Tuesday 4th December 2012

The Cathedrals Express (Steam Dreams)

• 6201 Slough (pu) - Twyford (pu) - Reading (pu) - Goring (pu) - Oxford (pu) - Banbury (pu) - Nuneaton (pu) - Chester
• DBS tbc Chester - Crewe - Stafford - Nuneaton (sd) - Coventry - Leamington Spa - Banbury (sd) - Oxford (sd) - Goring (sd) - Reading (sd) - Slough

Additional Tour Information

26/11: 6201 replaces 70000. Train returns diesel hauled throughout in order to get through Reading before an overnight engineering bockade comes into effect.

Added 13:16 on Monday 26th November 2012

Wednesday 5th December 2012

The Festive Settle Scotsman (Compass Tours)

• WCRC Class 47 (Pair) Blackpool North (pu) - Poulton-le-Fylde (pu) - Preston (pu) - Blackburn (pu) - Whalley (pu) - Clitheroe (pu) - Hellifield - S&C - Carlisle - Lockerbie - Carstairs - Edinburgh Waverley (break/rev) & return

Edinburgh Christmas Statesman (Statesman Rail)

• WCRC Class 47 (Pair) Leicester (pu) - Loughborough (pu) - East Midlands Parkway (pu) - Langley Mill (pu) - Alfreton (pu) - Chesterfield (pu) - Sheffield (pu) - Meadowhall (pu) - Barnsley (pu) - Wakefield Kirkgate (pu) - Normanton (pu) - Edinburgh Waverley (break/rev) & return

Friday 7th December 2012

Lincoln (organised Jointly With North East Railtours) (SRPS Railtours)

• 55022 Linlithgow (pu) - Edinburgh Waverley (pu) - Drem (pu) - Berwick upon Tweed (pu) - Anmouth (pu) - Morpeth (pu) - Newcastle Central (pu) - Durham - York - Doncaster - Gainsborough Lea Road - Lincoln (break/rev) & return

VSOE British Pullman (VSOE)

• DBS Class 67 London Victoria (pu) - Peterborough - Spalding - Sleaford - Lincoln (break/rev) & return

Saturday 8th December 2012

Edinburgh The Christmas Special (Railtourer)

• WCRC Class 47 (Pair) St. Neots (pu) - Huntingdon (pu) - Peterborough (pu) - Grantham (pu) - Newark (pu) - Retford (pu) - Doncaster (pu) - York - Newcastle upon Tyne - Berwick upon Tweed - Edinburgh Waverley (break/rev) & return

The Lindum Fayre (Railway Touring Company)

• 60009 London Kings Cross (pu) - Pottrs Bar (pu) - Stevenage (pu) - Peterborough (pu) - Spalding - Sleaford - Lincoln (break) - Lincoln - Newark Northgate - Grantham - Peterborough (sd) - Stevenage (sd) - Potters Bar (sd) - London Kings Cross

Additional Tour Information

26/11: 60009 replaces 60007 which is unavailable

Added 19:37 on Monday 26th November 2012

The Bath Christmas Market (Railway Touring Company)

• 34067 Three Bridges (pu) - Haywards Heath (pu) - Preston Park (pu) - Hove (pu) - Worthing (pu) - Sal;isbury - Westbury - BathSpa (break/rev) & return

Edinburgh Christmas Statesman (Statesman Rail)

• WCRC Class 47 (Pair) Bangor (pu) - Penmaenmawr (pu) - Llandudno Junction (pu) - Colwyn Bay (pu) - Rhyl (pu) - Prestatyn (pu) - Flint (pu) - Shotton (pu) - Chester (pu) - Frodsham (pu) - Warrington Bank Quay (pu) - Wigan North Western (pu) - Prestron (pu) - Carlisle - Carstairs - Edinburgh Waverley (break/rev) & returnu

The Cathedrals Express (Steam Dreams)

• 70000 Southend Central (pu) - Upminster (pu) - Oxford (break/rev) & return

Lincoln Christmas Market 125 Special (UK Railtours)

• East Midlands Trains HST London St. Pancras (pu) - Luton Airport Parkway (pu) - Kettering (pu) - Lincoln (break/rev) & return

Lincoln Christmas Market (Vintage Trains)

• 4965 Tyseley Warwick Road (pu) - Coleshill Parkway (pu) - Nuneaton (pu) - Leicester (pu) - Loughborough (pu) - Nottingham - Lincoln (break/rev) & return

VSOE British Pullman Christmas Luncheon Circular (VSOE)

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

 

 

 

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