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Saturday 9th December 2023

Festive Lunch (Belmond (British Pullman))

Edinburgh Christmas Pullman (Midland Pullman)

  • Midland Pullman HST Oxford (pu) - Banbury (pu) - Leamington Spa (pu) - Warwick parkway (pu) - Dorridge (pu) - Solihull (pu) - Birmingham New Street (pu) - Wolverhampton (pu) - Stafford (pu) - Edinburgh Waverley (break/rev) & return

Christmas Lunch (Northern Belle)

The Chester Christmas Cromptons (Pathfinder Tours)

  • 33207 and 33029 Eastleigh (pu) - Southampton Central (pu) - Romsey (pu) - Salisbury (pu) - Warminster (pu) - Westbury (pu) - Trowbridge (pu) - Bath Spa (pu) - Filton Abbey Wood (pu) - Hereford - Shrewsbury (sd) - Chester (break/rev) & return

Edinburgh Polar Express (PNP Events)

The Lincoln Christmas Express (Railway Touring Company)

  • Carnforth Steam Pool London King's Cross (pu) - Potters Bar (pu) - Stevenage (pu) - Peterborough (pu) - Spalding - Lincoln Central
  • Carnforth Steam Pool Lincoln Central (pu) - Newark North Gate - Peterborough (sd) - Stevenage (sd) - Potters Bar (sd) - London King's Cross

The Manchester Christmas Market (UK Railtours)

  • 50007 and 50049 London Euston (pu) - Watford Junction (pu) - Milton Keynes Central (pu) - Northampton (pu) - Rugby (pu) - Birmingham International - Walsall - Cannock - Rugeley Town - Macclesfield - Denton - Manchester Victoria
  • 50007 and 50049 Manchester Victoria - Bolton - Preston (rev) - Wigan North Western - Manchester Victoria
  • 50007 and 50049 Manchester Victoria - Crewe - Stafford - Walsall - Sutton Park Line - Nuneaton - Rugby (sd) - Northampton (sd) - Milton Keynes Central (sd) - Watford Junction (sd) - London Euston

The Polar Express (Vintage Trains)

Sunday 10th December 2023

Festive Champagne Afternoon Tea (Belmond (British Pullman))

  • DBC Class 67 London Victoria (pu) - Circular - London Victoria

Christmas Lunch (Northern Belle)

Edinburgh Polar Express (PNP Events)

The Christmas Waverley - Flying Scotsman (Railway Touring Company)

  • 60103 York (pu) - Leeds (pu) - Keighley (pu) - Skipton (pu) - Hellifield - S&C - Carlisle (break/rev) & return

The Polar Express (Vintage Trains)

Tuesday 12th December 2023

The Christmas White Rose (Saphos Trains)

  • LSL Class 47 (Pair) Rugby (pu) - Nuneaton (pu) - Tamworth Low Level (pu) - Lichfield Trent Valley (pu) - Rugeley Trent Valley (pu) - Stafford (pu) - Crewe
  • LSL Steam pool Crewe (pu) - Warrington Bank Quay (pu) - Newton-le-Willows (pu) - Manchester Victoria (pu) - Hope Valley - Sheffield - York
  • LSL Steam Pool York (pu) - Calder Valley - Manchester Victoria (sd) - Newton-le-Willows (sd) - Warrington Bank Quay (sd) - Crewe
  • LSL Class 47 (Pair) Crewe (sd) - Stafford (sd) - Rugeley Trent Valley (sd) - Lichfield Trent Valley (sd) - Tamworth Low Level (sd) - Nuneatons - Rugby

Wednesday 13th December 2023

Oxford & Le Manoir Aux Quat Saisons (Belmond (British Pullman))

The Worcester Christmas Express - Flying Scotsman (Railway Touring Company)

  • 60103 Cambridge (pu) - Ely (pu) - March (pu) - Peterborough (pu) - Leicester - Nuneaton - Worcester Shrub Hill
  • 60103 Worcester Shrub Hill (pu) - Nuneaton - Leicester
  • WCRC Class 47/57 Leicester - Peterborough (sd) - March (sd) - Ely (sd) - Cambridge

Thursday 14th December 2023

Canterbury Christmas Carols (Belmond (British Pullman))

Edinburgh Christmas Pullman (Midland Pullman)

  • Midland Pullman HST Cardiff Central (pu) - Newport (pu) - Cwmbran (pu) - Abergavenny (pu) - Hereford (pu) - Leominster (pu) - Ludlow (pu) - Craven Arms (pu) - Church Stretton (pu) - Shrewsbury (pu) - Edinburgh Waverley (break/rev) & return

Christmas Lunch (Northern Belle)

  • WCRC Class 47/57 Crewe (pu) - Chester (pu) - Liverpool Lime Street (pu) - & return

Edinburgh Polar Express (PNP Events)

Friday 15th December 2023

Festive Lunch (Belmond (British Pullman))

Christmas Lunch (Northern Belle)

Edinburgh Polar Express (PNP Events)

Santa Steam Express (four Departures) (Steam Dreams)

  • 61306 London Victoria (pu) - Circular - London Victoria (departures at 0930; 1145; 1530 & 1745)

The Polar Express (Vintage Trains)

Saturday 16th December 2023

Festive Lunch (Belmond (British Pullman))

  • DBC Class 67 London Victoria (pu) - Circular - London Victoria

Christmas Lunch (Northern Belle)

  • WCRC Class 47/57 Gloucester (pu) - Cheltenham Spa (pu) - Bristol Temple Meads (pu) - & return

The Festive Midland-Ian (Pathfinder Tours)

  • DBC Class 60 x 2 Gloucester-Worcester Shrub Hill-Birmingham Snow Hill- Dorridge-Banbury-Kineton Branch (NR Limit)-Hatton-Birmingham NS-Wolverhampton Logistics Centre-Bescot Stadium-Stafford RMT- Birmingham NS-Stourbridge Junction-Worcester Shrub Hill-Gloucester

Edinburgh Polar Express (PNP Events)

The York Yuletide Express (Railway Touring Company)

The Edinburgh Christmas Market (Railway Touring Company)

  • Carnforth Steam Pool York (pu) - Durham (pu) - Newcastle upon Tyne (pu) - Edinburgh Waverley (break/rev) & return

The Christmas Golden Arrow (Saphos Trains)

  • LSL Class 47 (Pair) Gloucester (pu) - Stonehouse (pu) - Stroud (pu) - Kemble (pu) - Swindon (pu) - Didcot Parkway (pu) - Tilehurst (pu) - Reading (pu) - Maidenhead (pu) - West London (tba)
  • LSL Steam Pool West London (tba) - Ashford - Canterbury (break) - Dover - West London (tba)
  • LSL Class 47 (Pair) West London (tba) - Maidenhead (sd) - Reading (sd) - Tilehurst (sd) - Didcot Parkway (sd) - Swindon (sd) - Kemble (sd) - Stroud (sd) - Stonehouse (sd) - Gloucester

The Polar Express (Vintage Trains)

Sunday 17th December 2023

Festive Lunch (Belmond (British Pullman))

  • DBC Class 67 London Victoria (pu) - Circular - London Victoria

Christmas Lunch (Northern Belle)

Edinburgh Polar Express (PNP Events)

The Polar Express (Vintage Trains)



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Monday 18th December 2023

Santa Steam Express (four Departures) (Steam Dreams)

  • 61306 London Victoria (pu) - Circular - London Victoria (departures at 0930; 1145; 1530 & 1745)

Tuesday 19th December 2023

Festive Lunch (Belmond (British Pullman))

Edinburgh Christmas Pullman (Midland Pullman)

  • Midland Pullman HST Holyhead (pu) - Bangor (pu) - Llandudno Junction (pu) - Colony Bay (pu) - Rhyl (pu) - Chester (pu) - Frodsham (pu) - Warrington Bank Quay (pu) - Wigan North Western (pu) - Preston (pu) - Edinburgh Waverley (break/rev) & return

Edinburgh Polar Express (PNP Events)

Wednesday 20th December 2023

Festive Lunch (Belmond (British Pullman))

Christmas Lunch (Northern Belle)

Edinburgh Polar Express (PNP Events)

The Spirit Of Christmas (Steam Dreams)

  • 61306 London Paddington (pu) - Circular - London Paddington

Thursday 21st December 2023

Festive Lunch (Belmond (British Pullman))

Christmas Lunch (Northern Belle)

Edinburgh Polar Express (PNP Events)

Edinburgh Christmas Statesman (Statesman Rail)

  • LSL Class 47 (Pair) Leicester (pu) - Loughborough (pu) - East Midlands Parkway (pu) - Long Eaton (pu) - Derby (pu) - Belper (pu) - Chesterfield (pu) - Sheffield (pu) - Edinburgh Waverley (break/rev) & return

Santa Steam Express (four Departures) (Steam Dreams)

  • 61306 London Victoria (pu) - Circular - London Victoria (departures at 0930; 1145; 1530 & 1745)

Friday 22nd December 2023

Edinburgh Polar Express (PNP Events)

The Polar Express (Vintage Trains)

Saturday 23rd December 2023

Carols At Sherborne Abbey (UK Railtours)

  • Diesel tba Peterborough (pu) - Huntingdon (pu) - Stevenage (pu) - Potters Bar (pu) - Finsbury Park (pu) - Slough (pu) - Reading (pu) - Sherborne (break/rev) & return

The Polar Express (Vintage Trains)

Saturday 30th December 2023

Another Awkward Week Adventure (UK Railtours)

  • DBS Class 66 (Pair) Peterborough (pu) - Huntingdon (pu) - Stevenage (pu) - Potters Bar (pu) - Staines (pu) - Eastleigh (sd) - Southampton Eastern Docks - Southampton Up Yard Reception - Southampton Western Docks & return

Sunday 31st December 2023

New Year's Eve Dinner (Belmond (British Pullman))

  • DBC Class 67 London Victoria (pu) - Circular - London Victoria

Saturday 6th January 2024

The Surrey Hills Surprise (Hastings Diesels Limited)

  • Hastings DEMU Hastings (pu) - St Leonards Warrior Square (pu) - Crowhurst (pu) - Battle (pu) - Etchingham (pu) - Tunbridge Wells (pu) - Tonbridge (pu) - Guildford - Lewisham - Hayes (photo-stop) - London Blackfriars (reverse) then via East Croydon - Guildford - Redhill

Saturday 13th January 2024

The Ayr Extension (Inter-City)

  • 86101 and 87002 Crewe (pu) - Warrington Bank Quay (pu) - Wigan North Western (pu) - Preston (pu) - Carlisle (pu) - Glasgow Central
  • 86101 and 87002 Glasgow Central - Ayr
  • 86101 and 87002 Ayr - Glasgow Central
  • 86101 and 87002 Glasgow Central (pu) - Carlisle (sd) - Preston (sd) - Wigan North Western (sd) - Warrington Bank Quay (sd) - Crewe

Saturday 27th January 2024

The East Anglian Push-Pull: Day 1 (Inter-City)

  • 47712 and DBSO Crewe (pu) - Stafford (pu) - Nuneaton (pu) - Leicester (pu) - Peterborough (pu) - Ely Avoiding Line - King's Lynn (rev) - Ely - Bury St Edmunds - Stowmarket - Ipswich (sd) (rev) - Felixstowe Town (rev) - Felixstowe Beach (rev) - Diss - Norwich

The Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express (Railway Touring Company)

  • 86259 London Euston (pu) - Watford Junction (pu) - Milton Keynes Central (pu) - Northampton (by service train to Rugby) - Rugby (pu) - Nuneaton (pu) - Crewe (pu) - Preston (pu) - Carnforth
  • Carnforth Steam Pool Carnforth - Shap - Carlisle
  • Carnforth Steam Pool Carlisle - Appleby - S&C - Hellifield - Blackburn - Preston
  • 86259 Preston - Crewe (sd) - Nuneaton (sd) - Rugby (sd) - Northampton (by service train from Rugby) (sd) - Milton Keynes Central (sd) - Watford Junction (sd) - London Euston

Sunday 28th January 2024

The East Anglian Push-Pull: Day2 (Inter-City)

  • 47712 and DBSO Norwich (pu) - Ipswich (pu) (rev) - Saxmundham - Lowestoft (rev) - Norwich (break/rev) - Great Yarmouth (rev) - Wensum Curve - Thetford - Ely - Peterborough (sd) - Leicester (sd) - Nuneaton (sd) - Stafford (sd) - Crewe

Friday 9th February 2024

The West Riding Limited (Inter-City)

  • LSL Class 90 London King's Cross (pu) - Stevenage (pu) - Peterborough (pu) - Leeds (rev) - Skipton (rev) - Leeds
  • LSL: Class 90 Leeds - Bradford Forster Square (break) - Shipley - Peterborough (sd) - Stevenage (sd) - London King's Cross

Additional Tour Information

Because of a weekend possession at Peterborough this tour has now been redated to run a day earlier, on Friday 9 February.

Added 16:25 on Tuesday 28th November 2023

Saturday 10th February 2024

The West Riding Limited (re-dated To 9 February) (Inter-City)

  •   London King's Cross - Skipton - Leeds & return
Postponed

The Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express (Railway Touring Company)

The Bath & Gloucester Steam Express (Railway Touring Company)

  • Black 5 tba London Paddington (pu) - Slough (pu) - Reading (pu) - Newbury (pu) - Bath Spa (sd) - Gloucester (break/rev) & return

The Sarum Seraph (UK Railtours)

  • To be confirmed Peterborough (pu) - Huntingdon (pu) - Stevenage (pu) - Potters Bar (pu) - Finsbury Park (pu) - Salisbury (break/rev) & return

Saturday 17th February 2024

The Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express (Railway Touring Company)

  • 86259 London Euston (pu) - Watford Junction (pu) - Milton Keynes Central (pu) - Northampton (by service train to Rugby) - Rugby (pu) - Nuneaton (pu) - Crewe (pu) - Preston (pu) - Carnforth
  • Carnforth Steam Pool Carnforth - Shap - Carlisle
  • Carnforth Steam Pool Carlisle - Appleby - S&C - Hellifield - Blackburn - Preston
  • 86259 Preston - Crewe (sd) - Nuneaton (sd) - Rugby (sd) - Northampton (by service train from Rugby) (sd) - Milton Keynes Central (sd) - Watford Junction (sd) - London Euston

Saturday 24th February 2024

The Whistling Highlander: Day 1 (Inter-City)

  • LSL Class 40 Crewe (pu) - Warrington Bank Quay (pu) - Wigan North Western (pu) - Preston (pu) - Carlisle (pu) - Cumbernauld - Lambert - Perth - Aviemore - Inverness

The White Rose (Railway Touring Company)

  • Black 5 tba London King's Cross (pu) - Stevenage (pu) - Huntingdon (pu) - Peterborough (pu) - Retford - York (break/rev) & return

Sunday 25th February 2024

The Whistling Highlander: Day 2 (Inter-City)

  • LSL Class 40 Inverness (pu) - Elgin - Aberdeen (break) - Montrose - Tay Bridge - Forth Bridge - Linlithgow - Falkirk Grahamstown - Cumbernauld - Carlisle (sd) - Preston (sd) - Wigan North Western (sd) - Warrington Bank Quay (sd) - Crewe

Saturday 2nd March 2024

The Cheshireman (Railway Touring Company)

  • 45596 London Euston (pu) - Watford Junction (pu) - Milton Keynes Central (pu) - Northampton (pu) - Rugby (pu) - Nuneaton (pu) - Stafford - Crewe - Chester (break/rev) & return

The Cathedrals Express To Salisbury (Vintage Trains)

  • 5043 or 7029 Birmingham Snow Hill (pu) - Birmingham Moor Street (pu) - Widney Manor (pu) - Warwick Parkway (pu) - Banbury (pu) - Basingstoke - Salisbury (break/rev) & return

Saturday 9th March 2024

The Stratford Flyer (Railway Touring Company)

  • Carnfoirth Steam pool Manchester Victoria (pu) - Manchester Piccadilly (pu) - Stockport (pu) - Wilmslow (pu) - Crewe (pu) - Stratford-upon-Avon (break/rev) & return

Saturday 16th March 2024

The Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express (Railway Touring Company)

  • 86259 London Euston (pu) - Watford Junction (pu) - Milton Keynes Central (pu) - Northampton (by service train to Rugby) - Rugby (pu) - Nuneaton (pu) - Crewe (pu) - Preston (pu) - Carnforth
  • Carnforth Steam Pool Carnforth - Shap - Carlisle
  • Carnforth Steam Pool Carlisle - Appleby - S&C - Hellifield - Blackburn - Preston
  • 86259 Preston - Crewe (sd) - Nuneaton (sd) - Rugby (sd) - Northampton (by service train from Rugby) (sd) - Milton Keynes Central (sd) - Watford Junction (sd) - London Euston

The Shap Mountaineer (Vintage Trains)

  • Diesel Tab Birmingham New Street (pu) - Wolverhampton (pu) - Stafford (pu) - Crewe (pu) -
  • 5043 Crewe - Warrington Bank Quay (pu) - Preston (pu) - Shap - Carlisle
  • 5043 Carlisle (pu) - Shap - Preston (sd) - Warrington Bank Quay (sd) - Crewe (sd) - Stafford (sd) - Wolverhampton (sd) - Birmingham New Street

Saturday 23rd March 2024

The Edinburgh Flyer (Railway Touring Company)

  • Carnforth Steam Pool York (pu) - Durham (pu) - Newcastle upon Tyne (pu) - Edinburgh Waverley (break/rev) & return

Friday 29th March 2024

The Easter Chieftain: Day 1 (Pathfinder Tours)

  • To be confirmed Eastleigh (pu) - Salisbury (pu) - Westbury (pu) - Chippenham (pu) - Swindon (pu) - Oxford (pu) - Banbury (pu) - Leamington Spa (pu) - Dorridge (pu) - Derby (pu) - York - Newcastle upon Tyne - Aviemore

Saturday 30th March 2024

The Easter Chieftain: Day 2 (Pathfinder Tours)

Sunday 31st March 2024

The Easter Chieftain: Day 3 (Pathfinder Tours)



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Monday 1st April 2024

The Easter Chieftain: Day 4 (Pathfinder Tours)

  • To be confirmed Aviemore (pu) - Derby (sd) - Dorridge (sd) - Leamington Spa (sd) - Banbury (sd) - Oxford (sd) - Swindon (sd) - Chippenham (sd) - Westbury (sd) - Salisbury (sd) - Eastleigh

Thursday 4th April 2024

The Cambrian Coast Express (Pathfinder Tours)

  • DBC Class 67 Reading (pu) - Didcot Parkway (pu) - Oxford (pu) - Banbury (pu) - Leamington Spa (pu) - Dorridge (pu) - Birmingham New Street (pu) - Wolverhampton (pu) - Telford Central (pu) - Shrewsbury
  • NR Class 97/3 (Pair) Shrewsbury - Barmouth (sd) - Minnffordd (sd) - Porthmadog (sd) - Pwllheli
  • NR Class 97/3 (Pair) Pwllheli (pu) - Porthmadog (pu) - Minnffordd (pu) - Barmouth (pu) - Shrewsbury (sd) -
  • DBC Class 67 Shrewsbury - Telford Central (sd) - Wolverhampton (sd) - Birmingham New Street (sd) - Dorridge (sd) - Leamington Spa (sd) - Banbury (sd) - Oxford (sd) - Didcot Parkway (sd) - Reading

Saturday 6th April 2024

The Worcester Steam Express (Railway Touring Company)

  • 45596 Norwich (pu) - Thetford (pu) - March (pu) - Peterborough (pu) - Melton Mowbray - Leicester - Nuneaton - Worcester Shrub Hill
  • 45596 Worcester Shrub Hill (pu) - Nuneaton - Leicester - Merton Mowbray - Peterborough (sd) -
  • WCRC Class 47/57 Peterborough - March (sd) - Thetford (sd) - Norwich
  •   Timings: York-Birmingham New Street.

Sunday 7th April 2024

The Shakespeare Express (Vintage Trains)

  • Steam tba Birmingham Snow Hill (pu) - Birmingham Moor Street (pu) - Tyseley (pu) - Henley in Arden (pu) - Stratford-upon-Avon
  • Steam tba Stratford-upon-Avon - Claverdon - Dorridge - Tyseley (sd) - Birmingham- Moor Street (sd) - Birmingham Snow Hill
  • Steam tba Birmingham Snow Hill (pu) - Birmingham Moor Street (pu) - Tyseley (pu) - Henley in Arden (sd) - Stratford-upon -Avon
  • Steam tba Stratford-upon-Avon (pu) - Claverdon - Dorridge - Tyseley (sd) - Birmingham Moor Street (sd) - Birmingham Snow Hill

Thursday 18th April 2024

The Cambrian Coast Express (Pathfinder Tours)

  • NR Class 97/3 (Pair) East Midlands Parkway (pu) - Loughborough (pu) - Leicester (pu) - Nuneaton (pu) - Coleshill Parkway (pu) - Birmingham New Street (pu) - Wolverhampton (pu) - Shrewsbury (pu) -
  • NR Class 97/3 (Pair) Shrewsbury - Barmouth (sd) - Minffordd (sd) - Porthmadog (sd) - Pwllheli
  • NR Class 97/3 (Pair) Pwllheli (pu) - Porthmadog (pu) - Minffordd (pu) - Barmouth (pu) - Shrewsbury
  • DBC Class 67 Shrewsbury - Wolverhampton (sd) - Birmingham New Street (sd) - Coleshill Parkway (sd) - Nuneaton (sd) - Leicester (sd) - Loughborough (sd) - East Midlands Parkway

Saturday 20th April 2024

The Welsh Marches To Hereford (Vintage Trains)

  • 5043 or 7029 Birmingham New Street (pu) - Wolverhampton (pu) - Craven Arms - Hereford
  • 5043 or 7029 Hereford (pu) - Abergavenny - Severn Tunnel Junction - Chepstow - Bromsgrove - Birmingham

Sunday 5th May 2024

The Royal Duchy (Railway Touring Company)

  • Steam tba Bristol Temple Meads (pu) - Yatton (pu) - Taunton (pu) - Exeter St Davids (pu) - Plymouth (sd) - Par (break/rev) & return

Friday 10th May 2024

The Great Western Railway (1Z48): Day 1 (Vintage Trains)

  • 7029 Birmingham Snow hill (pu) - Widney Manor (pu) - Warwick Parkway (pu) - Banbury (pu) - Oxford (pu) - Bristol Temple Meads - Plymouth

Saturday 11th May 2024

The Cumbrian Mountain Express (Railway Touring Company)

  • 86259 London Euston (pu) - Watford Junction (pu) - Milton Keynes Central (pu) - Northampton (by service train to Rugby) - Rugby (pu) - Nuneaton (pu) - Crewe (pu) - Preston (pu) - Carnforth
  • Steam tba Carnforth - Shap - Carlisle
  • Steam tba Carlisle - S&C - Hellifield - Preston
  • 86259 Preston - Crewe (sd) - Nuneaton (sd) - Rugby (sd) - Northampton (by service train from Rugby) (sd) - Milton Keynes Central (sd) - Watford Junction (sd) - London Euston

The Great Western Railway (1Z48): Day 2 (Vintage Trains)

  • 7029 Plymouth (pu) - Bristol Temple Meads - London Paddington
  • Diesel tba London Paddington - Oxford (sd) - Banbury (sd) - Warwick Parkway (sd) - Widney Manor (sd) - Birmingham Snow Hill

Thursday 16th May 2024

The Cambrian Coast Express (Pathfinder Tours)

  • DBC Class 67 Cardiff Central (pu) - Newport (pu) - Cwmbran (pu) - Pontypool & New Inn (pu) - Abergavenny (pu) - Hereford (pu) - Ludlow (pu) - Craven Arms (pu) - Shrewsbury (pu)
  • NR Class 97/3 (Pair) Shrewsbury - Barmouth (sd) - Minffordd (sd) - Porthmadog (sd) - Pwllheli
  • NR Class 97/3 (Pair) Pwllheli (pu) - Porthmadog (pu) - Minffordd (pu) - Barmouth (pu) - Shrewsbury
  • DBC Class 67 Shrewsbury - Craven Arms (sd) - Ludlow (sd) - Hereford (sd) - Abergavenny (sd) - Pontypool & New Inn (sd) - Cwmbran (sd) - Newport (sd) - Cardiff Central

Sunday 26th May 2024

The Shakespeare Express (Vintage Trains)

  • Steam tba Derby (pu) - Tyseley (pu) - Henley in Arden (pu) - Stratford-upon-Avon
  • Steam tba Stratford-upon-Avon - Claverdon - Dorridge - Tyseley (sd) - Birmingham- Moor Street (sd) - Birmingham Snow Hill
  • Steam tba Birmingham Snow Hill (pu) - Birmingham Moor Street (pu) - Tyseley (pu) - Henley in Arden (sd) - Stratford-upon -Avon
  • Steam tba Stratford-upon-Avon (pu) - Claverdon - Dorridge - Tyseley (sd) - Derby

Saturday 1st June 2024

The Mersey Express To Liverpool (Vintage Trains)

  • 5043 Tyseley (pu) - Birmingham New Street (pu) - Wolverhampton (pu) - Stafford (pu) - Crewe (pu) - Liverpool Lime Street (break/rev) & return

Saturday 8th June 2024

The Ffestiniog Express (Vintage Trains)

  • 5043 or 7029 Dorridge (pu) - Widney Manor (pu) - Birmingham New Street (pu) - Wolverhampton (pu) - Stafford (pu) - Crewe (pu) - Llandudno Junction
  • Diesel tba Llandudno Junction - Blaenau Ffestiniog (rev) - Llandudno Junction
  • 5043 or 7029 Llandudno Junction - Crewe (sd) - Stafford (sd) - Wolverhampton (sd) - Birmingham New Street (sd) - Widney Manor (sd) - Dorridge

Sunday 16th June 2024

The Shakespeare Express (Vintage Trains)

  • Steam tba Birmingham Snow Hill (pu) - Birmingham Moor Street (pu) - Tyseley (pu) - Henley in Arden (pu) - Stratford-upon-Avon
  • Steam tba Stratford-upon-Avon - Claverdon - Dorridge - Tyseley (sd) - Birmingham- Moor Street (sd) - Birmingham Snow Hill
  • Steam tba Birmingham Snow Hill (pu) - Birmingham Moor Street (pu) - Tyseley (pu) - Henley in Arden (sd) - Stratford-upon -Avon
  • Steam tba Stratford-upon-Avon (pu) - Claverdon - Dorridge - Tyseley (sd) - Birmingham Moor Street (sd) - Birmingham Snow Hill

Additional Tour Information

Scheduled that each return working will be hauled by a different Castle

Added 18:41 on Monday 20th November 2023

Saturday 22nd June 2024

The Red Dragon To Cardiff (Vintage Trains)

  • 5043 or 7029 Tyseley (pu) - Birmingham Snow Hill (pu) - Droitwich Spa (pu) - Worcester Shrub Hill (pu) - Cheltenham Spa (pu) - Chepstow - Cardiff Central
  • 5043 or 7029 Cardiff Central (pu) - Chepstow - Cheltenham Spa (sd) - Birmingham New Street

Sunday 30th June 2024

The Shakespeare Express (Vintage Trains)

  • Steam tba Worcester Shrub Hill (pu) - Birmingham Snow Hill (pu) - Birmingham Moor Street (pu) - Tyseley (pu) - Henley in Arden (pu) - Stratford-upon-Avon
  • Steam tba Stratford-upon-Avon - Claverdon - Dorridge - Tyseley (sd) - Birmingham- Moor Street (sd) - Birmingham Snow Hill
  • Steam tba Birmingham Snow Hill (pu) - Birmingham Moor Street (pu) - Tyseley (pu) - Henley in Arden (sd) - Stratford-upon -Avon
  • Steam tba Stratford-upon-Avon (pu) - Claverdon - Dorridge - Tyseley (sd) - Birmingham Moor Street (sd) - Birmingham Snow Hill - Worcester Shrub Hill

Saturday 6th July 2024

The White Rose To York & Scarborough (Vintage Trains)

  • 5043 or 7029 Birmingham New Street (pu) - Coileshill Parkway (pu) - Tamworth (pu) - Burton upon Trent (pu) - Derby (pu) - York (sd) - Scarborough (break/rev) & return

Sunday 14th July 2024

The Shakespeare Express (Vintage Trains)

  • Steam tba Leicester (pu) - Tyseley (pu) - Henley in Arden (pu) - Stratford-upon-Avon
  • Steam tba Stratford-upon-Avon - Claverdon - Dorridge - Tyseley (sd) - Birmingham- Moor Street (sd) - Birmingham Snow Hill
  • Steam tba Birmingham Snow Hill (pu) - Birmingham Moor Street (pu) - Tyseley (pu) - Henley in Arden (sd) - Stratford-upon -Avon
  • Steam tba Stratford-upon-Avon (pu) - Claverdon - Dorridge - Tyseley (sd) - Leicester

Sunday 21st July 2024

The Shakespeare Express (Vintage Trains)

  • Steam tba Birmingham Snow Hill (pu) - Birmingham Moor Street (pu) - Tyseley (pu) - Henley in Arden (pu) - Stratford-upon-Avon
  • Steam tba Stratford-upon-Avon - Claverdon - Dorridge - Tyseley (sd) - Birmingham- Moor Street (sd) - Birmingham Snow Hill
  • Steam tba Birmingham Snow Hill (pu) - Birmingham Moor Street (pu) - Tyseley (pu) - Henley in Arden (sd) - Stratford-upon -Avon
  • Steam tba Stratford-upon-Avon (pu) - Claverdon - Dorridge - Tyseley (sd) - Birmingham Moor Street (sd) - Birmingham Snow Hill

Sunday 28th July 2024

The Royal Duchy (Railway Touring Company)

  • Steam tba Bristol Temple Meads (pu) - Yatton (pu) - Taunton (pu) - Exeter St Davids (pu) - Plymouth (sd) - Par (break/rev) & return

The Shakespeare Express (Vintage Trains)

  • Steam tba Birmingham Snow Hill (pu) - Birmingham Moor Street (pu) - Tyseley (pu) - Henley in Arden (pu) - Stratford-upon-Avon
  • Steam tba Stratford-upon-Avon - Claverdon - Dorridge - Tyseley (sd) - Birmingham- Moor Street (sd) - Birmingham Snow Hill
  • Steam tba Birmingham Snow Hill (pu) - Birmingham Moor Street (pu) - Tyseley (pu) - Henley in Arden (sd) - Stratford-upon -Avon
  • Steam tba Stratford-upon-Avon (pu) - Claverdon - Dorridge - Tyseley (sd) - Birmingham Moor Street (sd) - Birmingham Snow Hill

Saturday 3rd August 2024

The Cumbrian Mountain Express (Railway Touring Company)

  • 86259 London Euston (pu) - Watford Junction (pu) - Milton Keynes Central (pu) - Northampton (by service train to Rugby) - Rugby (pu) - Nuneaton (pu) - Crewe (pu) - Preston (pu) - Carnforth
  • Steam tba Carnforth - Shap - Carlisle
  • Steam tba Carlisle - S&C - Hellifield - Preston
  • 86259 Preston - Crewe (sd) - Nuneaton (sd) - Rugby (sd) - Northampton (by service train from Rugby) (sd) - Milton Keynes Central (sd) - Watford Junction (sd) - London Euston

Sunday 4th August 2024

The Shakespeare Express (Vintage Trains)

  • Steam tba Birmingham Snow Hill (pu) - Birmingham Moor Street (pu) - Tyseley (pu) - Henley in Arden (pu) - Stratford-upon-Avon
  • Steam tba Stratford-upon-Avon - Claverdon - Dorridge - Tyseley (sd) - Birmingham- Moor Street (sd) - Birmingham Snow Hill
  • Steam tba Birmingham Snow Hill (pu) - Birmingham Moor Street (pu) - Tyseley (pu) - Henley in Arden (sd) - Stratford-upon -Avon
  • Steam tba Stratford-upon-Avon (pu) - Claverdon - Dorridge - Tyseley (sd) - Birmingham Moor Street (sd) - Birmingham Snow Hill

Sunday 11th August 2024

The Shakespeare Express (Vintage Trains)

  • Steam tba Birmingham Snow Hill (pu) - Birmingham Moor Street (pu) - Tyseley (pu) - Henley in Arden (pu) - Stratford-upon-Avon
  • Steam tba Stratford-upon-Avon - Claverdon - Dorridge - Tyseley (sd) - Birmingham- Moor Street (sd) - Birmingham Snow Hill
  • Steam tba Birmingham Snow Hill (pu) - Birmingham Moor Street (pu) - Tyseley (pu) - Henley in Arden (sd) - Stratford-upon -Avon
  • Steam tba Stratford-upon-Avon (pu) - Claverdon - Dorridge - Tyseley (sd) - Birmingham Moor Street (sd) - Birmingham Snow Hill

Sunday 18th August 2024

The Royal Duchy (Railway Touring Company)

  • Steam tba Bristol Temple Meads (pu) - Yatton (pu) - Taunton (pu) - Exeter St Davids (pu) - Plymouth (sd) - Par (break/rev) & return

The Shakespeare Express (Vintage Trains)

  • Steam tba Birmingham Snow Hill (pu) - Birmingham Moor Street (pu) - Tyseley (pu) - Henley in Arden (pu) - Stratford-upon-Avon
  • Steam tba Stratford-upon-Avon - Claverdon - Dorridge - Tyseley (sd) - Birmingham- Moor Street (sd) - Birmingham Snow Hill
  • Steam tba Birmingham Snow Hill (pu) - Birmingham Moor Street (pu) - Tyseley (pu) - Henley in Arden (sd) - Stratford-upon -Avon
  • Steam tba Stratford-upon-Avon (pu) - Claverdon - Dorridge - Tyseley (sd) - Birmingham Moor Street (sd) - Birmingham Snow Hill

Sunday 25th August 2024

The Shakespeare Express (Vintage Trains)

  • Steam tba Birmingham Snow Hill (pu) - Birmingham Moor Street (pu) - Tyseley (pu) - Henley in Arden (pu) - Stratford-upon-Avon
  • Steam tba Stratford-upon-Avon - Claverdon - Dorridge - Tyseley (sd) - Birmingham- Moor Street (sd) - Birmingham Snow Hill
  • Steam tba Birmingham Snow Hill (pu) - Birmingham Moor Street (pu) - Tyseley (pu) - Henley in Arden (sd) - Stratford-upon -Avon
  • Steam tba Stratford-upon-Avon (pu) - Claverdon - Dorridge - Tyseley (sd) - Birmingham Moor Street (sd) - Birmingham Snow Hill

Sunday 1st September 2024

The Shakespeare Express (Vintage Trains)

  • Steam tba Birmingham Snow Hill (pu) - Birmingham Moor Street (pu) - Tyseley (pu) - Henley in Arden (pu) - Stratford-upon-Avon
  • Steam tba Stratford-upon-Avon - Claverdon - Dorridge - Tyseley (sd) - Birmingham- Moor Street (sd) - Birmingham Snow Hill
  • Steam tba Birmingham Snow Hill (pu) - Birmingham Moor Street (pu) - Tyseley (pu) - Henley in Arden (sd) - Stratford-upon -Avon
  • Steam tba Stratford-upon-Avon (pu) - Claverdon - Dorridge - Tyseley (sd) - Birmingham Moor Street (sd) - Birmingham Snow Hill

Thursday 5th September 2024

The Cambrian Coast Express (Pathfinder Tours)

  • DBC Class 67 Bristol Temple Meads (pu) - Bristol Parkway (pu) - Cam & Dursley (pu) - Cheltenham Spa (pu) - Worcestershire Parkway (pu) - Bromsgrove (pu) - Birmingham New Street (pu) - Wolverhampton (pu) - Shrewsbury (pu) -
  • NR Class 97/3 (Pair) Shrewsbury - Barmouth (sd) - Minffordd (sd) - Porthmadog (sd) - Pwllheli
  • NR Class 97/3 (Pair) Pwllheli (pu) - Porthmadog (pu) - Minnffordd (pu) - Barmouth (pu) - Shrewsbury (sd) -
  • DBC Class 67 Shrewsbury - Wolverhampton (sd) - Birmingham New Street (sd) - Bromsgrove (sd) - Worcestershire Parkway (sd) - Cheltenham Spa (sd) - Cam & Dursley (sd) - Bristol Parkway (sd) - Bristol Temple Meads

Sunday 8th September 2024

The Royal Duchy (Railway Touring Company)

  • Steam tba Bristol Temple Meads (pu) - Yatton (pu) - Taunton (pu) - Exeter St Davids (pu) - Plymouth (sd) - Par (break/rev) & return

Thursday 12th September 2024

The Cambrian Coast Express (Pathfinder Tours)

  • DBC Class 67 Swindon (pu) - Kemble (pu) - Stroud (pu) - Cheltenham Sap (pu) - Worcester Shrub Hill (pu) - Kidderminster (pu) - Stourbridge Junction (pu) - Tame Bridge Parkway (pu) - Shrewsbury (pu) -
  • NR Class 97/3 (Pair) Shrewsbury - Barmouth (sd) - Minffordd (sd) - Porthmadog (sd) - Pwllheli
  • NR Class 97/3 (Pair) Pwllheli (pu) - Porthmadog (pu) - Minnffordd (pu) - Barmouth (pu) - Shrewsbury (sd) -
  • DBC Class 67 Shrewsbury - Tame Bridge Parkway (sd) - Stourbridge Junction (sd) -Kidderminster (sd) - Worcester Shrub Hill (sd) - Cheltenham Spa (sd) - Stroud (sd) - Kemble (sd) - Swindon

Saturday 5th October 2024

The Cumbrian Mountain Express (Railway Touring Company)

  • 86259 London Euston (pu) - Watford Junction (pu) - Milton Keynes Central (pu) - Northampton (by service train to Rugby) - Rugby (pu) - Nuneaton (pu) - Crewe (pu) - Preston (pu) - Carnforth
  • Steam tba Carnforth - Shap - Carlisle
  • Steam tba Carlisle - S&C - Hellifield - Preston
  • 86259 Preston - Crewe (sd) - Nuneaton (sd) - Rugby (sd) - Northampton (by service train from Rugby) (sd) - Milton Keynes Central (sd) - Watford Junction (sd) - London Euston

Sunday 20th October 2024

The Shakespeare Express (Vintage Trains)

  • Steam tba Birmingham Snow Hill (pu) - Birmingham Moor Street (pu) - Tyseley (pu) - Henley in Arden (pu) - Stratford-upon-Avon
  • Steam tba Stratford-upon-Avon - Claverdon - Dorridge - Tyseley (sd) - Birmingham- Moor Street (sd) - Birmingham Snow Hill
  • Steam tba Birmingham Snow Hill (pu) - Birmingham Moor Street (pu) - Tyseley (pu) - Henley in Arden (sd) - Stratford-upon -Avon
  • Steam tba Stratford-upon-Avon (pu) - Claverdon - Dorridge - Tyseley (sd) - Birmingham Moor Street (sd) - Birmingham Snow Hill

Sunday 10th November 2024

The Shakespeare Express (Vintage Trains)

  • Steam tba Birmingham Snow Hill (pu) - Birmingham Moor Street (pu) - Tyseley (pu) - Henley in Arden (pu) - Stratford-upon-Avon
  • Steam tba Stratford-upon-Avon - Claverdon - Dorridge - Tyseley (sd) - Birmingham- Moor Street (sd) - Birmingham Snow Hill
  • Steam tba Birmingham Snow Hill (pu) - Birmingham Moor Street (pu) - Tyseley (pu) - Henley in Arden (sd) - Stratford-upon -Avon
  • Steam tba Stratford-upon-Avon (pu) - Claverdon - Dorridge - Tyseley (sd) - Birmingham Moor Street (sd) - Birmingham Snow Hill


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