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April
Name
Rep. no.
From
To
Loco
Timings
TOC
Tour Promoter
Wednesday 1st The Britannic Explorer (Day 3 of 4)
1Z72
 Barmouth Machynlleth
97302+37254
GBRf
Belmond
1Z73
 Machynlleth Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury Oxford
66744+66748 (T&T)
1Z74
 Oxford Honeybourne Staff Halt
Thursday 2nd The Britannic Explorer (Day 4 of 4)
1Z75
 Honeybourne Staff Halt London Victoria
66748+66744 (T&T)
GBRf
Belmond
Friday 3rd The Britannic Explorer (Day 1 of 4)
1V01
 London Victoria Bishops Lydeard
66748+66744 (T&T)
GBRf
Belmond
Saturday 4th The Britannic Explorer (Day 2 of 4)
1C02
 Bishops Lydeard Taunton
66744+66748 (T&T)
GBRf
Belmond
Taunton Penzance
1Z03
 Penzance Fowey Dock Carne Point
Saturday 4th Alstom's Depot Dash
1Z57
 Edge Hill Liverpool Lime Street
66/7+57/3 (GBRf) (T&T)
GBRf
Branch Line Society
Liverpool Lime Street Longsight C.M.D.
1Z58
 Longsight C.M.D. Bletchley
57/3+66/7 (GBRf) (T&T)
1Z59
 Bletchley Liverpool Lime Street
57/3+66/7 (GBRf) (T&T)
Liverpool Lime Street Edge Hill
Saturday 4th The Edinburgh Flyer
1Z53
 York Edinburgh
34067+47812 (T&T)
WCRC
 The Railway Touring Company
1Z54
 Edinburgh York
Sunday 5th The Britannic Explorer (Day 3 of 4)
1C05
 Fowey Dock Carne Point Lostwithiel UGL
66748+66744 (T&T)
GBRf
Belmond
Lostwithiel UGL Fowey Dock Carne Point
1C06
 Fowey Dock Carne Point Castle Cary
Monday 6th The Britannic Explorer (Day 4 of 4)
1O00
 Bishops Lydeard London Victoria
66744+66748 (T&T)
GBRf
Belmond
Wednesday 8th The Cumbrian Mountaineer
1Z70
 Crewe Carlisle
70000
LSL
 Saphos Trains
1Z71
 Carlisle Crewe
Thursday 9th Royal Windsor Statesman
Chester Windsor & Eton Riverside
2 x 47/57 (LSL) (T&T)
LSL
Statesman Rail
  Windsor & Eton Riverside Chester
Thursday 9th Belmond British Pullman
London Victoria round trip
67 (DBC)
DBC
Belmond
  round trip London Victoria
Thursday 9th The Manxman
London King's Cross York
2 x 57/3 (GBRf)
GBRf
UK Railtours
  York Liverpool Lime Street
Friday 10th Belmond British Pullman
London Victoria Stamford
67 (DBC)
DBC
Belmond
  Stamford London Victoria
Saturday 11th The Not Holyhead
**Cancelled by Tour Operator**
Derby Bedford
50008+50007/50049 (T&T)
H&H
UK Railtours
Bedford Llandudno
Llandudno Blaenau Ffestiniog
Blaenau Ffestiniog Bangor
Bangor Bedford
Bedford Derby
Saturday 11th Northern Belle - Settle & Carlisle Steam Special
Crewe Carnforth N. Junc.
2 x 57 (WCRC) (T&T)
WCRC
Northern Belle
Carnforth N. Junc. Carlisle
34067+57 (WCRC) (T&T)
Carlisle Preston
Preston Crewe
2 x 57 (WCRC) (T&T)
Saturday 11th Bath and Cranmore
Hastings Cranmore
DEMU 1001
GBRf
Hastings Diesels Ltd.
Cranmore Hastings
Saturday 11th The Cathedrals Express to Newcastle
Birmingham New Street Newcastle
Steam TBA+37240/47773 (T&T)
VT
 Vintage Trains
  Newcastle Birmingham New Street
Wednesday 15th The Sussex Belle
London Victoria Eastbourne
34028+47 (WCRC) (T&T)
WCRC
The Railway Touring Company
Eastbourne Hastings
47 (WCRC)+34028 (T&T)
Hastings London Victoria
34028+47 (WCRC) (T&T)
Thursday 16th Royal Windsor Statesman
Paignton Windsor & Eton Riverside
2 x 47/57 (LSL) (T&T)
LSL
Statesman Rail
  Windsor & Eton Riverside Paignton
Friday 17th The Cambrian Coast Express
Widney Manor Shrewsbury
37240
VT
Vintage Trains
Shrewsbury Pwllheli
97/3+37240
  Pwllheli Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury Widney Manor
37240
Friday 17th Belmond British Pullman
1Y92
 London Victoria Dover Priory
35028
DBC
 Belmond
1Y94
 Dover Priory London Victoria
Saturday 18th Belmond British Pullman
London Victoria round trip
2 x 67 (DB) (T&T)
DBC
Belmond
round trip London Victoria
Saturday 18th Northern Belle
Blackburn round trip
2 x 47/57 (WCRC) (T&T)
WCRC
Northern Belle
  round trip Manchester Victoria
Saturday 18th The Great Britain XV111 (Day 1 of 8)
London Paddington Penzance
34028+47 (WCRC) (T&T)
 WCRC The Railway Touring Company
Sunday 19th The Great Britain XV111 (Day 2 of 8)
Penzance Chester
Steam TBA+47 (WCRC) (T&T)
 WCRC The Railway Touring Company
Monday 20th The Great Britain XV111 (Day 3 of 8)
Chester Carlisle
Steam TBA+47 (WCRC) (T&T)
 WCRC The Railway Touring Company
Tuesday 21st The Great Britain XV111 (Day 4 of 8)
Carlisle Fort William
Steam TBA+47 (WCRC) (T&T)
 WCRC The Railway Touring Company
Wednesday 22nd The Golden Arrow
Northampton Willesden Yard
2 x 47/57 (LSL) (T&T)
LSL
Saphos Trains
Willesden Yard Canterbury West
34046 or 60007 or 70000 or 71000
  Canterbury West Willesden Yard
Willesden Yard Northampton
2 x 47/57 (LSL) (T&T)
Wednesday 22nd The Great Britain XV111 (Day 5 of 8)
Fort William Mallaig
Black 5 +47 (WCRC) (T&T)
 WCRC The Railway Touring Company
  Mallaig Fort William
Thursday 23rd Portsmouth Harbour Statesman
Whitchurch Windsor & Eton Riverside
2 x 47/57 (LSL) (T&T)
LSL
Statesman Rail
  Windsor & Eton Riverside Whitchurch
Thursday 23rd The Great Britain XV111 (Day 6 of 8)
Fort William Aberdeen
Steam TBA+47 (WCRC) (T&T)
 WCRC The Railway Touring Company
Friday 24th Belmond British Pullman
London Victoria round trip
2 x 67 (DB) (T&T)
DBC
Belmond
round trip London Victoria
Friday 24th The Great Britain XV111 (Day 7 of 8)
Aberdeen Newcastle
Steam TBA+47 (WCRC) (T&T)
 WCRC The Railway Touring Company
Saturday 25th Lord of the Isles Pullman (Day 1 of 3)
St Albans City Inverness
43046/43047/43049/43050/43055/43058/43059
LSL
Midland Pullman
Saturday 25th Belmond British Pullman
London Victoria round trip
2 x 67 (DB) (T&T)
DBC
Belmond
round trip London Victoria
Saturday 25th Gerald of Wales/Y Geralt Gymro
Holyhead Swansea
67 (TFW)
TFW
Branch Line Society
Swansea Holyhead
Saturday 25th The Merry Men of Loughborough and The Robin Hood Mini-Tour
Basingstoke Humberstone Road Junc.
57/3 (GBRf)
GBRf
UK Railtours
Humberstone Road Junc. Loughborough
66xxx (GBRf) + 57/3 (GBRf)
Loughborough Doncaster Decoy Yard
  Doncaster Decoy Yard Loughborough
66yyy (GBRf) + 57/3 (GBRf)
Loughborough Humberstone Road Junc.
Humberstone Road Junc. Basingstoke
57/3 (GBRf)
Saturday 25th Northern Belle - Settle & Carlisle Steam Special
Liverpool Lime Street Canforth N. Junc.
2 x 57 (WCRC) (T&T)
WCRC
Northern Belle
Canforth N. Junc. Carlisle
34067 or 45407+57 (WCRC) (T&T)
  Carlisle Preston
Preston Liverpool Lime Street
2 x 57 (WCRC) (T&T)
Saturday 25th The Great Britain XV111 (Day 8 of 8)
Newcastle London Euston
34028+47 (WCRC) (T&T)
 WCRC The Railway Touring Company
Sunday 26th Lord of the Isles Pullman (Day 2 of 3)
Inverness Kyle of Lochalsh
43046/43047/43049/43050/43055/43058/43059
LSL
Midland Pullman
  Kyle of Lochalsh Inverness
Sunday 26th Belmond British Pullman
London Victoria round trip
2 x 67 (DB) (T&T)
DBC
Belmond
round trip London Victoria
Sunday 26th The Shakespeare Express
Derby Hatton
5043 or 702937240/47773 (T&T)
VT
 Vintage Trains
  Hatton Stratford-upon-Avon
37240/47773 + 5043 or 7029 (T&T)
  Stratford-upon-Avon Birmingham Snow Hill
5043 or 702937240/47773 (T&T)
  Birmingham Snow Hill Stratford-upon-Avon
  Stratford-upon-Avon Derby
Monday 27th Lord of the Isles Pullman (Day 3 of 3)
Inverness St Albans City
43046/43047/43049/43050/43055/43058/43059
LSL
Midland Pullman
Wednesday 29th The Welsh Marches Express
Ulverston Crewe
2 x 47/57 (LSL) (T&T)
LSL
Saphos Trains
Crewe Cardiff Central
34046 or 60007 or 60532 or 70000 or 71000
  Cardiff Central Crewe
Crewe Ulverston
2 x 47/57 (LSL) (T&T)
May
Name
Rep. no.
From
To
Loco
Timings
TOC
Tour Promoter
Saturday 2nd The Garrison Growlers
Glenrothes in Thornton Edinburgh
37403+37
LSL
S.R.P.S. Railtours
  Edinburgh Glenrothes in Thornton
Saturday 2nd The Atlantic Voyager
Dorridge Newquay
2 x 47 (WCRC)
WCRC
The Railway Touring Company
  Newquay Dorridge
Saturday 2nd Northern Belle
Nottingham Edinburgh
2 x 57 (WCRC) (T&T)
WCRC
Northern Belle
Edinburgh Nottingham
Saturday 2nd English Riviera Express
Crewe Taunton
2 x 47/57 (LSL) (T&T)
LSL
Saphos Trains
Taunton Kingswear
5029 or 34046 or 60007 or 70000 or 71000
  Kingswear Taunton
Taunton Crewe
2 x 47/57 (LSL) (T&T)
Thursday 7th Royal Windsor Statesman
Hull Windsor & Eton Riverside
2 x 47/57 (LSL) (T&T)
LSL
Statesman Rail
  Windsor & Eton Riverside Hull
Saturday 9th Lord of the Isles Pullman (Day 1 of 3)
Swansea Inverness
43046/43047/43049/43050/43055/43058/43059
LSL
Midland Pullman
Saturday 9th English Riviera Express
Northampton Taunton
2 x 47/57 (LSL) (T&T)
LSL
Saphos Trains
Taunton Kingswear
5029 or 34046 or 60007 or 70000 or 71000
  Kingswear Taunton
Taunton Northampton
2 x 47/57 (LSL) (T&T)
Saturday 9th The Cumbrian Mountain Express
1Z86
 London Euston Carnforth N. Junc.
86259
WCRC
The Railway Touring Company
Carnforth N. Junc. Carlisle
45407 or 34067+47 (T&T)
1Z87
 Carlisle Preston
Preston London Euston
86259
Sunday 10th Lord of the Isles Pullman (Day 2 of 3)
Inverness Kyle of Lochalsh
43046/43047/43049/43050/43055/43058/43059
LSL
Midland Pullman
  Kyle of Lochalsh Inverness
Monday 11th Lord of the Isles Pullman (Day 3 of 3)
Inverness Swansea
43046/43047/43049/43050/43055/43058/43059
LSL
Midland Pullman
Wednesday 13th The Welsh Marches Express
Bournemouth Bristol Temple Meads
2 x 47/57 (LSL) (T&T)
LSL
Saphos Trains
Bristol Temple Meads Cardiff Central
34046 or 60007 or 60532 or 70000 or 71000
  Cardiff Central Bristol Temple Meads
Bristol Temple Meads Bournemouth
2 x 47/57 (LSL) (T&T)
Friday 15th Cornish Riviera Pullman (Day 1 of 3)
York Penzance
43046/43047/43049/43050/43055/43058/43059
LSL
Midland Pullman
Saturday 16th Torbay & Dartmouth Pullman
Penzance Newton Abbot
43046/43047/43049/43050/43055/43058/43059
LSL
Midland Pullman
Newton Abbot Kingswear
  Kingswear Newton Abbot
Newton Abbot Penzance
Saturday 16th The Edinburgh Flyer
York Edinburgh
34067+47 (WCRC) (T&T)
WCRC
 The Railway Touring Company
Edinburgh York
Saturday 16th The Buxton Spa Express
Ealing Broadway Buxton
45407+47 (WCRC) (T&T)
WCRC
 The Railway Touring Company
Buxton Leicester Humberstone Road
Leicester Humberstone Road Ealing Broadway
47 (WCRC)
Sunday 17th Cornish Riviera Pullman (Day 3 of 3)
Penzance York
43046/43047/43049/43050/43055/43058/43059
LSL
Midland Pullman
Wednesday 20th The Golden Arrow
Bristol Temple Meads Hanwell Bridge Loop
2 x 47/57 (LSL) (T&T)
LSL
Saphos Trains
Hanwell Bridge Loop Canterbury West
34046 or 60007 or 70000 or 71000
  Canterbury West Hanwell Bridge Loop
Hanwell Bridge Loop Bristol Temple Meads
2 x 47/57 (LSL) (T&T)
Thursday 21st Torbay Riviera Pullman
Nottingham Paignton
43046/43047/43049/43050/43055/43058/43059
LSL
Midland Pullman
  Paignton Nottingham
Saturday 23rd The Lakelander
Rugby Preston
2 x 47/57 (LSL) (T&T)
LSL
Saphos Trains
Preston Carlisle
34046 or 60007 or 70000 or 71000
  Carlisle Preston
Preston Rugby
2 x 47/57 (LSL) (T&T)
Wednesday 27th Yorkshire Coast Pullman
Eastleigh Scarborough
43046/43047/43049/43050/43055/43058/43059
LSL
Midland Pullman
  Scarborough Eastleigh
Saturday 30th Lord of the Isles Pullman (Day 1 of 3)
Chelmsford Inverness
43046/43047/43049/43050/43055/43058/43059
LSL
Midland Pullman
Saturday 30th English Riviera Express
Wolverhampton Taunton
2 x 47/57 (LSL) (T&T)
LSL
Saphos Trains
Taunton Kingswear
5029 or 34046 or 60007 or 70000 or 71000
  Kingswear Taunton
Taunton Wolverhampton
2 x 47/57 (LSL) (T&T)
Sunday 31st Lord of the Isles Pullman (Day 2 of 3)
Inverness Kyle of Lochalsh
43046/43047/43049/43050/43055/43058/43059
LSL
Midland Pullman
  Kyle of Lochalsh Inverness
June
Name
Rep. no.
From
To
Loco
Timings
TOC
Tour Promoter
Monday 1st Lord of the Isles Pullman (Day 3 of 3)
Inverness Chelmsford
43046/43047/43049/43050/43055/43058/43059
LSL
Midland Pullman
Wednesday 3rd Settle & Carlisle Fellsman
Crewe Chester
47/57 (LSL)+60532 (T&T)
LSL
Saphos Trains
Chester Carlisle
60532+47/57 (LSL) (T&T)
  Carlisle Chester
Chester Crewe
47/57 (LSL)+60532 (T&T)
Thursday 4th Dorset Coast Statesman
Peterborough Weymouth
2 x 47/57 (LSL) (T&T)
LSL
Statesman Rail
  Weymouth Peterborough
Friday 5th The Growling Peak (Postionng Train)
Linlithgow Carlisle
37025
LSL
S.R.P.S. Railtours
Saturday 6th The Oban Peak
Carlisle Oban
45118
LSL
S.R.P.S. Railtours
  Oban Carlisle
Saturday 6th The Aberystwyth Coastal Voyager
London Euston Oxley
86259
WCRC
The Railway Touring Company
Oxley Aberystwyth
97/3+37
Aberystwyth Oxley
Oxley London Euston
86259
Sunday 7th The Return Syphon (Postionng Train)
Carlisle Linlithgow
37025
LSL
S.R.P.S. Railtours
Wednesday 10th Settle & Carlisle Pullman
Watford Junction Carlisle
43046/43047/43049/43050/43055/43058/43059
LSL
Midland Pullman
  Carlisle Watford Junction
Thursday 18th Royal Windsor Statesman
Carnforth Windsor & Eton Riverside
2 x 47/57 (LSL) (T&T)
LSL
Statesman Rail
  Windsor & Eton Riverside Carnforth
Tuesday 23rd Oban & West Highland Pullman
Preston Oban
43046/43047/43049/43050/43055/43058/43059
LSL
Midland Pullman
  Oban Preston
Wednesday 24th The Welsh Marches Express
Paignton Bristol Temple Meads
2 x 47/57 (LSL) (T&T)
LSL
Saphos Trains
Bristol Temple Meads Shrewsbury
34046 or 60007 or 70000 or 71000
  Shrewsbury Bristol Temple Meads
Bristol Temple Meads Paignton
2 x 47/57 (LSL) (T&T)
Saturday 27th The Mazey Day Cornishman
Dorridge Penzance
2 x 37 (WCRC)
WCRC
The Railway Touring Company
  Penzance Dorridge
Saturday 27th

The Cornish Riviera & Mazey Day Statesman
Derby Penzance
2 x 47/57 (LSL) (T&T)
LSL
Statesman Rail
  Penzance Derby