New Year Brochure 2020

G rand T ours by R ail – S ix W onders of the W aterways

There are said to be ‘Seven Wonders of the Waterways’ and on this great railway holiday we visit six! Our grand tour begins at the very heart of the industrial revolution at a hotel within the Ironbridge World Heritage site, then explores the masterpieces of Victorian engineering with boat trips and steam trains galore.

Fares From £1230

★ ★ Anderton Boat Lift, marvel of Victorian engineering ★ ★ Masterpiece of the canals, breathtaking Pontcysyllte Aqueduct ★ ★ Llangollen Steam Railway nostalgia ★ ★ Cruise along the Manchester Ship Canal, viewing Barton Swing Aqueduct ★ ★ Steam excursion on the East Lancashire Railway ★ ★ Visit Burnley Weavers’ Triangle and walk part of Burnley Embankment

★ ★ Boat trip into Standedge Tunnel, the longest, deepest and highest canal tunnel in Britain ★ ★ Steam on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway ★ ★ Visit Saltaire, another UNESCO World Heritage site ★ ★ Walk the canal lock staircase at Bingley Five Rise Locks

★ ★ Visit Blists Hill Victorian Village and tour Ironbridge ★ ★ Steam on the Severn Valley Railway ★ ★ Get to know Chester on a River Dee cruise

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

★ ★ Begin our tour at a hotel within the Ironbridge Gorge UNESCO World Heritage site

Visit: www.railtrail.co.uk – for full tour details and fares, and to book online NOW

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