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October
Name
Rep. no.
From
To
Loco
Timings
TOC
Tour Promoter
Wednesday 1st The Jacobite
2Y61
Fort William Mallaig
45407
Times
WCRC
West Coast Railways
2Y62
Mallaig Fort William
Thursday 2nd The White Rose
1Z31
Northampton Crewe
90002+D1935 (T&T)
Times
LSL
Saphos Trains
Crewe York
60532+D1935 (T&T)
1Z33
York Gascoigne Wood
D1935+60532 (T&T)
Gascoigne Wood Crewe
60532+D1935 (T&T)
Crewe Northampton
90002+D1935 (T&T)
Thursday 2nd The Jacobite
2Y61
Fort William Mallaig
45407
Times
WCRC
West Coast Railways
2Y62
Mallaig Fort William
Friday 3rd Belmond British Pullman
1Z82
London Victoria Stamford
67 (DBC)
Times
DBC
Belmond
1Z84
Stamford London Victoria
Friday 3rd The Jacobite
2Y61
Fort William Mallaig
45407
Times
WCRC
West Coast Railways
2Y62
Mallaig Fort William
Saturday 4th The Railway 200 Special
1Z22
London King's Cross York
86259
Times
WCRC
The Railway Touring Company
York Stanhope
44871+47746 (T&T)
1Z23
Stanhope

Darlington

47746+44871 (T&T)
Darlington Newcastle
44871+47746
1Z24
Newcastle Norwood Junc.
47746+44871 (T&T)
Norwood Junc. York
44871+47746 (T&T)
York London King's Cross
86259
Saturday 4th The Border City
1Z67
Bradford Forster Square .Carlisle
34067+57313 (T&T)
Times
WCRC
West Coast Railways
1Z68
Carlisle Hellified
Hellified Bradford Forster Square
47270+57313 (WCRC) (T&T)
Saturday 4th The Jacobite
**Cancelled due to bad weather**
2Y61
Fort William Mallaig
45407
WCRC
West Coast Railways
2Y62
Mallaig Fort William
Sunday 5th Belmond British Pullman
1Z46
London Victoria Chichester
67 (DBC)
Times
DBC
Belmond
1Z47
Chichester London Victoria
Sunday 5th The Jacobite
2Y61
Fort William Mallaig
45407
Times
WCRC
West Coast Railways
2Y62
Mallaig Fort William
Monday 6th The Jacobite
2Y61
Fort William Mallaig
45407
Times
WCRC
West Coast Railways
2Y62
Mallaig Fort William
Tuesday 7th The Jacobite
2Y61
Fort William Mallaig
45407
Times
WCRC
West Coast Railways
2Y62
Mallaig Fort William
Wednesday 8th Snowdonia Statesman
1Z53
Durham Llandudno Junction
D1935+D1924 (T&T)
Times
LSL
Statesman Rail
Llandudno Junction Blaenau Ffestiniog
1Z54
Blaenau Ffestiniog Llandudno Junction
Llandudno Junction Durham
Wednesday 8th Belmond British Pullman
1Z55
London Victoria Oxford Parkway
67 (DBC)
Times
DBC
Belmond
1Z56
Oxford Parkway London Victoria
Wednesday 8th The Impossible Dream Express
1Z45
Crewe Shrewsbury
71000+57003 (T&T)
Times
LSL
BR Class 8 Steam Locomotive Trust Members' Special
1Z55
Shrewsbury Crewe
Wednesday 8th The Jacobite
2Y61
Fort William Mallaig
45407
Times
WCRC
West Coast Railways
2Y62
Mallaig Fort William
Thursday 9th The Jacobite
2Y61
Fort William Mallaig
45407
Times
WCRC
West Coast Railways
2Y62
Mallaig Fort William
Friday 10th Belmond British Pullman
1Y92
London Victoria Dover Priory
35028+67 (DBC) (T&T)
Times
DBC
Belmond
1Y94
Dover Priory London Victoria
Friday 10th The Chairman's Train (Day 1 of 4)
1Z89
London Euston Crewe
90026
Times
LSL
Private Charter
Crewe Carnforth N.Junc.
71000
1Z90
Carnforth N.Junc. Carlisle Upperby TMD
37401
Friday 10th The Jacobite
2Y61
Fort William Mallaig
45407
Times
WCRC
West Coast Railways
2Y62
Mallaig Fort William
Saturday 11th Belmond British Pullman
1Z82
London Victoria Bath Spa
67 (DBC)
Times
DBC
Belmond
1Z92
Bath Spa London Victoria
Saturday 11th To the Birthplace and the Backbone (Day 1 of 2)
1Z43
Derby Litchurch Lane Derby
43468+43484
Times
RA
Branch Line Society
Derby Glasgow Central
1Z44
Glasgow Central Polmadie
1Z45
Polmadie Glasgow Central
Saturday 11th The Chairman's Train (Day 2 of 4)
1Z90
Newcastle Seghill Junction
20118+20132
+20107 (T&T)
Times
LSL
Private Charter
1Z91
Seghill Junction York Holgate Loop
20118+20132
+20107 (T&T)
York Holgate Loop Scarborough
20107
+20132+20118 (T&T)
Saturday 11th The Cumbrian Mountain Express
1Z86
London Euston Carnforth N. Junc.
86259
Times
WCRC
The Railway Touring Company
Carnforth N. Junc. Carlisle
34067+47746 (T&T)
1Z87
Carlisle Preston
Preston London Euston
86259
Saturday 11th The Jacobite
2Y61
Fort William Mallaig
45407
Times
WCRC
West Coast Railways
2Y62
Mallaig Fort William
Sunday 12th To the Birthplace and the Backbone (Day 2 of 2)
1Z46
Glasgow Central Derby
43468+43484
Times
RA
Branch Line Society
Derby Derby Litchurch Lane
Sunday 12th Belmond British Pullman
London Victoria round trip
2 x 67 (DBC) (T&T)
Times
DBC
Belmond
round trip London Victoria
Sunday 12th The Chairman's Train (Day 3 of 4)
1Z89
Scarborough York
20118+20132
+20107 (T&T)
Times
LSL
Private Charter
1Z90
York Keighley KWVR
20107+20118+20132
Sunday 12th The Jacobite
2Y61
Fort William Mallaig
45407
Times
WCRC
West Coast Railways
2Y62
Mallaig Fort William
Monday 13th The Chairman's Train (Day 4 of 4)
1Z89
Keighley WVR Crewe
20107+20118+20132
Times
LSL
Private Charter
Crewe London Euston
90002
Monday 13th The Jacobite
2Y61
Fort William Mallaig
45407
Times
WCRC
West Coast Railways
2Y62
Mallaig Fort William
Tuesday 14th Cornish Riviera Statesman
1Z31
Dorridge Penzance
D1935+D1924 (T&T)
Times
LSL
Statesman Rail
1Z32
Penzance Dorridge
Tuesday 14th The Jacobite
2Y61
Fort William Mallaig
45407
Times
WCRC
West Coast Railways
2Y62
Mallaig Fort William
Wednesday 15th The Jacobite
2Y61
Fort William Mallaig
45407
Times
WCRC
West Coast Railways
2Y62
Mallaig Fort William
Thurday 16th Belmond British Pullman
1E02
London Victoria Chesterfield
2 x 67 (DBC) (T&T)
Times
DBC
Belmond
1O07
Chesterfield London Victoria
Thurday 16th The Jacobite
2Y61
Fort William Mallaig
45407
Times
WCRC
West Coast Railways
2Y62
Mallaig Fort William
Friday 17th The Jacobite
2Y61
Fort William Mallaig
45407
Times
WCRC
West Coast Railways
2Y62
Mallaig Fort William
Saturday 18th Belmond British Pullman
1Y30
London Victoria Gillingham
2 x 67 (DBC) (T&T)
Times
DBC
Belmond
1Y31
Gillingham London Victoria
Saturday 18th Settle & Carlisle Steam Special
1Z72
Coventry Carnforth N. Junc.
57315+57313 (T&T)
Times
WCRC
Northern Belle
Carnforth N. Junc. Carlisle
34067+57313 (T&T)
1Z73
Carlisle

Preston

Preston Coventry
57315+57313 (T&T)
Saturday 18th The Cathedrals Express to Newcastle
1Z29
Birmingham New Street York
7029+37240 (T&T)
Times
VT
Vintage Trains
1Z31
York Birmingham New Street
Saturday 18th The Jacobite
2Y61
Fort William Mallaig
45407
Times
WCRC
West Coast Railways
2Y62
Mallaig Fort William
Sunday 19th The Jacobite
2Y61
Fort William Mallaig
45407
Times
WCRC
West Coast Railways
2Y62
Mallaig Fort William
Monday 20th The Jacobite
2Y61
Fort William Mallaig
45407
Times
WCRC
West Coast Railways
2Y62
Mallaig Fort William
Tuesday 21st The Jacobite
2Y61
Fort William Mallaig
45407
Times
WCRC
West Coast Railways
2Y62
Mallaig Fort William
Wednesday 22nd Belmond British Pullman
1V80
London Victoria Bath Spa
67 (DBC)
Times
DBC
Belmond
1O92
Bath Spa London Victoria
Wednesday 22nd The Jacobite
2Y61
Fort William Mallaig
45407
Times
WCRC
West Coast Railways
2Y62
Mallaig Fort William
Thursday 23rd Belmond British Pullman
1Y92
London Victoria Dover Priory
35028+67 (DBC) (T&T)
Times
DBC
Belmond
1Y94
Dover Priory London Victoria
Thursday 23rd The Jacobite
2Y61
Fort William Mallaig
45407
Times
WCRC
West Coast Railways
2Y62
Mallaig Fort William
Friday 24th West Highland Pullman (Day 1 of 3)
1Z43
Eastleigh Fort William
43058+43047
Times
LSL
Midland Pullman
Friday 24th The Jacobite
2Y61
Fort William Mallaig
45407
Times
WCRC
West Coast Railways
2Y62
Mallaig Fort William
Saturday 25th The Brick & Tile
1Z50
Finsbury Park Doncaster Down Decoy
50007+50008
Times
H&H
UK Railtours
Doncaster Down Decoy Cleethorpes
50007+50008
+37901 (T&T)
1Z51
Cleethorpes

Barton-on-Humber

37901
+50007+50008 (T&T)
1Z52
Barton-on-Humber Cleethorpes
50008+50007
+37901 (T&T)
1Z53
Cleethorpes St James Junc.
37901
+50007+50008 (T&T)
St James Junc. Doncaster Down Decoy
50007+50008
+37901 (T&T)
Doncaster Down Decoy Finsbury Park
50007+50008
Saturday 25th The Varsity Explorer
1Z28
Slough Chester
34028+47812 (T&T)
Times
WCRC
The Railway Touring Company
47812
1Z29
Chester Slough
Saturday 25th Settle & Carlisle Steam Special
1Z58
Grantham Carnforth N. Junc.
57313+57315 (T&T)
Times
WCRC
Northern Belle
Carnforth N. Junc. Carlisle
34067+57315(T&T)
1Z59
Carlisle

Hellifield Goods Loop

Hellifield Goods Loop Grantham
57313+57315 (T&T)
Grantham Derby
Sunday 26th West Highland Pullman (Day 3 of 3)
1Z43
Fort William Eastleigh
43047+43058
Times
LSL
Midland Pullman
Sunday 26th Belmond British Pullman
1Y60
London Victoria Dover Priory
2 x 67 (DBC) (T&T)
Times
DBC
Belmond
1Y62
Dover Priory London Victoria
Sunday 26th Shakespeare Express
1Z18
Derby Hatton Signal LJ257
5043+47773 (T&T)
Times
VT
Vintage Trains
Hatton Signal LJ257 Stratford-upon-Avon
47773+5043 (T&T)
1Z19
Stratford-upon-Avon Birmingham Snow Hill
5043+47773 (T&T)
1Z20
Birmingham Snow Hill Stratford-upon-Avon
1Z21
Stratford-upon-Avon Derby
Monday 27th The Muncaster Express - Ghost Train
1Z62
Manchester Victoria Ravenglass
57314+47746 (T&T)
Times
WCRC
West Coast Railways
1Z63
Ravenglass Manchester Victoria
Wednesday 29th The Muncaster Express - Ghost Train
1Z64
Carlisle Carnforth S. Junc.
47746+57314 (T&T)
Times
WCRC
West Coast Railways
Carnforth S. Junc. Ravenglass
1Z65
Ravenglass Carnforth S. Junc.
Carnforth S. Junc. Carlisle
Friday 31st Belmond British Pullman
London Victoria round trip
2 x 67 (DBC) (T&T)
Times
DBC
Belmond
round trip London Victoria
Friday 31st Northern Belle
1Z71
Liverpool Lime Street Oxford Parkway
2 x 57 (WCRC) (T&T)
Times
WCRC
Northern Belle
1Z72
Oxford Parkway London Victoria
November
Name
Rep. no.
From
To
Loco
Timings
TOC
Tour Promoter
Saturday 1st Belmond British Pullman
1Z08
London Victoria Bath Spa
67 (DBC)
Times
DBC
Belmond
1Z10
Bath Spa London Victoria
Saturday 1st Northern Belle
1Z72
Preston Liverpool Lime Street
2 x 57 (WCRC) (T&T)
Times
WCRC
Northern Belle
1Z73
Liverpool Lime Street Ulverston
Ulverston Manchester Victoria
1Z74
Ulverston Liverpool Lime Street
1Z75
Liverpool Lime Street Manchester Victoria
Saturday 1st The Chiltern Explorer
1Z28
Manchester Piccadilly Reading
34028+47/57 (WCRC) (T&T)
Times
WCRC
The Railway Touring Company
47/57 (WCRC)
1Z30
Reading Manchester Piccadilly
Saturday 1st Farewell to Steam Special
1Z35
Birmingham New Street Hanwell Bridge Loop
37240+7029
Times
VT
Vintage Trains
Hanwell Bridge Loop Greenford East Junc.
7029+37240 (T&T)
Greenford East Junc. London Paddington
37240+7029(T&T)
1Z36
London Paddington Bristol Temple Meads
7029+37240 (T&T)
1Z37
Bristol Temple Meads Widney Manor
Thursday 6th Royal Scot
London Euston Crewe
D213+47/57 (LSL) (T&T)
Times
LSL
Saphos Trains
Crewe Carlisle
71000+47/57 (LSL) (T&T)
Carlisle Crewe
Crewe London Euston
D213+47/57 (LSL) (T&T)
Tuesday 11th The Armistice Steam Express
London Victoria Strood
34028+47 (WCRC) (T&T)
Times
WCRC
The Railway Touring Company
Strood Sheerness-on-Sea
47 (WCRC)+34028 (T&T)
Sheerness-on-Sea London Victoria
34028+47 (WCRC) (T&T)
Saturday 15th Northern Belle
1Z43
Hull Edinburgh
2 x 57 (WCRC) (T&T)
Times
WCRC
Northern Belle
1Z44
Edinburgh Hull
Saturday 15th The Christmas White Rose
London King's Cross York
44871+47 (WCRC) (T&T)
Times
WCRC
The Railway Touring Company
  York Peterborough
Peterborough London King's Cross
47 (WCRC)
Saturday 15th The Christmas White Rose
Potters Bar Peterborough
2 x 47/57 (LSL) (T&T)
Times
LSL
Saphos Trains
Peterborough York
60007+47 (LSL) (T&T)
York Peterborough
Peterborough Potters Bar
2 x 47/57 (LSL) (T&T)
Tuesday 18th The Christmas White Rose
St Albans City Peterborough
2 x 47/57 (LSL) (T&T)
Times
LSL
Saphos Trains
Peterborough York
60007+47 (LSL) (T&T)
York Peterborough
Peterborough St Albans City
2 x 47/57 (LSL) (T&T)
Wednesday 19th Edinburgh Christmas Pullman
Watford Junction Edinburgh
43046/43047/43049/43050/43055/43058/43059
Times
LSL
Midland Pullman
  Edinburgh Watford Junction
Wednesday 19th The Christmas Sussex Belle
London Victoria Eastbourne
35028+47 (WCRC) (T&T)
Times
WCRC
The Railway Touring Company
  Eastbourne Hastings
47 (WCRC)+35028 (T&T)
Hastings London Victoria
35028+47 (WCRC) (T&T)
Thursday 20th Northern Belle
1Z35
Derby Edinburgh
2 x 57 (WCRC) (T&T)
Times
WCRC
Northern Belle
1Z36
Edinburgh Derby
Friday 21st East Anglia to York Christmas Market
Colchester North Peterborough
2 x 47/57 (LSL) (T&T)
Times
LSL
Steam Dreams
Peterborough York
60007+47 (LSL) (T&T)
York Peterborough
Peterborough Colchester North
2 x 47/57 (LSL) (T&T)
Saturday 22nd The Chester Christmas Explorer (+mini Tour)
Oxford Parkway Chester
2 x 37 (WCRC)
Times
WCRC
Pathfinder Tours
Chester Copy Pit
Copy Pit Chester
Chester Oxford Parkway
Saturday 22nd The York Christmas Statesman
1Z57
Dundee York
2 x 47/57 (LSL) (T&T)
Times
LSL
Statesman Rail
1Z59
York Dundee
Saturday 22nd Northern Belle
Burton-on-Trent Edinburgh
2 x 57 (WCRC) (T&T)
Times
WCRC
Northern Belle
Edinburgh Burton-on-Trent
Saturday 22nd The Edinburgh Christmas Market
York Edinburgh
34067 or 44871+47/57 (WCRC) (T&T)
Times
WCRC
The Railway Touring Company
Edinburgh York
Saturday 22nd The Christmas Cheshireman
Bristol Temple Meads Chester
34028+47/57 (WCRC) (T&T)
Times
WCRC
The Railway Touring Company
Chester Bristol Temple Meads
Monday 24th Edinburgh Christmas Pullman
Swindon Edinburgh
43046/43047/43049/43050/43055/43058/43059
Times
LSL
Midland Pullman
  Edinburgh Swindon
Wednesday 26th Edinburgh Christmas Pullman
Oxford Edinburgh
43046/43047/43049/43050/43055/43058/43059
Times
LSL
Midland Pullman
  Edinburgh Oxford
Thursday 27th The York Yuletide Express
Norwich York
44871+47 (WCRC) (T&T)
Times
WCRC
The Railway Touring Company
  York Peterborough
Peterborough Norwich
47 (WCRC)
Friday 28th Northern Belle
Glasgow Central York
2 x 57 (WCRC) (T&T)
Times
WCRC
Northern Belle
York Glasgow Central
Friday 28th Edinburgh Christmas Pullman
Cardiff Central Edinburgh
43046/43047/43049/43050/43055/43058/43059
Times
LSL
Midland Pullman
  Edinburgh Cardiff Central
Saturday 29th The Bath Christmas Statesman
Ulverston Bath Spa
2 x 47/57 (LSL) (T&T)
Times
LSL
Statesman Rail
Bath Spa Ulverston
Saturday 29th Northern Belle
Glasgow Central round trip
2 x 57 (WCRC) (T&T)
Times
WCRC
Northern Belle
round trip Glasgow Central
Glasgow Central Edinburgh
Saturday 29th The Bath and Bristol Christmas Express
London Paddington Bristol Temple Meads
34028+47/57 (WCRC) (T&T)
Times
WCRC
The Railway Touring Company
Bristol Temple Meads London Paddington
December
Name
Rep. no.
From
To
Loco
Timings
TOC
Tour Promoter
Monday 1st Edinburgh Christmas Pullman
Bangor Edinburgh
43046/43047/43049/43050/43055/43058/43059
Times
LSL
Midland Pullman
  Edinburgh Bangor
Wednesday 3rd Northern Belle
Manchester Victoria Edinburgh
2 x 57 (WCRC) (T&T)
Times
WCRC
Northern Belle
Edinburgh Manchester Victoria
Thursday 4th Northern Belle
Liverpool Lime Street round trip
2 x 57 (WCRC) (T&T)
Times
WCRC
Northern Belle
round trip Crewe
Friday 5th Northern Belle
Swansea round trip
2 x 57 (WCRC) (T&T)
Times
WCRC
Northern Belle
round trip Swansea
Saturday 6th Northern Belle
Chester

Liverpool Lime Street

2 x 57 (WCRC) (T&T)
Times
WCRC
Northern Belle
Liverpool Lime Street Edinburgh
Edinburgh Liverpool Lime Street
Liverpool Lime Street Chester
Thursday 11th Northern Belle
Grantham Edinburgh
2 x 57 (WCRC) (T&T)
Times
WCRC
Northern Belle
Edinburgh Grantham
Friday 12th Northern Belle
Norwich round trip
2 x 57 (WCRC) (T&T)
Times
WCRC
Northern Belle
round trip Ipswich
Saturday 13th Northern Belle
London Victoria round trip
2 x 57 (WCRC) (T&T)
Times
WCRC
Northern Belle
round trip London Victoria
Sunday 14th Northern Belle
Coventry round trip
2 x 57 (WCRC) (T&T)
Times
WCRC
Northern Belle
round trip Birmingham International
Monday 15th Edinburgh Christmas Pullman
Tamworth Edinburgh
43046/43047/43049/43050/43055/43058/43059
Times
LSL
Midland Pullman
  Edinburgh Tamworth
Wednesday 17th Northern Belle
York round trip
2 x 57 (WCRC) (T&T)
Times
WCRC
Northern Belle
round trip Sheffield
Thursday 18th Northern Belle
Darlington round trip
2 x 57 (WCRC) (T&T)
Times
WCRC
Northern Belle
round trip Newcastle
Friday 19th Edinburgh Christmas Pullman
Potters Bar Edinburgh
43046/43047/43049/43050/43055/43058/43059
Times
LSL
Midland Pullman
  Edinburgh Potters Bar
Friday 19th Northern Belle
Glasgow Central round trip
2 x 57 (WCRC) (T&T)
Times
WCRC
Northern Belle
round trip Edinburgh
Saturday 20th The Pathfinder Finale (+mini Tour)
Salisbury Manchester Victoria
D1015+47 (WCRC) (T&T)
Times
WCRC
Pathfinder Tours
Manchester Victoria Copy Pit
Copy Pit Manchester Victoria
Manchester Victoria Salisbury
Saturday 20th Northern Belle
Manchester Victoria round trip
2 x 57 (WCRC) (T&T)
Times
WCRC
Northern Belle
round trip Leeds