Railtrail New Year Update 2025

A warm welcome, and best wishes for 2025, from all the team at Railtrail Tours.

As a child born and bred in the smoky industrial heartland of Stoke-on-Trent famed worldwide as the home of famous potteries like Doulton and Wedgwood, my love of train travel began with our annual holiday whisking us to Rhyl, Blackpool or, if we were very lucky, Skegness! Now, more than 70 years later, I can invite you to travel to destinations I could only have dreamed of as a child with Railtrail Tours offering a fabulous collection of escorted British, European, and Worldwide tours. Browse through these enchanting tours created by my amazing Railtrail family and colleagues here in the delightful Staffordshire Moorlands. Journey through beautiful Britain from the Isles of Scilly to the Hebrides to the Shetland Islands and everywhere in between, or escape to Europe and discover spectacular Switzerland, fabulous France, irresistible Italy, and many more. Perhaps you are looking to venture out into the World and with destinations including New Zealand and Canada, I feel sure that somewhere within our catalogue of tours you will find something that excites your imagination. We have also included in this New Year mini brochure a scannable QR code on each tour that will take you straight to the full itinerary, fare details, and gallery as displayed on our website. Whilst we are excited to bring to you our largest and most varied collection of tours, our ethos of providing the best and most professional service whilst retaining all that is best about an independent, family run company remains unchanged. 2 2

I would also like to take this opportunity to introduce Railtrail Travel Services offering European rail tickets for your adventure across Europe. Whether your journey is large or small, whether you need individual tickets or a comprehensive rail pass, our ticket-only consultants will find the most convenient route for you and book the best tickets for your journey. Finally, I am delighted to announce the launch of Railtrail’s independent travel packages giving you flexibility to explore Europe without the stress of organising your rail holiday. Let us arrange your travel tickets, times, seat reservations, and accommodation whilst you sit back, enjoy the journey, and create lasting memories. Further details can be found on our website at www.railtrail.co.uk/ Independent-Tours. It gives me very great pleasure to say that we enter our 45th year with great confidence for the future and I trust that we will have the pleasure of your company this year. Kind Regards,

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Dave Felstead Owner & Managing Director, Railtrail Tours Ltd