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August
Name
Rep. no.
From
To
Loco
Timings
TOC
Tour Promoter
Saturday 1st The Avon Gorgeous
1Z47
 Crewe Hereford
47712+47593 (T&T)
LSL
InterCity
Hereford Bristol Temple Meads
1Z48
 Bristol Temple Meads Portbury Docks
Portbury Docks Bristol Temple Meads
1Z49
 Bristol Temple Meads Swindon
Swindon Crewe
Saturday 1st Northern Belle
1Z38
 Hull Llandudno Junction
57601+47802 (T&T)
WCRC
Northern Belle
1Z39
 Llandudno Junction Hull
Hull York
Saturday 1st The Britannic Explorer (Day 2 of 4)
1Z23
 Keighley (K.W.V.R.) Carnforth S. Junc.
66 + 66 (GBRf) (T&T)
GBRf
Belmond
Carnforth S. Junc. Askam
1Z25
 Askam Carnforth S. Junc.
1Z26
 Carnforth S. Junc. Askam
1Z28
 Askam Carnforth S. Junc.
Carnforth S. Junc. Carlisle
Carlisle Appleby
Saturday 1st Belmond British Pullman
1Y85
 London Victoria Dover Priory
67 (DBC)
DBC
 Belmond
1Y87
 Dover Priory London Victoria
Saturday 1st English Riviera Express
1Z07
 Shewsbury Kingswear
D1935+57302 (T&T)
LSL
Saphos Trains
1Z08
 Kingswear Shewsbury
Saturday 1st The Cumbrian Mountain Express
1Z24
 London Euston Carlisle
86259
WCRC
 The Railway Touring Company
1Z25
 Carlisle Preston
47813+86259 (DIT)
Preston London Euston
86259
Saturday 1st The Jacobite
2Y61
 Fort William Mallaig
44871 and 45407
WCRC
 West Coast Railways
2Y62
 Mallaig Fort William
2Y68
 Fort William Mallaig
2Y69
 Mallaig Fort William
Sunday 2nd Belmond British Pullman
1Y00
 London Victoria Gillingham
67 (DBC)
DBC
Belmond
1Y01
 Gillingham London Victoria
Sunday 2nd The Britannic Explorer (Day 3 of 4)
1Z29
 Appleby Greenford East Junc.
66 + 66 (GBRf) (T&T)
DBC
Belmond
1Z30
 Greenford East Junc. Princes Risborough ACE
Sunday 2nd The Shakespeare Expess
1T50
 Birmingham Snow Hill Stratford-upon-Avon
37240
VT
 Vintage Trains
1T51
 Stratford-upon-Avon Birmingham Snow Hill
1T52
 Birmingham Snow Hill Stratford-upon-Avon
1T53
 Stratford-upon-Avon Birmingham Snow Hill
Sunday 2nd The Jacobite
2Y61
 Fort William Mallaig
44871 and 45407
WCRC
 West Coast Railways
2Y62
 Mallaig Fort William
2Y68
 Fort William Mallaig
2Y69
 Mallaig Fort William
Monday 3rd The Britannic Explorer (Day 4 of 4)
1Z66
 Princes Risborough ACE Princes Risborough
66 + 66 (GBRf) (T&T)
DBC
Belmond
Princes Risborough London Victoria
Monday 3rd The Britannic Explorer (Day 1 of 4)
1V00
 London Victoria Haverfordwest
66 + 66 (GBRf) (T&T)
GBRf
Belmond
Monday 3rd Private Charter
1Z31
 Hastings Tonbridge
DEMU 1001
GBRf
 Private Charter
Tonbridge Sandwich
1Z32
 Sandwich Tonbridge
Monday 3rd The Jacobite
2Y61
 Fort William Mallaig
44871 and 45407
WCRC
 West Coast Railways
2Y62
 Mallaig Fort William
2Y68
 Fort William Mallaig
2Y69
 Mallaig Fort William
Tuesday 4th Highland Clansman Pullman
1Z76
 York Aviemore
43046/43047/43049/43050/43055/43058/43059
LSL
Midland Pullman
1Z77
 Aviemore York
Tuesday 4th The Britannic Explorer (Day 2 of 4)
1Z65
 Haverfordwest Llandrindod
66+66 (T&T)
GBRf
Belmond
1Z66
 Llandrindod Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury Pwllheli
97/3+97/3 (T&T)
1Z67
 Pwllheli Barmouth
Tuesday 4th The Jacobite
2Y61
 Fort William Mallaig
44871 and 45407
WCRC
 West Coast Railways
2Y62
 Mallaig Fort William
2Y68
 Fort William Mallaig
2Y69
 Mallaig Fort William
Wednesday 5th The Britannic Explorer (Day 3 of 4)
1Z72
 Barmouth Machynlleth
97+97
GBRf
Belmond
1Z73
 Machynlleth Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury Oxford Up & Dn Passenger
66+66 (T&T)
1Z74
 Oxford Up & Dn Passenger Honeybourne Staff Hut
Wednesday 5th Settle & Carlisle Fellsman
1Z45
 Crewe Chester
D1924+D213 (T&T)
LSL
Saphos Trains
Chester Carlisle
1Z47
 Carlisle Chester
Chester Crewe
Wednesday 5th The Jacobite
2Y61
 Fort William Mallaig
44871 and 45407
WCRC
 West Coast Railways
2Y62
 Mallaig Fort William
2Y68
 Fort William Mallaig
2Y69
 Mallaig Fort William
Thursday 6th The Britannic Explorer (Day 4 of 4)
1Z75
 Honeybourne Staff Hut London Victoria
66748+66744 (T&T)
GBRf
Belmond
Thursday 6th Belmond British Pullman
1Y40
 London Victoria Gillingham
67021
DBC
Belmond
1Y41
 Gillingham London Victoria
Thursday 6th Northern Belle
1Z29
 Cardiff Central Chesterfield
47832+57314 (T&T)
WCRC
Northern Belle
1Z30
 Chesterfield Cardiff Central
Cardiff Central Cheltenham Spa
Thursday 6th The Dalesman
1Z45
 Chester Preston
37669+47813 (T&T)
WCRC
West Coast Railways
Preston Carlisle
1Z46
 Carlisle Preston
Preston Chester
Thursday 6th The Jacobite
2Y61
 Fort William Mallaig
44871 and 45407
WCRC
 West Coast Railways
2Y62
 Mallaig Fort William
2Y68
 Fort William Mallaig
2Y69
 Mallaig Fort William
Friday 7th The Britannic Explorer (Day 1 of 4)
1V01
 London Victoria Bishops Lydeard
66748+66744 (T&T)
GBRf
Belmond
Friday 7th The Jacobite
2Y61
 Fort William Mallaig
44871 and 45407
WCRC
 West Coast Railways
2Y62
 Mallaig Fort William
2Y68
 Fort William Mallaig
2Y69
 Mallaig Fort William
Saturday 8th Northern Belle
1Z35
 Edinburgh Oban
57314+47832 (T&T)
WCRC
Northern Belle
1Z36
 Oban Edinburgh
Saturday 8th The West Somerset Steam Express
1Z25
 London Paddington Minehead
33207+33025 + 47848 (T&T)
WCRC
The Railway Touring Company
1Z26
 Minehead London Paddington
Saturday 8th The Summer Riviera
1Z51
 Manchester Victoria Paignton
43025+43089
H&H
125 Group/Retro Railtours
1Z54
 Paignton Manchester Victoria
Saturday 8th English Riviera Express
1Z07
 Ely Westbury
D1924+D1935 (T&T)
LSL
Saphos Trains
Westbury Kingswear
D1924
1Z08
 Kingswear Ely
Saturday 8th The Britannic Explorer (Day 2 of 4)
1C02
 Bishops Lydeard Taunton
66748+66744 (T&T)
GBRf
Belmond
Taunton Penzance
1Z03
 Penzance Lostwithiel UGL
Lostwithiel UGL Fowey Dock Carne Point
Saturday 8th The Jacobite
2Y61
 Fort William Mallaig
44871 and 45407
WCRC
 West Coast Railways
2Y62
 Mallaig Fort William
2Y68
 Fort William Mallaig
2Y69
 Mallaig Fort William
Sunday 9th Northern Belle
1Z22
 Edinburgh Corrour
2 x 47/57 (WCRC) (T&T)
WCRC
Northern Belle
1Z23
 Corrour Edinburgh
Sunday 9th The Waverley
1Z40
 York Carlisle
37706+47812 (WCRC)
WCRC
The Railway Touring Company
1Z41
 Carlisle York
Sunday 9th The Shakespeare Express
1T50
 Birmingham Snow Hill Stratford-upon-Avon
37240
VT
 Vintage Trains
1T51
 Stratford-upon-Avon Birmingham Snow Hill
1T52
 Birmingham Snow Hill Stratford-upon-Avon
1T53
 Stratford-upon-Avon Birmingham Snow Hill
Sunday 9th The Britannic Explorer (Day 3 of 4)
1C05
 Fowey Dock Carne Point Lostwithiel DGL
66748+66744 (T&T)
GBRf
Belmond
1C06
 Lostwithiel DGL Fowey Dock Carne Point
Fowey Dock Carne Point Lostwithiel UGL
Lostwithiel UGL Bruton
Sunday 9th The Jacobite
2Y61
 Fort William Mallaig
44871 and 45407
WCRC
 West Coast Railways
2Y62
 Mallaig Fort William
2Y68
 Fort William Mallaig
2Y69
 Mallaig Fort William
Monday 10th The Britannic Explorer (Day 4 of 4)
1O00
 Cranmore London Victoria
66744+66748 (T&T)
GBRf
Belmond
Monday 10th The Jacobite
2Y61
 Fort William Mallaig
44871 and 45407
WCRC
 West Coast Railways
2Y62
 Mallaig Fort William
2Y68
 Fort William Mallaig
2Y69
 Mallaig Fort William
Tuesday 11th The Dalesman
1Z42
 York Carlisle
47812+37706 (WCRC) (T&T)
WCRC
West Coast Railways
1Z43
 Carlisle York
Tuesday 11th The Jacobite
2Y61
 Fort William Mallaig
44871 and 45407
WCRC
 West Coast Railways
2Y62
 Mallaig Fort William
2Y68
 Fort William Mallaig
2Y69
 Mallaig Fort William
Wednesday 12th Yorkshire Coast Pullman
1Z32
 Paignton Scarborough
43050+43055
LSL
Midland Pullman
1Z33
 Scarborough Paignton
Wednesday 12th The Jacobite
2Y61
 Fort William Mallaig
44871 and 45407
WCRC
 West Coast Railways
2Y62
 Mallaig Fort William
2Y68
 Fort William Mallaig
2Y69
 Mallaig Fort William
Thursday 13th Northern Belle
1Z68
 Birmingham International Paignton
2 x 47/57 (WCRC) (T&T)
WCRC
Northern Belle
1Z69
 Paignton Birmingham International
Thursday 13th The Dorset Coast Express
1Z94
 London Victoria Weymouth
47848+57313 (T&T)
WCRC
The Railway Touring Company
1Z95
 Weymouth London Victoria
Thursday 13th The Jacobite
2Y61
 Fort William Mallaig
44871 and 45407
WCRC
 West Coast Railways
2Y62
 Mallaig Fort William
2Y68
 Fort William Mallaig
2Y69
 Mallaig Fort William
Friday 14th Sussex Coast Statesman
1Z58
 Derby Eastbourne
47712+47593 (T&T)
LSL
Statesman Rail
1Z59
 Eastbourne Derby
Friday 14th The Britannic Explorer (Day 1 of 4)
1Z20
 London Victoria Keighley Station Junc.
66 + 66 (GBRf) (T&T)
GBRf
Belmond
Keighley Station Junc. Keighley (K.W.V.R.)
Friday 14th The Jacobite
2Y61
 Fort William Mallaig
44871 and 45407
WCRC
 West Coast Railways
2Y62
 Mallaig Fort William
2Y68
 Fort William Mallaig
2Y69
 Mallaig Fort William
Saturday 15th The Slate Miner
1Z28
 Oxford Bescot Yard
47848
WCRC
The Railway Touring Company
Bescot Yard Llandudno Junction
56049+47848 (T&T)
Llandudno Junction Blaenau Ffestiniog
47848+56049 (T&T)
1Z29
 Blaenau Ffestiniog Llandudno Junction
47848+56049 (T&T)
Llandudno Junction Bescot Yard
56049+47848 (T&T)
Bescot Yard Oxford
47848
Saturday 15th English Riviera Express
1Z07
 Three Bridges Kingswear
57003+D1924 (T&T)
LSL
Saphos Trains
1Z08
 Kingswear Three Bridges
Saturday 15th The Cumbrian Coast Express
1Z44
 Crewe Ravenglass
37706+47746 (T&T)
WCRC
The Railway Touring Company
1Z47
 Ravenglass Crewe
Saturday 15th Northern Belle
1Z52
 Lincoln Carlisle
57314+57601 (T&T)
WCRC
Northern Belle
1Z53
 Carlisle Lincoln
Saturday 15th The Britannic Explorer (Day 2 of 4)
1Z23
 Keighley (K.W.V.R) Askam
66 + 66 (GBRf) (T&T)
GBRf
Belmond
1Z25
 Askam Carnforth S. Junc.
1Z26
 Carnforth S. Junc. Askam
1Z28
 Askam Carnforth S. Junc.
Carnforth S. Junc. Carlisle
Carlisle Appleby
Saturday 15th By Routemaster to the Lost Village of Imber
1Z80
 Tonbridge London Waterloo
DEMU 1001
GBRf
UK Railtours
London Waterloo Warminster
1Z81
 Warminster London Waterloo
London Waterloo Tonbridge
Saturday 15th The Jacobite
2Y61
 Fort William Mallaig
44871 and 45407
WCRC
 West Coast Railways
2Y62
 Mallaig Fort William
2Y68
 Fort William Mallaig
2Y69
 Mallaig Fort William
Sunday 16th The Shakespeare Express
1T50
 Birmingham Snow Hill Stratford-upon-Avon
37240
VT
 Vintage Trains
1T51
 Stratford-upon-Avon Birmingham Snow Hill
1T52
 Birmingham Snow Hill Stratford-upon-Avon
1T53
 Stratford-upon-Avon Birmingham Snow Hill
Sunday 16th The Britannic Explorer (Day 3 of 4)
1Z29
 Appleby Princes Risborough Me 159
66 + 66 (GBRf) (T&T)
GBRf
Belmond
Princes Risborough Me 159 Princes Risborough ACE
Sunday 16th The Jacobite
2Y61
 Fort William Mallaig
44871 and 45407
WCRC
 West Coast Railways
2Y62
 Mallaig Fort William
2Y68
 Fort William Mallaig
2Y69
 Mallaig Fort William
Monday 17th The Britannic Explorer (Day 4 of 4)
1Z66
 Princes Risborough ACE Princes Risborough
66 + 66 (GBRf) (T&T)
DBC
Belmond
Princes Risborough London Victoria
Monday 17th The Britannic Explorer (Day 1 of 4)
1V00
 London Victoria Haverfordwest
66 + 66 (GBRf) (T&T)
DBC
Belmond
Monday 17th The Jacobite
2Y61
 Fort William Mallaig
44871 and 45407
WCRC
 West Coast Railways
2Y62
 Mallaig Fort William
2Y68
 Fort William Mallaig
2Y69
 Mallaig Fort William
Tuesday 18th The Britannic Explorer (Day 2 of 4)
1Z65
 Haverfordwest Llandrindod
66 + 66 (GBRf) (T&T)
GBRf
Belmond
1Z66
 Llandrindod Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury Pwllheli

2 x 97/3
1Z67
 Pwllheli Barmouth
Tuesday 18th The Avocet Achievement
1Z47
 Crewe Warrington Bank Quay
89001
LSL
Inter-City
Warrington Bank Quay Carlisle
90001+89001
1Z57
 Carlisle Crewe
90001+89001 DIT (T&T)
Tuesday 18th The Jacobite
2Y61
 Fort William Mallaig
44871 and 45407
WCRC
 West Coast Railways
2Y62
 Mallaig Fort William
2Y68
 Fort William Mallaig
2Y69
 Mallaig Fort William
Wednesday 19th The Britannic Explorer (Day 3 of 4)
1Z72
 Barmouth Machynlleth
2 x 97/3
GBRf
Belmond
1Z73
 Machynlleth Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury Oxford Up & Dn Pass.

66 + 66 (GBRf) (T&T)
1Z74
 Oxford Up & Dn Pass. Honeybourne Staff Hut
Wednesday 19th The Scarborough Spa Express
1Z63
 Carnforth Scarborough
2 x 37/47 (WCRC) (T&T)
WCRC
 West Coast Railways
1Z64
 Scarborough Carnforth
Wednesday 19th The Jacobite
2Y61
 Fort William Mallaig
44871 and 45407
WCRC
 West Coast Railways
2Y62
 Mallaig Fort William
2Y68
 Fort William Mallaig
2Y69
 Mallaig Fort William
Thursday 20th The Spirit of Summer Lunch
London Paddington London Paddington
Steam TBA+47 (LSL) (T&T)
LSL
 Steam Dreams
The Sunset Steam Express
London Paddington London Paddington
Thursday 20th The Jacobite
2Y61
 Fort William Mallaig
44871 and 45407
WCRC
 West Coast Railways
2Y62
 Mallaig Fort William
2Y68
 Fort William Mallaig
2Y69
 Mallaig Fort William
Friday 21st The Jacobite
2Y61
 Fort William Mallaig
44871 and 45407
WCRC
 West Coast Railways
2Y62
 Mallaig Fort William
2Y68
 Fort William Mallaig
2Y69
 Mallaig Fort William
Saturday 22nd The Retro Cestrian Bard
Stalybridge Chester
37407+37423 (T&T)
H&H
Retro Railtours
Chester Stratford-upon-Avon
  Stratford-upon-Avon Hereford
Hereford Stalybridge
Saturday 22nd The Thistle and Dragon
Leven Llandudno
D213
LSL
S.R.P.S. Railtours
Llandudno Chester
D213
Chester Leven
45118
Saturday 22nd The Jacobite
2Y61
 Fort William Mallaig
44871 and 45407
WCRC
 West Coast Railways
2Y62
 Mallaig Fort William
2Y68
 Fort William Mallaig
2Y69
 Mallaig Fort William
Sunday 23rd The Shakespeare Express
1T50
 Birmingham Snow Hill Stratford-upon-Avon
37240
VT
 Vintage Trains
1T51
 Stratford-upon-Avon Birmingham Snow Hill
1T52
 Birmingham Snow Hill Stratford-upon-Avon
1T53
 Stratford-upon-Avon Birmingham Snow Hill
Sunday 23rd The Jacobite
2Y61
 Fort William Mallaig
44871 and 45407
WCRC
 West Coast Railways
2Y62
 Mallaig Fort William
2Y68
 Fort William Mallaig
2Y69
 Mallaig Fort William
Monday 24th The Jacobite
2Y61
 Fort William Mallaig
44871 and 45407
WCRC
 West Coast Railways
2Y62
 Mallaig Fort William
2Y68
 Fort William Mallaig
2Y69
 Mallaig Fort William
Tuesday 25th The Dalesman
York Hellifield
2 x 47 (WCRC) (T&T)
WCRC
West Coast Railways
Hellifield Carlisle
34067+47 (WCRC)
Carlisle Hellifield
Hellifield York
2 x 47 (WCRC) (T&T)
Tuesday 25th The Jacobite
2Y61
 Fort William Mallaig
44871 and 45407
WCRC
 West Coast Railways
2Y62
 Mallaig Fort William
2Y68
 Fort William Mallaig
2Y69
 Mallaig Fort William
Wednesday 26th The Jacobite
2Y61
 Fort William Mallaig
44871 and 45407
WCRC
 West Coast Railways
2Y62
 Mallaig Fort William
2Y68
 Fort William Mallaig
2Y69
 Mallaig Fort William
Thursday 27th The Jacobite
2Y61
 Fort William Mallaig
44871 and 45407
WCRC
 West Coast Railways
2Y62
 Mallaig Fort William
2Y68
 Fort William Mallaig
2Y69
 Mallaig Fort William
Friday 28th The Jacobite
2Y61
 Fort William Mallaig
44871 and 45407
WCRC
 West Coast Railways
2Y62
 Mallaig Fort William
2Y68
 Fort William Mallaig
2Y69
 Mallaig Fort William
Saturday 29th The Jacobite
2Y61
 Fort William Mallaig
44871 and 45407
WCRC
 West Coast Railways
2Y62
 Mallaig Fort William
2Y68
 Fort William Mallaig
2Y69
 Mallaig Fort William
Sunday 30th The Jacobite
2Y61
 Fort William Mallaig
44871 and 45407
WCRC
 West Coast Railways
2Y62
 Mallaig Fort William
2Y68
 Fort William Mallaig
2Y69
 Mallaig Fort William
Monday 31st The Jacobite
2Y61
 Fort William Mallaig
44871 and 45407
WCRC
 West Coast Railways
2Y62
 Mallaig Fort William
2Y68
 Fort William Mallaig
2Y69
 Mallaig Fort William
September
Name
Rep. no.
From
To
Loco
Timings
TOC
Tour Promoter
Wednesday 2nd The Scarborough Spa Express
Lancaster Scarborough
34067+47 (WCRC) (T&T)
WCRC
 West Coast Railways
Scarborough Lancaster
Saturday 5th The Cambrian Coast Express
Dorridge Shrewsbury
37240
VT
Vintage Trains
Shrewsbury Aberystwyth
97/3 (NR)+37240
  Aberystwyth Shrewsbury
97/3 (NR)+37240
Shrewsbury Dorridge
37240
Thursday 10th The Dalesman
Chester Preston
2 x 47 (WCRC) (T&T)
WCRC
West Coast Railways
Preston Hellifield
Hellifield Carlisle
34067+47 (WCRC)
Carlisle Preston
Preston Chester
2 x 47 (WCRC) (T&T)
Tuesday 15th The Dalesman
York Hellifield
2 x 47 (WCRC) (T&T)
WCRC
West Coast Railways
Hellifield Carlisle
34067+47 (WCRC)
Carlisle Hellifield
Hellifield York
2 x 47 (WCRC) (T&T)
Saturday 19th The Cornish Branchliner
Crewe Carne Point
47 (WCRC)
WCRC
The Railway Touring Company
  Carne Point Crewe
Saturday 26th Lune Rivers Trust
Carnforth York
34067+47 (WCRC) (T&T)
WCRC
 West Coast Railways/Lune Rivers Trust
York Carnforth