It is now possible to take day trips or short breaks by train travelling in heritage carriages hauled by vintage steam engines.
The holiday company Great Rail Journeys has introduced the Steam Collection of scenic train journeys in the UK using classic locomotives.
The day trips include the Easterling excursion, through Essex to the Norfolk Broads and the Suffolk coast from London’s Liverpool Street on 18 September, hauled by the Oliver Cromwell steam engine (right). The Waverley day out from York (29 August and 5 September) on the Settle-Carlisle route, is hauled by the Sherwood Forester.
The Swanage Belle excursion on 20 September is a journey along the south coast from London, and the Lindum Fayre on 5 December is a train journey with the 1937
locomotive Sir Nigel Gresley (above), visiting the Christmas market in Lincoln.
Excursions cost from £159 and include a full English breakfast, light lunch and
four-course dinner on the train, with free time to explore on foot at selected
destinations. A Great Rail Journeys tour manager accompanies each trip.
Short breaks include a three-day Sou’Western Express trip from Manchester to Glasgow, with steam train journeys in Scotland.
Great Rail Journeys, Saviour House, 9 St Saviourgate, York YO1 8NL
Tel: +44 1904 521980
Website: www.GreatRail.com/Steam
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