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Th e C l a s s i c
Steam Experience
2020
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hauled by one of our immaculately restored world-famous Chairman
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Our immaculately restored world-famous steam locomotives
Pricing details
There are three classes of travel available, in Standard
Class, First Class and Premier Dining with meals prepared
onboard. All guests have reserved seating for the entire
journey.
Standard Class
Reserved seating is arranged at tables of four with
bookings for two persons seated side-by-side with one
window and one aisle seat, whilst bookings for one person
46100 ‘Royal Scot’ 34046 ‘Braunton’ are normally allocated an aisle seat. Toilet facilities are
Built in 1927, ‘Royal Scot’ was the flagship engine of the LMS and in 1933 Built by the Southern Railway in 1946, ‘Braunton’, a member of the available in each carriage and a buffet bar is available
was selected to travel to the USA for the Century of Progress Exposition. West Country class, was designed to work some of the fastest and most throughout most of the journey for the purchase of hot &
Complete with a set of carriages she was displayed in Chicago, travelled celebrated trains on the South coast including the Bournemouth Belle cold beverages, snacks, sandwiches and alcoholic drinks. Premier Dining “Explore some
throughout the country, and even crossed the Rocky Mountains. and Atlantic Coast Express. Seating is arranged the same as First Class around a table
First Class of four, or table of two, laid with crisp linen and dressed
of the most
Reserved seating is arranged around a table of four, or table with the finest crockery and glassware. Meals are prepared breathtaking
of two (supplement payable), offering additional legroom, on board by our talented chefs and served at your reserved countryside
wide cushioned seats, and large picture windows. Toilet seat by liveried stewards, with a typical full day tour
facilities are available in each carriage and a complementary featuring a full English breakfast, late morning tea/coffee
Britain has to
service of tea/coffee & biscuits are included in the price and and biscuits and four course dinner. A wine and drinks list offer”
a buffet bar is available throughout most of the journey for is available with an ‘at seat’ service during the meals.
the purchase of hot and cold beverages, sandwiches, snacks
and alcoholic drinks. Tickets & Timings
The departure/arrival times shown in the publication
and our website are approximate based on the best
information available when the tour was first planned so
they should be treated as a rough guide only. However,
please be aware that these timings can vary considerably
70000 ‘Britannia’ 60007 ‘Sir Nigel Gresley’ when the confirmed timings are received from Network
The first of its class of 55 Pacific locomotives built by British Railways, Built at Doncaster in 1937 to haul the crack express trains operating Rail and we are unable to consider a cancellation, refund
‘Britannia’ entered service in 1951 and worked crack express trains from between London and Edinburgh, 60007 was named after her designer or transfer due to the confirmed timings being different
London to East Anglia. In 1952 she had the honour of hauling the funeral and is now one of only six A4 Pacific’s in existence. She had the honour to the approximate ones previously advised. The tickets,
train of King George VI from Kings Lynn to London and in 2012 the of hauling the Royal Train in 1956 and in 1959 gained the post-war speed seating information and itinerary for all tours are
Royal train with HRH Prince Charles on board. record for steam having attained 112mph. normally posted first class around seven days prior to the
date of travel.
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Severn Valley Enterprise (PAGE 26)
2020 Departures
LIVERPOOL SOUTH PARKWAY
7TH OCT
HUYTON
Pennine Peaks &
Valleys Explorer (PAGE 12)
Pennine Peaks & 22ND MAR
Valleys Explorer (PAGE 12) The Welsh Marches Express
22ND MAR
(PAGE 20)
LEAMINGTON SPA 5TH SEP
BATH SPA Great Western Envoy (PAGE 24) Great Western Envoy (PAGE 24) LONDON PADDINGTON
12TH DEC
English Riviera Express (PAGE 28) 12TH DEC
The Cotswold Express (PAGE 38)
26TH JUL CWMBRAN LEICESTER 12TH SEP
Devonian Express (PAGE 34) Welsh Borders Express (PAGE 32) North Wales Coast LONDON VICTORIA
12TH AUG 5TH AUG
Express (PAGE 10) The Sussex Belle (PAGE 36)
BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL DORRIDGE 1ST FEB
10TH SEP
Great Western Envoy (PAGE 24) The Lakelander (PAGE 22) Severn Valley Enterprise (PAGE 26) LOUGHBOROUGH
12TH DEC 29TH AUG 7TH OCT
Pennine Moors EAST MIDLANDS PARKWAY LEYLAND
Severn Valley Enterprise (PAGE 26)
7TH OCT
Christmas Explorer (PAGE 40) Severn Valley Enterprise (PAGE 26) The Fellsman (PAGE 18) MAIDENHEAD
17TH DEC 7TH OCT 15TH JUL / 19TH AUG NEWTON LE WILLOWS RUGELEY TRENT VALLEY
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET 26TH AUG / 2ND SEP The Cotswold Express (PAGE 38)
EXETER ST DAVID’S
12TH SEP The White Rose (PAGE 14) North Wales Coast
The Lakelander (PAGE 22) Pembroke Coast Express (PAGE 30)
LICHFIELD TRENT VALLEY
MANCHESTER VICTORIA
7TH MAR / 22ND AUG / 19TH DEC Express (PAGE 10)
29TH AUG
29TH JUL North Wales Coast The Welsh Marches Express 1ST FEB
BLACKBURN Express (PAGE 10) Pennine Peaks &
Welsh Borders Express (PAGE 32) Welsh Borders Express (PAGE 32) 1ST FEB Valleys Explorer (PAGE 12) (PAGE 20) RUNCORN
The Fellsman (PAGE 18) 5TH AUG
CREWE 5TH AUG
15TH FEB / 21ST JUN
21ST NOV
Pennine Peaks &
15TH JUL / 19TH AUG / 26TH AUG / 2ND SEP The William Shakespeare (PAGE 16) FROME Severn Valley Enterprise (PAGE 26) PATCHWAY
Valleys Explorer (PAGE 12)
BOLTON Devonian Express (PAGE 34) 23RD APR 7TH OCT The Welsh Marches Express
12TH AUG English Riviera Express (PAGE 28) (PAGE 20) Pembroke Coast Express (PAGE 30) 22ND MAR
Pennine Peaks & The Lakelander (PAGE 22) 26TH JUL
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
21ST NOV
29TH JUL The Welsh Marches Express
CARDIFF
Valleys Explorer (PAGE 12)
15TH AUG / 29TH AUG
HARTFORD Pennine Peaks & Welsh Borders Express (PAGE 32) (PAGE 20)
15TH FEB / 21ST JUN Devonian Express (PAGE 34) Severn Valley Enterprise (PAGE 26) Valleys Explorer (PAGE 12) The White Rose (PAGE 14) 5TH AUG 5TH SEP
12TH AUG 7TH OCT The William Shakespeare (PAGE 16) 22ND MAR
7TH MAR / 22ND AUG / 19TH DEC
BRADFORD ON AVON
CHORLEY
23RD APR NEWPORT Devonian Express (PAGE 34) SANDBACH
English Riviera Express (PAGE 28) The Fellsman (PAGE 18) The Welsh Marches Express 12TH AUG
Pennine Peaks &
Pennine Peaks & 15TH JUL / 19TH AUG Pennine Peaks & Pembroke Coast Express (PAGE 30)
26TH JUL / 9TH AUG (PAGE 20)
26TH AUG / 2ND SEP Valleys Explorer (PAGE 12) 29TH JUL
PENKRIDGE Valleys Explorer (PAGE 12)
Valleys Explorer (PAGE 12) 5TH SEP
Devonian Express (PAGE 34) Pennine Peaks &
22ND MAR
The Lakelander (PAGE 22) 15TH FEB / 21ST JUN
12TH AUG 15TH FEB / 21ST JUN Devonian Express (PAGE 34)
Valleys Explorer (PAGE 12) The Welsh Marches Express 12TH AUG
29TH AUG SANDWELL & DUDLEY
BRIDGWATER CLITHEROE 15TH FEB / 22ND MAR /21ST JUN (PAGE 20) NUNEATON Pennine Moors The Lakelander (PAGE 22)
Pembroke Coast Express (PAGE 30) The Fellsman (PAGE 18) The Welsh Marches Express
5TH SEP
Christmas Explorer (PAGE 40) 29TH AUG
27TH MAY / 24TH JUN North Wales Coast
29TH JUL
15TH JUL / 19TH AUG (PAGE 20) The White Rose (PAGE 14) Express (PAGE 10)
17TH DEC SEVERN TUNNEL JCT
English Riviera Express (PAGE 28) CODSALL
5TH SEP / 21ST NOV 7TH MAR
1ST FEB
PRESTON
Pembroke Coast Express
2ND AUG
The White Rose (PAGE 14) HELLIFIELD
Severn Valley Enterprise The William Shakespeare (PAGE 16) (PAGE 30)
Welsh Borders Express (PAGE 32) The Lakelander (PAGE 22) 7TH MAR / 22ND AUG / 19TH DEC
The Fellsman (PAGE 18) 23RD APR 29TH JUL
13TH JUN (PAGE 26)
5TH AUG
North Wales Coast 27TH MAY / 24TH JUN
7TH OCT The Lakelander (PAGE 22) Welsh Borders Express
BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS The White Rose (PAGE 14) Express (PAGE 10)
15TH JUL / 19TH AUG
15TH AUG / 29TH AUG
(PAGE 32)
22ND AUG / 19TH DEC NARBOROUGH
HINCKLEY
English Riviera Express (PAGE 28) COVENTRY
1ST FEB
North Wales Coast
READING 5TH AUG
26TH JUL / 2ND AUG / 9TH AUG Pennine Moors North Wales Coast The Cotswold Express (PAGE 38) Devonian Express (PAGE 34)
Great Western Envoy (PAGE 24) Express (PAGE 10) Express (PAGE 10)
Pembroke Coast Express (PAGE 30) Christmas Explorer (PAGE 40) 1ST FEB 12TH SEP 12TH AUG
29TH JUL 12TH DEC 17TH DEC 1ST FEB
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SHREWSBURY ST HELENS CENTRAL Welsh Borders Express (PAGE 32)
5TH AUG
The Welsh Marches Express Pennine Peaks &
Devonian Express (PAGE 34) The Fellsman
(PAGE 20) Valleys Explorer (PAGE 12) 12TH AUG Carlisle
6TH JUN / 5TH SEP 22ND MAR
(Page 18)
TELFORD
The Lakelander (PAGE 22) STOCKPORT
13TH JUN
Pennine Peaks & The Lakelander (PAGE 22) The Lakelander
The White Rose (PAGE 14) Valleys Explorer (PAGE 12)
13TH JUN
Carlisle & Ravenglass Pennine Moors
7TH MAR / 22ND AUG / 19TH DEC 15TH FEB / 21ST JUN The White Rose (PAGE 14) (Page 22) Christmas Explorer
22ND AUG / 19TH DEC
SLOUGH
The Welsh Marches Express The Pennines
The Cotswold Express (PAGE 38) (PAGE 20)
TIVERTON PARKWAY (Page 38) The White Rose
12TH SEP 6TH JUN Pembroke Coast Express (PAGE 30) WHITCHURCH Pennine Peaks & York
(Page 14)
SOLIHULL TAME BRIDGE PARKWAY
29TH JUL
The Lakelander (PAGE 22) Valleys Explorer
The Lakelander (PAGE 22) Great Western Envoy (PAGE 24) Welsh Borders Express (PAGE 32) 13TH JUN
Yorkshire Dales
5TH AUG
29TH AUG 27TH JUN The White Rose (PAGE 14) (Page 12)
WARRINGTON BANK QUAY 7TH MAR / 22ND AUG / 19TH DEC
STAFFORD Pennine Moors
Great Western Envoy (PAGE 24) Christmas Explorer (PAGE 40) The William Shakespeare (PAGE 16)
23RD APR
The Welsh Marches Express North Wales
27TH JUN 17TH DEC
TAMWORTH The Fellsman (PAGE 18)
(PAGE 20)
6TH JUN / 5TH SEP
Coast Express
Severn Valley Enterprise 27TH MAY / 24TH JUN WIGAN NORTH WESTERN Bangor or Holyhead
(PAGE 26) North Wales Coast 15TH JUL / 19TH AUG
11TH JUL Express (PAGE 10)
The White Rose (PAGE 14)
The William Shakespeare (PAGE 16)
(Page 10)
Welsh Borders
The Lakelander (PAGE 22) 1ST FEB
7TH MAR / 22ND AUG / 19TH DEC
23RD APR
Express
29TH AUG Severn Valley Enterprise (PAGE 26) The Fellsman (PAGE 18) Shrewsbury
11TH JUL The Welsh Marches Express 27TH MAY / 24TH JUN
North Wales Coast (PAGE 20) 15TH JUL / 19TH AUG
(Page 32)
Express (PAGE 10) TAUNTON
6TH JUN
Pennine Peaks &
Severn Valley Enterprise
1ST FEB
English Riviera Express (PAGE 28) Pennine Moors Bridgnorth
Pennine Moors 26TH JUL / 2ND AUG / 9TH AUG
Christmas Explorer (PAGE 40)
Valleys Explorer (PAGE 12)
22ND MAR
The Welsh (Page 26)
Christmas Explorer (PAGE 40) Pembroke Coast Express (PAGE 30) 17TH DEC
WILMSLOW
Marches Express
17TH DEC 29TH JUL
WELLINGTON
Pennine Peaks &
Cardiff The William Shakespeare
(Page 20)
The Lakelander (PAGE 22) Valleys Explorer (PAGE 12) Stratford-upon-avon
13TH JUN 15TH FEB / 21ST JUN Pembroke (Page 16)
The White Rose (PAGE 14)
22ND AUG / 19TH DEC
The Welsh Marches Express Coast Express The Cotswold Express
(PAGE 20) Carmarthen
WESTBURY 6TH JUN Worcester
(Page 30)
English Riviera Express (PAGE 28) WOLVERHAMPTON Great (Page 38)
26TH JUL / 9TH AUG
The Lakelander (PAGE 22) Western
Devonian Express (PAGE 34) 13TH JUNE / 29TH AUG
Envoy
12TH AUG
The White Rose (PAGE 14) Bath Spa or Bristol
WESTON SUPER MARE 22ND AUG / 19TH DEC
(Page 24)
Pembroke Coast Express (PAGE 30) Pennine Moors The Sussex Belle
29TH JUL
Christmas Explorer (PAGE 40) Brighton & Eastbourne
English Riviera Express (PAGE 28) 17TH DEC
Devonian Express English Riviera (Page 36)
2ND AUG YATTON
Plymouth (Page 34)
Express
Welsh Borders Express (PAGE 32) English Riviera Express (PAGE 28) Dartmouth (Page 28)
5TH AUG 2ND AUG
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North Wales STANDARD CLASS
Coast Express
Buffet Bar is available for the
purchase of hot and cold beverages,
snacks and alcoholic drinks.
£95 per person
FIRST CLASS
Includes a complimentary service
200-mile steam hauled return journey from Crewe of tea/coffee & biscuits.
£145 per person
across to the delightful Welsh shoreline
PREMIER DINING
Saturday 1st February 2020 Includes the service of full English
breakfast, morning tea/coffee &
Enjoy a day out to the beautiful North Wales coast as our and finally crossing the Menai Strait with a fast run across biscuits and four course dinner.
train travels on a 200-mile steam hauled return journey Anglesey to the Port of Holyhead for an afternoon break.
“Stunning beaches with sweeping views of the Dee Estuary, Irish Premier dining is not suitable for
children under the age of 12 years.
from Crewe across the pretty Cheshire Plain, through Sea, historic castles, Snowdonia Mountains and finally crossing £260 per person
Chester and along the delightful Welsh shoreline, known The choice of destinations includes: the Menai Strait” WINDOW TABLES
for its stunning beaches with sweeping views of the Dee BANGOR
Seats at a guaranteed window table
Estuary, Irish Sea, historic castles, Snowdonia Mountains A small but lively city and university town, Bangor has a for 2 are available at a supplement
Cathedral with ancient roots; this religious site can be traced of £25 per person in First Class &
back to the 6th century. The former Bishop’s Palace has been STATION OUTWARD RETURN Premier Dining
refurbished as the new home for the museum and gallery. It's
STEAM HAULED BY EITHER:
a good shopping centre too along what’s reputed to be Wales’ Leicester dep 07:15 arr 19:45
Narborough dep 07:25 arr 19:35 LMS Royal Scot Class,
longest High Street. Visit Penrhyn Castle, the National Trust
No. 46100 ‘Royal Scot’
mansion set in beautiful grounds on the outskirts of town. Hinckley dep 07:35 arr 19:25
West Country Class,
Nuneaton dep 07:45 arr 19:15 No. 34046 ‘Braunton’
HOLYHEAD Tamworth dep 08:00 arr 19:00 Britannia Pacific Class,
The home to the largest seagoing ferry in the world, the Lichfield Trent Valley dep 08:10 arr 18:50 No. 70000 ‘Britannia’
town centre offers several good places to eat and shop. The Rugeley Trent Valley dep 08:20 arr 18:40
Maritime Museum is worth a visit where you can learn Stafford dep 08:40 arr 18:20
more about the 100 or so shipwrecks that have taken place Crewe dep 09:30 arr 17:30 0800 038 5320
in the vicinity, and perhaps stroll down to South Stack enquiries@saphostrains.com
Lighthouse. There are also excellent coastal walks at the www.saphostrains.com
Breakwater Country Park. All timings shown are approximate and may be subject to change
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STANDARD CLASS
Buffet Bar is available for the
purchase of hot and cold beverages,
snacks and alcoholic drinks.
£95 per person
FIRST CLASS
Includes a complimentary service
of tea/coffee & biscuits.
£145 per person
PREMIER DINING
We are pleased to present a truly memorable circular Lakeland mountains. At Carnforth we pass the station Includes a welcome glass of
Champagne and service of a five
tour through the magnificent Pennines, with travel in our used in the 1945 movie ‘Brief Encounter’ and travel
course luncheon accompanied by
immaculately restored vintage carriages, for a journey into open countryside through the dramatic scenery on a half bottle of wine per person.
through deep valleys and the spectacular Yorkshire Dales the edge of the forest of Bowland towards the beautiful Premier dining is not suitable for
offering stunning views and taxing climbs to make the Yorkshire Dales crossing rivers and moorland as we climb children under the age of 12 years.
engine work hard. This is the ideal gift for Mother’s Day or to Settle Junction with amazing views of the three peaks. £260 per person
Father’s Day. At Hellifield we join the normally freight only line as it WINDOW TABLES
crosses the River Ribble through the stunning valley with Seats at a guaranteed window table
Our train passes through Preston, then travelling north Pendle Hill, towering over the route. Passing historic for 2 are available at a supplement
of £25 per person in First Class &
past imposing Lancaster Castle we cross the River Lune Clitheroe, we cross the 48 arch Whalley viaduct and the Premier Dining
with spectacular views across Morecambe Bay toward the engine working hard to climb the taxing Wilpshire Bank.
STATION OUTWARD RETURN OUTWARD RETURN
15th February 15th February 22nd March 22nd March
21st June 21st June
Crewe dep 09:30 arr 19:00 dep 09:30 arr 19:25
Sandbach dep 09:45 arr 18:45
Pennine Peaks &Valleys
Wilmslow dep 10:15 arr 18:15
Stockport dep 10:30 arr 18:00
STEAM HAULED BY EITHER:
Manchester Victoria dep 11:30 arr 17:00
LMS Royal Scot Class,
Explorer
Bolton dep 11:50 arr 16:30
No. 46100 ‘Royal Scot’
Chorley dep 12:05 arr 16:10
West Country Class,
Hartford dep 09:50 arr 19:05 No. 34046 ‘Braunton’
Runcorn dep 10:05 arr 18:50 Britannia Pacific Class,
Liverpool South No. 70000 ‘Britannia’
Parkway dep 10:20 arr 18:30
Journey through deep valleys and the spectacular Yorkshire Dales Liverpool Lime Street dep 11:00 arr 17:50
Huyton dep 11:25 arr 17:25 0800 038 5320
St Helens Central dep 11:40 arr 17:10 enquiries@saphostrains.com
Saturday 15th February 2020 - Valentines Special
Sunday 22nd March 2020 - Mother’s Day Special Wigan North Western dep 12:00 arr 16:50 www.saphostrains.com
Sunday 21st June 2020 - Father’s Day Special All timings shown are approximate and may be subject to change
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"Myriad museums including STANDARD CLASS
the superb National Railway Buffet Bar is available for the
purchase of hot and cold beverages,
Museum, restaurants and cafés snacks and alcoholic drinks.
including ‘Bettys’ which is a must £95 per person
for afternoon tea" FIRST CLASS
Includes a complimentary service
of tea/coffee & biscuits.
£145 per person
The White YORK
Rose
A city of extraordinary cultural and historical wealth
with a magnificent circuit of 13th-century walls
enclosing a medieval spider’s web of narrow streets. At
its heart lies the immense, awe-inspiring York Minster,
one of the most beautiful Gothic cathedrals in the
world. York’s long history and rich heritage is woven PREMIER DINING
Travel through the Peak District into virtually every brick and beam, and the modern,
Includes the service of full English
National Park,through Sheffield to tourist-oriented city, with its myriad museums including breakfast, morning tea/coffee &
the Jorvik Centre and superb National Railway Museum, biscuits and four course dinner.
historic York for a sightseeing Premier dining is not suitable for
restaurants and cafés including ‘Bettys’, which is a must
afternoon break for afternoon tea.
children under the age of 12 years.
£260 per person
Saturday 7 March 2020 WINDOW TABLES
Saturday 22nd August 2020 STATION OUTWARD RETURN OUTWARD RETURN Seats at a guaranteed window table
Saturday 19th December 2020 7th March 7th March 22nd August 22nd August for 2 are available at a supplement
19th December 19th December of £25 per person in First Class &
Premier Dining
Wolverhampton dep 06:00 arr 23:20
Codsall dep 06:10 arr 23:10 STEAM HAULED BY EITHER:
Enjoy a fabulous day tour travelling through the Telford dep 06:30 arr 22:55 LMS Royal Scot Class,
Wellington dep 06:40 arr 22:45 No. 46100 ‘Royal Scot’
Pennines over two very different routes with the outward
Shrewsbury dep 07:00 arr 22:40 dep 07:00 arr 22:40 West Country Class,
journey taking the spectacular Vale of Edale through the
No. 34046 ‘Braunton’
Peak District National Park with stunning views of Mam Whitchurch dep 07:20 arr 22:20 dep 07:20 arr 22:20
Britannia Pacific Class,
Tor and Kinder Scout and through Sheffield to historic Crewe dep 08:10 arr 21:30 dep 08:10 arr 21:30
No. 70000 ‘Britannia’
York for a sightseeing afternoon break. We return Hartford dep 08:35 arr 21:10
through Wakefield and the rugged and steep sided Calder Warrington Bank Quay dep 09:05 arr 20:50 dep 09:05 arr 20:50
Valley towering over the train with stone architecture Newton le Willows dep 09:25 arr 20:35 dep 09:25 arr 20:35 0800 038 5320
clinging to the hillside and the Rochdale Canal keeping Manchester Victoria dep 09:55 arr 20:00 dep 09:55 arr 20:00 enquiries@saphostrains.com
company with the line. Continuing through Todmorden www.saphostrains.com
we head homeward toward Manchester. All timings shown are approximate and may be subject to change
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STANDARD CLASS
Buffet Bar is available for the
purchase of hot and cold beverages,
snacks and alcoholic drinks.
£95 per person
FIRST CLASS
Includes a complimentary service
of tea/coffee & biscuits.
The William Shakespeare
£145 per person
PREMIER DINING
Includes the service of full English
breakfast, morning tea/coffee &
biscuits and four course dinner.
Premier dining is not suitable for
One of the great holiday trains of the golden age of railway travel children under the age of 12 years.
£260 per person
Thursday 23rd April 2020 WINDOW TABLES
Seats at a guaranteed window table
for 2 are available at a supplement
of £25 per person in First Class &
Premier Dining
Travel in style to enjoy a wonderful day out to Stratford- then meandering through beautiful Warwickshire for a
upon-Avon, one of England’s most historic and vibrant lunchtime arrival into historic Stratford-upon-Avon.
towns. Situated in the heart of the Midlands on the
River Avon Stratford is today most famous as the home Dating from Tudor times, Stratford still looks like a
of Elizabethan playwright William Shakespeare whose small half-timbered market town and there are many
birthplace is a “must see”, as is Anne Hathaway’s cottage. fantastic areas to explore, all within easy walking distance
The train is steam hauled from Crewe by one of our of the station, which is why visitors flock back year after
famous steam locomotives with a fast run down the year. From quaint side streets with unique curio shops
West Coast main line through Stafford and Walsall and to open parkland along the river, there’s something for
everyone. There is a good range of coffee houses and tea
rooms to rest those weary feet. Why not visit the Royal
Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford Butterfly Farm or take an STEAM HAULED BY EITHER:
open top bus tour. LMS Royal Scot Class,
No. 46100 ‘Royal Scot’
STATION OUTWARD RETURN West Country Class,
No. 34046 ‘Braunton’
Britannia Pacific Class,
Preston dep 08:00 arr 21:30
No. 70000 ‘Britannia’
Wigan North Western dep 08:20 arr 21:10
Warrington Bank Quay dep 08:30 arr 20:50
Hartford dep 09:00 arr 20:35 0800 038 5320
Crewe dep 09:40 arr 19:50 enquiries@saphostrains.com
www.saphostrains.com
All timings shown are approximate and may be subject to change
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STANDARD CLASS
Buffet Bar is available for the
purchase of hot and cold beverages,
snacks and alcoholic drinks.
£95 per person
FIRST CLASS
Includes a complimentary service
The Fellsman
of tea/coffee & biscuits.
£145 per person
PREMIER DINING
Includes the service of full English
breakfast, morning tea/coffee &
biscuits and four course dinner.
300-mile return steam hauled journey on the Premier dining is not suitable for
children under the age of 12 years.
spectacular ‘Settle & Carlisle Railway’
£260 per person
(Please note: Premier Dining is not
WEDNESDAY 15TH JULY 2020 available from Clitheroe or Hellifield)
WEDNESDAY 19TH AUGUST 2020
WEDNESDAY 26TH AUGUST 2020 WINDOW TABLES
WEDNESDAY 2ND SEPTEMBER 2020 Seats at a guaranteed window table
for 2 are available at a supplement
of £25 per person in First Class &
Premier Dining
The popular ‘Fellsman’ runs again for its 12th season
offering a 300-mile return steam hauled journey on the STEAM HAULED BY EITHER:
spectacular ‘Settle & Carlisle Railway’ as we travel LMS Royal Scot Class,
through the Yorkshire Dales and climb high towards No. 46100 ‘Royal Scot’
the roof of England. With its great limestone peaks of the high Pennines and pretty Ribble Valley as our
“Through the lush Eden Valley West Country Class,
No. 34046 ‘Braunton’
and deep valleys, the legendary ‘Settle & Carlisle’ line locomotive works hard up the steep and taxing climb of
is a masterpiece of Victorian engineering including the Wilpshire Bank being a fitting end to a perfect day. to the historic border city of Britannia Pacific Class,
magnificent 24 arch viaduct at Ribblehead. Time will Carlisle” No. 70000 ‘Britannia’
be available for sightseeing in the historic border city
of Carlisle – or perhaps alight at Appleby and take an
optional tour of the Lake District by vintage bus with a STATION OUTWARD RETURN
cruise on beautiful Ullswater.
Crewe dep 07:35 arr 21:30
The Settle & Carlisle line is known for its magnificent
Warrington Bank Quay dep 08:15 arr 20:30
scenery and steep gradient, so our engine will be working
Wigan North Western dep 08:30 arr 20:05
hard as we climb to the magnificent Ribblehead Viaduct Ais Gill. Travelling on through the lush Eden Valley to the
Leyland dep 08:50 arr 19:45
with stunning views of the three peaks. Passengers get a historic border city of Carlisle where we arrive about 13.10.
Blackburn dep 09:10 arr 19:20
marvellous view down Dent Dale as the train emerges from 0800 038 5320
Clitheroe dep 09:35 arr 18:50
Blea Moor tunnel and approaching Garsdale you will see Returning from Carlisle about 15.45, and following a stop enquiries@saphostrains.com
Hellifield dep 10:40 arr 17:35
sweeping views of Wensleydale - with our engine in full for water at Appleby, we travel over the same spectacular www.saphostrains.com
flight we climb at 1 in 100 towards the summit of the line at route giving another opportunity to experience the beauty All timings shown are approximate and may be subject to change
18 | The Classic Steam Experience 2020 The Classic Steam Experience 2020 | 19Traversing the breath-taking beauty of the Welsh
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Marches route our steam hauled train offers a totally
Buffet Bar is available for the
unique day out as we travel through the rolling hills
purchase of hot and cold beverages,
of the pretty Shropshire countryside dividing England snacks and alcoholic drinks.
and Wales. Passing through Church Stretton with £95 per person
outstanding views of the Long Mynd, which was known
FIRST CLASS
in Victorian times as ‘Little Switzerland’, and continuing
Includes a complimentary service
along the Marches we pass magnificent Stokesay Castle
of tea/coffee & biscuits.
and the historic towns of Ludlow and Hereford. Entering
£145 per person
Monmouthshire and South Wales, there are superb views
PREMIER DINING
of the Brecon Beacons as the black mountains tower
above the train. At Newport we cross the River Usk,
joining the Great Western main line to Cardiff for an
afternoon break.
CARDIFF
Wales’ capital city offers spectacular shopping, museums,
dining and entertainment. Easy to explore on foot
and close to the station you can visit the free National
Museum Cardiff and spectacular Cardiff Castle. Top Includes the service of full English
breakfast, morning tea/coffee &
class entertainment is on offer at Cardiff Bay with its
biscuits and four course dinner.
restaurants, waterside views and Wales Millennium Premier dining is not suitable for
Centre so there is plenty to see and do in the three hours children under the age of 12 years.
whilst our train is serviced and locomotive turned for the £260 per person
return journey. WINDOW TABLES
Seats at a guaranteed window table
for 2 are available at a supplement
STATION OUTWARD RETURN OUTWARD RETURN of £25 per person in First Class &
21st Nov 21st Nov 5th September 5th September Premier Dining
Wilmslow dep 06:30 arr 23:00
STEAM HAULED BY EITHER:
Stockport dep 06:45 arr 22:45
LMS Royal Scot Class,
Manchester Victoria dep 07:20 arr 22:10 No. 46100 ‘Royal Scot’
The Welsh Marches Express
Newton le Willows dep 07:40 arr 21:50 West Country Class,
Warrington Bank Quay dep 07:50 arr 21:40 No. 34046 ‘Braunton’
Liverpool Lime Street dep 07:30 arr 22:00 Britannia Pacific Class,
Liverpool South Parkway dep 07:40 arr 21:50 No. 70000 ‘Britannia’
Runcorn dep 07:50 arr 21:40 LNER A4 Pacific
No. 60007 ‘Sir Nigel Gresley’
Hartford dep 08:05 arr 21:25
Travel to Wales through the rolling hills of the pretty Shropshire countryside Crewe dep 08:40 arr 20:55 dep 08:40 arr 20:55
Whitchurch dep 09:10 arr 20:30 dep 09:10 arr 20:30 0800 038 5320
SATURDAY 5TH SEPTEMBER 2020 Shrewsbury dep 09:30 arr 20:10 dep 09:30 arr 20:10 enquiries@saphostrains.com
SATURDAY 21ST NOVEMBER 2020 www.saphostrains.com
All timings shown are approximate and may be subject to change
20 | The Classic Steam Experience 2020 The Classic Steam Experience 2020 | 21STANDARD CLASS
Buffet Bar is available for the
purchase of hot and cold beverages,
snacks and alcoholic drinks.
£95 per person
FIRST CLASS
Includes a complimentary service
of tea/coffee & biscuits.
£145 per person
PREMIER DINING
Enjoy a fabulous day tour offering spectacular views castle, cathedral, and Tullie House Museum.
of the Cumbrian mountains and high Pennines as we Includes the service of full English
breakfast, morning tea/coffee &
climb over the Lakeland fells to the historic border Our return journey takes the scenic coastal route around
biscuits and four course dinner.
city of Carlisle for a lunchtime sightseeing break and the Cumbrian Coast with spectacular cliff edge views Premier dining is not suitable for
return around the longest coastal line in Britain with as we journey south through Whitehaven, with the Isle children under the age of 12 years.
splendid views across the Irish Sea and Morecambe Bay. of Man visible on a clear day. Running very close to the £260 per person
Travelling through the county town of Lancaster our shoreline for several miles prior to St Bees, famous for WINDOW TABLES
steam locomotive works hard when we climb up the first its priory and at Ravenglass, we meet up with the narrow Seats at a guaranteed window table
severe gradient to Grayrigg with splendid views over gauge Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway. Avoiding Barrow for 2 are available at a supplement
Kendal and then travel through the beautiful Lune Gorge in Furness by taking the diversionary line to Dalton in of £25 per person in First Class &
Premier Dining
to Tebay, gaining speed for the ascent to Shap. After Furness, and after Ulverston, we cross Leven Viaduct and
crossing the Cumbrian Fells, we descend to Penrith, curve along the edge of the bay through to Grange-over- STEAM HAULED BY EITHER:
and head for Carlisle. There will be around two hours Sands. With views across Morecambe Bay, we cross the LMS Royal Scot Class,
available to explore this ancient border city with its Kent Viaduct at Arnside and approach Carnforth. No. 46100 ‘Royal Scot’
West Country Class,
STATION OUTWARD RETURN OUTWARD RETURN “The longest No. 34046 ‘Braunton’
Britannia Pacific Class,
15th August 15th August 29th August 29th August
Dorridge dep 05:45 arr 23:25
coastal line in No. 70000 ‘Britannia’
Solihull dep 05:55 arr 23:15 Britain with LNER A4 Pacific
No. 60007 ‘Sir Nigel Gresley’
Birmingham New Street dep 06:15 arr 22:55 splendid views
Sandwell & Dudley dep 06:30 arr 22:40
across the
The Lakelander
Wolverhampton dep 06:00 arr 23:20 dep 06:45 arr 22:25
Penkridge dep 06:55 arr 22:15
Irish Sea and
Stafford dep 07:05 arr 22:10 Morecambe
Codsall dep 06:10 arr 23:10 Bay”
Telford dep 06:25 arr 22:50
Wellington dep 06:35 arr 22:40
Enjoy a fabulous day tour offering spectacular views of the Cumbrian mountains and high Shrewsbury dep 06:55 arr 22:20
Pennines Whitchurch dep 07:10 arr 21:55
0800 038 5320
Crewe dep 08:05 arr 21:25 dep 08:05 arr 21:25
enquiries@saphostrains.com
Preston dep 09:45 arr 20:15 dep 09:45 arr 20:15
SATURDAY 15TH AUGUST 2020 www.saphostrains.com
SATURDAY 29TH AUGUST 2020 All timings shown are approximate and may be subject to change
22 | The Classic Steam Experience 2020 The Classic Steam Experience 2020 | 23STANDARD CLASS
Buffet Bar is available for the
purchase of hot and cold beverages,
snacks and alcoholic drinks.
£95 per person
FIRST CLASS
Includes a complimentary service
of tea/coffee & biscuits.
£145 per person
PREMIER DINING
Includes the service of full English
breakfast, morning tea/coffee &
biscuits and four course dinner.
Premier dining is not suitable for
children under the age of 12 years.
£260 per person
WINDOW TABLES
Seats at a guaranteed window table
for 2 are available at a supplement
of £25 per person in First Class &
Premier Dining
This is a truly amazing and unique steam hauled tour
offering a journey through the heart of England and past STEAM HAULED BY EITHER:
Oxford, the city of dreaming spires. Continuing through LMS Royal Scot Class,
Swindon beside the historic factory where hundreds of No. 46100 ‘Royal Scot’
steam locomotives were constructed, we continue through West Country Class,
the rolling hills and gentle scenery of beautiful Wiltshire No. 34046 ‘Braunton’
with a choice of two destinations for an afternoon break. BATH Britannia Pacific Class,
You may choose to spend around four hours in the elegant Visit this elegant city with attractions just a short stroll No. 70000 ‘Britannia’
Georgian city of Bath, or, around three hours to discover from the station including preserved honey coloured LNER A4 Pacific
No. 60007 ‘Sir Nigel Gresley’
Great Western
the unique charms of Bristol. Georgian buildings with its famous crescents, curio
shops, street cafés and magnificent Abbey. Time will be
available for you to wander and browse at your leisure
STATION OUTWARD RETURN and a visit to the Roman Pump Room and Baths is
Christmas Envoy
recommended. Perhaps take a gentle river cruise or open
Crewe dep 07:00 arr 22:00 top bus tour.
Stafford dep 07:30 arr 21:30
Tame Bridge Parkway dep 08:10 arr 20:50 BRISTOL
Birmingham The famous seafaring town with its ancient Dockyard
International dep 08:40 arr 20:20 including the S.S Great Britain launched by Isambard
This is a truly amazing and unique steam hauled tour offering a journey through the heart of England Coventry dep 09:00 arr 20:00 Kingdom Brunel in 1843 and now restored as a proud 0800 038 5320
Leamington Spa dep 09:20 arr 19:40 memorial to its great designer. Perhaps take a walk over enquiries@saphostrains.com
Saturday 12th DECEMBER 2020 the Clifton Suspension Bridge or wander through the www.saphostrains.com
All timings shown are approximate and may be subject to change antique shops on the quaintly named Christmas steps.
24 | The Classic Steam Experience 2020 The Classic Steam Experience 2020 | 25Kidderminster. There we leave the main line and join the
preserved Severn Valley Railway for a stunning 16 mile
journey through the Wyre Forest as the line accompanies
the pretty River Severn passing numerous beautifully
restored stations to Bridgnorth.
BRIDGNORTH
Bridgnorth is two towns: The high town and the low
town connected by the steepest inland funicular railway
Severn
STANDARD CLASS
in Britain. The low town was once a thriving port along Buffet Bar is available for the
the banks of the River Severn, while the high town held purchase of hot and cold beverages,
the castle, the churches, and many fine 16th and 17th snacks and alcoholic drinks.
century mansions. The more energetic may amble up one £95 per person
Valley
of the seven sets of steps, or the steep old Cartway, where FIRST CLASS
goods were once hauled to the market above. The carts Includes a complimentary service
are gone, but the markets remain. What’s left of the castle of tea/coffee & biscuits.
leans at an alarming angle and there is an iron footbridge £145 per person
Enterprise
connecting to the Severn Valley Railway Station. PREMIER DINING
Returning in the late afternoon we re-trace the outward
Includes the service of full English
journey with the taxing and impressive 1 in 45 climb of breakfast, morning tea/coffee &
Old Hill Bank. biscuits and four course dinner.
Premier dining is not suitable for
children under the age of 12 years.
Travel the preserved Severn Valley £260 per person
Railway for a stunning 16 mile journey
“The high town and the low town WINDOW TABLES
through the Wyre Forest passing connected by the steepest inland Seats at a guaranteed window table
for 2 are available at a supplement
numerous beautifully restored stations funicular railway in Britain” of £25 per person in First Class &
Premier Dining
WEDNESDAY 7TH OCTOBER 2020 STEAM HAULED BY EITHER:
STATION OUTWARD RETURN LMS Royal Scot Class,
No. 46100 ‘Royal Scot’
Crewe dep 07:20 arr 23:00 West Country Class,
This is a truly amazing and unique steam hauled tour
Stafford dep 07:30 arr 22:30 No. 34046 ‘Braunton’
offering a very unusual journey from Crewe, through the
Lichfield Trent Valley dep 08:00 arr 22:00 Britannia Pacific Class,
Midlands to Kidderminster for a trip over the full length No. 70000 ‘Britannia’
of the preserved Severn Valley Railway and a three-hour Tamworth dep 08:10 arr 21:50
LNER A4 Pacific
afternoon break in Bridgnorth. Nuneaton dep 08:30 arr 21:30 No. 60007 ‘Sir Nigel Gresley’
Hinckley dep 08:40 arr 21:20
We take the rarely used line between Sheet Stores Leicester dep 09:00 arr 21:00
Junction and Stenson Junction and after passing the beer Loughborough dep 09:20 arr 20:40 0800 038 5320
brewing town of Burton-on-Trent continue through East Midlands Parkway dep 09:30 arr 20:30 enquiries@saphostrains.com
Shenstone and towards Birmingham, thence past www.saphostrains.com
Soho Junction and through Stourbridge Junction to All timings shown are approximate and may be subject to change
26 | The Classic Steam Experience 2020 The Classic Steam Experience 2020 | 27STANDARD CLASS
Buffet Bar is available for the
purchase of hot and cold beverages,
snacks and alcoholic drinks.
£95 per person
FIRST CLASS
Includes a complimentary service
English
of tea/coffee & biscuits.
£145 per person
PREMIER DINING
Includes the service of full English
Riviera
breakfast, morning tea/coffee &
biscuits and four course dinner.
Premier dining is not suitable for
children under the age of 12 years.
£260 per person
Express
WINDOW TABLES
Seats at a guaranteed window table
for 2 are available at a supplement
of £25 per person in First Class &
Premier Dining
STEAM HAULED BY EITHER:
One of the great holiday trains of the LMS Royal Scot Class,
golden age of railway travel No. 46100 ‘Royal Scot’
West Country Class,
Sunday 26th July 2020 No. 34046 ‘Braunton’
Sunday 2nd August 2020 Britannia Pacific Class,
No. 70000 ‘Britannia’
LNER A4 Pacific
No. 60007 ‘Sir Nigel Gresley’
STATION OUTWARD RETURN OUTWARD RETURN
We recreate one of the great steam hauled holiday trains
of the golden age of railway travel for a journey around
At Paignton we join the steeply graded heritage line
and travel through the woodland estate once owned
“Stunning 26th July 26th July 2nd August 2nd August
the beautiful Devon coast with time available to discover by Agatha Christie, then alongside the beautiful views across
the many charms of the pretty ‘English Riviera’ resorts of River Dart with views of HMS Britannia – not a ship to Exmouth Bristol Temple Meads dep 08:40 arr 20:40 dep 09:00 arr 20:25
Paignton or Dartmouth. The train departs from Bristol
hauled by one of our famous steam locomotives for the
but the college that has trained generations of naval
officers. We soon arrive into the riverside terminus
and the Bath Spa dep 09:00 arr 20:20
Bradford on Avon dep 09:20 arr 20:00
journey across the lush Somerset levels, then through at Kingswear, where it is a short crossing on the ferry Jurassic Westbury dep 09:35 arr 19:45
the remote Blackdown hills and down the Exe Valley to (price included) to the historic and romantic port of coast” Frome dep 09:45 arr 19:35
Exeter, before heading along the estuary with its pretty Dartmouth – there are antique shops, galleries and Yatton dep 09:25 arr 20:00
fishing boats and stunning views across to Exmouth and cafés to explore – why not take a leisurely cruise on the Weston super Mare dep 09:40 arr 19:40
the Jurassic coast. Continuing past Powderham Castle River Dart or explore Dartmouth Castle before perhaps Bridgwater dep 10:00 arr 19:20 0800 038 5320
and along the famous sea wall line we race through indulging in a delicious Devon cream tea. There should Taunton dep 10:40 arr 19:00 dep 10:40 arr 19:00 enquiries@saphostrains.com
tunnels and cuttings of red rock and beside beaches and be around four hours at leisure before we return in the www.saphostrains.com
coves with the sea keeping company with the train. late afternoon. All timings shown are approximate and may be subject to change
28 | The Classic Steam Experience 2020 The Classic Steam Experience 2020 | 29STANDARD CLASS
Pembroke
Buffet Bar is available for the
purchase of hot and cold beverages,
snacks and alcoholic drinks.
£95 per person
Coast
FIRST CLASS
Includes a complimentary service
of tea/coffee & biscuits.
£145 per person
Express
PREMIER DINING
Includes the service of full English
breakfast, morning tea/coffee &
biscuits and four course dinner.
Premier dining is not suitable for
children under the age of 12 years.
£260 per person
Wednesday 29th July 2020
WINDOW TABLES
Seats at a guaranteed window table
for 2 are available at a supplement
STATION OUTWARD RETURN of £25 per person in First Class &
Enjoy a summer day tour to glorious South Wales as our
Splendid views across Pembrokeshire countryside with miles of sand dunes and
Premier Dining
train is steam hauled through the Severn Tunnel and into vast golden beaches. We arrive into Carmarthen for an
Wales. Travelling through Cardiff and via Bridgend and
Carmarthen Bay to the afternoon break whilst our steam locomotive is turned, Exeter St David’s dep 06:50 arr 21:55 STEAM HAULED BY EITHER:
Port Talbot we take the Swansea District Line to run beautiful Pembrokeshire watered and coaled for the return journey. Tiverton Parkway dep 07:05 arr 21:40 LMS Royal Scot Class,
beside the Bristol Channel and around the coast offering countryside with miles Taunton dep 07:20 arr 21:20 No. 46100 ‘Royal Scot’
splendid views across Carmarthen Bay to the beautiful of sand dunes and vast Carmarthen is an attractive town set on the banks of Bridgwater dep 07:30 arr 21:15 West Country Class,
No. 34046 ‘Braunton’
golden beaches the River Towy, with a pedestrianised shopping area Weston super Mare dep 07:50 arr 20:50
and a large modern covered market. From the old Quay, Britannia Pacific Class,
Bristol Temple Meads dep 09:05 arr 19:55
No. 70000 ‘Britannia’
narrow winding lanes lead up between old houses to Patchway dep 09:20 arr 19:35
LNER A4 Pacific
the gatehouse of a ruined 14th-c Norman castle. One Severn Tunnel Jct dep 09:35 arr 19:20 No. 60007 ‘Sir Nigel Gresley’
of the oldest buildings in the town is 12th-c St Peter’s Newport dep 09:55 arr 19:00
Church. The many splendid houses beside the church
and the elegant buildings around the Guildhall Square, stretch of Pendine Sands. With our locomotive refreshed All timings shown are approximate and may be subject to change 0800 038 5320
testify to the town’s distinguished past. The River Towy, we head homeward through Llanelli with views of the enquiries@saphostrains.com
the second largest in Wales, flows on down to the coast, Gower and at Swansea take the line through Cockett and www.saphostrains.com
which is lined with many fine beaches including the wide the Vale of Glamorgan line.
30 | The Classic Steam Experience 2020 The Classic Steam Experience 2020 | 31STANDARD CLASS
Buffet Bar is available for the
purchase of hot and cold beverages,
snacks and alcoholic drinks.
£95 per person
FIRST CLASS
Includes a complimentary service
of tea/coffee & biscuits.
£145 per person
Welsh
Borders
Express
PREMIER DINING
in Victorian times as ‘Little Switzerland', we then soon
arrive into Shrewsbury for an afternoon break. Includes the service of full English
breakfast, morning tea/coffee &
biscuits and four course dinner.
SHREWSBURY Premier dining is not suitable for
Founded by the Saxons and most extensively developed by children under the age of 12 years.
the Tudors, it lies within a giant loop of the River Severn £260 per person
Enjoy a fabulous day tour offering and is famed for its castle, spires, abbey, parklands and WINDOW TABLES
spectacular views of the Cumbrian half-timbered medieval houses. There are gorgeous black & Seats at a guaranteed window table
for 2 are available at a supplement
mountains and high Pennines white buildings, remaining just the way they’ve always been.
of £25 per person in First Class &
Shrewsbury is a stunning historic town with over 660 listed
Premier Dining
buildings and some very strange street names - Dogpole
Wednesday 5th August 2020
and Mardol, Gullet Passage and Grope Lane. There are STEAM HAULED BY EITHER:
beautiful walks beside the river and perhaps take a boat trip STATION OUTWARD RETURN LMS Royal Scot Class,
or just unwind in the stunning parks and gardens. No. 46100 ‘Royal Scot’
Traversing the breath-taking beauty of the Welsh Marches Exeter St David’s dep 06:50 arr 22:10 West Country Class,
route our steam hauled train offers a totally unique day No. 34046 ‘Braunton’
Tiverton Parkway dep 07:05 arr 21:55
out as we travel through the rolling hills of the pretty Britannia Pacific Class,
Taunton dep 07:20 arr 21:40
No. 70000 ‘Britannia’
Shropshire countryside dividing England and Wales.
Bridgwater dep 07:30 arr 21:15
LNER A4 Pacific
Passing through the Severn Tunnel we take the fast line to
Weston super Mare dep 07:50 arr 21:10 No. 60007 ‘Sir Nigel Gresley’
Maindee Junction where we turn north and crossing the
Bristol Temple Meads dep 08:50 arr 20:10
River Usk there are superb views of the Brecon Beacons
Patchway dep 09:10 arr 19:50
as the black mountains tower above the train. Continuing 0800 038 5320
Severn Tunnel Jct dep 09:30 arr 19:30
through the historic towns of Hereford and Ludlow we enquiries@saphostrains.com
Cwmbran dep 10:00 arr 19:00
pass magnificent Stokesay Castle and through Church www.saphostrains.com
Stretton with outstanding views of the Long Mynd, known All timings shown are approximate and may be subject to change
32 | The Classic Steam Experience 2020 The Classic Steam Experience 2020 | 33STANDARD CLASS
Buffet Bar is available for the
purchase of hot and cold beverages,
snacks and alcoholic drinks.
£95 per person
FIRST CLASS
Devonian Express
Includes a complimentary service
of tea/coffee & biscuits.
£145 per person
PREMIER DINING
Includes the service of full English
breakfast, morning tea/coffee &
One of the classic holiday trains of the golden age of railway travel biscuits and four course dinner.
Wednesday 12th August 2020 Premier dining is not suitable for
children under the age of 12 years.
dynamic and fascinating places. Why not visit the Hoe where £260 per person
Sir Francis Drake played bowls before defeating the French WINDOW TABLES
navy and there are incredible views of one of the worlds most Seats at a guaranteed window table
beautiful natural harbours from Smeaton’s tower. Take a walk for 2 are available at a supplement
down to the Barbican, a bustling array of specialist shops, of £25 per person in First Class &
Premier Dining
restaurants, cafés and National Marine Aquarium – not
forgetting the historic Mayflower steps where the Pilgrim
Fathers set sail for the New World in 1620.
We recreate one of the classic holiday trains of the golden Our train departs for the return journey in the late
age of railway travel for a journey around the beautiful afternoon with the engines working hard to haul the train
Devon coast with time available to discover the many back over the taxing and twisting Devon banks and the
charms of maritime Plymouth. The train is steam hauled run along the sea wall with the setting sun casting a golden
from Bristol double headed with two of our famous steam glow over the Jurassic coast.
STEAM HAULED BY EITHER:
locomotives for the journey across the lush Somerset
LMS Royal Scot Class,
levels, and Blackdown hills to Exeter, before heading along STATION OUTWARD RETURN No. 46100 ‘Royal Scot’
the estuary with its pretty fishing boats and stunning views West Country Class,
across to Exmouth and the Jurassic coast. Continuing along No. 34046 ‘Braunton’
Cardiff dep 07:00 arr 21:45
the famous sea wall we race through tunnels and cuttings of Britannia Pacific Class,
Newport dep 07:15 arr 21:30
red rock and beside beaches and coves with the sea keeping No. 70000 ‘Britannia’
Severn Tunnel Jct dep 07:30 arr 21:15
company with the train. At Newton Abbot we join the LNER A4 Pacific
Patchway dep 07:45 arr 21:00 No. 60007 ‘Sir Nigel Gresley’
steeply graded main line over the Devon banks where our
Bristol Temple Meads dep 08:30 arr 20:15
engines work hard to haul the heavy train over Dainton,
Bath Spa dep 09:00 arr 19:40
Rattery and Hemerdon with gradients as steep as 1 in 36.
Bradford on Avon dep 09:20 arr 19:20
There are spectacular views of Dartmoor as we descend 0800 038 5320
Westbury dep 09:35 arr 19:05
through Ivybridge to Plymouth for an afternoon break. enquiries@saphostrains.com
Taunton dep 10:40 arr 18:20
www.saphostrains.com
With its rich maritime heritage, Plymouth is one of the most All timings shown are approximate and may be subject to change
34 | The Classic Steam Experience 2020 The Classic Steam Experience 2020 | 35STANDARD CLASS
Buffet Bar is available for the
purchase of hot and cold beverages,
snacks and alcoholic drinks.
£95 per person
FIRST CLASS
Includes a complimentary service
of tea/coffee & biscuits.
£145 per person
PREMIER DINING
This train recaptures the atmosphere of the legendary
‘Brighton Belle’ and summer seaside specials of yesteryear
Includes the service of full English
as it visits the popular destinations of Brighton and breakfast, morning tea/coffee &
Eastbourne with ample time available in both resorts biscuits and four course dinner.
for building sandcastles, a stroll on the promenade and Premier dining is not suitable for
children under the age of 12 years.
perhaps an ice cream or two. Departing from London
£260 per person
Victoria we head through Clapham Junction and take
WINDOW TABLES
the Brighton line, passing Gatwick Airport and through
Haywards Heath we arrive into the terminal station at Seats at a guaranteed window table
for 2 are available at a supplement
Brighton for a break of around two hours. of £25 per person in First Class &
and past the county town of Lewes to Eastbourne for a Premier Dining
BRIGHTON further break of around two hours.
The station is just a short level walk from the promenade STEAM HAULED BY EITHER:
and the town is bursting with attractions from an EASTBOURNE West Country Class,
No. 34046 ‘Braunton’
outlandish former royal palace built for King George Held to be one of the sunniest resorts in England, award
Britannia Pacific Class,
IV, interesting museums, a beautiful beach and superb winning Eastbourne owes much to the Victorians and
No. 70000 ‘Britannia’
shopping particularly in ‘The Lanes’ filled with antique the 7th Duke of Devonshire who laid out beautiful parks
and curio shops and cafés. and gardens and built the pier. This elegant town has
The Sussex Belle
many charms awaiting discovery including an excellent
Our dedicated and immaculately attired train Stewards shopping centre and traditional seaside bandstands.
will welcome you back on board for the short diesel
hauled journey through the South Downs National Park In the late afternoon we take the coastal line through
Hastings and travelling across Romney Marsh and turning
inland past the historic town of Rye and continuing through
STATION OUTWARD RETURN
Capturing the atmosphere of summer seaside specials of yesteryear Ashford International. Continuing through Maidstone, 0800 038 5320
Shoreham and Swanley we are due to arrive back into enquiries@saphostrains.com
London Victoria dep 10:00 arr 19:45
Thursday 10th September 2020 London Victoria around 19.45 after a relaxing day out to www.saphostrains.com
All timings shown are approximate and may be subject to change two of the south coasts most iconic seaside resorts.
36 | The Classic Steam Experience 2020 The Classic Steam Experience 2020 | 37STANDARD CLASS
Buffet Bar is available for the
purchase of hot and cold beverages,
snacks and alcoholic drinks.
£95 per person
FIRST CLASS
Includes a complimentary service
of tea/coffee & biscuits.
The
£145 per person
PREMIER DINING
Includes the service of full English
breakfast, morning tea/coffee &
Cotswold
biscuits and four course dinner.
Premier dining is not suitable for
children under the age of 12 years.
£260 per person
Express
WINDOW TABLES
Seats at a guaranteed window table
for 2 are available at a supplement
of £25 per person in First Class &
Premier Dining
STEAM HAULED BY EITHER:
LMS Royal Scot Class,
Travel through an area of outstanding No. 46100 ‘Royal Scot’
Natural Beauty characterised by West Country Class,
attractive small towns and villages built built of Cotswold stone. We face the five-mile climb of No. 34046 ‘Braunton’
of Cotswold stone Honeybourne bank, graded at 1 in 100 then onward Britannia Pacific Class,
through Evesham to Worcester for a break of around three No. 70000 ‘Britannia’
hours. The city stands on the River Severn and is best LNER A4 Pacific
Saturday 12th September 2020 No. 60007 ‘Sir Nigel Gresley’
known for its magnificent ornate cathedral but it's also
famous for the world-renowned porcelain, the home of
composer Edward Elgar and the piquant Worcestershire
Departing from London our steam hauled train travels sauce. Perhaps visit the historic Guildhall and Tudor
west for a full day tour to the beautiful Cotswolds and a House Museum or take a stroll beside the beautiful river.
visit to historic Worcester. We travel outward through STATION OUTWARD RETURN
Oxford and Evesham, with a return through the Golden Returning in the late afternoon, we take the GWR main
Valley and the challenging climb of Sapperton bank. London Paddington dep 09:40 arr 22:00 line through Cheltenham Spa before taking the steep
Slough dep 10:10 arr 21:30 Golden Valley line through picturesque Stroud and
Following departure from Reading we take the Great Maidenhead dep 10:25 arr 21:10 beside the River Frome. Next is the long twisting climb
Western main line to Didcot and travel through Oxford, Reading dep 10:45 arr 20:45 to Sapperton tunnel as our engine works hard up the 0800 038 5320
the city of dreaming spires, and join the Cotswold line severe gradient. Then descending through Kemble to enquiries@saphostrains.com
travelling through an area of outstanding Natural Beauty Swindon, we travel through the Vale of the White Horse www.saphostrains.com
characterised by attractive small towns and villages All timings shown are approximate and may be subject to change to Didcot and onward to Paddington.
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