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Welcome to our current programme of day excursions, which covers the next few months. This  programme features steam, diesel and now electric hauled trains.

This summary page lists all our excursions and our regular summer Sundays-only steam train service - 'The Shakespeare Express'.

When you see a train that interests you, then please click on 'train' title to obtain further information about the tour including travel opportunities, fares, dining & optional add-on tours.

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Tour Summary
The symbol against each tour enables you to quickly identify the type of train & carriages - see 'Train Type'.

Train Type : Steam, Diesel or Electric - click to read more about each type of train

For further details of any tour - click on 'train' name
May

Train

Locomotive Pick up & return Set down Notes
Sat 10
Diesel Tour
Purbeck & Weymouth
Explorer

2 Class 47s 'top & tail' Birmingham Moor Street
Tyseley
Solihull
Dorridge
Warwick Parkway
Leamington Spa
Banbury
Bournemouth
Poole
Wareham*
Weymouth
* optional trip to Swanage Railway
Sat 17
Steam Tour
Welsh Highlander
4953
Pitchford Hall
Tyseley Warwick Road
Walsall
Wolverhampton
Stafford
Llandudno Junction* * for coach transfer to Caernavon & Welsh Highland Railway trip
Sat 24
Steam Tour
City of York 5029
Nunney Castle
Tyseley Warwick Road
Tamworth High Level
Burton-on-Trent
York  
Jun
Train Locomotive Pick up & return Set down Notes
Sun 1
Steam Tour
Cosford
Air Show
GWR Pannier 9466 Tyseley Warwick Road Cosford  
Sat 14
Steam Tour
Lincoln Imp 5029
Nunney Castle
Tyseley Warwick Road
Nuneaton
Leicester
Loughborough
Lincoln via Newark
Sat 28

Tyseley 100
Open Day
  Tyseley Loco Works
Open Day at our base
& London Midland Depot
Sun 29
Tyseley 100
Open Day
  Tyseley Loco Works Open Day at our base only
Summer
Train Locomotive Pick up & return Set down Notes
Every Sun
6 Jul-14 Sep

Steam Tour
Shakespeare Express
Loco t.b.a. Birmingham Snow Hill
Birmingham Moor Street
Tyseley
Henley
Stratford-u-Avon
Two round trips from:
Birmingham Snow Hill to Stratford-u-Avon
offering a variety of travel opportunities from/to the pick up stations
Jul Train Locomotive Pick up & return Set down Notes
Tues 1
evening

Steam Tour
North
Warwickshire Line Centenary
GWR Pannier 9466 Shirley **
Stratford-u-Avon*
A round trip from:
Shirley to Stratford-u-Avon with photostop at Henley on outward leg.
*Single tickets onlyavailable
** return or single tickets
Sat 12
Electric Tour
City of Glasgow Explorer 86 259
Les Ross
Birmingham New Street
Tame Bridge Parkway
Wolverhampton
Stafford
Crewe
Glasgow
Sat 19
Steam Tour
Ely
Explorer
4936
Kinlet Hall
Tyseley Warwick Road
Burton-on-Trent
Willington
Melton Mowbray
Ely
Sat 26
Steam Tour
Bristol
Explorer
5029
Nunney Castle
Solihull
Dorridge
Banbury
Bristol Temple Meads via Badminton.
Aug Train Locomotive Pick up & return Set down Notes
Sat 16
Diesel Tour
Airborne
Eastbourne
2 Class 47s 'top & tail' Birmingham Moor Street
Solihull
Dorridge
Warwick Parkway
Leamington Spa
Banbury
Eastbourne
Sat 30
Diesel Tour
Port of Dartmouth Royal Regatta 2 Class 47s 'top & tail' Tyseley Warwick Road
Birmingham Moor Street
Stourbridge Junction
Kidderminster
Worcester Shrub Hill
Kingswear
Sep
Train Locomotive Pick up & return Set down Notes
Sat 27
Electric Tour
Diesel Tour

City of Edinburgh Explorer 86 259
Les Ross
& 47 773
Birmingham New Street
Tame Bridge Parkway
Wolverhampton
Stafford
Edinburgh via Stoke, Manchester and Preston. Electric loco from Preston to Edinburgh
Oct
Train Locomotive Pick up & return Set down Notes
Sat 11
Diesel Tour

Waverley
Paddle Steamer Cruise
2 Class 47s 'top & tail' Tyseley Warwick Road
Nuneaton
Narborough
Market Harborough
Kettering
Southend Central  
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