The Edinburgh Festive Explorer

UPDATE: Due to forecasted adverse weather. The tour will now terminate in Edinburgh, not Berwick-upon-Tweed. Pathfinder Tours now also advises that the loco will be 1x Class 86 and 1x Class 47, operating in Top N Tail Mode.

This tour boards at Gloucester, Cheltenham Spa, Worcestershire Parkway, Bromsgrove, Birmingham New Street, Stafford, and Crewe on its way to Edinburgh.

Tour Promoter – Pathfinder Railtours

Operator – West Coast Railways

Locomotive –

• WCRC Class 47s / 57s

  • Gloucester – Crewe and return

• 86401 ‘Mons Meg’ TnT 86259 ‘Les Ross’

  • Crewe – Berwick-upon-Tweed – Crewe

Route and Times –

Click the links below for timings (if available)

• 1Z54 0523 Gloucester to Berwick-upon-Tweed
• 1Z55 1510 Berwick-upon-Tweed to Gloucester

Fares – From £135, visit the tour operator’s website for more information

Other Information

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