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Tours updated on Friday 30th July 2010
4th Dec 2010Bath Spa & Bristol Christmas Market
Bedford (pu) - Luton Airport Parkway (pu) - St.Albans (pu) - Kensington Olympia - Clapham Jct - Staines - Woking - Basingstoke - Salisbury - Westbury - Bath Spa (sd) - Bristol Temple Meads (break/rev) & return
(UK Railtours)

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Tours updated on Tuesday 27th July 2010
9th Aug 2010The Jacobite
Fort William (pu) - Glenfinnan - Arisaig - Mallaig (break/rev) & return
(West Coast Railway Company)

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10th Aug 2010The Jacobite
Fort William (pu) - Glenfinnan - Arisaig - Mallaig (break/rev) & return
(West Coast Railway Company)

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1st Aug 2010The Jacobite
Fort William (pu) - Glenfinnan - Arisaig - Mallaig (break/rev) & return
(West Coast Railway Company)

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7th Aug 2010The Jacobite
Fort William (pu) - Glenfinnan - Arisaig - Mallaig (break/rev) & return
(West Coast Railway Company)

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8th Aug 2010The Jacobite
Fort William (pu) - Glenfinnan - Arisaig - Mallaig (break/rev) & return
(West Coast Railway Company)

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22nd Aug 2010The North Wales Coast Express
Liverpool Lime street (pu) - Broad Green (pu) - Warrington Bank Quay (pu) - Frodsham (pu) - Chester (pu) - Llandudno Jct (sd for Llandudno) - Bangor - Holyhead (break/rev) & return
(Railway Touring Company)

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8th Aug 2010The Waverley
York (pu) - Leeds (pu) - Shipley (pu) - Keighley (pu) - Skipton (pu) - Hellifield - S&C - Carlisle (break/rev) & return
(Railway Touring Company)

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Tours updated on Monday 26th July 2010
5th Aug 2010Cathedrals Express
London Victoria (pu) - Salisbury (sd) - Bath Spa (sd) - Bristol Temple Meads (break/rev) & return
(Steam Dreams)

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1st Aug 2010The Waverley
York (pu) - Leeds (pu) - Shipley (pu) - Keighley (pu) - Skipton (pu) - Hellifield - S&C - Carlisle (break/rev) & return
(Railway Touring Company)

Charter Cancelled

 
Tours updated on Sunday 25th July 2010
18th Aug 2010Cathedrals Express
London (pu) - Woking (pu) - Basingstoke - Weymouth (break/rev) (Weymouth - Dorchester West - Yeovil (rev)) - Yeovil - Salisbury - Andover - Basingstoke - Woking (sd) - London
(Steam Dreams)

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25th Jul 2010The Waverley
York (pu) - Leeds (pu) - Shipley (pu) - Keighley (pu) - Skipton (pu) - Hellifield - S&C - Carlisle (break/rev) & return
(Railway Touring Company)

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9th Oct 2010The Cathedrals Express
London Euston (pu) - Milton Keynes - Northampton - Rugby - Lichfield Trent Valley - Stafford - Crewe - Chester (break & return)
(Steam Dreams)

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24th Sep 2010Cathedrals Express
London King's Cross (pu) - Nottingham (sd) - Chesterfield (sd) - Barrow Hill (break) & return
(Steam Dreams)

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19th Nov 2010The Christmas Coronation: day 2
Edinburgh Waverley (pu) - Berwick upon Tweed - Newcastle upon Tyne - Hexham - Carlisle (break) - Beattock - Carstairs - Motherwell - Holytown - Shotts - Edinburgh Waverley
(Steam Dreams)

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20th Nov 2010The Christmas Coronation: day 3
Edinburgh Waverley (pu) - Carstairs - Carlisle - Preston - Crewe - Stafford - Rugby - Northampton - Milton Keynesd Central (sd) - Watford Jct (sd) - London Euston
(Steam Dreams)

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Tours updated on Saturday 24th July 2010
26th Jul 2010The Cambrian
Machynlleth (pu) - Dovey Junction (pu) - Tywyn (pu) - Barmouth (pu) - Harlech - Minffordd - Porthmadog (break/rev) & return
(West Coast Railway Company)

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1st Aug 2010The Torbay Express
Bristol Temple Meads (pu) - Weston super Mare (pu) - Taunton (pu) - Exeter St. Davids (pu) - Paignton - Kingswear (break/rev) & return
(Torbay Express Ltd)

Charter Cancelled

7th Aug 2010VSOE British Pullman
London Victoria (pu) - Didcot Parkway - (Didcot Parkway - Oxford (break/rev) - Oxford - Didcot - London Victoria
(VSOE)

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7th Aug 2010The Tall Ships in Hartlepool
London King's Cross (pu) - Stevenage (pu) - Peterborough (pu) - York - Northallerton - Stockton - Hartlepool (break) - Hartlepool - Sunderland - Gateshead - Durham - York & return
(UK Railtours)

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2nd Oct 2010The Merseyside Tornado
Liverpool South Parkway (pu) - Runcorn (pu) - Crewe (pu) - Stafford (pu) - Lichfield Trent Valley (pu) - Rugby - London Euston (break/rev) & return
(HF Railtours)

New Charter

9th Oct 2010The Route 66 Railtour
Crewe (pu) - Wigan NW (pu) - Prestpon (pu) - Carnforth - ABP Ramsden Dock Port Terminal (rev) - Maryport - London Rd DBS Sidings (rev) - Carlisle - Brunthill (NR Limit) (rev) - Longtown branch - Kingmore - Carlisle - Shap - Carnforth UPL - Preston (sd) - Wigan NW (sd) - Crewe (66's tnt throughout)
(Branch Line Society)

New Charter

10th Oct 2010The Ribble Lune Railtour
Crewe (pu) - Sandbach - Middlwich - Northwich - Wade Works branch (NRR Limit) - Hartford - Wigan NW (pu) - Ribble Steam Railway (break/rev) - Ribble Jct (rev) - Bare Lane Jct - Morecambe (rev) - Heysham Power Station (NR Limit) (rev) - Morecambe (rev) - Carnforth - We
(Branch Line Society)

New Charter

 
Tours updated on Friday 23rd July 2010
12th Aug 2010Cathedrals Express
London Victoria (pu) - East Croydon (pu) - Redhill (pu) - Guildford (pu) - Swindon - Sapperton - Gloucester (break/rev) & return (44932)
(Steam Dreams)

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29th Jul 2010Cathedrals Express
London Victoria (pu) - Bromley South (pu) - Canterbury & return (now 44932)
(Steam Dreams)

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14th Aug 2010The White Elephant Shuttles (in conjunction with Wolverton Works Open day)
Northampton (pu) - Wolverton (pu) - Bletchley Flyover - Swanbourne (rev) - Bletchley Fl;yover - Fenny Stratford - Bedford (rev) - Fenny Stratford - Bletchley - Milton Keynes Central (sd) & return) (2 shuttles, departing Northampton approx 0945 & 1400)(Top and tailed DBS Class 66's)
(UK Railtours)

Charter Cancelled

15th Aug 2010The Concrete Cow (in conjunction with Wolverton Works Open Day)
Preston (pu) - Wigan North Western (pu) - Warrington Bank Quay (pu) - Crewe (pu) - Stafford - Lichfield Trent Valley - Rugby - Wolverton (sd) - Milton Keynes Central (brteak/rev) & return (different Class 92 in each direction)
(UK Railtours)

Charter Cancelled

 
Tours updated on Thursday 22nd July 2010
26th Jul 2010The Jacobite
Fort William (pu) - Glenfinnan - Arisaig - Mallaig (break/rev) & return
(West Coast Railway Company)

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27th Jul 2010The Jacobite
Fort William (pu) - Glenfinnan - Arisaig - Mallaig (break/rev) & return
(West Coast Railway Company)

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28th Jul 2010The Jacobite
Fort William (pu) - Glenfinnan - Arisaig - Mallaig (break/rev) & return
(West Coast Railway Company)

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29th Jul 2010The Jacobite
Fort William (pu) - Glenfinnan - Arisaig - Mallaig (break/rev) & return
(West Coast Railway Company)

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30th Jul 2010The Jacobite
Fort William (pu) - Glenfinnan - Arisaig - Mallaig (break/rev) & return
(West Coast Railway Company)

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2nd Aug 2010The Jacobite
Fort William (pu) - Glenfinnan - Arisaig - Mallaig (break/rev) & return
(West Coast Railway Company)

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3rd Aug 2010The Jacobite
Fort William (pu) - Glenfinnan - Arisaig - Mallaig (break/rev) & return
(West Coast Railway Company)

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4th Aug 2010The Jacobite
Fort William (pu) - Glenfinnan - Arisaig - Mallaig (break/rev) & return
(West Coast Railway Company)

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5th Aug 2010The Jacobite
Fort William (pu) - Glenfinnan - Arisaig - Mallaig (break/rev) & return
(West Coast Railway Company)

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6th Aug 2010The Jacobite
Fort William (pu) - Glenfinnan - Arisaig - Mallaig (break/rev) & return
(West Coast Railway Company)

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25th Jul 2010The Jacobite
Fort William (pu) - Glenfinnan - Arisaig - Mallaig (break/rev) & return
(West Coast Railway Company)

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31st Jul 2010The Jacobite
Fort William (pu) - Glenfinnan - Arisaig - Mallaig (break/rev) & return
(West Coast Railway Company)

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27th Jul 2010The Cambrian
Machynlleth (pu) - Dovey Junction (pu) - Tywyn (pu) - Barmouth (pu) - Harlech - Minffordd - Porthmadog (break/rev) & return
(West Coast Railway Company)

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29th Jul 2010The Cambrian
Machynlleth (pu) - Dovey Junction (pu) - Tywyn (pu) - Barmouth (pu) - Harlech - Minffordd - Porthmadog (break/rev) & return
(West Coast Railway Company)

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2nd Aug 2010The Cambrian
Machynlleth (pu) - Dovey Junction (pu) - Tywyn (pu) - Barmouth (pu) - Harlech - Minffordd - Porthmadog (break) - Pwllheli (break/rev) & return
(West Coast Railway Company)

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3rd Aug 2010The Cambrian
Machynlleth (pu) - Dovey Junction (pu) - Tywyn (pu) - Barmouth (pu) - Harlech - Minffordd - Porthmadog (break/rev) & return
(West Coast Railway Company)

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5th Aug 2010The Cambrian
Machynlleth (pu) - Dovey Junction (pu) - Tywyn (pu) - Barmouth (pu) - Harlech - Minffordd - Porthmadog (break/rev) & return
(West Coast Railway Company)

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28th Jul 2010The Cambrian
Machynlleth (pu) - Dovey Junction (pu) - Tywyn (pu) - Barmouth (pu) - Harlech - Minffordd - Porthmadog (break) - Pwllheli (break/rev) & return
(West Coast Railway Company)

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30th Jul 2010The Cambrian
Machynlleth (pu) - Dovey Junction (pu) - Tywyn (pu) - Barmouth (pu) - Harlech - Minffordd - Porthmadog (break) - Pwllheli (break/rev) & return
(West Coast Railway Company)

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4th Aug 2010The Cambrian
Machynlleth (pu) - Dovey Junction (pu) - Tywyn (pu) - Barmouth (pu) - Harlech - Minffordd - Porthmadog (break) - Pwllheli (break/rev) & return
(West Coast Railway Company)

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6th Aug 2010The Cambrian
Machynlleth (pu) - Dovey Junction (pu) - Tywyn (pu) - Barmouth (pu) - Harlech - Minffordd - Porthmadog (break) - Pwllheli (break/rev) & return
(West Coast Railway Company)

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22nd Jul 2010The Scarborough Spa Express
York (pu) - Normanton (pu) - Wakefield Kirkgate (pu) - Wakefield Westgate (pu) - Woodlesford (pu) - Castleford (pu) - York (pu) - Scarborough (break/rev) Scarborough - York (sd) - Normanton (sd) - Wakefield Kirkgate (sd) - Wakefield Westgate (sd) - Woodlesford (sd) - Castleford (sd) - York
(West Coast Railway Company)

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27th Jul 2010The Scarborough Spa Express
York (pu) - Normanton (pu) - Wakefield Kirkgate (pu) - Wakefield Westgate (pu) - Woodlesford (pu) - Castleford (pu) - York (pu) - Scarborough (break/rev) Scarborough - York (sd) - Normanton (sd) - Wakefield Kirkgate (sd) - Wakefield Westgate (sd) - Woodlesford (sd) - Castleford (sd) - York
(West Coast Railway Company)

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28th Jul 2010The Scarborough Spa Express
York (pu) - Normanton (pu) - Wakefield Kirkgate (pu) - Wakefield Westgate (pu) - Woodlesford (pu) - Castleford (pu) - York (pu) - Scarborough (break/rev) Scarborough - York (sd) - Normanton (sd) - Wakefield Kirkgate (sd) - Wakefield Westgate (sd) - Woodlesford (sd) - Castleford (sd) - York
(West Coast Railway Company)

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29th Jul 2010The Scarborough Spa Express
York (pu) - Normanton (pu) - Wakefield Kirkgate (pu) - Wakefield Westgate (pu) - Woodlesford (pu) - Castleford (pu) - York (pu) - Scarborough (break/rev) Scarborough - York (sd) - Normanton (sd) - Wakefield Kirkgate (sd) - Wakefield Westgate (sd) - Woodlesford (sd) - Castleford (sd) - York
(West Coast Railway Company)

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3rd Aug 2010The Scarborough Spa Express
York (pu) - Normanton (pu) - Wakefield Kirkgate (pu) - Wakefield Westgate (pu) - Woodlesford (pu) - Castleford (pu) - York (pu) - Scarborough (break/rev) Scarborough - York (sd) - Normanton (sd) - Wakefield Kirkgate (sd) - Wakefield Westgate (sd) - Woodlesford (sd) - Castleford (sd) - York
(West Coast Railway Company)

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4th Aug 2010The Scarborough Spa Express
York (pu) - Normanton (pu) - Wakefield Kirkgate (pu) - Wakefield Westgate (pu) - Woodlesford (pu) - Castleford (pu) - York (pu) - Scarborough (break/rev) Scarborough - York (sd) - Normanton (sd) - Wakefield Kirkgate (sd) - Wakefield Westgate (sd) - Woodlesford (sd) - Castleford (sd) - York
(West Coast Railway Company)

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5th Aug 2010The Scarborough Spa Express
York (pu) - Normanton (pu) - Wakefield Kirkgate (pu) - Wakefield Westgate (pu) - Woodlesford (pu) - Castleford (pu) - York (pu) - Scarborough (break/rev) Scarborough - York (sd) - Normanton (sd) - Wakefield Kirkgate (sd) - Wakefield Westgate (sd) - Woodlesford (sd) - Castleford (sd) - York
(West Coast Railway Company)

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31st Jul 2010The Cumbrian Crusader III
Birmingham International (pu) - Birmingham New St (pu) - Tamworth High Level (pu) - Burton upon Trent (pu) - Derby (pu) - Chesterfield (pu) - Sheffield (pu) (DRS 57) (rev) - Sheffield - Keighley - Hellifield - S&C - Carlisle (2 x DRS 37)(break/rev) - Carlisle - Hexham - Newcastle Central (DRS 66/4)(rev) - Newcastle Central - York - Church fenton - Swinton - Sheffield & return (2xDRS 37)(DRS Class 20 no longer available)
(Spitfire Railtours)

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Tours updated on Wednesday 21st July 2010
21st Jul 2010The Scarborough Spa Express
York (pu) - Normanton (pu) - Wakefield Kirkgate (pu) - Wakefield Westgate (pu) - Woodlesford (pu) - Castleford (pu) - York (pu) - Scarborough (break/rev) Scarborough - York (sd) - Normanton (sd) - Wakefield Kirkgate (sd) - Wakefield Westgate (sd) - Woodlesford (sd) - Castleford (sd) - York (46115 failed at Scarborough-collapsed rocking grate-47760 Scarborough - York - York)
(West Coast Railway Company)

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Tours updated on Tuesday 20th July 2010
21st Jul 2010The Dorset Coast Express
London Victoria (pu) - Clapham Jct (pu) - Staines (pu) - Woking (pu) - Basingstoke (pu) - Bournemouth (pu) - Wareham - Weymouth (break-rev) - (Weymouth - Dorchester South (steam banking locomotive-detached at Dorchester South) - Wareham (sd) - Bournemouth (sd) & return) 30777 out and diesel hauled on the return-no other available steam locomotive)
(Railway Touring Company)

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18th Sep 2010English Electric Echo
Hastings (pu) - St. Leonards Warrior Sqaure (pu) - Battle (pu) - Etchingham (pu) - Tunbridge Wells (pu) - Tonbridge (pu) - Bromley South (pu) - Kensington Olympia (pu) - Finsbury Park (pu) - Boston (sd) - Wainfleet (sd) - Skegness (break/rev) & return
(Hastings Diesels Limited)

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12th Mar 2011The Collett Double
Solihull (pu) - Dorridge (pu) - Warwick Rky (pu) - Banbury (pu) - Oxford - Reading West - Newbury - Trowbridge - Bath Spa - Bristol Temple Meads (break/rev) - Bristol Temple Meads - Cheltenham Spa - Worcester Shrub Hill - Birmingham Snow Hill (for connections back to pick-up points)
(Vintage Trains)

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13th Nov 2010The York & Newcastle Ambassador
Hereford (pu) - Ludlow (pu) - Wellington (pu) - Telford Central (pu) - Wolverhampton (pu) - Birmingham New St (pu) - York (sd) - Darlington (sd) - Durham (sd) - Newcastle Central (break/rev) & return
(Ambassador Train Travel)

New Charter

24th Jul 2010Private Charter
Newcastle Central (pu) - York - Doncaster - Doncaster RMT (rev) - Doncaster - York - Scarborough (break/Rev) & return
(TBC)

New Charter

 
Tours updated on Monday 19th July 2010
19th Jul 2010The Jacobite
Fort William (pu) - Glenfinnan - Arisaig - Mallaig (break/rev) & return
(West Coast Railway Company)

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20th Jul 2010The Jacobite
Fort William (pu) - Glenfinnan - Arisaig - Mallaig (break/rev) & return
(West Coast Railway Company)

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21st Jul 2010The Jacobite
Fort William (pu) - Glenfinnan - Arisaig - Mallaig (break/rev) & return
(West Coast Railway Company)

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22nd Jul 2010The Jacobite
Fort William (pu) - Glenfinnan - Arisaig - Mallaig (break/rev) & return
(West Coast Railway Company)

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23rd Jul 2010The Jacobite
Fort William (pu) - Glenfinnan - Arisaig - Mallaig (break/rev) & return
(West Coast Railway Company)

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24th Jul 2010The Jacobite
Fort William (pu) - Glenfinnan - Arisaig - Mallaig (break/rev) & return
(West Coast Railway Company)

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20th Jul 2010The Scarborough Spa Express
York (pu) - Normanton (pu) - Wakefield Kirkgate (pu) - Wakefield Westgate (pu) - Woodlesford (pu) - Castleford (pu) - York (pu) - Scarborough (break/rev) Scarborough - York (sd) - Normanton (sd) - Wakefield Kirkgate (sd) - Wakefield Westgate (sd) - Woodlesford (sd) - Castleford (sd) - York
(West Coast Railway Company)

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Tours updated on Sunday 18th July 2010
14th Aug 2010The Wolverton Wanderer
Milton Keynes Central (pu) - Wolverton Works (sd/pu) & return (Wolverton Works shunters Nos. 0829 & 08649 will be attached to haul the shuttles through the Works complex) 3 return workings
(5305 Loco Association)

Charter Cancelled

15th Aug 2010The Wolverton Wanderer
Milton Keynes Central (pu) - Wolverton Works (sd/pu) & return (Wolverton Works shunters Nos. 0829 & 08649 will be attached to haul the shuttles through the Works complex) 3 return workings
(5305 Loco Association)

Charter Cancelled

 
Tours updated on Thursday 15th July 2010
15th Jul 2010Cathedrals Express
London King's Cross (pu) - York (break/rev) & return (ran diesel hauled due to failure of 60019 the evening prior to departure)
(Steam Dreams)

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18th Jul 2010Cathedrals Express
London Waterloo (pu) - Woking - Salisbury (sd) - Sherbourne (sd) - Yeovil (break) (30777) - Yeovil - Dorchester West - Weymouth (diesel) (break/rev) & Weymouth - Dorchester South - Bournemouth - Southampton - Salisbury (break/rev) - Andover - Woking - Clapham Jct (30777)
(Steam Dreams)

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11th Dec 2010The Aquae Sulis
Solihull (pu) - Dorridge (pu) - Warwick Parkway (pu) - Banbury (pu) - Oxford - Swindon (sd) - Bath Spa (sd) - Bristol Temple Meads (break/rev)
(Vintage Trains)

New Charter

18th Dec 2010The Christmas White Rose
Tyseley Warwick Road (pu) - Coleshill Parkway (pu) - Tamworth HL (pu) - Burton on Trent (pu) - York
(Vintage Trains)

New Charter

12th Feb 2011The Steel City Circular
Tyseley Warwick Road (pu) - Coleshill Parkway (pu) - Nuneaton - Leicester - Loughborough - Alfreton - Chesterfield - Barrow Hill - Darnall - Sheffield - Dronfield - Chesterfield - Derby - Tamworth HL - Coleshill Parkway (sd) - Tyseley Warwick Road
(Vintage Trains)

New Charter

 
Tours updated on Wednesday 14th July 2010
6th Nov 2010The Capital Five
Tyseley Warwick Road (pu) - Coleshill Parkway (pu) - Nuneaton (pu) - London Euston (break/rev) & return
(Vintage Trains)

New Charter

19th Sep 2010The Tamar Syphon (one way)
Plymouth North Road (pu) - Saltash (pu) - Liskeard (mainline) (part of GW175 celebrations and operating in conjunction with First Great Western)
(Vintage Trains)

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19th Sep 2010The Looe Valley Explorer
Liskeard (branch line platform) - Sandplace - Looe (break/rev) & return (4 round trips top & tailed with WCRC 37)) (Part of GW175 celebrations and operating in conjunction with First Great Western)
(Vintage Trains)

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27th Sep 2010The Up Devonian (one way)
Plymouth North Road (pu) - Exeter St.Davids (sd) - Taunton (sd) - Westbury (sd) - Swindon (sd) - Oxford (sd) - Banbury (sd) - Solihull (returning positiong working from Looe branch shuttles)
(Vintage Trains)

New Charter

18th Sep 2010The Down Devonian (one-way)
Solihull (pu) - Banbury (pu) - Oxford (pu) - Swindon (pu) - Westbury (pu) - Taunton (pu) - Exeter St. Davids (pu) - Plymouth (positioning working for Looe branch shuttles)
(Vintage Trains)

New Charter

19th Sep 2010The Royal Albert (one way)
Liskeard (mainline) (pu) - Saltash (sd) - Plymouth North Road (part of GW175 celebrations)(running in conjunction with Looe branch shuttles)
(Vintage Trains)

New Charter

26th Sep 2010The Tamar Syphon (one way)
Plymouth North Road (pu) - Saltash (pu) - Liskeard (mainline) (part of GW175 celebrations and operating in conjunction with First Great Western)
(Vintage Trains)

New Charter

26th Sep 2010The Looe Valley Explorer
Liskeard (branch line platform) - Sandplace - Looe (break/rev) & return (4 round trips top & tailed with WCRC 37)) (Part of GW175 celebrations and operating in conjunction with First Great Western)
(Vintage Trains)

New Charter

26th Sep 2010The Royal Albert (one way)
Liskeard (mainline) (pu) - Saltash (sd) - Plymouth North Road (part of GW175 celebrations)(running in conjunction with Looe branch shuttles)
(Vintage Trains)

New Charter

27th Nov 2010The Deva Explorer
Tysley Warwick Road (pu) - Tame Bridge Parkway (pu) - Wolverhampton (pu) - Crewe - Chester (break) - Chester - Wrexham - Gobowen - Shrewsbury - Wellington - Cosford - Wolverhampton (sd) & return
(Vintage Trains)

New Charter

 
Tours updated on Tuesday 13th July 2010
21st Aug 2010The Cumbrian Mountain Express
Liverpool Lime Street (pu) - St.Helens Central (pu) - Wigan North Western (pu) - Preston (pu) - Carnforth - Shap - Penrith - Carlisle (break/rev) - Carlisle - S&C - Hellifield - Blackburn (sd for Preston) - Wigan North Western (sd) & return
(Railway Touring Company)

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26th Jul 2010The Midland Tornado
(London Victoria (pu) - Reading - Swindon - Stroud - Gloucester) (break) Gloucester - Bromsgrove - Lickey Incline - Camp Hill - Water orton - Nuneaton - Leicester - Melton Mowbray - Harringworth Viaduct - Kettering - Bedford - London Victoria (60163 unavailable: 13/7: now 71000
(UK Railtours)

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16th Oct 2010The Pride of Swindon
(Tyseley Warwick Road (pu) - Tame Bridge Parkway (pu) - Wolverhampton (pu) - Crewe (pu) - Blackburn - Hellifield) - Hellifield - S&C - Carlisle (break/rev) - Carlisle - S&C - Blackburn - Crewe (sd) & return
(Vintage Trains)

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Tours updated on Monday 12th July 2010
20th Aug 2010The Scarborough Flyer
Crewe (pu) - Wilmslow (pu) - Stockport (pu) - Huddersfield (pu) - Wakefield Kirkgate (pu) - York (sd) - Scarborough (break/rev) & return
(Railway Touring Company)

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14th Jul 2010The Grand Tour of Great Britain: day 6
(ECS NVR - Cambridge) - Cambridge - Doncaster - York - Scarborough
(The Royal Scotsman)

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11th Nov 2010The Kentish Belle
London Victoria (pu) - Bromley South (pu) - Gillingham - Faversham - Whitstable - Margate - Ramsgate - Deal - Dover - Folkestone - Ashford - Sevenoaks - Bromley South (sd) - London Victoria
(Railway Touring Company)

New Charter

 
Tours updated on Sunday 11th July 2010
15th Jul 2010The Grand Tour of Great Britain: day 7
Scarborough - York (rev) - Durham (break) - Newcastle Central - Alnmouth (ecs to Tweedmouth) - Alnmouth - Newcastle Central
(The Royal Scotsman)

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15th Jul 2010The Bath & Bristol Explorer
Preston (pu) - Chorley (pu) - Horwich Parkway (pu) - Bolton (pu) - Manchester Victoria (pu) - Stockport (pu) - Wilmslow (pu) - Crewe (pu) - Crewe - Stafford - Birmingham International - Coventry - Oxford - Swindon - Bath Spa (sd) - Bristol Temple Meads (break/rev)& return (3/7: now steam hauled from Preston)
(HF Railtours)

Charter Cancelled

15th Jul 2010St.Swithins Day East Coast
Carnforth (pu) - Lancaster (pu) - Preston (pu) - Blackburn (pu) - Accrington (pu) - Burnley Manchester Rd (pu) - Hebden Bridge (pu) - Wakefield Kirkgate - York - Newcastle Central - Berwick upon Tweed - Edinburgh Waverley (break/rev) & return
(Kirklees Green Party)

New Charter

 
Tours updated on Saturday 10th July 2010
17th Jul 2010The Somerset Explorer
Birmingham International (pu) - Coventry (pu) - Rugby (pu) - Milton Keynes Central (pu) - Watford Junction (pu) - Minehead (break/rev) & return
(Amethyst Experience Ltd)

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9th Oct 2010The Somerset Explorer
Birmingham International (pu) - Coventry (pu) - Rugby (pu) - Milton Keynes Central (pu) - Watford Junction (pu) - Minehead (break/rev) & return (re-dated from 17 July)
(Amethyst Experience Ltd)

New Charter

 
Tours updated on Friday 9th July 2010
14th Jul 2010VSOE British Pullman
London Victoria (pu) - Bath Spa (sd) - Bristol Temple Meads (break/rev) & return (9/7: 6024 replaces Clan Line)
(VSOE)

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15th Aug 2010The Weymouth Seaside Express
Bristol Temple Meads (pu) - Keynsham (pu) - Bath Spa (pu) - Trowbridge (pu) - Westbury (pu) - Frome (pu) - Castle cary - Maiden Newton - Dorchester - Weymouth (break/rev) & return (8/7: 5029 now replaces 70000/70013 which are unavailable)
(Railway Touring Company)

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29th Aug 2010The Weymouth Seaside Express
Bristol Temple Meads (pu) - Keynsham (pu) - Bath Spa (pu) - Trowbridge (pu) - Westbury (pu) - Frome (pu) - Castle cary - Maiden Newton - Dorchester - Weymouth (break/rev) & return (8/7: 5029 replaces 70000/70013 which are unavailable)
(Railway Touring Company)

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Tours updated on Thursday 8th July 2010
17th Jul 2010The York & Weardale Explorer
Bristol Temple Meads (pu) - Bristol Parkway (pu) - Cam & Dursley (pu) - Barnt Green (pu) - Birmingham New St (pu) - Tamworth High Level (pu) - Burton upon Trent (pu) - Derby (pu) - York (sd) - Darlington - Shildon (sd) - Stanhope (Weardale Railway) (break/rev) & return
(Pathfinder Tours)

Charter Cancelled

16th Jul 2010The Fells and Edinburgh Explorer
Hereford (pu) - Leominster (pu) - Ludlow (pu) - Craven Arms (pu) - Shrewsbury (pu) - Gobowen (pu) - Wrexham General (pu) - Chester (pu) - Frodsham (pu) - Warrington Bank Quay (pu) - Preston - Shap - Carlisle - Beattock - Carstairs - Edinburgh (break/rev) & return
(Compass Tours)

New Charter

18th Jul 2010The Settle Moorlander
Tame Bridge Parkway (pu) - Birmingham New St (pu) - Sandwell & Dudley (pu) - Wolverhampton (pu) - Penkridge (pu) - Stafford (pu) - Stoke on Trent (pu) - Kidsgrove (pu) - Alsager (pu) - Crewe (pu) - Hellifield - S&C - Carlisle (break/rev) - Carlisle - Shap - Preston & return
(Compass Tours)

New Charter

6th Aug 2010The Edinburgh Festival Explorer
Nuneaton (pu) - Atherstone (pu) - Tamworth Low Level (pu) - Lichfield Trent Valley (pu) - Rugeley Trent Valley (pu) - Stoke on Trent (pu) - Kidsgrove (pu) - Alsager (pu) - Crewe (pu) - Preston - Shap - Carlisle - Beattock - Carstairs - Edinburgh Waverley (break/rev) & return
(Compass Tours)

New Charter

8th Aug 2010The Craven & Bronte Moorlander
Holyhead (pu) - Llanfairpg (pu) - Bangor (pu) - Llaandudno Jct (pu) - Colwyn Bay (pu) - Rhyl (pu) - Flint (pu) - Chester (pu) - Frodsham (pu) - Warrington Bank Quay (pu) - Preston - Carnforth - Wennington - Hellifield - Skipton (sd) - Keighley (break/rev) -Keighley - Hellifield - S&C - Upperby Curve - Shap - Preston - Warrington Bank Quay (sd) & return
(Compass Tours)

New Charter

 
Tours updated on Wednesday 7th July 2010
13th Jul 2010The Grand Tour of Great Britain: day 5
Hereford - Chepstow - Gloucester - Bath Spa (break) (esc Westbury) - Oxford (break) (ecs Haddenham & Thame) - Haddenham & Thame - Gospel Oak - Finsbury Park - Peterborough - NVR
(The Royal Scotsman)

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23rd Oct 2010The Buxton Five
Tyseley Warwick Road (pu) - Coleshill Parkway (pu) - Tamworth HL (pu) - Burton on Trent (pu) - Derby (pu) - Chesterfield - Hope valley - Buxton (break/rev) - Buxton - Stockport - Guide Bridge - Hope valley - Chesterfield - Derby (sd) & return
(Vintage Trains)

New Charter

 
Tours updated on Tuesday 6th July 2010
9th Jul 2010The Dorset Coast Express
Kensington Olympia (pu) - Clapham Jct - Staines (pu) - Woking (pu) - Basingstoke (pu) - Salisbury - Yeovil Jct (rev) - (Yeovil Jct - Weymouth)(break-rev) - Weymouth - Dorchester South - Wareham - Bournemouth - Basingstoke - Woking - London Waterloo
(Railway Touring Company)

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16th Aug 2010Cathedrals Express
London King's Cross (pu) - York (break/rev) & return
(Steam Dreams)

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21st Aug 2010The North Wales Explorer
Tyseley Warwick Road (pu) - Walsall (pu) - Wolverhampton (pu) - Stafford (pu) - Crewe - Chester - Rhyl - Llandudno Junction (break/rev) & return
(Vintage Trains)

New Charter

 
Tours updated on Monday 5th July 2010
17th Jul 2010The Lakelander
(Leicester (pu) - Loughborough (pu) - East Midlands Parkway (pu) - Derby (pu) - Chesterfield (pu) - Stockport (pu) - Manchester Victoria (pu) - Bolton (pu) - Chorley (pu) - Preston (pu) - Lancaster (pu) - Carnforth (pu)) - Carnforth - Grange over Sands - Ulverston - Ravenglass (break/rev) & return
(Statesman Rail)

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13th Aug 2010The Scarborough Flyer
Crewe (pu) - Wilmslow (pu) - Stockport (pu) - Huddersfield (pu) - Wakefield Kirkgate (pu) - York (sd) - Scarborough (break/rev) & return
(Railway Touring Company)

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27th Aug 2010The Scarborough Flyer
Crewe (pu) - Wilmslow (pu) - Stockport (pu) - Huddersfield (pu) - Wakefield Kirkgate (pu) - York (sd) - Scarborough (break/rev) & return
(Railway Touring Company)

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28th Jul 2010The Welsh Mountaineer
Preston (pu) - Warrington Bank Quay (pu) - Frodsham (pu) - Chester (pu) - Llandudno Jct (rev) - Llanwrst - Bleanau Ffestiniog (break/rev) & return (scheduled for haulage by a Black 5 or 48151-locomotive to be confirmed)
(Railway Touring Company)

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11th Aug 2010The Welsh Mountaineer
Preston (pu) - Warrington Bank Quay (pu) - Frodsham (pu) - Chester (pu) - Llandudno Jct (rev) - Llanwrst - Bleanau Ffestiniog (break/rev) & return (scheduled for haulage by a Black 5 or 48151-locomotive to be confirmed)
(Railway Touring Company)

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14th Aug 2010The Southern Circular 2
Chesterfield (pu) - Alfreton (pu) - Langley Mill (pu) - East Midlands Parkway (pu) - Leicester (pu) - Market Harborough (pu) - Kettering (pu) - Wellingborough (pu) - Bedford (pu) - St.Albans (pu) - Dudding Hill Jct - Acton Central - Staines - Virginia Water - Woking - Guildford - Haslemere - Havant - Fareham - Eastleigh - Romsey - Salisbury (break) - Basingstoke - Reading - Acton Wells Jct - Dudding Hill Jct & return (5/7 now DRS 47's vice 20's)
(Rail-Blue Charters)

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28th Jul 2010The Dorset Coast Express
London Victoria (pu) - Clapham Jct (pu) - Staines (pu) - Woking (pu) - Basingstoke (pu) - Bournemouth (pu) - Wareham - Weymouth (break-rev) - Weymouth - Dorchester South (steam banking locomotive-detached at Dorchester South) - Wareham (sd) - Bournemouth (sd) & return (No. 70000 Britannia will be part of loco pool subject to completion of overhaul)
(Railway Touring Company)

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17th Jul 2010The Easterling
London Liverpool Street (pu) - Colchester - Norwich (rev) - Norwich - Lowestoft (break)(rev) - Beecles - Ipswich - Colchester - London Liverpool Street (no suitable locomotive available)
(Railway Touring Company)

Charter Cancelled

18th Sep 2010The Tyne Valley
(Peterborough (pu) - Grantham (pu) - Newark Northgate (pu) - Retford (pu) - Doncaster (pu) - York (pu)) - York - Durham - Hexham - Carlisle (break/rev) - Carlisle - S&C - Hellifield - (Hellifield - York - & return)
(PMR Tours)

New Charter

2nd Oct 2010The Royal Scot
(Stafford (pu) - Crewe (pu) - Warrington Bank Quay (pu) - Wigan North Western (pu) - Preston (pu) - Carlisle (pu) - Carlisle - Beattock - Carstairs - Stirling (break/rev) - Stirling - Carlisle - Carnforth & return
(PMR Tours)

New Charter

16th Oct 2010The London Explorer
(Sheffield (pu) - Chesterfield (pu) - Alfreton (pu) - Derby (pu)) - Nottingham (pu) - Grantham (pu) - Peterborough - London King's Cross (break/rev) & return
(PMR Tours)

New Charter

 
Tours updated on Sunday 4th July 2010
4th Jul 2010The Shakespeare Express
Birmingham Snow Hill (pu) - Birmingham Moor Street (pu) - Tyseley (pu) - Henley in Arden (pu) - Stratford upon Avon (break/rev) - Stratford upon Avon - Claverdon - Dorridge - Tyseley (sd) - Birmingham Moor Street (sd) - Birmingham Snow Hill (Twice)
(Vintage Trains)

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17th Jul 2010The Solent Tornado
(Chesterfield (pu) - Alfreton (pu) - Langley Mill (pu) - East Midlands Parkway (pu) - Leicester (pu) - Hinkley (pu) - Nuneaton (pu) - Coleshill Parkway (pu) - Bromsgrove - Bristol Temple Meads (rev)) - Bristol Temple Meads - Bath Spa - Westbury - Salisbury - Romsey - Southampton - Eastleigh - Romsey - Salisbury (break) - Westbury - Bath Spa - Bristol Temple Meads (rev) & return (60163 now unavailable)
(Ranger Trains)

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2nd Oct 2010Paddle Steamer Waverley Cruise
Derby (pu) - Long Eaton (pu) - East Midlands Parkway (pu) - Leicester (pu) - Market Harborough (pu) - Kettering (pu) - Wellingborough (pu) - Bedford (pu) - Flitwick (pu) - Southend Central & return
(Ranger Trains)

Charter Cancelled

18th Sep 2010The Solent Tornado
(Chesterfield (pu) - Alfreton (pu) - Langley Mill (pu) - East Midlands Parkway (pu) - Leicester (pu) - Hinkley (pu) - Nuneaton (pu) - Coleshill Parkway (pu) - Bromsgrove - Bristol Temple Meads (rev)) - Bristol Temple Meads - Bath Spa - Westbury - Salisbury - Romsey - Southampton - Eastleigh - Romsey - Salisbury (break) - Westbury - Bath Spa - Bristol Temple Meads (rev) & return (re-dated from 17 July)
(Ranger Trains)

New Charter

 
Tours updated on Friday 2nd July 2010
3rd Jul 2010The Swanage Belle
London Victoria (pu) - Clapham Jct (pu) - Staines (pu) - Woking (pu) - Basingstoke (pu) - Southampton - Bournemouth - Wareham - Swanage (break/rev) (Swanage - Southampton (rev)) - Redbridge - Romsey - Andover - Basingstoke & return (2/7: now 30777 alone with Class 37/47 positioned inside plus another on rear to cover diesel-leg)
(Railway Touring Company)

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3rd Jul 2010The Central Wales Explorer
(Nottingham (pu) - East Midlands Parkway (pu) - Leicester (pu) - Loughborough (pu) - Nuneaton - Crewe) - Crewe - Shrewsbury - Craven Arms - Llandrindod Wells (break) - Cardiff - Pengam - (Pengam - Newport - Gloucester - Birmingham - Nuneaton - Leicester & return)(2/7: now steam to Pengam, not Newport & outward route change to Crewe)
(Railway Touring Company)

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Tours updated on Thursday 1st July 2010
1st Jul 2010Cathedrals Express
London Victoria (pu) - Clapham Jct (pu) - Staines (pu) - Ascot (pu) - Reading (pu) - Swindon - Sapperton - Cheltenham (sd) - Worcester Shrub Hill (break/rev) & return (now 5029 as 34067 is unavailable)(37706 included in consist due to perceived fire risk)
(Steam Dreams)

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9th Jul 2010Cathedrals Express
London (pu) - Woking (pu) - basingstoke - Eastleigh - Southampton - Bournemouth - Wareham (sd) - Swanage (break/rev) & return (now to Swanage instead of Weymouth)
(Steam Dreams)

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2nd Jul 2010VSOE British Pullman-Luncheon Circular
London Victoria (pu) - Guildford - London Victoria (route to be confirmed)(now diesel-hauled due to continued unavailability of 35028)
(VSOE)

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18th Jul 2010The Torbay Express
Bristol Temple Meads (pu) - Weston super Mare (pu) - Taunton (pu) - Exeter St. Davids (pu) - Paignton - Kingswear (break/rev) & return (29/6: 60163 now unavailable)(1/7: 71000 replaces 60163)
(Torbay Express Ltd)

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25th Jul 2010The Torbay Express
Bristol Temple Meads (pu) - Weston super Mare (pu) - Taunton (pu) - Exeter St. Davids (pu) - Paignton - Kingswear (break/rev) & return (29/6: 60163 now unavailable)(1/7: 71000 replaces 60163)
(Torbay Express Ltd)

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16th Jul 2010The Grand Tour of Great Britain: day 8
Newcastle Central - Berwick upon Tweed - Edinburgh Waverley
(The Royal Scotsman)

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Tours updated on Wednesday 30th June 2010
4th Jul 2010The Torbay Express
Bristol Temple Meads (pu) - Weston super Mare (pu) - Taunton (pu) - Exeter St. Davids (pu) - Paignton - Kingswear (break/rev) & return (30/6: 6024 replaces the now unavailable 60163)
(Torbay Express Ltd)

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9th Jul 2010Grand Tour of Great Britain: day 1
Edinburgh Waverley (pu) - Forth Bridge - Dunfermline - Cowdenbeath - Ladybank - Perth - Aviemore - Boat of Garten (Strathspey Railway)
(The Royal Scotsman)

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10th Jul 2010The Grand Tour of Great Britain: day 2
Boat of Garten - Aviemore - Inverness - Nairn - Elgin - Keith - Aberdeen - Dundee
(The Royal Scotsman)

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11th Jul 2010The Grand Tour of Great Britain: day 3
Dundee - Tay Bridge - Forth Bridge - Edinburgh Waverley - Carstairs - Carlisle - Preston - Chester - Llandudno Jct (rev) - Llanrwst
(The Royal Scotsman)

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12th Jul 2010The Grand Tour of Great Britain: day 4
Llanrwst - Blaenau Ffestiniog (break/rev) - Llandudno Jct - Llandudno (break/rev) - Chester - Crewe - Shrewsbury - Hereford
(The Royal Scotsman)

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