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Michael Holden posted an update 4 minutes ago
UPDATE: Mayflower is now on the move, currently heading towards Stalybridge
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Michael Holden posted an update an hour ago
an hour ago (edited)
UPDATE: Mayflower has been stopped at Marsden due to a line block at Stalybridge.
Note: Mayflower is heading back…
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UPDATE: Tour now diverted via Huddersfield rather than via Calder Valley due to flooding This
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clive BRretired posted an update 6 hours ago
(Trolley wheels) On an axle were popular weightlifting components back in the yard! Young fireman test their strength! And…
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leefleeglee became a registered member 10 hours ago
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Phil Clarke posted an update 13 hours ago
ROG/Europhoenix 37 608 ‘Andromeda’ at Nuneaton, 1/8/24 #feature
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Yes, I agree Michael – it’s only taken the powers-that-be sixty years to put a few Class 37s back into the colour scheme…
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Upcoming Tours / Events
November
Event Details
UPDATE: Tour stopped at Marsden and cannot proceed due to broken rail near Stalybridge – awaiting update. UPDATE: Tour now diverted via Huddersfield rather than
Event Details
UPDATE: Tour stopped at Marsden and cannot proceed due to broken rail near Stalybridge – awaiting update.
UPDATE: Tour now diverted via Huddersfield rather than via Calder Valley due to flooding
This tour boards at Barrow-In-Furness, Dalton, Ulverston, Grange-Over-Sands, Arnside, Carnforth, Lancaster, Preston, Wigan North Western, Warrington Bank Quay, and Manchester Victoria on its way to York.
Tour Promoter – Saphos Trains
Operator – Locomotive Services Group
Locomotive –
- 57311
- Barrow-In-Furness – Warrington Bank Quay
- 61306 Mayflower
- Warrington Bank Quay – York
- 61306 Mayflower
- York – Warrington Bank Quay
- 57311
- Warrington Bank Quay – Barrow-In-Furness
Route and Times –
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Fares – From £165, visit the tour operator’s website for more information.
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Location
Barrow-in-Furness Railway Station
Station Approach Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA14 5QZ
Event Details
UPDATE: Due to forecasted adverse weather. The tour will now terminate in Edinburgh, not Berwick-upon-Tweed. Pathfinder Tours now also advises that the loco will be
Event Details
UPDATE: Due to forecasted adverse weather. The tour will now terminate in Edinburgh, not Berwick-upon-Tweed. Pathfinder Tours now also advises that the loco will be 1x Class 86 and 1x Class 47, operating in Top N Tail Mode.
This tour boards at Gloucester, Cheltenham Spa, Worcestershire Parkway, Bromsgrove, Birmingham New Street, Stafford, and Crewe on its way to Edinburgh.
Tour Promoter – Pathfinder Railtours
Operator – West Coast Railways
Locomotive –
- WCRC Class 47s / 57s
- Gloucester – Crewe and return
- 86401 ‘Mons Meg’ TnT 86259 ‘Les Ross’
- Crewe – Berwick-upon-Tweed – Crewe
Route and Times –
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Fares – From £135, visit the tour operator’s website for more information
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Location
Gloucester
Bruton Way Gloucester Gloucestershire GL1 1DE
Event Details
This tour boards at Burton-on-Trent, Derby, Sheffield, and Doncaster on its way to Edinburgh Waverley. Tour Promoter – Northern Belle
Event Details
This tour boards at Burton-on-Trent, Derby, Sheffield, and Doncaster on its way to Edinburgh Waverley.
Tour Promoter – Northern Belle
Operator – West Coast Railways Company Ltd
Locomotive –
- 2x Class 47s/57s
Route and Times –
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Fares – visit the tour operator’s website for more information
Other Information
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Location
Burton-on-Trent Railway Station
Borough Road Burton-on-Trent Staffordshire DE14 2DA
Event Details
This tour boards at York, Durham, and Newcastle on its way to Edinburgh. Tour Promoter – Railway Touring Company Operator – West Coast Railway
Event Details
This tour boards at York, Durham, and Newcastle on its way to Edinburgh.
Tour Promoter – Railway Touring Company
Operator – West Coast Railway
Locomotive –
- LMS Black 5 No. 45407 The Lancashire Fusilier
Route and Times –
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Fares – From £115, visit the tour operator’s website for more information.
Other Information
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Location
York Railway Station
Station Rd, York YO24 1AB
Event Details
This tour boards at Hull, Brough, Gilberdyke, Howden, Selby, Leeds, Shipley, Keighley, Skipton, and Settle on its way to Edinburgh. Tour Promoter – Midland Pullman
Event Details
This tour boards at Hull, Brough, Gilberdyke, Howden, Selby, Leeds, Shipley, Keighley, Skipton, and Settle on its way to Edinburgh.
Tour Promoter – Midland Pullman
Operator – Locomotive Services Group.
Locomotive –
- Class 43 HST
Route and Times –
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- TBC – get notified as soon as timings are announced by becoming a RailAdvent Plus member. Click here for more information.
Fares – From £195 visit the tour operator’s website for more information.
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