Main Line Diary
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AUGUST
SAT 18 ‘THE WEST SOMERSET STEAM EXPRESS’ Paddington-Newbury-Bishops Lydeard and return by No. 60009. RTC
SAT 18 ‘THE BARD OF AVON’ Manchester-Shrewsbury-Stratford and return by TBA. A1SLT
SUN 19 ‘THE TORBAY EXPRESS’ Bristol-Westbury-Kingswear and return by No. 35028. Torbay Express
SUN 19 ‘THE WAVERLEY’ York-Leeds-Settle-Carlisle and return by No. 45596/45690/46233. RTC
SUN 19 ‘THE FORTH BRIDGE AND BORDERS STEAM SPECIAL’ Linlithgow-Kirkcaldy-Edinburgh-TweedbankNiddrie-Edinburgh-Kirkcaldy-Linlithgow by TBA. SRPS
MON 20-SUN 26 ‘THE JACOBITE’
Fort William-Mallaig and return by
Nos. 44871 (pm Mon-Sun), 45407 (am Sun) and 62005 (am Mon-Sat). WCRC
TUES 21 ‘THE FELLSMAN’ Lancaster-Preston-Settle-Carlisle and return by TBA. Statesman
TUES 21 ‘THE CATHEDRALS EXPRESS’ London Victoria-Staines-Bishops Lydeard and return by No. 61306. SDRCo.
THURS 23 ‘THE SCARBOROUGH SPA EXPRESS’
York-Scarborough and return by TBA. WCRC
THURS 23 ‘THE DORSET COAST EXPRESS’ London Victoria-Staines-SouthamptonWeymouth-Southampton-Andover-Waterloo by No. 45305/60009. RTC
FRI 24 ‘STEAM & JAZZ’ Belfast-mystery destination and return by TBA. RPSI
SAT 25 ‘THE COTSWOLD VENTURER’ Paddington-Evesham-Worcester-KemblePaddington by No. 60009. RTC
SUN 26 ‘THE WAVERLEY’ York-Leeds-Settle-Carlisle and return by No. 45596/45690/46233. RTC
SUN 26 ‘THE FORTH BRIDGE AND BORDERS STEAM SPECIAL’ Linlithgow-Kirkcaldy-Edinburgh-TweedbankNiddrie-Edinburgh-Kirkcaldy-Linlithgow by TBA. SRPS
SUN 26 ‘THE SHAKESPEARE EXPRESS’ (PROVISIONAL) Birmingham-Stratford-upon-Avon and return by TBA. Vintage Trains
MON 27-SEPTEMBER 2 ‘THE JACOBITE’ Fort William-Mallaig and return by
Nos. 44871 (pm Mon-Sun) and 45407 (am Mon-Sun). WCRC
MON 27 ‘THE DALESMAN’ Hellfield-Settle-Carlisle and return by TBA. WCRC
MON 27 ‘THE CANTERBURY TALE’ Peterborough-Maidstone-CanterburyFolkestone-Peterborough by No. 60163. UK Railtours
TUES 28 ‘THE DALESMAN’ Hellfield-Settle-Carlisle and return by TBA. WCRC
THURS 30 ‘THE SCARBOROUGH SPA EXPRESS’
York-Scarborough and return by TBA. WCRC
THURS 30 ‘THE CATHEDRALS EXPRESS’ London Victoria-Leatherhead-ChichesterSalisbury and return by TBA. SDRCo.
FRI 31 ‘STEAM & JAZZ’ Belfast-mystery destination and return by No. 131. RPSI
SEPTEMBER
SUN 2 ‘THE TORBAY EXPRESS’ Bristol-Kingswear and return by No. 60009/60163. Torbay Express
SUN 2 ‘THE ROYAL DUCHY’
Taunton-Par and return by No. 34046. RTC
MON 3-FRI 7 ‘THE JACOBITE’
Fort William-Mallaig and return by Nos. 44871 (pm Mon-Fri) and 45407 (am Mon-Fri). WCRC
TUES 4 ‘THE DALESMAN; Hellifield-Settle-Carlisle and return by TBA. WCRC
WEDS 5 ‘BELMOND BRITISH PULLMAN’ London Victoria-Bristol and return by No. 35028. Belmond THURS 6 ‘THE SCARBOROUGH SPA EXPRESS’
York-Scarborough and return by TBA. WCRC
THURS 6 ‘THE DORSET COAST EXPRESS’ London Victoria-Staines-SouthamptonWeymouth-Southampton-Andover-Waterloo by No. 45305/60009. RTC
SAT 8 ‘THE CHESHIREMAN’ Norwich-Peterborough-Nuneaton-ChesterPeterborough by No. 60009. RTC
SAT 8 ‘THE DEVONIAN’ Bristol-Plymouth-Bristol-KidderminsterBirmingham by No. 60163. A1SLT
SAT 8 ‘THE WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’ Crewe-Stafford-Walsall-Stratford-upon-Avon and return by No. 34046/46100/70000. Saphos Trains
SUN 9 ‘THE WAVERLEY’ York-Leeds-Settle-Carlisle and return by No. 45596/45690/46233. RTC
MON 10-FRI 14 ‘THE JACOBITE’ Fort William-Mallaig and return by Nos. 45407 (pm Mon-Fri) and 62005 (am Mon-Fri). WCRC
TUES 11 ‘THE CATHEDRALS EXPRESS’ Hellifield-Carlisle and return by TBA. SDRCo.
THURS 13 ‘THE SCARBOROUGH SPA EXPRESS’
York-Scarborough and return by TBA. WCRC
THURS 13 ‘THE SWANAGE BELLE’ London Victoria-Swanage-SouthamptonVictoria by No. 60009. RTC
THURS 13 ‘THE SALOPIAN EXPRESS 2’ Crewe-Chester-Shrewsbury-Crewe by TBA. WCRC
SAT 15 ‘THE BRIEF ENCOUNTER STEAM SPECIAL’ Carnforth-Hellifield-Blackburn-PrestonCarnforth by TBA. CSHC
SAT 15 ‘THE WELLS FLYER’
Bury Bolton Street-Manchester-Holyhead by No. 60103. ELR
SAT 15 ‘THE TALISMAN’
King’s Cross-Newcastle by No. 60163. UK Railtours
SUN 16 ‘THE ROYAL DUCHY’ Taunton-Par and return by No. 34046. RTC MON 17-SUN 23 ‘THE JACOBITE’ Fort William-Mallaig and return by Nos. 44871 (am Mon Sat) and 45407 (am Sun). WCRC
SAT 22 ‘BELMOND BRITISH PULLMAN’ London Victoria-Staines-Guildford-ShalfordRedhill-Victoria by No. 35028. Belmond
SAT 22 ‘THE OXFORD EXPLORER’
Three Bridges-Eastleigh-Basingstoke-Oxford and return by No. 60009. RTC
SAT 22 ‘THE YNYS MON EXPRESS’ Crewe-Holyhead-Chester by No. 60103. Pathfinder
SUN 23 ‘THE CATHEDRALS EXPRESS’ King’s Cross-Cambridge-Norwich by No. 61306. SDRCo.
SUN 23 ‘THE SUGAR LOAF MOUNTAINEER’ Shrewsbury-Llandrindod-Carmarthen and return by No. 45231. Pathfinder
MON 24-SUN 29 ‘THE JACOBITE’ Fort William-Mallaig and return by No. 45407. WCRC
SAT 28 ‘THE CUMBRIAN COAST EXPRESS’ Carlisle-Whitehaven-Carnforth by No. 45690. RTC
SAT 29 ‘THE YNYS MON EXPRESS’ Leicester-Holyhead-Crewe by No. 60163. UK Railtours