Railtours and Excursions

Railtours and Excursions

Read about upcoming railtours and railway excursions in the UK.

We’ll share occasional information about railtours in the UK from operators such as UK Railtours, Steam Dreams, Pathfinder Tours and Branchline Society. You’ll also be able to find posts with timings for railtours in the UK.

See Vintage 1938 London Underground Tube Stock In London This Weekend

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See Vintage 1938 London Underground Tube Stock In London This Weekend London Transport Museum will be running the vintage 1938 tube stock train on the London Undergorund network this Sunday 24th February. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to see the Class 483 1938 Tube Stock historic London Underound train on the District, Circle, Metropolitan and …

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Timings Now Available For Pathfinder 37s Here There & Everywhere Railtour

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Timings Now Available For Pathfinder 37s Here There & Everywhere Railtour Timings are now available for the ‘Here, There and Everywhere’ railtour, which features DRS top and tail class 37s throughout, covering most of Kent and Surrey with a little bit of Horsham. Talks of locomotives 37402 and 37409 being on the tour, both of …

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Rare Chance for Class 37 Haulage Around Kent and Sussex

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Rare chance for DRS Class 37 haulage around Surrey, Kent and Sussex UPDATE: due to engineering works in the Brighton Mainline area, the Saturday part of the tour has been amended considerably. New itinery below. Pathfinder Tours are widely recognised for their railtours popular with railway enthusiasts. This February, Pathfinder Tours and are offering an …

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Timings Now Available For The Waverly Reunion Railtour

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Timings now available for Pathfinder Tours The Waverly Reunion Timings are now available for Pathfinder Tours’ The Waverly Re-union railtour, which features the popular historic class 50 diesel locomotives. The railtour, which runs along the recently reopened Waverly route, marks 50 years since the closure by British Railways with the final train running on 5th …

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Stanier Black 5 Steam Train Visits Sussex This Tuesday 27/11/18

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Stanier Black 5 Steam Train Visits Sussex This Tuesday 27/11/18 Railway Touring Company will be running their annual Christmas Sussex Belle railtour again this year, this time hauled by Stanier Class 5 number 44871 (also known as Black Fives). The festive rail tour departs London Victoria at 1050 on Tuesday 27th November, heading to Eastbourne …

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Rare Chance to Travel Onboard London Transport 4TC Class 438

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Rare Chance to Travel Onboard London Transport 4TC UK Railtours are offering the opportunity to travel on the London Transport 4-TC Electric Multiple Unit Class 438 The Ye Olde Black Friar railtour will give rail enthusiasts the rare chance to travel on this historic train, which will be top and tailed by GB Railfreight’s Class …

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The Victory Javelin Excursion to Portsmouth – Saturday November 10, 2018

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The Victory Javelin Excursion HS1 Class 395 to Portsmouth this November 2018 Saturday 10th November will see Southeastern High Speed Javelin Class 395 visit Portsmouth and Southampton for the first time. Tour operator UK Railtours have been running the Class 395 Javelin tours for 5 years and this year will feature unit number 395018 in …

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