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BRITISH RAIL TOURS

Pictures in this gallery are of tickets for enthusiast rail tours of various sorts, including photographs, programmes, brochures and flyers where I have them. I have attempted to differentiate them into enthusiast specials and trains that were mere excursions of interest to the general public as well, probably not entirely successfully! These pictures are published for pleasure/information/research purposes only and are not for sale or copy under any circumstances. Information in captions has been researched as thoroughly as possible but its accuracy cannot be guaranteed.
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RAIL TOUR - 'CATHEDRALS EXPRESS - organised by Steam Dreams <br /> and run on December 3rd, 2005. 33103 had replaced Black Five 45231 and is seen here crossing Beggars Bridge on a truly grotty day. 33103 failed at Beevours Crossing just south of Sleaford because lack of fuel. Train was not fouling crossing. Driver had declared the train a failure at 1102. The errant Class 33 was refuelled by a local farmer from a tractor-hauled trailer containing diesel fuel!! I should think they were glad to get home! The tour ran as 1Z71/72 as follows:-<br /> <br /> Kensington Olympia - Mitre Bridge Jn - Willesden Junction HL - Gospel Oak - Camden Road - Finsbury Park - Alexandra Palace - Hertford North - Stevenage - Hitchin - Royston - Cambridge - Ely - March - Peterborough - Werrington Jn - Spalding - Sleaford - Lincoln Central - Boultham Jn - Newark Crossing East Jn - Newark North Gate - (via ECML) - Stevenage - Hertford North - Alexandra Palace - Finsbury Park - London Kings Cross
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RAIL TOUR - 'CATHEDRALS EXPRESS - organised by Steam Dreams
and run on December 3rd, 2005. 33103 had replaced Black Five 45231 and is seen here crossing Beggars Bridge on a truly grotty day. 33103 failed at Beevours Crossing just south of Sleaford because lack of fuel. Train was not fouling crossing. Driver had declared the train a failure at 1102. The errant Class 33 was refuelled by a local farmer from a tractor-hauled trailer containing diesel fuel!! I should think they were glad to get home! The tour ran as 1Z71/72 as follows:-

Kensington Olympia - Mitre Bridge Jn - Willesden Junction HL - Gospel Oak - Camden Road - Finsbury Park - Alexandra Palace - Hertford North - Stevenage - Hitchin - Royston - Cambridge - Ely - March - Peterborough - Werrington Jn - Spalding - Sleaford - Lincoln Central - Boultham Jn - Newark Crossing East Jn - Newark North Gate - (via ECML) - Stevenage - Hertford North - Alexandra Palace - Finsbury Park - London Kings Cross

  • RAIL TOUR - 'ANGLIAN VIBRATOR' - organised by Hertfordshire Rail Tours and run on November 23rd, 1985, in dreadful weather. The train was composed of 51346+59498+51388 (L411) + W55021 (L121) + 51347+59499+51389 (L412) and ran throughout as 1G30. It is seen here in Wisbech Goods Yard. The tour ran as follows:-<br /> <br /> London Kings Cross - Potters Bar - Hitchin - Cambridge - Ely - March - March West Jn - Wisbech Goods - Ely West Jn - Ely North Jn - Wymondham - North Elmha - Wymondham - Brandon - Ely - Cambridge - Hitchin - Potters Bar - London Kings Cross
  • RAIL TOUR - 'ASHFORD AND EASTLEIGH WORKS' - organised by Ian Allan Ltd. and run on April 12th,1961. This was re-run of a previously over-subscribed tour. 30117 is seen here piloting Class D1 31749. These two locos worked the train from Charing Cross to Redhill via Ashford. The tour ran as follows:-<br /> <br /> 30117/31749 - London Charing Cross - Maidstone East - Ashford- Tonbridge - Redhill<br /> 30909 - Redhill - Guildford - Woking<br /> 30913 - Woking - Eastleigh - Eastleigh Works - (via SW mainline) - London Charing Cross
  • RAIL TOUR - 'AXHOLME JOINT RAILWAY RAIL TOUR' - organised by Nottingham Railway Enthuiasts and run on September 14th, 1963, with Class 05 No.D2611 of Goole providing the power, passengers accommodated in 5 brakevans. The train ran from Goole to Epworth and return and is seen here at Reedness Junction. It must have been one of the slowest rail tours ever run!
  • RAIL TOUR - 'BEVERCOTES COLLIER' - Organised by the RCTS, this tour ran using 2-car Class 101 50218/56407 and 4-car Class 124 52099/59837/59819/51952. It ran via Doncaster - Hexthorpe Jn - Mexborough - Wath - Stairfoot Jn - Oakenshaw South Jn (1) - Cudworth - Royston Jn - Crofton East Jn - Pontefract Monkhill - Ferrybridge North Jn - Milford Jn - Gascoigne Wood Jn - Selby West Jn - Selby - Selby Canal Jn - Joan Croft Jn - Stainforth - Kirk Sandall Jn - Low Ellers curve - St Catherines Jn - Firbeck - Maltby Colliery - Brancliffe East Jn - Shireoaks - Elmton & Cresswell - Shirebrook North - Boughton Jn - Bevercotes - Elmton & Cresswell - Clowne - Seymour Jn - Staveley - Hall Lane Jn - Foxlow Jn - Beighton Jn - Rotherwood - Darnall - Rotherham Central - Mexborough - Doncaster.
  • RAIL TOUR - 'BIRMINGHAM AREA RAIL TOUR' (1) - Run by the Stephenson Locomotive Society on May 30th, 1959, this tour ran in two parts. The first was from Birmingham New Street – Monument Lane – Harborne Jn – Harborne - Harborne Jn - Monument Lane – Birmingham New Street – Proof House Jn – Aston – Perry Barr Station Jn – Soho East Jn – Soho North Jn – Galton Jn – Smethwick Junction – Old Hill – Halesowen – Longbridge – Kings Norton – Bordesley Jn – St Andrews Jn – Proof House Jn – Birmingham New Street. Johnson 2F 0-6-0 58283 lead as far as Harborne, the first time, with sister 58271 trailing the 6 coach rake. 58271 then headed the rest of this section with 58283 trailing. On arriving back at New Street for the second time, everyone decamped into 2 3-car Class 101 DMU's for the second part of the tour which ran as follows: Birmingham New Street – Monument Lane – Soho East Jn – Perry Barr North Jn – Bescot – Darlaston – Darlaston Old – Wednesbury – Bescot Curve Jn – Pleck Jn – Walsall – Ryecroft Jn – North Walsall – Willenhall Stafford Street – Heath Town Jn – Wolverhampton LL – Cannock Road Jn – Bushbury Jn – Wolverhampton HL – Heath Town Jn – Willenhall Stafford Street – North Walsall Jn – Lichfield Road Jn – Aldridge - Walsall Wood – Conduit Colliery - Walsall Wood – Aldridge – Castle Bromwich Jn - Saltley – Bordesley Jn – Lifford – Lifford West Jn – Bourneville – Church Road Jn – Birmingham Central – Church Road Jn – Birmingham Central and New Street. I should think everyone went home thoroughly exhausted!
  • RAIL TOUR - 'BIRMINGHAM AREA RAIL TOUR' (2) - 58271 - Johnson MR 1357 Class 0-6-0 - built 01/1896 by Neilson & Co. as MR No.2306 - 1907 to MR No.3492, 11/49 to BR No.58271 - 06/61 withdrawn from 3E Monument Lane - seen here at Harbourne on the SLS Birmingham Area Rail Tour, 30/05/59. 58283 is on the back of the train. I spy a small HSE problem!
  • RAIL TOUR - 'BIRMINGHAM AREA RAIL TOUR' (3) - 58271 - Johnson MR 1357 Class 0-6-0 - built 01/1896 by Neilson & Co. as MR No.2306 - 1907 to MR No.3492, 11/49 to BR No.58271 - 06/61 withdrawn from 3E Monument Lane - seen here at Halesowen Junction on the SLS Birmingham Area Rail Tour, 30/05/59. 58283 is on the back of the train and 58167 is standing by for banking duties. I don't know whether it was used though.
  • RAIL TOUR - 'BIRMINGHAM AREA RAIL TOUR' (4) - 58271 - Johnson MR 1357 Class 0-6-0 - built 01/1896 by Neilson & Co. as MR No.2306 - 1907 to MR No.3492, 11/49 to BR No.58271 - 06/61 withdrawn from 3E Monument Lane - seen here at Halesowen Junction on the SLS Birmingham Area Rail Tour, 30/05/59. 58283 is on the back of the train and 58167 is standing by for banking duties. I don't know whether it was used though.
  • RAIL TOUR - 'BIRMINGHAM AREA RAIL TOUR' (5) - 58271 - Johnson MR 1357 Class 0-6-0 - built 01/1896 by Neilson & Co. as MR No.2306 - 1907 to MR No.3492, 11/49 to BR No.58271 - 06/61 withdrawn from 3E Monument Lane - seen here at Longbridge on the SLS Birmingham Area Rail Tour, 30/05/59. 58283 is on the back of the train.
  • RAIL TOUR - 'BRONTE EXPRESS' - Organised by the Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway Society, this tour ran on Sunday, March 24th, 1974, formed on 45001 and 12 coaches.
  • RAIL TOUR - 'BRUNEL CENTENARIAN & PLYMOUTH DISTRICT' - organised and run by the RCTS on May 2nd, 1959 . 30182 is seen here on the Plymstock - Turnchapel Tunnel and Return leg of the tour. The tour ran as follows:-<br /> <br /> Brunel Centenarian - 7001 - London Paddington - Slough - Reading - Southcote Jn - Newbury - Castle Cary - Taunton - Exeter St Davids - Newton Abbot - Totnes - Plymouth North Road - Saltash<br /> Plymouth District - 6420 - Saltash - St Budeaux - (via LSWR connection) - Devonport - Devonport Jn - Millbay - Plymouth - Lipson Jn - Plymouth Friary - Plymstock<br /> Plymouth District - 30182 - Plymstock - Turnchapel Tunnel - Plymstock<br /> Plymouth District - 6420 - Plymstock - Yealmpton - Plymstock - Plymouth Friary - Mount Gould Jn - Laira Jn - Plymouth North Road<br /> Brunel Centenarian - 5069 - Plymouth North Road - (reverse of outward route) - London Paddington
  • RAIL TOUR - 'BUXTON BELLE' - RCTS - Run on June 8th, 1985, this tour featured a rare run over Harringworth Viaduct and ran as follows:-<br /> <br /> 73002 + 73003 - London Waterloo - Clapham Junction - Chiswick - Acton Central - Neasden Junction - Brent Curve Junction <br /> 45113 - Brent Curve Junction - (Hendon Flyover) - Bedford - Sharnbrook Goods Lines - Kettering - Corby - Melton Mowbray - Loughborough - Leicester - Toton <br /> 20013 + 20116 - Toton - Chesterfield - Beighton Junction - Treeton Junction - Tinsley Yard - Brightside Station Junction - Sheffield <br /> 37065 - Sheffield - Hope Valley - Peak Forest - Buxton Yard <br /> 47240 - Buxton Yard - Buxton <br /> 40122 - Buxton - Hazel Grove - Stockport - Manchester Piccadilly <br /> 85001 - Manchester Piccadilly - Stockport - Stoke-on-Trent - Stafford - Bushbury Junction - Bescot - Aston - Stechford - Rugby - Weedon - Willesden Brent Sidings <br /> 73002 + 73003 - Willesden Brent Sidings - Acton Central - Chiswick - Clapham Junction - London Waterloo
  • RAIL TOUR - 'BUXTON BULLET' - F&W Rail Tours ran this train on Saturday, December 1st, 1984, as 1Z84 all the way from Plymouth to Buxton and back - must have been a very early start! 40044 was withdrawn the next month.<br /> <br /> 47121 - Plymouth – Exeter St Davids – Taunton – Weston-Super-Mare – Bristol Temple Meads – Bristol Parkway – Cheltenham Spa – Worcester Shrub Hill – Stourbridge Junction – Dudley – Bescot Curve Jn – Bescot Yard <br /> 25089 + 25245 - Bescot Yard – Perry Barr North Jn – Soho North Jn – Wolverhampton – Stafford – Basford Hall Jn – Sydney Bridge Jn – Sandbach – Wilmslow – Stockport <br /> 40044 - Stockport - Hazel Grove - Buxton <br /> 45034 - Buxton - Buxton Jn <br /> 40044 - Buxton Jn – Great Rocks Jn – Chinley North Jn – New Mills South Jn – Cheadle Jn – Skelton Jn – Altrincham – Northwich – Sandbach – Crewe – Shrewsbury – Cosford – Stafford Road Jn – Bushbury Jn – Stafford <br /> 47189 - Stafford – Bescot – Perry Barr North Jn – Soho North Jn – Galton Jn – Stourbridge Junction – Worcester Shrub Hill – Cheltenham – Bristol Parkway –Bristol Temple Meads – Taunton – Exeter St David’s – Plymouth
  • RAIL TOUR - 'CAERNARVONSHIRE RAIL TOUR' - This tour was oraganised by the Stephenson Locomotive Society & Manchester Locomotive Society and ran on May 5th, 1957. It is seen here at Bethesda behind Class 4MT 2-6-4T's Nos.43266, which provided power throughout and 43256 which assisted on the Bethesda branch. The tour ran as follows:-<br /> <br /> 42356 & 42366 - Bangor - Bethesda Jn - Tregath - Bethesda - Tregath - Bethesda Jn - Bangor<br /> 42366 - Bangor - Menai Bridge - Port Dinorwic - Caernarvon - Caernarvon No.1 Jn - Llanberis Jn - Groesion - Penygroes - Nantlle - Penygroes - Groesion - Llanberis Jn - Caernarvon - Llanberis Jn - Pont Rug - Llanberis - Pont Rug - Llanberis Jn - Caernarvon No.1 Jn - Caernarvon - Port Dinorwic - Menai Bridge - Britannia Bridge - Llanfair - Britannia Bridge - Menai Bridge - Bangor
  • RAIL TOUR - 'CAMBRIDGE AREA RAIL TOUR' - Fourth rail tour organised by the M&GN Preservation Society taking in many of the threatened and little known branches in the area. The Mildenhall Branch closed only one month later. The tour ran as follows:-<br /> <br /> 43149 - Cambridge - Coldham Lane Jn - Barnwell Junction - Burwell - Fordham - Isleham - Mildenhall (run round)<br /> 43149 - Mildenhall - Isleham - Fordham - Soham - Ely Dock Jn - Ely - Ely North Jn - Downham - Harbour Jn - Kings Lynn (run round)<br /> 43149 - Kings Lynn - Harbour Jn - South Lynn - Gayton Road - Massingham - East Rudham (run round)<br /> 43149 - East Rudham - Massingham - Gayton Road - South Lynn - Harbour Jn - Kings Lynn (run round)<br /> 43149 - Kings Lynn - Harbour Jn - Downham - Denver - Ryston - Stoke Ferry (run round)<br /> 43149 - Stoke Ferry - Ryston - Denver - Downham (run round)<br /> 43149 - Downham - Ely North Jn - Ely - Ely Dock Jn - Coldham Lane Jn - Cambridge.
  • RAIL TOUR - 'CATHEDRALS EXPRESS - organised by Steam Dreams <br /> and run on December 3rd, 2005. 33103 had replaced Black Five 45231 and is seen here crossing Beggars Bridge on a truly grotty day. 33103 failed at Beevours Crossing just south of Sleaford because lack of fuel. Train was not fouling crossing. Driver had declared the train a failure at 1102. The errant Class 33 was refuelled by a local farmer from a tractor-hauled trailer containing diesel fuel!! I should think they were glad to get home! The tour ran as 1Z71/72 as follows:-<br /> <br /> Kensington Olympia - Mitre Bridge Jn - Willesden Junction HL - Gospel Oak - Camden Road - Finsbury Park - Alexandra Palace - Hertford North - Stevenage - Hitchin - Royston - Cambridge - Ely - March - Peterborough - Werrington Jn - Spalding - Sleaford - Lincoln Central - Boultham Jn - Newark Crossing East Jn - Newark North Gate - (via ECML) - Stevenage - Hertford North - Alexandra Palace - Finsbury Park - London Kings Cross
  • RAIL TOUR - 'CATHEDRALS EXPRESS - Route Map from the Steam Dreams Tour from Alton to Worcester, outward behind 60009 UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA and return behind Standard Class 5 No.73096, October 25th, 2003.
  • RAIL TOUR - 'CATHEDRALS EXPRESS - Timings sheet from the Steam Dreams Tour from Alton to Worcester, outward behind 60009 UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA and return behind Standard Class 5 No.73096, October 25th, 2003.
  • RAIL TOUR - 'CHAMELEON ROSE' - organised by Mercia Charters Ltd. and run on May 2nd, 1998. 37274 and 37220 head north from Peterborough on the Peterborough - Lincoln - Spalding - Peterborough section of the tour. It ran as follows:-<br /> <br /> 47226 + 47338 - Watford Junction - Milton Keynes - Northampton - Coventry - Nuneaton<br /> 56060 - Nuneaton - Leicester - Loughborough - Nottingham - Barkston East Jn - Sleaford - Spalding - Peterborough<br /> 37274 + 37220 - Peterborough - Grantham - Newark - Lincoln Central (Up Through) - Ruskington - Sleaford Avoider (2) - Spalding - Peterborough<br /> 37220 + 37274 (booked for 56060 but it had failed) - Peterborough - Leicester - Nuneaton<br /> 47365 - Nuneaton - Coventry - Northampton - Milton Keynes - Watford Junction
  • RAIL TOUR - 'CHARNWOOD FORESTER' - 43728 - Johnson MR Class 3F 0-6-0 - built 1901 by Neilson Reid & Co. as MR No.3728 - 10/49 to BR No.43728 - 12/59 withdrawn from 15C Leicester Midland - seen here at Swannington.<br /> The tour, organised by the Railway Enthusiasts Club, ran on April 14th, 1957, as follows:-<br /> <br /> 60032 - London Kings Cross - Hitchin - Huntingdon - Holme<br /> 67380 - Holme - St Mary's - Ramsay North - St Mary's - Holme<br /> 67357 - Holme - Fletton Jn - Peterborough North - Werrington Jn - Essendine - Ryhall & Belmisthorpe - Stamford - Luffenham - Seaton - Rockingham - Drayton Jn - Welham Jn - Market Harborough<br /> 43728 - Market Harborough - Wigston - Knighton South Jn - Saffron Lane Jn - Kirby Muxloe - Desford Jn - Desford<br /> 58209 - Desford - Desford Jn - Glenfield - Desford Jn - Desford<br /> 43728 Desford - Coalville Jn - Coalville Town - Swannington - Coalville Town - Coalville Jn - Charnwood Forest Jn - Coalville East - Whitwick - Shepshed - Whitwick - Coalville East - Hugglescote - Heather & Ibstock - Shackerstone - Market Bosworth - Shenton - Nuneaton Abbey Street - Nuneaton Trent Valley - Hinckley - Narborough - Wigston - Market Harborough - Kettering - Bedford - Hitchin<br /> 60032 - Hitchin - London Kings Cross
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