Railtours

UK Railtours ventures through Butterley

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Sam Hewitt

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2nd July 2019

GB RAILFREIGHT No. 66753 EMD Roberts Road edges into Butterley loop with UK Railtours’ ‘Amber Valley Venturer’ tour from Euston on May 4, making for an unusual sight among the preserved DMUs and coaching stock at the Midland Railway-Butterley (MRB). No. 66719 METRO-LAND is out of view at the other end of the train. Resident ‘Generator’ No. 47401…
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Bahamas becomes part of Vintage Trains roster

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Sam Hewitt

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2nd July 2019

‘JUBILEE’ No. 45596 Bahamas will return to Tyseley for the works open days on June 22-23. This comes only a few months after the completion of its overhaul at Tyseley Locomotive Works and two very successful comeback runs over the Settle to Carlisle Line. The Stanier ‘5XP’ is also booked to haul six Vintage Trains tours…
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Type 4s deputise after Torbay steam failures

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Sam Hewitt

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2nd July 2019

Steam Dreams’ ‘Cathedral Express’ trip from Slough to Kingswear was powered by two West Coast Railways Class 47s on May 4 after the booked steam locomotives suffered failures. The original plan was for a WCRC ‘47’ to work the train as far as Taunton, where David Buck’s ‘B1’ No. 61306 Mayflower would take over for the…
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‘Lizzie’ back on main line after repairs at Carnforth

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Sam Hewitt

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2nd July 2019

STANIER Pacific No. 6201 Princess Elizabeth made its main line charter comeback on April 30 with a West Coast Railways ‘Dalesman’ outing over the Settle to Carlisle (S&C) line . Out of action since November 2016, the LMS 4-6-2 made two test runs from Carnforth to Hellifield on March 14 and 28, the latter being…
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‘K1’ joins Stanier pair for ‘Jacobite’ summer season

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Sam Hewitt

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2nd July 2019

APRIL 19 saw the start of the 2019 operating season for West Coast Railways’ ‘Jacobite’ trains. Two of Ian Riley’s Stanier ‘Black Five’ 4-6-0s moved north from Carnforth to Fort William on April 16, with No. 45407 having the honour of hauling the first train three days later. No. 45212 is the other ex-LMS 4-6-0 allocated…
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SRPS Railtours: Forth Bridge and Borders Steam Specials

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Sam Hewitt

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26th June 2019

SRPS Railtours is organising steam specials on each Sunday in August 2019.
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Ffestiniog Travel: Go east for an Asian Rail Adventure

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Sam Hewitt

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26th June 2019

INTEREST in rail tours to far-flung places continues to be popular as train travel offers the means to see as much of a country as possible in the timeframe of a holiday. Specialist rail tour operator Ffestiniog Travel is capitalising on this trend by going east and combining exotic destinations, interesting cultures and sightseeing with…
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‘071s’ keep the West awake on RPSI diesel special to Ballina

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Sam Hewitt

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23rd June 2019

MULTIPLE working was the order of the day for the RPSI’s ‘West Awake’ railtour on April 13. Class 071 Nos. 075 and 082 worked the eight-coach (required for braking purposes when multiple worked) train from Dublin Connolly to Claremorris, where retro-liveried classmate No. 071 took the train forward to Ballina. During the late afternoon the…
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1960s Railtours with a difference

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Sam Hewitt

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16th June 2019

Keith Farr takes a nostalgic look at some notable steam rail tours from the 1960s
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Swanage Railway prepares to undertake governance review

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Sam Hewitt

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7th June 2019

Dorset’s Swanage Railway is following in the steps of the West Somerset Railway by undertaking a complete governance review.
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