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SRPS RAILTOURS : 2021 PROGRAMME

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Below are details of the 2021 SRPS Railtours programme.

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Saturday 10 July : YORK & SCARBOROUGH From DUNFERMLINE Town, Glenrothes with Thornton, Kirkcaldy, Dalgety Bay, Dalmeny, Edinburgh Waverley, Drem, Berwick-upon-Tweed Via the East Coast Main Line along the Northumbrian Coast for a visit to the historic city of York, or remain on board to the elegant seaside resort of Scarborough. This tour was cancelled for operational reasons and the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic

Tuesday 20 July : YORK Steam-hauled northbound by A1 Class 60163 Tornado From LINLITHGOW, Haymarket, Edinburgh Waverley Diesel-hauled along the Berwickshire and Northumbrian Coast for a visit to the historic city of York. Return steam-hauled over the scenic Settle & Carlisle Railway. (Tour organised jointly with Tornado Railtours) Railtour Report

Sunday 15 August : THE FORTH CIRCLE - Forth Bridge, Fife, Clackmannan & Stirling Steam-hauled by A1 Class 60163 Tornado From LINLITHGOW (morning train)   /   DALMENY & INVERKEITHING (afternoon train) Morning and afternoon steam specials round the 'Forth Circle'; over the Forth Bridge, along the Fife Coast and round the Fife Circle then along the railway through Culross, Kincardine and Alloa to Stirling, returning through Falkirk. Railtour Report

Saturday 4 September : AVIEMORE & INVERNESS Steam-hauled by A1 Class 60163 Tornado From LINLITHGOW, Dalgety Bay, Kirkcaldy, Ladybank, Perth Over the Forth Bridge and through Fife to Perth, then along the Highland Line through Dunkeld, Pitlochry, Blair Atholl and over Drumochter Summit, the highest point on the British railway network. Passengers may leave the train at Aviemore for a trip on the Strathspey Railway through Boat of Garten to Broomhill. Alternatively remain aboard over Slochd Summit and past Culloden to Inverness. This tour was cancelled for operational reasons

Saturday 2 October : PLOCKTON & KYLE of LOCHALSH From DUNBAR, Longniddry, Musselburgh, Edinburgh Waverley, Dalmeny, Dalgety Bay, Kirkcaldy, Ladybank, Perth The Highland Line via Blair Atholl, Drumochter, Aviemore and Culloden to Inverness, then via Dingwall, Garve and the spectacular scenery along Loch Carron to Plockton and Kyle of Lochalsh. Railtour Report

Saturday 9 October : FORT WILLIAM & GLENFINNAN From DUNFERMLINE Town, Glenrothes with Thornton, Kirkcaldy, Dalgety Bay, Dalmeny, Linlithgow, Falkirk High, Croy, Westerton, Dumbarton Central Follow the world’s most scenic line from the banks of the Clyde, past Loch Long and Loch Lomond, across Rannoch Moor and through Monessie Gorge to Fort William, Continue along the shore of Loch Eil then over the famous Glenfinnan Viaduct to Glenfinnan. Railtour Report

Saturday 30 October : SKIPTON & KEIGHLEY (for the Worth Valley) From LINLITHGOW, Edinburgh Waverley, Drem, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Alnmouth*, Morpeth*, Cramlington*, Newcastle upon Tyne*   [lower fares apply from stations marked *] Along the East Coast Main Line and the scenic Tyne Valley line to Carlisle. See the autumn colours from the spectacular Settle & Carlisle Railway then either visit the attractive Yorkshire market town of Skipton or take a steam train from Keighley to the Brontë sisters' home town of Haworth. Railtour Report

Friday 5 November : BLACKPOOL From DUNFERMLINE Town, Glenrothes with Thornton, Kirkcaldy, Dalgety Bay, Dalmeny, Polmont, Falkirk Grahamston, Cumbernauld, Motherwell, Lockerbie, Carlisle Along the West Coast Main Line over Beattock and Shap summits to the seaside resort of Blackpool with its famous tower, Golden Mile and trams and overnight return to provide opportunity to see the famous illuminations. This excursion was cancelled

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