The Cumbrian Crusader III

Saturday 31st July 2010

Birmingham International to Carlisle

It is expected that this tour will be hauled by a mixture of traction provided by DRS

It is with regret that due to DRS being unable to confirm class 20 availability this tour will now be hauled by 2 x DRS class 37 between Sheffield and Carlisle

Following our successful Cumbrian Crusader II tour which featured no less than 7 diesel locomotives, we are pleased to announce our fourth multi-traction tour using the DRS fleet.

Join us for a special day out to Carlisle traversing the world famous Settle & Carlisle line. With a class 57 at the helm our outward journey takes us from Birmingham International to Sheffield where the train reverses and a class 20+37 combination takes us through the conurbation of Leeds and up in to the Aire Valley where delightful scenery of the 19th Century Mills can be seen, then heading northwards we join the famous Settle & Carlisle line, a true masterpiece of Victorian railway engineering with its great limestone peaks and deep valleys we travel over no fewer that 19 viaducts, including the famous Ribblehead Viaduct, before descending into the Lune Valley to our destination of Carlisle for a break of around two hours. For our return journey a class 66 takes us via the beautiful Tyne Valley route to Newcastle crossing the Tyne on the King Edward Bridge offering commanding views. From Newcastle we reverse in direction and a pair of class 37's lead us as we make our way via the East Coast mainline to just south of York, setting down at stations as per our outward journey.

Fares for this excursion

First Class £85 (adult) £55 (child)

Standard Class £65 (adult) £35 (child)

Fares if booked a minimum of 4 weeks in advance:

First Class £79.50 (adult) £49 (child)

Standard Class £59.50 (adult) £30 (child)

CONFIRMED TIMINGS

d. 05:30

a. 21:48

d. 05:58

a. 21:21

d. 06:18

BURTON-ON-TRENT

d. 06:32

a. 20:41

d. 06:45

a. 20:13

d. 07:10

a. 19:46

d. 07:48

a. 19:24

a. 11:57

d. 14:55

The Norseman

Saturday 11th September 2010

London Kings Cross to York / Newcastle

It is expected that this tour will be hauled by 55022 "Royal Scots Grey"

Join us for a special day out with 55022 "Royal Scots Grey" from London Kings Cross to York & Newcastle. With pick ups at Potters Bar and Peterborough, we are offering a good ECML run to Newcastle for a break of around two hours. We are also offering a very attractive fare for those who wish to make use of our stop at York.

The City has many sights and attractions to entertain and interest visitors. York Railway Station is convenient for the City Centre and just a few minutes’ fairly level walk to all the attractions. Alternatively, City Sightseeing open top buses are a great way to see the City and operate a frequent service from the Station.

York Minster towers over the whole city and contains England’s greatest concentration of medieval stained glass, and the Great East Window alone covers 2,000 square feet.  Railway enthusiasts are well catered for in the National Railway Museum.  Admission is now free and it is claimed to be the world’s largest railway museum.

We are also offering a "positioning" tour from Doncaster to London Kings Cross hauled by traction from West Coast Railway Company (Class 47  requested) for those based in the north who wish to sample the "Deltic out the Cross", please see below for details.

Fares to YORK

Premier Dining £129 (adult) £129 (child)

First Class £75 (adult) £49 (child)

Standard Class £45 (adult) £23 (child)

Fares if booked a minimum of 4 weeks in advance:

Premier Dining £119 (adult) £119 (child)

First Class £59.50 (adult) £45 (child)

Standard Class £39.50 (adult) £20 (child)

Provisional Timings

Fares to NEWCASTLE

Premier Dining £149 (adult) £149 (child)

First Class £79.50 (adult) £49 (child)

Standard Class £59.50 (adult) £30 (child)

Fares if booked a minimum of 4 weeks in advance:

Premier Dining £139 (adult) £139 (child)

First Class £75 (adult) £49 (child)

Standard Class £55 (adult) £27.50 (child)

PETERBOROUGH

The Positioning Tour fares

£20 (adult) £15 (child)

Fares if booked a minimum of 4 weeks in advance:

£15 (adult) £10 (child)

The Norseman Mini-Tour fares

Standard Class £40 (adult) £25 (child)

Fares if booked a minimum of 4 weeks in advance:

Standard Class £35 (adult) £20 (child)

The Norseman Mini-Tour

photo by Tim Rogers

Provisional Timings