Diesel Hauled Railtours 2008

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May
Name
From
To
Loco
Timings
TOC
Tour Promoter
Tuesday 13th The Royal Scotsman Keith Kyle of Lochalsh
47 (WCRC)
WCRC
Orient-Express Hotels
Wednesday 14th The Royal Scotsman Kyle of Lochalsh Carrbridge
47 (WCRC)
WCRC
Orient-Express Hotels
Carrbridge Boat of Garten
Wednesday 14th Bristol Excursion
(VSOE British Pullman)
London Victoria Bristol Temple Meads
67 (EWS)
EWS
Orient-Express Hotels
Bristol Temple Meads London Victoria
Thursday 15th The Royal Scotsman Boat of Garten Kingussie
47 (WCRC)
WCRC
Orient-Express Hotels
Kingussie Dundee
Thursday 15th Cardiff & Carmarthen
(Stobart Pullman)
London Victoria Carmarthen
2 x 47 (DRS) (T&T)
DRS
Stobart Rail Tours
Carmarthen London Victoria
Thursday 15th   Stirling Alloa
55022
(Steam 61994 Alloa-Stirling (twice)
WCRC
SRPS
Stirling Alloa
Thursday 15th Loch Lomond & The Trossachs
(Northern Belle)
Chester Helensburgh Upper
2 x 67 (EWS) (T&T)
EWS
Orient-Express Hotels/Northern Belle
Helensburgh Upper Chester
Friday 16th The Royal Scotsman Dundee Edinburgh
47 (WCRC)
WCRC
Orient-Express Hotels
Edinburgh Spean Bridge
Friday 16th West Highland Weekend (Day 1) Peterborough York
47 (WCRC)
WCRC
Railtourer
Scarborough York
York Fort William
Saturday 17th The Royal Scotsman Spean Bridge Fort William
47 (WCRC)
WCRC
Orient-Express Hotels
Fort William Bridge of Orchy
Saturday 17th **CANCELLED**
The Great Wey Round
Now runs 23rd August.
Crewe Weymouth
2 x 33 (WCRC)
WCRC
Pathfinder Tours
Weymouth Crewe
Saturday 17th The Devonian Preston Paignton
2 x 47/8 (Riviera)
 
EWS
Compass Tours
Paignton Preston
Saturday 17th **CANCELLED**
The Derbyshire Peaks Explorer
Bedford Buxton
2 x 37/4 (EWS)
EWS
Kingfisher Railtours
Buxton Bedford
Saturday 17th Durham, Beamish & Cragside
(Stobart Pullman)
Finsbury Park Morpeth
2 x 47 (DRS) (T&T)
DRS
Stobart Rail Tours
Morpeth Finsbury Park
Saturday 17th The Lost Gardens/Eden Flyer Lichfield City Par
2 x 67 (EWS) (T&T)
 
EWS
Past-Time Rail
Par Lichfield City
Saturday 17th **CANCELLED**
The Devonian
Birmingham International Bristol Temple Meads
67 (EWS)
(Steam 71000 Bristol-Plymouth-Bristol)
EWS
The Railway Touring Company
Bristol Temple Meads Birmingham International
Sunday 18th West Highland Weekend (Day 3) Fort William York
47 (WCRC)
WCRC
Railtourer
York Scarborough
York Peterborough
Sunday 18th The Royal Scotsman Bridge of Orchy Wemyss Bay
47 (WCRC)
WCRC
Orient-Express Hotels
Monday 19th The Royal Scotsman Wemyss Bay Edinburgh
47 (WCRC)
WCRC
Orient-Express Hotels
Edinburgh Dalwhinnie
Dalwhinnie Boat of Garten
Tuesday 20th The Royal Scotsman Boat of Garten Aviemore
47 (WCRC)
WCRC
Orient-Express Hotels
Aviemore Dundee
Wednesday 21st S+C Excursion Skipton Carlisle
2 x 47 (WCRC) (T&T)
WCRC
Kingfisher Railtours
Carlisle Skipton
Wednesday 21st The Royal Scotsman Dundee Edinburgh
47 (WCRC)
WCRC
Orient-Express Hotels
Edinburgh Keith
Thursday 22nd The Wessex Lunch Circular
(Stobart Pullman)
London Victoria Fareham
2 x 47 (DRS) (T&T)
DRS
Stobart Rail Tours
Fareham London Victoria
Thursday 22nd The Royal Scotsman Keith Kyle of Lochalsh
47 (WCRC)
WCRC
Orient-Express Hotels
Thursday 22nd Chelsea Flower Show & Hampton Court
(Northern Belle)
Birmingham International London
2 x 67 (EWS) (T&T)
EWS
Orient-Express Hotels/Northern Belle
London Birmingham International
Friday 23rd The Royal Scotsman Kyle of Lochalsh Carrbridge
47 (WCRC)
WCRC
Orient-Express Hotels
Carrbridge Boat of Garten
Friday 23rd Chelsea Flower Show & Hampton Court
(Northern Belle)
Bolton London
2 x 67 (EWS) (T&T)
EWS
Orient-Express Hotels/Northern Belle
London Bolton
Saturday 24th The Cumbrian Mountain Express Birmingham International Preston
67 (EWS)
(Steam 6201 Preston-Carlisle)
 
EWS
Pathfinder Tours
Carlisle Birmingham International
Saturday 24th The Citadel Express Gloucester Crewe
47 (WCRC)
(Steam 6233 Crewe-Carlisle-Crewe)
WCRC
PMR Tours
Crewe Gloucester
Saturday 24th 40th Anniversary Celebrations at the NRM York
(Blue Pullman)
Norwich Durham
2 x 47 (CR)
 
CAF
NENTA Traintours
Durham Norwich
Saturday 24th 1968 Event at the NRM York London King's Cross York
2 x 67 (EWS) (T&T)
 
EWS
UK Railtours/Past-Time Rail
York London King's Cross
Saturday 24th The Settle & Carlisle Flyer London King's Cross Doncaster R.M.T .
90 (EWS)
 
EWS
Past-Time Rail
Doncaster R.M.T. Carlisle
2 x 37/4 (EWS)
Carlisle York
York London King's Cross
90 (EWS)
Saturday 24th The Lost Gardens/Eden Flyer Shrewsbury St Austell
2 x 67 (EWS) (T&T)
 
EWS
Past-Time Rail
St Austell Shrewsbury
Saturday 24th The Settle-Carlisle Discovery Special Hull Hellifield
47 (WCRC)
(Steam 48151 Hellifield-Settle-Carlisle)
WCRC
Railtourer
Carlisle Hull
Saturday 24th **CANCELLED**
York & NRM 1968 Steam Celebration
Birmingham International York
2 x 47 (DRS) (T&T)
DRS
Stobart Rail Tours
York Birmingham International
Saturday 24th The Highland Fling North Berwick Mallaig
55022
 
WCRC
SRPS Railtours
Mallaig North Berwick
Saturday 24th The Heart of Midlothian Huddersfield York
67 (EWS)
(Steam 60009 York-Edinburgh)
 
EWS
The Railway Touring Company
Edinburgh Huddersfield
Saturday 24th The Royal Scotsman Boat of Garten Kingussie
47 (WCRC)
WCRC
Orient-Express Hotels
Kingussie Dundee
Saturday 24th **CANCELLED**
The English Riviera Express
Ealing Broadway Taunton
67 (EWS)
(Steam 71000 Taunton-Kingswear-Taunton)
EWS
Kingfisher Railtours
Taunton Ealing Broadway
Sunday 25th The Royal Scotsman Dundee Edinburgh
47 (WCRC)
WCRC
Orient-Express Hotels
Monday 26th **CANCELLED**
The Kursall Flyer
(Blue Pullman)
Gloucester Southend-on-Sea
2 x 47 (CR)
CAF
Heartland Rail
Southend-on-Sea Gloucester
Monday 26th The Cambrian Coaster Swindon Pwllheli
2 x 37/4 (EWS)
EWS
Pathfinder Tours
Pwllheli Swindon
Monday 26th The Great Western London Paddington Weymouth
D1015
EWS
Mark Elderkin/Past-Time Rail
Weymouth London Paddington
Monday 26th The Royal Scotsman Edinburgh Keith
47 (WCRC)
WCRC
Orient-Express Hotels
Tuesday 27th The Royal Scotsman Keith Kyle of Lochalsh
47 (WCRC)
WCRC
Orient-Express Hotels
Tuesday 27th Bodnant Gardens, Llandudno and Conway Castle
(Northern Belle)
Leeds Llandudno
2 x 67 (EWS) (T&T)
EWS
Orient-Express Hotels/Northern Belle
Llandudno Leeds
Wednesday 28th Bristol Excursion
(VSOE British Pullman)
Westbury Bristol Temple Meads
67 (EWS)
(Steam 35028 London Victoria-Westbury-London Victoria)
EWS
Orient-Express Hotels
Bristol Temple Meads Westbury
Wednesday 28th The Royal Scotsman Kyle of Lochalsh Carrbridge
47 (WCRC)
WCRC
Orient-Express Hotels
Carrbridge Boat of Garten
Thursday 29th The Royal Scotsman Boat of Garten Kingussie
47 (WCRC)
WCRC
Orient-Express Hotels
Kingussie Dundee
Thursday 29th Edinburgh & The Royal Yacht Britannia
(Northern Belle)
Crewe Edinburgh
2 x 67 (EWS) (T&T)
EWS
Orient-Express Hotels/Northern Belle
Edinburgh Crewe
Friday 30th The Royal Scotsman Dundee Edinburgh
47 (WCRC)
WCRC
Orient-Express Hotels
Edinburgh Spean Bridge
Friday 30th "Brief Encounter" Dinner
(Round Trip)
(Northern Belle)
Liverpool Lime Street Liverpool Lime Street
2 x 67 (EWS) (T&T)
EWS
Orient-Express Hotels/Northern Belle
Saturday 31st The Royal Scotsman Spean Bridge Fort William
47 (WCRC)
WCRC
Orient-Express Hotels
Fort William Bridge of Orchy
Saturday 31st The Cumbrian Mountain Express Swindon Carlisle
67 (EWS)
(Steam 6201 Carlisle-Preston)
 
EWS
Pathfinder Tours
Preston Swindon
Saturday 31st The North Wales Scotsman Holyhead Edinburgh
2 x 47/8 (Riviera)
 
EWS
Compass Tours
Edinburgh Holyhead
Saturday 31st   Dunbar Kyle of Lochalsh
55022
 
WCRC
SRPS Railtours
Kyle of Lochalsh Dunbar
Saturday 31st The Welsh Mountaineer Peterborough Blaenau Ffestiniog
2 x 37/4 (EWS)
EWS
Kingfisher Railtours
Blaenau Ffestiniog Peterborough
Saturday 31st **CANCELLED**
York & NRM 1968 Steam Celebration
Glasgow Central York
2 x 47 (DRS) (T&T)
DRS
Stobart Rail Tours
York Glasgow Central
Saturday 31st The Sandringham Flyer Northampton Kings Lynn
2 x 67 (EWS) (T&T)
 
EWS
Past-Time Rail
Kings Lynn Northampton
Saturday 31st The Heart of Midlothian Sheffield Edinburgh
67 (EWS)
(Steam 60009 Edinburgh-York)
 
EWS
The Railway Touring Company
York Sheffield
Saturday 31st The Tyne Valley Steam Special Skegness Hellifield
47 (WCRC)
Steam 48151 Hellifield-Carlisle

 
WCRC
Railtourer
Carlisle Skegness
Saturday 31st York & Castle Howard
(Northern Belle)
Blackpool North York
2 x 67 (EWS) (T&T)
EWS
Orient-Express Hotels/Northern Belle
York Blackpool North
June
Name
From
To
Loco
Timings
TOC
Tour Promoter
Saturday 7th Long Marston Open Day London Euston Long Marston
2 x 67 (EWS) (T&T)
 
EWS
UK Railtours/Past-Time Rail
Long Marston London Euston
Saturday 7th The Edinburgh Flyer Milton Keynes Edinburgh
2 x 67 (EWS) (T&T)
 
EWS
Past-Time Rail
Edinburgh Milton Keynes
Saturday 7th The Solway Highlander Workington Inverness
2 x 47/8 (Riviera)
EWS
Compass Tours
Inverness Workington
Saturday 7th The Holy Island of Lindisfarne London King's Cross Berwick-upon-Tweed
2 x 47 (DRS) (T&T)
DRS
Stobart Rail Tours
Berwick-upon-Tweed London King's Cross
Sunday 8th Long Marston Open Day London Euston Long Marston
2 x 67 (EWS) (T&T)
 
EWS
UK Railtours/Past-Time Rail
Long Marston London Euston
Saturday 14th The Ramsden Renegade Cardiff Central Barrow-in-Furness
2 x 31 (Mainline)
EWS
Pathfinder Tours
Barrow-in-Furness Cardiff Central
Saturday 14th The Ynys Mon Express Lancaster Crewe
47 (WCRC)
(Steam 6233 Crewe-Holyhead-Crewe)
WCRC
PMR Tours
Crewe Lancaster
Saturday 14th The Edinburgh Merseyman Runcorn Edinburgh
2 x 47/8 (Riviera)(T&T)
 
EWS
Compass Tours
Edinburgh Runcorn
Saturday 14th The Cotton Mill & Oldham Looper Manchester Victoria Manchester Victoria
40145
EWS
Mark Elderkin/Past-Time Rail
Manchester Victoria Manchester Victoria
Saturday 14th The Lakes Flyer Cleethorpes Oxenholme
2 x 67 (EWS) (T&T)
 
EWS
Past-Time Rail
Oxenholme Cleethorpes
Saturday 14th The Settle & Carlisle Explorer London King's Cross Carlisle
2 x 47 (DRS) (T&T)
DRS
Stobart Rail Tours
Carlisle London King's Cross
Sunday 15th Fathers Day Anglian Lunch Circular London King's Cross Norwich
2 x 47 (DRS) (T&T)
DRS
Stobart Rail Tours
Norwich London King's Cross
Tuesday 17th The Ascot Flyer Manchester Piccadilly Ascot
2 x 67 (EWS) (T&T)
 
EWS
Past-Time Rail
Ascot Manchester Piccadilly
Wednesday 18th The Ascot Flyer Crewe Ascot
2 x 67 (EWS) (T&T)
 
EWS
Past-Time Rail
Ascot Crewe
Wednesday 18th S+C Excursion Skipton Carlisle
2 x 47 (WCRC) (T&T)
WCRC
Kingfisher Railtours
Carlisle Skipton
Thursday 19th The Ascot Flyer (Ladies Day) Manchester Piccadilly Ascot
2 x 67 (EWS) (T&T)
 
EWS
Past-Time Rail
Ascot Manchester Piccadilly
Thursday 19th The Ascot Flyer (Ladies Day) Kings Lynn Ascot
2 x 67 (EWS) (T&T)
 
EWS
Past-Time Rail
Ascot Kings Lynn
Thursday 19th Gold Cup Day at Royal Ascot London Victoria Ascot
2 x 47 (DRS) (T&T)
DRS
Stobart Rail Tours
Ascot London Victoria
Friday 20th The Ascot Flyer Manchester Piccadilly Ascot
2 x 67 (EWS) (T&T)
 
EWS
Past-Time Rail
Ascot Manchester Piccadilly
Saturday 21st The Par Snip London Paddington Carne Point
2 x 67 (EWS) (T&T)
 
EWS
UK Railtours/Past-Time Rail
Carne Point Parkandillack
Parkandillack London Paddington
Saturday 21st The Paignton Pudden Crewe Paignton
2 x 37 (DRS)
 
WCRC
Spitfire Railtours
Paignton Crewe
Saturday 21st The Riviera Rat Paignton Kingswear
D7535
 
PDSR
Spitfire Railtours
Kingswear Paignton
Saturday 21st Minehead & the WSR on the Longest Day Northampton Minehead
2 x 47 (DRS) (T&T)
DRS
Stobart Rail Tours
Minehead Northampton
Saturday 21st The Somerset Explorer Crewe Cranmore
2 x 47/8 (Riviera)
EWS
Pathfinder Tours
Cranmore Crewe
Thursday 26th Great Yarmouth and the Great British Seaside Finsbury Park Great Yarmouth
2 x 47 (DRS) (T&T)
DRS
Stobart Rail Tours
Great Yarmouth Finsbury Park
Saturday 28th **CANCELLED**
Penzance Excursion
(Blue Pullman)
Cardiff Central Penzance
2 x 47 (CR)
CAF
Heartland Rail
Penzance Cardiff Central
Saturday 28th The Cornish Explorer Birmingham International Penzance
55022
EWS
Pathfinder Tours
Penzance Birmingham International
Saturday 28th The Highland Cheshireman Hooton Kingussie
2 x 47 (Riviera)
 
EWS
Compass Tours
Kingussie Hooton
Saturday 28th The Sandringham Flyer Northampton Kings Lynn
2 x 67 (EWS) (T&T)
 
EWS
Past-Time Rail
Kings Lynn Northampton
Saturday 28th The K&WVR 40th Anniversary Shuttles Settle Junc. Keighley
47 (WCRC)
(Steam 30777 on all legs from Keighley)
WCRC
K&WVR/Steam Railway/Kingfisher Railtours
Settle Junc. Keighley
Settle Junc. Keighley
Blea Moor Keighley
Saturday 28th The K&WVR 40th Anniversary Steam Gala London King's Cross Keighley
2 x 47 (DRS) (T&T)
DRS
Stobart Rail Tours
Keighley London King's Cross
Sunday 29th The K&WVR 40th Anniversary Shuttles Settle Junc. Keighley
47 (WCRC)
(Steam 30777 on all legs from Keighley)
WCRC
K&WVR/Steam Railway/Kingfisher Railtours
Settle Junc. Keighley
Settle Junc. Keighley
July
Name
From
To
Loco
Timings
TOC
Tour Promoter
Wednesday 2nd S+C Excursion Skipton Carlisle
2 x 47 (WCRC) (T&T)
WCRC
Kingfisher Railtours
Carlisle Skipton
Friday 4th The Summer Highlander (Day 1) Swindon Edinburgh
67 (EWS)
EWS
Pathfinder Tours
Edinburgh Inverness
2 x 37/4 (EWS)
Saturday 5th The Summer Highlander (Day 2) Inverness Kyle of Lochalsh
2 x 37/4 (EWS)
EWS
Pathfinder Tours
Kyle of Lochalsh Inverness
Saturday 5th Lakes, Lancaster & Blackpool Explorer
(Blue Pullman)
Norwich Carlisle
2 x 47 (CR)
 
CAF
NENTA Traintours
Carlisle Norwich
Saturday 5th The English Riviera London Paddington Paignton
2 x 47 (DRS) (T&T)
DRS
Stobart Rail Tours
Paignton London Paddington
Saturday 5th The Settle & Carlisle Explorer West Ruislip Crewe
66 (EWS)
EWS
Pathfinder Tours
Crewe Carlisle
2 x 97/3 (N Rail)
Carlisle Crewe
Crewe West Ruislip
66 (EWS)
Saturday 5th **CANCELLED**
The Royal Duchy
London Paddington Penzance
D1015
WCRC
Spitfire Railtours
Penzance London Paddington
Sunday 6th The Summer Highlander (Day 3) Inverness Dunrobin
2 x 37/4 (EWS)
EWS
Pathfinder Tours
Dunrobin Wick
Thurso Inverness
Monday 7th The Summer Highlander (Day 4) Inverness Edinburgh
2 x 37/4 (EWS)
EWS
Pathfinder Tours
Edinburgh Swindon
67 (EWS)
Friday 11th The West Highland Waverley (Day 1) London King's Cross Glasgow Central
2 x 47 (DRS) (T&T)
DRS
Stobart Rail Tours
Saturday 12th The Torbay Flyer Stevenage Paignton
2 x 67 (EWS) (T&T)
 
EWS
UK Railtours/Past-Time Rail
Paignton Stevenage
Saturday 12th The Lakes Flyer Watford Junction Oxenholme
2 x 67 (EWS) (T&T)
 
EWS
Past-Time Rail
Oxenholme Watford Junction
Saturday 12th The Jolly Fisherman Liverpool Lime Street Skegness
40145
 
WCRC
Spitfire Railtours
Skegness Liverpool Lime Street
Saturday 12th The Welsh Mountaineer Manchester Victoria Holyhead
67 (EWS)
(Steam 45407+76079 Holyhead-Manchester Victoria)
EWS
The Railway Touring Company
Saturday 12th The City of Glasgow Explorer Birmingham New Street Glasgow Central
86259
WCRC
Vintage Trains
Glasgow Central Birmingham New Street
Saturday 12th The Garrison Day Excursion Edinburgh Fort William
2 x 47 (DRS) (T&T)
DRS
Stobart Rail Tours
Fort William Edinburgh
Saturday 12th The Snowdonian Preston Pwllheli
55022
EWS
Pathfinder Tours
Pwllheli Preston
Sunday 13th The West Highland Waverley (Day 3) Glasgow Fort William
2 x 47 (DRS) (T&T)
DRS
Stobart Rail Tours
Fort William Glasgow
Monday 14th The West Highland Waverley (Day 4) Glasgow Central London
2 x 47 (DRS) (T&T)
DRS
Stobart Rail Tours
Thursday 17th The Open at Royal Birkdale Edinburgh Preston
2 x 47 (DRS) (T&T)
DRS
Stobart Rail Tours
Preston Edinburgh
Friday 18th The Tall Ships Exeter St Davids Liverpool Lime Street
2 x 67 (EWS) (T&T)
 
EWS
Past-Time Rail
Liverpool Lime Street Exeter St Davids
Saturday 19th Tall Ships at The European Capital of Culture Stirling Liverpool Lime Street
2 x 47 (DRS) (T&T)
DRS
Stobart Rail Tours
Liverpool Lime Street Stirling
Saturday 19th The East Coast Deviation London King's Cross Newcastle
2 x 67 (EWS) (T&T)
 
EWS
UK Railtours/Past-Time Rail
Newcastle Newcastle
Newcastle London King's Cross
Saturday 19th The Cathedrals Express London Chester
50 (CFA)
(Steam 6233 Chester-London)
EWS
Steam Dreams
Saturday 19th **CANCELLED**
Tall Ships &
The Beatles Trail
(Blue Pullman)
Bristol Temple Meads Liverpool Lime Street
2 x 47 (CR)
CAF
Heartland Rail
Liverpool Lime Street Bristol Temple Meads
Saturday 19th The Tall Ships London Euston Liverpool Lime Street
2 x 67 (EWS) (T&T)
 
EWS
Past-Time Rail
Liverpool Lime Street London Euston
Monday 21st The Tall Ships Colchester Liverpool Lime Street
2 x 67 (EWS) (T&T)
 
EWS
Past-Time Rail
Liverpool Lime Street Colchester
Wednesday 23rd S+C Excursion Skipton Carlisle
2 x 47 (WCRC) (T&T)