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Hello all I thought I would start a thread for this event, probably now THE diesel Gala of the season, I'm hearing lots of rumours about what's going but the final list of visitors seams some way off. The theme they are going for is a GM theme because of the anniversary of the 59 introduction...

The first tour for new year is up on UKR's site 7th March Watford Jun to Rawtenstall (elr) class 50s plus something DB as assist and 56006 on the elr, via some bits and bobs

Hello all, I was wondering if anyone could provide me, In miles and chains if possible, the mileage from London St Pancras to Rotterdam via I assume the normal route, whatever that is I'm due to make the journey in the week and I'd like a figure to write down, TIA

Hello all, on the fixtures page on the BLS site it shows a save the date for Sunday 22nd February, at the moment there are no other details but in December this year there is a tour on the Friday and the Sunday bracketing a UKR tour to Bemish on the Saturday so it may indicate something on the 21st

Hello all I went to the above event today and I just wanted to pop on here just to say what a wonderful day out it was, we had 3 x 31s and a kettle and four shunters and then just to satisfy some requests from people who were there for the last two trains were a different 03 and the 04, what a...

Hi new tour pending for UKR from London area up the ECML and across to Cleethorpes and Barton on Humber, 25th October using 50s and 37

Hello all just noticed this one pop up today i think, Kings Cross up to Dumbarton first day travelling via S&C, next day out of Dumbarton for a trip to Edinburgh via the Fife loop, Sunday off, Monday return to London via the Blyth and Tyne, all with 47 haulage first class only all for a Bargain...

Hello all as the BLS has announced save the dates for several tours in relation to the Derby works open day event a very long time ago now and they STILL haven't given any more details as to what they actually are planning on doing, to be fair this isn't unknown with BLS they seam to drag their...

Hello there will be several large groups of enthusiasts in the Gt Yarmouth area doing the BLS tour on the 3rd of May, we will all be at a loose end on the Sunday morning, the railway has a diesel loco shown as working but would anyone know if its a ex BR loco or some industrial thing I've asked...

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Hearing there may be new tours for next year dropping soon

Hello all three new charters have dropped for booking on the BLS site Saturday 17 Derby start with a 69 along to Leicester then reversal using 2 20s across to Peterborough then up to Lincoln diathermy diveunder, calling in at Monk Bretton glass works finishing at York Sunday there are three...

Hello all, just a quick question I'm looking at travelling on the 1710 from Peterborough to spalding, if as usual it departs from platform 7 does it have to use the diveunder en route? Thanks

Hello all I know that the line up for the gala is in no way finalised yet but publicly announced so far is 37409 from LSL and a class 70 the picture on rail advent is of a freightliner one but the text doesn't explicitly say that so it COULD be a colas one, in the case of the 70 I think that's a...

There are a few new dates on the UK Railtours site with save the dates notes these are 20th April Hastings DEMU to destination TBC 27th April London to Shropshire 11th May London to the seaside? 27th May to the west country from? Using heritage traction 8th June something unique to the...

Just popped up on the website, 13th of Jan Crewe to Glasgow/Ayr with either a 86 or 87, and 10th Feb Kings Cross to Skipton & Bradford using class 90 prices for either £99 First class non dining

Hello all, I'm sure this will be of interest to someone but had a email from UK Railtours yesterday giving a save the date heads up for a Euston to Manchester via Northampton and Cannock tour using class 50s, mainly for the Xmas markets in Manchester but I don't know if it goes into Manchester...

Hello I've noticed from RTT that Bay 10 at Crewe, has very few scheduled services booked to use it (0721 to Chester) is one but even then most are replatformed to Bay 9, last time I was there the track looked quite rusty as if it hadn't been used for a good few days, is there a signalling reason...

Vintage have put some tours up on their site for the forthcoming year, but the details of the tours are to say the least lacking in detail.With the supposed move of 37240 from LSL to vintage has anybody got a clearer picture of what loco class is on what train or even a better idea of routing TIA

Nothing showing on their website yet but ive been told by a trustworthy source Class 50s via S&C to Carlisle May 11th Class 20s to Weston Super Mare air show, then onto Minehead, which puts it June 25/26 Dont know any routes or pick ups