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January
Name
Rep. no.
From
To
Loco
Timings
TOC
Tour Promoter
Saturday 6th Surry Hills Surprise
1Z60
Hastings Hayes
DEMU 1001

GBRf

Hastings Diesels Ltd.
1Z61
Hayes Blackfriars
1Z62
Blackfriars Guildford
1Z63
Guildford Hastings
Saturday 6th Settle & Carlisle Circular
1Z56
Hereford Appleby
D1924+47593 (T&T)
LSL
Statesman Rail
1Z57
Appleby Hereford
Saturday 13th The Ayr Extension
1Z29
Crewe Glasgow Central
87002+86101 (T&T)

LSL

Inter-City
1Z30
Glasgow Central Barassie Junc.
1Z31
Barassie Junc. Glasgow Central
1Z32
Glasgow Central Crewe
Saturday 20th Settle & Carlisle Circular
1Z21
Chester-le-Street Appleby
47712+D1924
LSL
Statesman Rail
1Z22
Appleby Upperby Bridge Junc.
Upperby Bridge Junc. Leeds
Saturday 27th The East Anglian Push-Pull (Day 1 of 2)
1Z23
Crewe King's Lynn
47712+DBSO (T&T)
LSL
Inter-City
King's Lynn Ipswich
Ipswich Felixstowe Beach
Felixstowe Beach Felixstowe Beach Junc.
Felixstowe Beach Junc. Felixstowe
Felixstowe Norwich
Saturday 27th The Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express
1Z86
London Euston Carnforth D&UGL
86259+47746 (T&T)
WCRC
The Railway Touring Company
Carnforth D&UGL Carlisle
34067+47746 (T&T)
1Z87
Carlisle Preston
Preston Crewe
86259+47746 (T&T)
Sunday 28th The East Anglian Push-Pull (Day 2 of 2)
1Z25
Norwich Ipswich
47712+DBSO (T&T)
LSL
Inter-City
Ipswich Lowestoft
Lowestoft Norwich
Norwich Sheringham
Sheringham Norwich
1Z27
Norwich Great Yarmouth
Great Yarmouth Ely
Ely Crewe
February
Name
Rep. no.
From
To
Loco
Timings
TOC
Tour Promoter
Saturday 3rd Settle & Carlisle Circular
1Z81
Stoke-on-Trent Appleby
47712+D1924
LSL
Statesman Rail
1Z82
Appleby Carnforth S. Junc.
Carnforth S. Junc. Stoke-on-Trent
Saturday 10th The Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express
1Z86
Manchester Piccadilly Carlisle
34067+57315 (T&T)
WCRC
The Railway Touring Company
1Z87
Carlisle Preston
Preston Manchester Piccadilly
57315
Saturday 17th Settle & Carlisle Circular
1Z18
Leamington Spa Appleby
D1935+D1924 (T&T)
LSL
Statesman Rail
1Z19
Appleby Leamington Spa
Saturday 17th The Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express
1Z86
London Euston Carnforth D&UGL
47815
WCRC
The Railway Touring Company
Carnforth D&UGL Carlisle
44871+57601 (T&T)
1Z87
Carlisle Preston
Preston London Euston
47815
Saturday 24th The Whistling Highlander (Day 1 of 2)
1Z13
Crewe Inverness
D213+D1935 (T&T)
LSL
Inter-City
Saturday 24th The White Rose
1Z17
London King's Cross York
44871+47802 (T&T)
WCRC
The Railway Touring Company
1Z21
York Peterborough
Peterborough London King's Cross
47802
Saturday 24th The Settle & Carlisle Winter Express
1Z29
Bristol Temple Meads Carnforth D&UGL
57314+47826 (T&T)
WCRC
Pathfinder Railtours
Carnforth D&UGL Carlisle
34067+57314 (T&T)
1Z30
Carlisle Preston
Preston Bristol Temple Meads
57314+47826 (T&T)
Sunday 25th The Whistling Highlander (Day 2 of 2)
1Z14
Inverness Crewe
D213+D1935 (T&T)
LSL
Inter-City
March
Name
Rep. no.
From
To
Loco
Timings
TOC
Tour Promoter
Friday 1st Belmond British Pullman
1Y85
London Victoria Dover Priory
2 x 67 (DBC) (T&T)
DBC
Belmond
1Y87
Dover Priory London Victoria
Saturday 2nd Portsmouth Harbour Statesman
1Z89
Whitchurch Portsmouth Harbour
47828+47712 (T&T)
LSL
Statesman Rail
1Z90
Portsmouth Harbour Whitchurch
Saturday 2nd The Cheshireman
1Z72
London Euston Chester
44871+47815 (T&T)
WCRC
The Railway Touring Company
1Z73
Chester London Euston
Saturday 2nd London to York
1Z07
London King's Cross York
60007+D1935 (T&T)
LSL
Steam Dreams
1Z08
York London Euston
Saturday 2nd The Cathedrals Express to Salisbury
1Z29
Birmingham Snow Hill Sallisbury
7029+47773 (T&T)
VT
Vintage Trains
1Z30
Sallisbury Birmingham Snow Hill
Tuesday 5th The Whitby Jet
1Z43
Nantwich Battersby
43046/43047/43055/43059
LSL
Midland Pullman
Battersby Whitby
1Z44
Whitby Battersby
Battersby Nantwich
Wednesday 6th Belmond British Pullman
1Z55
London Victoria Oxford Parkway
2 x 67 (DBC) (T&T)
DBC
Belmond
1Z56
Oxford Parkway London Victoria
Thursday 7th Belmond British Pullman
1Y85
London Victoria Dover Priory
2 x 67 (DBC) (T&T)
DBC
Belmond
1Y87
Dover Priory London Victoria
Thursday 7th Thunderbirds Are Go!
1Z36
Derby Linlithgow
57/3 (GBRf)
GBRf
Branch Line Society
Friday 8th BWC Two (Day 1 of 3)
1Z36
Bo'ness Manuel
37403
GBRf
Branch Line Society
Manuel Edinburgh
1Z37
Edinburgh Edinburgh
Saturday 9th BWC Two (Day 2 of 3)
1Z38
Fort William Crianlarich
37403
GBRf
Branch Line Society
Crianlarich Oban
1Z39
Oban Crianlarich
Crianlarich Fort William
Saturday 9th The Cwm and Glo
1Z95
Burton-on-Trent East Usk Yard
2 x 66/0 (DBC) (T&T)
DBC
Pathfinder Railtours
East Usk Yard Uskmouth Branch
Uskmouth Branch Cwmbargoed Branch
1Z96
Cwmbargoed Branch Cardiff West
Cardiff West Burton-on-Trent
Saturday 9th The Whitby Jet
1Z43
Barrow-in-Furness Battersby
43046/43047/43055/43059
LSL
Midland Pullman
Battersby Whitby
1Z44
Whitby Battersby
Battersby Barrow-in-Furness
Saturday 9th The Stratford Flyer
1Z64
Manchester Piccadilly Stratford-upon-Avon
44871+47815 (T&T)
WCRC
The Railway Touring Company
1Z65
Stratford-upon-Avon Manchester Victoria
Sunday 10th BWC Two (Day 3 of 3)
1Z40
Fort William Mallaig
37403
GBRf
Branch Line Society
Mallaig Fort William
Fort William Wemyss Bay
1Z41
Wemyss Bay Glasgow Central
66 (GBRf)+37403 (T&T)
1Z42
Glasgow Central Shields Road Junc.
Shields Road Junc. Glasgow Queen Street
1Z43
Glasgow Queen Street Bo'ness GF
Bo'ness GF Manuel
Manuel Bo'ness
Sunday 10th Belmond British Pullman
1Z32
London Victoria Ashford International
2 x 67 (DBC) (T&T)
DBC
Belmond
1Z52
Ashford International London Victoria
Monday 11th International Rescue
1Z44
Linlithgow Derby
57/3 (GBRf)
GBRf
Branch Line Society
Wednesday 13th Belmond British Pullman
1V80
London Victoria Bath Spa
2 x 67 (DBC) (T&T)
DBC
Belmond
1O92
Bath Spa London Victoria
Wednesday 13th The Golden Arrow
1Z46
Kidderminster Hanwell Bridge Loop
D213 + 47 (LSL) (T&T)
LSL
Saphos Trains
Hanwell Bridge Loop Canterbury West
2 x 47 (LSL) (T&T)
1Z47
Canterbury West Hanwell Bridge Loop
Hanwell Bridge Loop Kidderminster
D213 + 47 (LSL) (T&T)
Friday 15th The Master Cutler
1Z43
Sheffield London Marylebone
43480+43468
RA
Retro Railtours/125 Group
The Master Cutler Mini Tour
1Z44
London Marylebone Banbury
1Z45
Banbury London Marylebone
The Master Cutler
1Z46
London Marylebone Sheffield
Friday 15th Northern Belle
1Z24
London Paddington Evesham
57313+57601 (T&T)
WCRC
Northern Belle
1Z25
Evesham London Paddington
Saturday 16th Northern Belle
1Z68
Coventry Shrewsbury
57313+57601 (T&T)
WCRC
Northern Belle
1Z69
Shrewsbury Crewe
Crewe Coventry
Saturday 16th The Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express
1Z86
London Euston Carnforth D&UGL
86259
WCRC
The Railway Touring Company
Carnforth D&UGL Carlisle
34067+47815 (T&T)
1Z87
Carlisle Preston
Preston London Euston
86259
Saturday 16th The Shap Mountaineer
1Z46
Birmingham New Street Carnforth D&UGL
47773
VT
Vintage Trains
Carnforth D&UGL Carlisle
5043+47773 (T&T)
1Z47
Carlisle Crewe
Crewe Birmingham New Street
47773
Saturday 16th The Cotswold Explorer
1Z46
Northampton Hanwell Bridge Loop
47+D1935 (T&T)
LSL
Saphos Trains
Hanwell Bridge Loop Worcester Shrub Hill
46100+D1935 (T&T)
1Z48
Worcester Shrub Hill Hanwell Bridge Loop
Hanwell Bridge Loop Northampton
47+D1935 (T&T)
Wednesday 20th The Whitby Flyer
1Z50
London King's Cross York
86259
WCRC
The Railway Touring Company
York Battersby
44871+47 (WCRC) (T&T)
Battersby Whitby
1Z51
Whitby Battersby
Battersby York
1Z52
York London King's Cross
86259
Thursday 21st Royal Windsor Statesman
Chester Windsor & Eton Riverside
2 x 47 (LSL)
LSL
Statesman Rail
Windsor & Eton Riverside Chester
Saturday 23rd The Gateway Galloper
London King's Cross East Midlands Distribution Depot
2 x 66 (GBRf) (T&T)
GBRf
UK Railtours
East Midlands Distribution Depot East Midlands Gateway
East Midlands Gateway Burton W. Yard
Burton W. Yard Derby
Derby Chaddesden Sdgs.
Chaddesden Sdgs. Mapperley goods branch
Mapperley goods branch London King's Cross
Saturday 23rd The Edinburgh Flyer
1Z47
York Edinburgh
44871 or 34067 +47 (WCRC) (T&T)
WCRC
The Railway Touring Company
1Z49
Edinburgh York
Tuesday 26th The Golden Arrow
Bristol Temple Meads Hanwell Bridge Loop
2 x 47 (LSL) (T&T)
LSL
Saphos Trains
Hanwell Bridge Loop Canterbury West
34046 or 46100+47 (LSL) (T&T)
Canterbury West Hanwell Bridge Loop
Hanwell Bridge Loop Bristol Temple Meads
2 x 47 (LSL) (T&T)
Thursday 28th Portsmouth Harbour Statesman
Chesterfield Portsmouth Harbour
2 x 47 (LSL)
LSL
Statesman Rail
Portsmouth Harbour Chesterfield
Thursday 28th The Jacobite
Fort William Mallaig
Black 5
WCRC
West Coast Railways
Mallaig Fort William
Friday 29th The Easter Chieftain (Day 1 of 4)
Eastleigh Aviemore
67 (DBC)
DBC
Pathfinder Railtours
Friday 29th West of Scotland Push-Pull (Day 1 of 3)
Crewe Edinburgh
47712+DBSO (T&T)
LSL
Inter-City
Friday 29th The Jacobite
Fort William Mallaig
Black 5
WCRC
West Coast Railways
Mallaig Fort William
Saturday 30th The Easter Chieftain (Day 2 of 4)
Aviemore Kyle of Lochalsh
66/0 (DBC)
DBC
Pathfinder Railtours
Kyle of Lochalsh Aviemore
Saturday 30th West of Scotland Push-Pull (Day 2 of 3)
Edinburgh Oban
47712+DBSO (T&T)
LSL
Inter-City
  Oban Edinburgh
Saturday 30th The Golden Arrow
Poole Hanwell Bridge Loop
2 x 47 (LSL) (T&T)
LSL
Saphos Trains
Hanwell Bridge Loop Canterbury West
34046 or 46100+47 (LSL) (T&T)
Canterbury West Hanwell Bridge Loop
Hanwell Bridge Loop Poole
2 x 47 (LSL) (T&T)
Saturday 30th The Jacobite
Fort William Mallaig
Black 5
WCRC
West Coast Railways
Mallaig Fort William
Sunday 31st West of Scotland Push-Pull (Day 3 of 3)
Edinburgh Crewe
47712+DBSO (T&T)
LSL
Inter-City
Sunday 31st The Easter Chieftain (Day 3 of 4)
Aviemore Aberdeen
67 (DBC)
DBC
Pathfinder Railtours
Aberdeen Aviemore
Sunday 31st The Jacobite
Fort William Mallaig
Black 5
WCRC
West Coast Railways
Mallaig Fort William
April
Name
Rep. no.
From
To
Loco
Timings
TOC
Tour Promoter
Monday 1st Torbay Riviera Pullman
Hull Paignton
43046/43047/43055/43059
LSL
Midland Pullman
Paignton Hull
Monday 1st The Easter Chieftain (Day 4 of 4)
Aviemore Eastleigh
67 (DBC)
DBC
Pathfinder Railtours
Monday 1st The Jacobite
Fort William Mallaig
Black 5
WCRC
West Coast Railways
Mallaig Fort William
Tuesday 2nd The Jacobite
Fort William Mallaig
Black 5
WCRC
West Coast Railways
Mallaig Fort William
Wednesday 3rd The Jacobite
Fort William Mallaig
Black 5
WCRC
West Coast Railways
Mallaig Fort William
Thursday 4th The Cambrian Coast Express
Reading Shrewsbury
67 (DBC)
DBC
Pathfinder Railtours
Shrewsbury Pwllheli
97/3 (NR)
  Pwllheli Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury Reading
67 (DBC)
Thursday 4th The Jacobite
Fort William Mallaig
Black 5
WCRC
West Coast Railways
Mallaig Fort William
Friday 5th North Wales Coastal Pullman
Plymouth Llandudno
43046/43047/43055/43059
LSL
Midland Pullman
Llandudno Plymouth
Friday 5th The Jacobite
Fort William Mallaig
Black 5
WCRC
West Coast Railways
Mallaig Fort William
Saturday 6th To Exeter (provisional)
Hastings Exeter St. David's
DEMU 1001
GBRf
Hastings Diesels
Exeter St. David's Hastings
Saturday 6th The Jacobite
Fort William Mallaig
Black 5
WCRC
West Coast Railways
Mallaig Fort William
Sunday 7th The Jacobite
Fort William Mallaig
Black 5
WCRC
West Coast Railways
Mallaig Fort William
Monday 8th The Jacobite
Fort William Mallaig
Black 5
WCRC
West Coast Railways
Mallaig Fort William
Tuesday 9th The Jacobite
Fort William Mallaig
Black 5
WCRC
West Coast Railways
Mallaig Fort William
Wednesday 10th The Jacobite
Fort William Mallaig
Black 5
WCRC
West Coast Railways
Mallaig Fort William
Thursday 11th Royal Windsor Statesman
Cannock Windsor & Eton Riverside
2 x 47 (LSL)
LSL
Statesman Rail
Windsor & Eton Riverside Cannock
Thursday 11th The Jacobite
Fort William Mallaig
Black 5
WCRC
West Coast Railways
Mallaig Fort William
Friday 12th Cornish Riviera Pullman (Day 1 of 3)
Berwick-upon-Tweed Truro
43046/43047/43055/43059
LSL
Midland Pullman
Friday 12th The Jacobite
Fort William Mallaig
Black 5
WCRC
West Coast Railways
Mallaig Fort William
Saturday 13th Torbay Riviera Pullman
Penzance Newton Abbot
43046/43047/43055/43059
LSL
Midland Pullman
Newton Abbot Kingswear
  Kingswear Newton Abbot
Newton Abbot Penzance
Saturday 13th The Harbourmaster
London Paddington Newport
67 (GBRf)
GBRf
UK Railtours
Newport Robertson Oil Terminal
2 x 66 (GBRf) (T&T)
Robertson Oil Terminal Herbrandston Junc.
Herbrandston Junc. Milford Haven
  Milford Haven Newport
Newport London Paddington
67 (GBRf)
Satuday 13th The Jacobite
Fort William Mallaig
Black 5
WCRC
West Coast Railways
Mallaig Fort William
Sunday 14th Cornish Riviera Pullman (Day 3 of 3)
Truro Berwick-upon-Tweed
43046/43047/43055/43059
LSL
Midland Pullman
Sunday 14th The Jacobite
Fort William Mallaig
Black 5
WCRC
West Coast Railways
Mallaig Fort William
Monday 15th The Jacobite
Fort William Mallaig
Black 5
WCRC
West Coast Railways
Mallaig Fort William
Tuesday 16th The Jacobite
Fort William Mallaig
Black 5
WCRC
West Coast Railways
Mallaig Fort William
Wednesday 17th The Jacobite
Fort William Mallaig
Black 5
WCRC
West Coast Railways
Mallaig Fort William
Thursday 18th Settle to Carlisle & Coastal Pullman
Wolverhampton Carlisle
43046/43047/43055/43059
LSL
Midland Pullman
Carlisle Wolverhampton
Thursday 18th The Cambrian Coast Express
East Midlands Parkway Shrewsbury
67 (DBC)
DBC
Pathfinder Railtours
Shrewsbury Pwllheli
97/3 (NR)
  Pwllheli Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury East Midlands Parkway
67 (DBC)
Thursday 18th The Jacobite
Fort William Mallaig
Black 5
WCRC
West Coast Railways
Mallaig Fort William
Friday 19th The Jacobite
Fort William Mallaig
Black 5
WCRC
West Coast Railways
Mallaig Fort William
Saturday 20th Settle & Carlisle Circular
Worcester Shrub Hill Appleby
2 x 47 (LSL)
LSL
Statesman Rail
Appleby Worcester Shrub Hill
Saturday 20th The Jacobite
Fort William Mallaig
Black 5
WCRC
West Coast Railways
Mallaig Fort William
Sunday 21st The Jacobite
Fort William Mallaig
Black 5
WCRC
West Coast Railways
Mallaig Fort William
Monday 22nd The Jacobite
Fort William Mallaig
Black 5
WCRC
West Coast Railways
Mallaig Fort William
Tuesday 23rd Highland Clansman Pullman
Chester Aviemore
43046/43047/43055/43059
LSL
Midland Pullman
Aviemore Chester
Tuesday 23rd The Jacobite
Fort William Mallaig
Black 5
WCRC
West Coast Railways
Mallaig Fort William
Wednesday 24th The Jacobite
Fort William Mallaig
Black 5
WCRC
West Coast Railways
Mallaig Fort William
Thursday 25th The Jacobite
Fort William Mallaig
Black 5
WCRC
West Coast Railways
Mallaig Fort William
Friday 26th The Jacobite
Fort William Mallaig
Black 5
WCRC
West Coast Railways
Mallaig Fort William
Saturday 27th Settle to Carlisle & Blackpool Pullman
Dundee Blackpool North
43046/43047/43055/43059
LSL
Midland Pullman
  Blackpool North Dundee
Saturday 27th The Clan Line 50th Anniversary Pullman
London Victoria Bath Spa
35028+67 (DBC) (T&T)
DBC
UK Railtours
Bath Spa London Victoria
Saturday 27th The Bath and Gloucester Steam Express
London Paddington Gloucester
Black 5+47 (WCRC) (T&T)
WCRC
The Railway Touring Company
Gloucester London Paddington
Saturday 27th The Jacobite
Fort William Mallaig
Black 5
WCRC
West Coast Railways
Mallaig Fort William
Sunday 28th The Jacobite
Fort William Mallaig
Black 5
WCRC
West Coast Railways
Mallaig Fort William
Monday 29th The Jacobite
Fort William Mallaig
Black 5
WCRC
West Coast Railways
Mallaig Fort William
Tuesday 30th The Jacobite
Fort William Mallaig
Black 5
WCRC
West Coast Railways
Mallaig Fort William
May
Name
Rep. no.
From
To
Loco
Timings
TOC
Tour Promoter
Saturday 4th The Spring Cornish Explorer
Dorridge Penzance
2 x 37 (WCRC)
WCRC
Pathfinder Railtours
  Penzance Dorridge
Thursday 16th The Cambrian Coast Express
Cardiff Central Shrewsbury
67 (DBC)
DBC
Pathfinder Railtours
Shrewsbury Pwllheli
97/3 (NR)
  Pwllheli Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury Cardiff Central
67 (DBC)
June
Name
Rep. no.
From
To
Loco
Timings
TOC
Tour Promoter
Saturday 1st The English Riviera Airshow
Tame Bridge Parkway Paignton
TBC
WCRC
Pathfinder Railtours
  Paignton Tame Bridge Parkway
Thursday 6th The Holt Hoover
Eastleigh Humberstone Road
50008+33012 (T&T)
H&H
Branch Line Society
Humberstone Road Norwich
33012+50008 (T&T)
Norwich Cromer
50008+33012 (T&T)
Cromer Sheringham
33012+50008 (T&T)
Saturday 8th The Lakes Express
Bristol Temple Meads Carlisle
2 x 47/57 (WCRC) (T&T)
WCRC
Pathfinder Railtours
Carlisle Carnforth D&UGL
Steam TBC
Carnforth D&UGL Bristol Temple Meads
2 x 47/57 (WCRC) (T&T)
Sunday 9th The Cromer Crompton
Sheringham Cromer
50008+33012 (T&T)
H&H
Branch Line Society
Cromer Norwich
33012+50008 (T&T)
Norwich Ely
50008+33012 (T&T)
Ely Water Orton
33012+50008 (T&T)
Saturday 29th The Mazey Day Cornishman
Dorridge Penzance
50007+50049
WCRC
Pathfinder Railtours
  Penzance Dorridge