updated 30-July www.uksteam.info MAINLINE STEAM TOUR PROGRAMME 2019 August to December - local services Welcome to the UK Steam Railtour pages. This is an unofficial list of scheduled steam-hauled excursions over Network Rail lines during 2019. The information is updated regularly, and is provided in good faith, but is not guaranteed accurate! No responsibility is accepted for any errors or omissions. Always check with the rail tour operator for current information, as tours are often cancelled or amended at short notice. Comments, updates, corrections (or criticism) are very welcome. Please email to: webmaster at uksteam.info. A very special thanks to all those who have contributed information - especially details of planned tours, train times, and updates on main line locomotives. Please keep sending it! Note The symbol § denotes steam leg is expected to have diesel assistance. This ‘local’ extract also includes any trains which pass through or to Basingstoke, Salisbury, Oxford or Westbury without traveling through ‘our area’ as such, and any near misses which may be of particular interest. Such entries have their date in blue. Trains including Newbury in their itinerary must travel through Hungerford – some others may do so. N.B. – this listing is an amalgamation of information from UK Steam Info (which ceased updating on 23rd May) and updates derived from the Railtours page of the Railway Herald web-site, retaining the familiar layout we have been using for the last few years. A new approach will be required for steam specials in 2020. Date Route Bookings STEAM DREAMS EXCURSION Thu 01-Aug London Paddington-Cardiff (WCRC) [wcrc] STDR TBA: Paddington-Gloucester-Cardiff and return THE DORSET COAST EXPRESS London-Weymouth (WCRC) [wcrc] Thu 08-Aug RYTC TBA: Victoria-Staines-Southampton-Weymouth §, Southampton-Andover-Waterloo § THE ATLANTIC COAST EXPRESS London Waterloo-Exeter (WCRC) [wcrc] Sat 10-Aug UKRT 35028: London Waterloo (pu) - Woking (pu) - Basingstoke (pu) - Salisbury - Yeovil Junction - Honiton - Exeter Central (sd) - Exeter St. Davids & return THE WEST SOMERSET STEAM EXPRESS London Paddington-Minehead (WCRC) [wcrc] Sat 17-Aug RYTC 46233: Paddington-Newbury-Bishops Lydeard and return TBA: Bishops Lydeard-Minehead and return THE DORSET COAST EXPRESS London-Weymouth (WCRC) [wcrc] Thu 22-Aug RYTC 45305/46233/60009: Victoria-Staines-Southampton-Weymouth §, Southampton-Basingstoke-Waterloo § THE COTSWOLD VENTURER Sat 24-Aug London Paddington-Worcester (WCRC) [wcrc] RYTC 46233: Paddington-Evesham-Worcester-Kemble-Paddington GLOUCESTER GOES RETRO Sat 24-Aug 7029: Solhull (pu) - Dorridge (pu) - Warwick Parkway (pu) - Banbury (pu) - Oxford - Swindon VNTL - Kemble - Stroud - Gloucester (break/rev) & return STEAM DREAMS EXCURSION Sun 25-Aug STDR 60103: London Paddington (pu) - Oxford (break/rev) & return THE DORSET COAST EXPRESS London-Weymouth (WCRC) [wcrc] Thu 05-Sep RYTC 45305/46233/60009: Victoria-Staines-Southampton-Weymouth §, Southampton-Basingstoke-Waterloo § THE TORBAY EXPRESS Sun 08-Sep Bristol-Kingswear (EH01) [dbc] TBEL 46201/45233/60009: Bristol-Westbury-Kingswear and return BELMOND BRITISH PULLMAN Wed 11-Sep London Victoria-Bristol (BLMD) [dbc] BLMD 35028: Victoria-Bristol-Victoria THE SWANAGE BELLE Thu 12-Sep London Victoria-Swanage (WCRC) [wcrc] RYTC 46233/60009: Victoria-Swanage §, Southampton-Andover-Victoria § STEAM DREAMS EXCURSION London Paddington-Littlehampton (WCRC) [wcrc] Sun 22-Sep STDR TBA: London Paddington (pu) - Slough (pu) - Reading (pu) - Basingstoke (pu) - Winchester (sd) - Chichester (sd) - Littlehampton (break/rev) & return STEAM DREAMS EXCURSION London Victoria-Swanage (WCRC) [wcrc] Thu 26-Sep STDR TBA: London Victoria (pu) - Egham (pu) - Woking (pu) - Basingstoke (pu) - Bournemouth (sd) - Corfe (sd) - Swanage (break/rev) & return STEAM DREAMS EXCURSION Sat 05-Oct Sheffield Park-Worcester(WCRC) [wcrc] STDR 46233: Sheffield Park-Oxford-Worcester-Swindon-Sheffield Park (tbc) THE COTSWOLD EXPLORER - X Sat 12-Oct Dorridge-Oxford (TY01) [vntl] VNTL 7029: Dorridge-Worcester-Kemble-Oxford-Evesham-Worcester-Dorridge STEAM DREAMS EXCURSION Thu 21-Nov TBA: West Brompton (pu) - - Cheam (pu) - Leatherhead (pu) - Effingham Junction (pu) - STDR Guildford (pu) - Petersfield (pu) - Salisbury (sd) - Bath Spa (break/rev) & return THE MARCHES & SEVERN EXPRESS 60163: Eastleigh (pu) - Basingstoke (pu) - Reading West (pu) - Didcot Parkway (pu) - Sat 23-Nov PATH Swindon (pu) - Kemble (pu) - Stroud (pu) - Stonehouse (pu) - Gloucester (pu) - Chepstow - Abergavenny - Ludlow (sd) - Shrewsbury (break/rev) & return THE LUDLOW MEDIEVAL CHRISTMAS FAIR Sat 23-Nov 60009: Slough (pu) - Reading (pu) - Didcot Parkway (pu) - Swindon (pu) - Bristol Parkway RYTC (pu) - Ludlow (sd) - Shrewsbury (break/rev) & return STEAM DREAMS EXCURSION Sun 01-Dec STDR TBA: London Paddington (pu) - Slough (pu) - Reading (pu) - Bath Spa (break/rev) & return THE BATH & BRISTOL CHRISTMAS EXPRESS 6233: Swanage (pu) - Poole (pu) - Bournemouth (pu) - Brockenhurst (pu) - Southampton Central (pu) - Salisbury (pu) - Bath Spa (sd) - Bristol Temple Meads Thu 05-Dec RYTC 6233: Bristol Temple Meads (pu) - Bath Spa (pu) - Salisbury (sd) Diesel: Salisbury - Southampton Central (sd) - Brockenhurst (sd) - Bournemouth (sd) - Poole (sd) - Swanage THE BATH & CARDIFF CHRISTMAS MARKETS Tue 10-Dec 6233: London Paddington (pu) - Slough (pu) - Reading (pu) - Newbury (pu) -Bath Spa (sd) - RYTC Cardiff Central (break/rev) & return Thu 12-Dec STEAM DREAMS EXCURSION STDR Chinnor-Eastleigh Steam TBA: Princes Risborough (pu) - Bicester Village (pu) - Oxford Parkway (pu) - Winchester (sd) – Eastleigh & return STEAM DREAMS EXCURSION Sun 15-Dec TBA: London Victoria (pu) - Staines(pu) - Ascot (pu) - Reading (pu) - Oxford (pu) - Warwick STDR (pu) - Stratford-upon-Avon (break/rev) & return STEAM DREAMS EXCURSION Tue 17-Dec TBA: London Waterloo (pu) - Woking (pu) - Salisbury (sd) - Sherborne (sd) - Yeovil Railway STDR Centre (break/rev) & return Tour promoters Agent Address The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust Bookings via UK Railtours A1ST PO Box 50, Welwyn AL6 0WG Tel: 01438 715050 UK Railtours UKRT PO Box 50, Welwyn AL6 0WG Tel: 01438 715050 Belmond (formerly Orient-Express Hotels) BLMD Tel: 0845 077 2222 Info line: 020 7805 5099 Email: mailto:[email protected] Carnforth Station Heritage Centre Carnforth Station, Warton Rd, Carnforth, LA5 9TR CARN Tel: 01524 735165 Email: [email protected] Charity Railtours 1 Hunter Road, Ipswich, IP3 8TN CHRT Tel: 07518 045077 Compass by West Coast Railways Jesson Way, Carnforth, Lancs LA5 9UR CMPS Tel: 0844 950 3137 Email: --- East Lancashire Railway Bolton St, Bury BL9 0EY ELRY Tel: 0333 320 2830 Email: [email protected] Golden Eagle Luxury Trains Denzell House, Denzell Gardens, Dunham Road, Altrincham, Cheshire, WA14 4QF GELT Tel: 0161 928 9410 Email: --- Also see A1ST Icons of Steam ICOS Locomotive Services Ltd IRRT Ian Riley & Son (Railways) Ltd Bookings via West Coast Railway Co Keighley & Worth Valley Railway KWVR London Transport LTPT Bookings Tel: 0207 565 7298 North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group (NELPG) Enterprises NLPG 57 Millview Drive, Tynemouth NE30 2QD Tel: 0191 257 0980 (Mon-Fri 09:30-20:30 only) National Railway Museum Leeman Road, York, YO26 4XJ NRM Tel: 08707 010208 (0830-2030) North Yorkshire Moors Railway NYMR Pickering Station, Pickering, North Yorkshire YO18 7AJ Tel: 01751-472508 Pathfinder Tours (2006) Ltd (A Riviera Trains Company) PATH Stag House, Gydynap Lane, Inchbrook, Woodchester, Glos GL5 5EZ Tel: 01453-835414, 01453-834477 Fax: 01453-836538 Email: mailto:[email protected] PMR Tours PO Box 6233, The West Shed, Ripley DE5 4AD PMRT Tel: 01773-743986 (Mon-Fri 0930-1630) Email: mailto:[email protected] Papyrus Rail UK PPRS Tel: 01908 410450 Email: mailto:[email protected] Railtourer RLTR 42 Kingston Road, Willerby, HU10 6UB. Tel: 01482-659082 The Railway Touring Company 14a Tuesday Market Place, Kings Lynn, PE30 1JN RYTC Tel: 01553-661500 Fax: 01553 661800 Email:mailto:[email protected] Scotrail SCTR Spitfire Railtours PO Box 824, Taunton TA1 9ET SPFR Tel: 08708 793675 Email:mailto:[email protected] Saphos Trains PO Box 83, St Erth, Hayle, Cornwall. TR27 9AD SPHS Tel: 0800 038 5320 Email:mailto:[email protected] SRPS Railtours SRPS 82 Busby Road, Carmunnock, Glasgow, G76 9BJ Tel: 0131 202 1033 (Mon-Fri 09:00-17:00 & 19:00-21:00) Steam Dreams PO Box 169, Albury, Guildford Surrey GU5 9YS STDR Tel: 01483-209888 Fax: 01483-209889 Email: mailto:[email protected] Statesman Rail PO Box 83, St Erth, Hayle, TR27 6JH STMN Tel: 0845 310 2458 Email: mailto:[email protected] Torbay Express Ltd TBEL Stag House, Gydynap Lane, Inchbrook, Woodchester, Glos GL5 5EZ Tel: 01453-834477 Email: mailto:[email protected] Tornado150 Walton-on-Naze TNDO Tel: 0330 113 8989 Email: mailto:[email protected] UK Railtours UKRT PO Box 50, Welwyn AL6 0WG Tel: 01438 715050 Vintage Trains Birmingham Railway Museum, 670 Warwick Road, Tyseley, Birmingham B11 2HL VNTL Tel: 0121-708-4960 Fax: 0121-708-4963. West Coast Railway Company Jesson Way, Carnforth, Lancs LA5 9UR WCRC Tel: 01524-737751/737753 (JACOBITE bookings only) Fax: 01524-735518 Steam Operating Companies Operator Details DB Cargo (previously DB Schenker) (formerly English Welsh and Scottish Railway) (in association with Riviera Trains under The Charter Alliance) [dbc] or [dbs] Charter Train & Rail passenger Services, Lakeside Business Park, Carolina Way, Doncaster