102 •The Railway Magazine• July 2019
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A FEW seats are still
available for the Branch
Line Society’s‘Return of
the Thunder Vac’tour on
July 27.
This tour will be the first
passenger train hauled
by No. 50008Thunderer
since 1991, with no other
trains expected for the
foreseeable future.
Rare track will include
the Up loop at Hellifield,
the loop at Kirkstall, Heeley
Loop in Sheffield, the Up
Sheffield goods lines at
Doncaster and Hambleton
South Curve.
Loco owners Hanson
& Hall have been able
to identify operating
efficiencies since bookings
opened, leading to
reduced ticket prices – now
£112 for Standard Class
and £175 in First Class.
See http://www.branchline.org
for more information.Late seats for
50008 trip
Date Tour Name Steam-Hauled From-To Motive Power Promoter
Daily Jacobite Fort William-Mallaig WCRC steam WCR
3 Dorset Coast Express Bristol-Weymouth LSL steam/Class 47 ST
4 Cathedrals Express Liverpool Street-Dereham 61306/WCRC diesel SD
4 Evening Diner Birmingham Moor Street-Worcester 45596 VT
5 Steam & Jazz Belfast-Mystery destination GNR(I) 85 RPSI
6 Dart & Torbay Express Tame Bridge-Kingswear 60163/diesel PT
6 Bournemouth Belle Waterloo-Bournemouth 35018 RTC
6 Cotswold Explorer Dorridge-Oxford 45596 VT
7 Sea Breeze Dublin-Rosslare Strand GNR(I) 85 RPSI
7 The Waverley York-Carlisle 60103 RTC
7 English Riviera Express Bristol TM-Kingswear LSL steam ST
9 End of Southern Steam Waterloo-Weymouth 35018/WCRC diesel RTC
9 Royal Windsor Steam Express Waterloo-Windsor x3 61306 SD
9 Sunset Steam Express Waterloo-Waterloo 61306 SD
9 Dalesman York-Carlisle WCRC steam/diesel WCR
10 Fellsman Crewe-Carlisle LSL steam ST
10 British Pullman Victoria-Warwick 60163 BEL
11 Scarborough Spa Express Carnforth-Scarborough WCRC steam/diesel WCRC
13 Cumbrian Mountain Express Euston-Carlisle 86259/WCRC steam RTC
13 Welsh Marches Dorridge-Hereford 45596 VT
14 Pembroke Coast Express Bristol TM-Tenby 60163 PT
14 Cathedrals Express Paddington-Yeovil CANCELLED SD
16 Royal Windsor Steam Express Waterloo-Windsor x3 61306 SD
16 Sunset Steam Express Waterloo-Waterloo 61306 SD
16 Dalesman Chester-Carlisle WCRC steam/diesel WCR
17 Fellsman Crewe-Carlisle LSL steam ST
18 Cathedrals Express Southend-Winchester TBC SD
18 Scarborough Spa Express Carnforth-Scarborough WCRC steam/diesel WCRC
20 North Briton King’s Cross-Carlisle 60163/diesel UKR
20 Cumbrian Mountain Express Crewe-Carlisle WCRC steam/diesel RTC
20 Welsh Marches Express Crewe-Cardiff LSL steam ST
20 Cathedrals Express Victoria-Portsmouth Harbour 61306+44871 SD
20 Cathedrals Express Portsmouth Harbour-Salisbury 61306+44871 SD
20 Chester Venturer Dorridge-Chester 45596 VT
20 Northern Belle Crewe-Crewe 60103 NB
20 Northern Belle Manchester-Manchester 60103 NB
21 North Wales Coast Express Liverpool-Holyhead 45690/WCRC diesel RTC
21 Royal Duchy Bristol TM-Par TBC RTC
21 Shakespeare Express x2 Birmingham Snow Hill-Stratford TBC VT
21 The Boyne Dublin-Drogheda/Dundalk NCC 4 RPSI
23 Welsh Mountaineer Preston-Blaenau CANCELLED RTC
23 Royal Windsor Steam Express Waterloo-Windsor x3 61306 SD
23 Sunset Steam Express Waterloo-Waterloo 61306 SD
23 Dalesman York-Carlisle WCRC steam/diesel WCR
25 Dorset Coast Express Victoria-Weymouth TBC RTC
25 Scarborough Spa Express Carnforth-Scarborough WCRC steam/diesel WCRC
27 West Somerset Steam Express Paddington-Minehead 6233 or 60009 RTC
27 The Hadrian Leicester-Carlisle WCRC steam/diesel RTC
27 White Rose Dorridge-York 45596 VT
27 British Pullman Victoria-Victoria TBC BEL
28 Torbay Express Bristol TM-Kingswear TBC TEX
28 Merchant of Avon Burton-Stratford WCRC steam WCR
30 Royal Windsor Steam Express Waterloo-Windsor x3 61306 SD
30 Sunset Steam Express Waterloo-Waterloo 61306 SD
30 Dalesman York-Carlisle WCRC steam/diesel WCRDate Tour Name From-To Motive Power Promoter
3 British Pullman Victoria-Victoria DBC 67x2 BEL
4 British Pullman Victoria-Canterbury DBC 67x2 BEL
5 Northern Belle Carnforth-Warwick WCRC diesel NB
6 Northern Belle Wakefield-Stratford WCRC diesel NB
6 Dean Forest Foray Hastings-Parkend 1001 HDL
6 British Pullman Victoria-Worcester DBC 67x2 BEL
7 Northern Belle Manchester-London WCRC diesel NB
11 British Pullman Victoria-Canterbury DBC 67x2 BEL
12 British Pullman Victoria-Victoria DBC 67x2 BEL
13 Buxton & Peak Forest Euston-Buxton TBC UKR
13 Northern Belle Cardiff-Weymouth WCRC diesel NB
14 Northern Belle Coventry-Weymouth WCRC diesel NB
17 British Pullman Victoria-Bath DBC 67x2 BEL
18 British Pullman Victoria-Canterbury DBC 67x2 BEL
20 Luca Pezzulo Express Lancaster-Stocksbridge WCRC/Colas 37s BLS
20 Cumbrian Explorer Didcot-Carlisle DRS 68+88 PT
20 British Pullman Victoria-Victoria DBC 67x2 BEL
21 Northern Belle Manchester-Carnforth WCRC diesel NB
21 British Pullman Victoria-Victoria DBC 67x2 BEL
25 British Pullman Victoria-Canterbury DBC 67x2 BEL
26 Northern Belle Manchester-Berwick WCRC diesel NB
26 British Pullman Victoria-Brighton DBC 67x2 BEL
27 Return of the Thunder Vac Derby-Carlisle 50008 BLS
28 Swanage Sunday Special Waterloo-Swanage GBRf 73/1x2 UKR
28 Steel City Special SY Supertram network SYSL 399 BLSJULY:DIESEL&ELECTRICRAILTOURS
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NOTES
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often do, change from the
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■Note: Tours may start and
finish elsewhere.BEL– Belmond
0845 077 2222
BLS– Branch Line Society
http://www.branchline.org.uk
HDL– Hastings Diesels Ltd
http://www.hastingsdiesels.co.uk
NB– Northern Belle
0844 8404525
PT– Pathfinder Tours
01453 835414
RPSI– Railway Preservation
Society of Ireland
00 353 1 480 0553
(Dublin tours) or 028 9337 3968
RTC– Railway Touring Company
01553 661500
SD– Steam Dreams
01483 209888
ST– Saphos Trains
saphostrains.com
TEX– Torbay Express
01453 834477
UKR– UK Railtours
01438 715050
VT– Vintage Trains
0121 708 4960
0140500121 708 4960
WCRC– West Coast Railways
01524 73775 1