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For people with an interest in the rails, an interesting train station can be the equivalent of a museum or a major city landmark. Whether it is a state-of-the-art, modern facility, an ornate and beautiful old hub, or simply a place with a meaningful location or history behind it, a train station can be a…

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Welcome to the world of Inside Track. We are committed to creating and developing quality holidays throughout the UK and Europe with an exciting and varied range of destinations. Being only a small organisation we are able to offer a personable service to each and every client – and that’s the way we like it!…

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The Steam Dreams Rail Co has recently announced an exciting programme of holidays by steam for 2019, including a nine-day trip to the Scottish Highlands, featuring Flying Scotsman, and a six-day Emerald Isle ‘Craic Express’ trip, with the option to see much of the stunning Wild Atlantic Way. On Thursday, May 9, the Highlands and…

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John Farrow of UK Railtours looks back on a vintage year for excursion trains. How is 2019 shaping up? With so much political turbulence and scaremongering hitting the headlines right now, it is heart-warming to see that people’s desire to travel remains as strong as ever – not least by special train. Here at UK…

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SOME of the world’s most stunning train journeys usually involve steep inclines and amazing feats of engineering that have surpassed their functional purposes to become highly desirable tourist train travel ‘must dos’! The routes many narrow and standard guage and rack railways take pass through some of the most stunning scenery in the world –…

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DARJEELING Tours is pleased to announce some new tours – as well as some favourites. We are very hopeful a tour to Bhutan will run in late-November 2019, combining rail and culture, involving plenty of temples and festivals. A tour to southern India will be happening January 2020. This is a first tour for us:…

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This established UK-based company offers ‘general interest rail, nature and culture’ and a separate programme of ‘enthusiast’ holidays from the UK using rail travel as a theme. Comfort, enjoyment, leisurely days and friendship are the secrets of their success. They specialise in countries and areas not covered by other operators. The company is one of…

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