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September
Name
Rep. no.
From
To
Loco
Timings
TOC
Tour Promoter
Tuesday 1st Dorset Coast Statesman
1Z71
 Norwich Weymouth
47712+57003 (T&T)
LSL
Statesman Rail
1Z81
 Weymouth Norwich
Tuesday 1st Belmond British Pullman
1Z40
 Oxford Parkway Worcester Shrub Hill
67 (DBC)
DBC
Private Charter
1Z41
 Worcester Shrub Hill Oxford Parkway
Tuesday 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
Wednesday 2nd Settle & Carlisle Fellsman
1Z45
 Crewe Chester
2 x 47/57 (LSL) (T&T)
LSL
Saphos Trains
Chester Carlisle
1Z47
 Carlisle Chester
Chester Crewe
Wednesday 2nd The Scarborough Spa Express
1Z65
 Lancaster Scarborough
37+47 (WCRC) (T&T)
WCRC
 West Coast Railways
1Z66
 Scarborough Lancaster
Wednesday 2nd Belmond British Pullman
1V80
 London Victoria Bath Spa
67 (DBC)
DBC
Belmond
1O92
 Bath Spa London Victoria
Wednesday 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
Thursday 3rd Northern Belle
1Z61
 Ipswich Norwich
57601+57313 (T&T)
WCRC
Northern Belle
Norwich York
1Z62
 York Norwich
Norwich Ipswich
Thursday 3rd Belmond British Pullman
1Y92
 London Victoria Dover Priory
35028
DBC
 Belmond
1Y94
 Dover Priory London Victoria
Thursday 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
Friday 4th The Britannic Explorer (Day 1 of 4)
1Z20
 London Victoria Keighley (K.W.V.R.)
66764+66748 (T&T)
GBRf
Belmond
Friday 4th The Chairman's Train
1Z06
 Oxford Bedford St Johns
20132+20118 + D8107+D9096 (T&T)
LSL
Private Charter
1Z07
 Bedford St Johns London Euston
1Z08
 London Euston London Paddington
Friday 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
Saturday 5th The Britannic Explorer (Day 2 of 4)
1Z23
 Keighley (K.W.V.R.) Carnforth S. Junc.
66764+66748 (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 5th The Cambrian Coast Express
1Z16
 Dorridge Shrewsbury
37240
VT
Vintage Trains
Shrewsbury Aberystwyth
97302+37240 (T&T)
1Z17
 Aberystwyth Shrewsbury
97302+37240
1Z18
 Shrewsbury Dorridge
37240
Saturday 5th Northern Belle
1Z64
 Coventry Carlisle
57313+57601 (T&T)
WCRC
Northern Belle
1Z65
 Carlisle Preston
Preston Coventry
Saturday 5th English Riviera Express
1Z07
 Poole Taunton
57302+50050 (T&T)
LSL
Saphos Trains
Taunton Kingswear
60007+57302 (T&T)
1Z08
 Kingswear Taunton
Taunton Poole
57302+50050 (T&T)
Saturday 5th The East Yorkshireman
**Cancelled by Tour Operator**
Manchester Victoria Scarborough
2 x 47/57 (WCRC) (T&T)
WCRC
The Railway Touring Company
Steam TBC+47/57 (WCRC) (T&T)
Scarborough York
York Manchester Victoria
2 x 47/57 (WCRC) (T&T)
Saturday 5th The Wensum & Thames Explorer
1Z36
 Norwich Reading
47746+47848 (T&T)
WCRC
 The Railway Touring Company
1Z37
 Reading Norwich
Saturday 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
Sunday 6th Belmond British Pullman
1Z52
 London Victoria Gillingham
67 (DBC)
DBC
Belmond
1Z54
 Gillingham London Victoria
Sunday 6th The Britannic Explorer (Day 3 of 4)
1Z29
 Appleby Greenford East Junc.
66748+66744
DBC
Belmond
1Z30
 Greenford East Junc. Princes Risborough ACE
66764+66748 (T&T)
Sunday 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
Monday 7th The Britannic Explorer (Day 4 of 4)
1Z66
 Princes Risborough ACE Princes Risborough
66764+66748 (T&T)
DBC
Belmond
Princes Risborough London Victoria
Monday 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
Tuesday 8th Oban & West Highland Pullman
Durham Oban
43+43 (LSL)
LSL
Midland Pullman
Oban Durham
Tuesday 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
Wednesday 9th Belmond British Pullman
1Z55
 London Victoria Oxford Parkway
67 (DBC)
DBC
Belmond
1O03
 Oxford Parkway London Victoria
Wednesday 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
Thursday 10th Belmond British Pullman
London Victoria round trip
67 (DBC)
DBC
Belmond
round trip London Victoria
Thursday 10th Torbay Riviera Pullman
Doncaster Paignton
43+43 (LSL)
LSL
Midland Pullman
Paignton Doncaster
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)
Thursday 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
Friday 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
Saturday 12th Toots Express
1Z22
 Alexandra Palace Edinburgh
50007+50049
GBRf
BLS/UK Railtours
1Z43
 Edinburgh Finsbury Park
Saturday 12th Lord of the Isles Pullman (Day 1 of 3)
Exeter St. David's Inverness
43+43 (LSL)
LSL
Midland Pullman
Saturday 12th Northern Belle - Settle & Carlisle Steam Special
Liverpool Lime Street Carnforth N.Junc.
2 x 47/57 (WCRC) (T&T)
WCRC
Northern Belle
Carnforth N.Junc. Carlisle
Steam TBC+47/57 (WCRC) (T&T)
Carlisle Preston
Preston Liverpool Lime Street
2 x 47/57 (WCRC) (T&T)
Saturday 12th The Weardale Explorer
London King's Cross York
86259
WCRC
The Railway Touring Company
York Stanhope
Steam TBC +47 (WCRC) (T&T)
Stanhope Darlington
47 (WCRC)+Steam TBC (T&T)
Darlington Newcastle
Steam TBC +47 (WCRC) (T&T)
Newcastle York
York London King's Cross
86259
Saturday 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
Sunday 13th Belmond British Pullman
London Victoria round trip
67 (DBC)
DBC
Belmond
round trip London Victoria
Sunday 13th Lord of the Isles Pullman (Day 2 of 3)
Inverness Kyle of Lochalsh
43+43 (LSL)
LSL
Midland Pullman
Kyle of Lochalsh Inverness
Sunday 13th The Waverley
1Z40
 York Carlisle
Steam TBC
WCRC
 The Railway Touring Company
1Z41
 Carlisle York
Sunday 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
Monday 14th Lord of the Isles Pullman (Day 3 of 3)
Inverness Exeter St. David's
43+43 (LSL)
LSL
Midland Pullman
Monday 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
Tuesday 15th The Dalesman
York Hellifield
2 x 37/47 (WCRC) (T&T)
WCRC
West Coast Railways
Hellifield Carlisle
34067+37/47 (WCRC)
Carlisle Hellifield
Hellifield York
2 x 37/47 (WCRC) (T&T)
Tuesday 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
Wednesday 16th The Imperial Frontier
Crewe York
37401+37402
LSL
Inter-City
York Crewe
Wednesday 16th The Swanage Belle
London Victoria Swanage
34028+47 (WCRC) (T&T)
WCRC
 The Railway Touring Company
Swanage Southampton
47 (WCRC)+34028 (T&T)
Southampton London Victoria
34028+47 (WCRC) (T&T)
Wednesday 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
Thursday 17th Belmond British Pullman
1V80
 London Victoria Bath Spa
67 (DBC)
DBC
Belmond
1Z64
 Bath Spa London Victoria
Thursday 17th Northern Belle
1Z27
 Cardiff Central Par
2 x 57 (WCRC) (T&T)
WCRC
Northern Belle
1Z28
 Par Cardiff Central
Thursday 17th Dorset Coast Statesman
Ludlow Weymouth
2 x 47/57 (LSL) (T&T)
LSL
Statesman Rail
Weymouth Ludlow
Thursday 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
Friday 18th Cornish Riviera Pullman (Day 1 of 3)
Exeter St. David's Inverness
43+43 (LSL)
LSL
Midland Pullman
Friday 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
Saturday 19th The Highland Peak
Linlithgow Inverness
45118
LSL
S.R.P.S. Railtours
Inverness Linlithgow
Saturday 19th The Cornish Branchliner
Crewe Carne Point
47 (WCRC)
WCRC
The Railway Touring Company
  Carne Point Crewe
Saturday 19th Dreaming Spires Pullman
Penzance Oxford
43+43 (LSL)
LSL
Midland Pullman
Oxford Penzance
Saturday 19th Northern Belle - Settle & Carlisle Steam Special
Telford Carnforth N.Junc.
2 x 47/57 (WCRC) (T&T)
WCRC
Northern Belle
Carnforth N.Junc. Carlisle
Steam TBC+47/57 (WCRC) (T&T)
Carlisle Preston
Preston Telford
2 x 47/57 (WCRC) (T&T)
Saturday 19th The West Somerset Steam Express
London Paddington Bishops Lydeard
34028+47 (WCRC) (T&T)
WCRC
The Railway Touring Company
Bishops Lydeard Minehead
Steam TBC
Minehead Bishops Lydeard
Bishops Lydeard London Paddington
34028+47 (WCRC) (T&T)
Saturday 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
Sunday 20th Cornish Riviera Pullman (Day 3 of 3)
Penzance Lancaster
43+43 (LSL)
LSL
Midland Pullman
Sunday 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
Monday 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
Tuesday 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
Wednesday 23rd Highland Clansman Pullman
Chester Aviemore
43+43 (LSL)
LSL
Midland Pullman
Aviemore Chester
Wednesday 23rd The Dorset Coast Express
London Victoria Southampton
34028+47 (WCRC) (T&T)
WCRC
 The Railway Touring Company
Southampton Weymouth
47 (WCRC)+34028 (T&T)
Weymouth London Waterloo
34028+47 (WCRC) (T&T)
Wednesday 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
Thursday 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
Friday 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
Saturday 26th Northern Belle
Manchester Victoria Edinburgh
2 x 57 (WCRC) (T&T)
WCRC
Northern Belle
Edinburgh Manchester Victoria
Saturday 26th Dorset Coast Statesman
Whitchurch Weymouth
2 x 47/57 (LSL) (T&T)
LSL
Statesman Rail
Weymouth Whitchurch
Saturday 26th The Worcester Pullman
London Victoria Worcester Shrub Hill
35028
DBC
 UK Railtours
Worcester Shrub Hill London Victoria
Saturday 26th Lune Rivers Trust
Carnforth York
34067+47 (WCRC) (T&T)
WCRC
 West Coast Railways/Lune Rivers Trust
York Carnforth
Saturday 26th The Jacobite
2Y61
 Fort William Mallaig
44871 or 45407
WCRC
 West Coast Railways
2Y62
 Mallaig Fort William
Sunday 27th The Royal Duchy
Bristol Temple Meads Par
34028+47 (WCRC) (T&T)
WCRC
 The Railway Touring Company
Par Bristol Temple Meads
Sunday 27th The Jacobite
2Y61
 Fort William Mallaig
44871 or 45407
WCRC
 West Coast Railways
2Y62
 Mallaig Fort William
Monday 28th The Jacobite
2Y61
 Fort William Mallaig
44871 or 45407
WCRC
 West Coast Railways
2Y62
 Mallaig Fort William
Tuesday 29th The Jacobite
2Y61
 Fort William Mallaig
44871 or 45407
WCRC
 West Coast Railways
2Y62
 Mallaig Fort William
Wednesday 30th Settle to Carlisle & Tyne Valley Pullman
St Albans City Carlisle
43+43 (LSL)
LSL
Midland Pullman
Carlisle St Albans City
Wednesday 30th The Golden Arrow
Norwich Willesden Junc.
2 x 47/57 (LSL)+Steam TBC (T&T)
LSL
Saphos Trains
Willesden Junc. Canterbury West
Steam TBC+47/57 (LSL) (T&T)
Carlisle Canterbury West
Canterbury West Norwich
2 x 47/57 (LSL)+Steam TBC (T&T)
Wednesday 30th The Jacobite
2Y61
 Fort William Mallaig
44871 or 45407
WCRC
 West Coast Railways
2Y62
 Mallaig Fort William
October
Name
Rep. no.
From
To
Loco
Timings
TOC
Tour Promoter
Friday 2nd Another Cockney Comes Home
Great Yarmouth Norwich
37/0+37/4 (EPR) (T&T)
H&H
UK Railtours
Norwich London Liverpool Street
London Liverpool Street Ely
Saturday 3rd The Journey Shrinker
London Paddington Swansea
43025/43089/43159
H&H
125 Group
Swansea London Paddington
Saturday 3rd The Southern Seaside Sparrow
Ely Hayes
37/4+37/0 (EPR) (T&T)
H&H
UK Railtours
Hayes Herne Hill
Herne Hill Bognor Regis
Bognor Regis London Victoria
London Victoria Ely
Sunday 4th The Rio Revival
London St Pancras Manchester Piccadilly
43025/43089/43159
H&H
125 Group
Wednesday 7th The Avocet Achievement
Crewe Glasgow Central
89001
LSL
Inter-City
Glasgow Central Crewe
Saturday 24th The Settle and Carlisle Explorer
Edinburgh Carlisle
37025+47 (LSL) (T&T)
LSL
S.R.P.S. Railtours
Carlisle Keighley
2 x 20+47 (LSL)
Keighley Carlisle
2 x 20+47 (LSL)
Carlisle Edinburgh
37025+47 (LSL) (T&T)