Britain's longest established operator of scenic railway excursions

SRPS RAILTOURS : 2018 PROGRAMME

Saturday 21 April : THE FORTH CIRCLE - Forth Bridge, Fife, Clackmannan & Stirling Steam-hauled by LMS Jubilee Class 45690 Leander From LINLITHGOW (morning train)   /   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. Railtour Report

Saturday 12 May : CUMBRIAN COAST - Ravenglass & Grange-over-Sands From DUNDEE, Cupar, Kirkcaldy, Dalgety Bay, Dalmeny, Edinburgh Waverley, Kirknewton, Lockerbie Via the West Coast Main Line over Beattock Summit to Carlisle, then along the scenic Cumbrian Coast line to Ravenglass (for Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway) and Grange-over-Sands (for Lake Windermere Cruise). The return journey is via Carnforth and Shap Summit. Railtour Report

Friday 1 - Saturday 2 June : ROUTES & BRANCHES Featuring heritage electric 86 401 and diesels 37 025 & 37 403 From BO'NESS, Linlithgow (pu), Edinburgh Waverley, Glasgow, Polmont (sd) A tour for enthusiasts travelling overnight and through Saturday along lines to the North, South, East and West of Glasgow featuring electric haulage on newly electrified routes between Glasgow and Edinburgh. (more) Railtour Report

Saturday 9 June : PLOCKTON & KYLE of LOCHALSH From PAISLEY Gilmour Street, Maxwell Park, Burnside, Hamilton Central, Motherwell, Cumbernauld, Larbert, Stirling, 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

Sundays 5, 12, 19 & 26 August : THE FORTH BRIDGE & SCOTTISH BORDERS Steam-hauled From LINLITHGOW, Dunfermline Town, Kirkcaldy, Dalgety Bay, Edinburgh Waverley Steam-hauled over the Forth Bridge and round the Fife Circle, then through Edinburgh and along the new Borders Railway to Galashiels and Tweedbank. Additional coach tours to Sir Walter Scott's Abbotsford House, historic Melrose and Seasons Restaurant, Gattonside. Railtour Report

Saturday 15 September : DUNROBIN CASTLE & BRORA From ABERDEEN, Dyce, Inverurie, Huntly, Keith, Elgin Through rural Aberdeenshire, Banffshire and Moray to Inverness, then via Dingwall, Invergordon, Tain, Lairg and Golspie to Dunrobin Castle and Brora in Sutherland. Railtour Report

Saturday 6 October : FORT WILLIAM From EDINBURGH Waverley, Kirknewton, Carluke, Motherwell, Newton, Exhibition Centre 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. Railtour Report

Saturday 27 October : AVIEMORE & INVERNESS Diesel-hauled by preserved 37 403 Isle of Mull From LINLITHGOW, Dalgety Bay, Kirkcaldy, 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. Railtour Report

Saturday 3 November : YORK From LINLITHGOW, Edinburgh Waverley, Carlisle southbound / Newcastle upon Tyne northbound Along the West Coast Main Line over Beattock Summit, then over the spectacular Settle & Carlisle Railway to the historic city of York. Return is along the East Coast Main Line through Newcastle upon Tyne. Railtour Report

Other Excursions using the SRPS Railtours Train   North East Railtours and 52A Tours operate other excursions using the SRPS Railtours train and catering facilities.

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For further information phone : 0131 202 1033 or write (enclosing sae) to SRPS Railtours, 82 Busby Road, Carmunnock, GLASGOW, G76 9BJ