Train Rides

Travel by Steam from Birmingham, Derby, Leicester, Worcester or Stratford-Upon-Avon for a charming day. The journey from Stratford runs at express speeds of up to 75 mph.

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The Cathedrals Express will depart from Birmingham and head to Swansea via Chepstow, allowing travellers a more scenic journey as the route follows the Western banks of River Severn. The train will be hauled by guest locomotive 45596 ‘Bahamas’.

Travel to the historic city of York, with the afternoon free to stroll down the famous ‘Shambles’, marveling at York Minster or visiting the admission-free Railway Museum.

We are delighted to be able to offer our customers the chance to attend the already sold out Greatest Gathering, the largest collection of locomotives, rolling stock and railway related items in a generation, part of the celebrations for Railway 200.

Recreating the loco-hauled trains to North Wales of the 1990s, where Class 37s would operate between Birmingham and Holyhead, our very own 37240 will be heading to Holyhead for the first time ever and Bangor for the first time in 30 years!

Passengers have a choice of three destinations; Llandudno Junction (for Llandudno), Bangor or Holyhead.

Named after a short-lived British Railways Western Region Express at the end of steam, we are reviving this express for an exciting mainline steam experience. The Mayflower will leave from Birmingham, diesel hauled, to our pick-up stations through to Bristol and then will run double headed unassisted over the Devon Banks to Plymouth.

Join us as we journey through central Wales to the Cambrian Coast town of Aberystwyth. This train will be hauled by our Class 37, 37240, throughout with the train also featuring a Class 97 locomotive from Shrewsbury.

This Autumn we return to Carlisle, a 2,000 year old city with plenty of history to discover. While the city is famous for Hadrian’s Wall, there is much more besides including the Cathedral, Castle and several museums and galleries, all for you to explore.

The Cathedrals Express heads to the North East and the Cathedral city of Newcastle upon Tyne, a city with a rich history dating back to the 2^nd century AD, with the station itself being formally opened by Queen Victoria 175 years ago.

We journey up the West Coast Main Line, branching off to Blackpool to visit this famous seaside town and the Illuminations, returning by the same route.

The train will be returning after dark to ensure passengers have plenty of time to view the world-famous illuminations.

We journey to the North West city of Manchester, the ever popular city, for their Christmas Markets. The city also boasts many attractions for the day visitor, so there is plenty to see and do for the whole family.

In addition to its famous Christmas market around Stonegate and the Shambles, the ever popular city of York has many attractions for the day visitor.

Behind the scenes guided tours of the original GWR 1908 built locomotive depot archaeology, locomotives and rolling stock with historical information!

This book by our Chairman Michael Whitehouse, is probably the most complete story of the main line express steam train journey in preservation so far. Buy now!