Railtrail Summer Brochure Newsletter 8 pages

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Q U A L I T Y E S C O R T E D H O L I D A Y S B Y T R A I N Hello everyone, May I first of all offer the most sincere condolences to those of you who have lost friends and loved ones during this awful time. Whilst being immensely disappointed that we have not been able to give anyone their promised holiday since the government imposed restrictions, I am proud to say that Railtrail Tours have refunded all clients’ tour payments thanks to our unique Trust Account at Lloyds Bank. “Knowing that I was protecting client’s money ensured that I was able to sleep at night”. We have continued to provide both telephone and email contact to our Customer Care team for those clients who have had queries or concerns about their bookings. The way in which some companies have treated their clients during the pandemic by refusing to give refunds and closing their call centres is not in keeping with the ethos here at Railtrail Tours. We have also been busy looking forward to brighter times ahead compiling a wonderful selection of future tours to fit all tastes many of which are featured in the following pages. We welcome the return of steam both in the UK and overseas including our rescheduled, and previously fully booked, Australian tour which is already well over half full with re-bookings. Our ever popular Festive and Winter tours programme is already live on our website and booking well so please don’t risk missing out. Almost all of our 2021 programme of unique ‘classic rail holidays’ are on sale on our website at www.railtrail.co.uk and many of those tours are included in this mini-brochure.

As a gesture of goodwill, and for a limited period only, a selection of 2021 Classic tours are being offered at 2020 prices . That is our thank you for your patience and understanding throughout this Covid-19 ordeal. From Team Railtrail here in Leek, and all our wonderful Tour Managers throughout the UK … Hope to see you soon!

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Railtrail is a long-standing family firm with a great reputation for quality rail holidays, our independence enables us to treat our clients as people not statistics and we proud to have been awarded Feefo Platinum Status in 2020 for consistently delivering excellence. We believe that our Customer Care team are the best in the industry but don’t just take our word for it… look at what thousands of our customer are saying on Feefo, here are just a few of our recent reviews: Efficient, friendly and totally reliable - one of the few companies who refunded money immediately, no quibbling, in the covid crisis. You can happily book ahead and be totally confident of your experience and your money with Railtrail . Miss R., Bromley ‘Excellent’ Railtrail’s customer service is excellent. Second to none. The best travel company we have used in 30 years of traveling . Mrs F., Amersham Simply the best! A great (small/family) company that genuinely cares for its customers. Proactive in communicating and ensuring that the options are clear especially relevant in the current conditions (Jun-2020). highly recommended . Mr H, Leighton Buzzard Excellent service, as always - even under the present difficult circumstances. Phone call was answered immediately - I expected to be waiting in a call queue. Mr C, Chessington Award Winning Customer Care You Can Count On

We are here to help ‘The positive feedback and support we have received from our loyal customers has been over-whelming, with everyone willing us to get through this very difficult time. This has been

very much appreciated – thank you.’ Carla, Railtrail Customer Care Team

‘Clients have made me realise why I love my job so much, they have been patient and understanding. The best thing though has been the support that clients are showing Railtrail either in their kind words, emails and moving their holidays to later dates and actually

checking to see if we are alright.’ Julie, Railtrail Customer Care Team

During the Covid-19 Pandemic Railtrail have: Continued to put people before profit Refunded your cash payments when your tour was cancelled Put back the balance of payment deadline dates

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Kept Customer Care phone lines open Offered 2021 tours at 2020 prices

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Get away from it all and enjoy the final weeks of the year’s sunshine with a late summer or early autumn relaxing British or European rail holiday, that offers a wealth of spectacular scenery out of your window. Please see our website for further summer and autumn tours. L A T E S U M M E R & E A R L Y A U T U M N E S C A P E S

Fares From £499

Fares From £975

H ighland R ail V oyager

R oses B attle by S team P lus S ettle & C arlisle L ine

DEPARTS: 4 September 2020

DEPARTS: 17 September 2020

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Roam the glorious Highlands and take two “Great Railway Journeys of the World”. Relax as magnificent vistas glide past your window and the sensational views unfold. With a ‘wee dram’ to quench your thirst and a trip back in time with a visit to one of the Highlands best loved museums, this tour is a great introduction to ‘Bonnie Scotland’.

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Celebrate the steam and rail heritage of the north country with our own ‘battle of the roses’ tour, including Yorkshire and Lancashire steam and heritage railways every day from our base at an iconic railway hotel. With Railtrail escorting this great railway holiday you are sure to come up smelling of roses!

2021 NOW ON SALE

Fares From £589

Fares From £849

W indsor & O xford – T he G olden Y ears of T ransport

R hineland R ailways U ncorked DEPARTS: 18 September 2020

DEPARTS: 10 September 2020

5 DAYS

Explore the Royal city of Windsor and the historic university city of Oxford. With an included boat trip along the Thames, a steam journey with lunch on the Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway and a visit to the Brooklands Museum for a talk on the world-class Concorde, this tour ticks all of the

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Our autumn Rhine Valley tour includes scenic branch lines through beautiful vineyards, Germany’s oldest rack railway, a heritage diesel ride, two cable cars offering spectacular scenery, a steamboat along the Loreley Valley and the Vulkan Express train, plus vineyard visits with wine tasting. We have even timed this trip perfectly to coincide with a local village wine festival!

transport boxes. Plus, there is no single supplement!

NO Single Supplement

Fares From £1599

Fares From £845

B ig F ive versus T he S toosbahn DEPARTS: 26 September 2020

W onderful W ales

DEPARTS: 28 September 2020 – EXTRA DEPARTURE ADDED!

6 DAYS

Steaming through Snowdonia on the new ‘wonder of the world’ – the Welsh Highland line is just one of many great rail journeys taking you from glorious sea at Llandudno to the peak of Mount Snowdon. The tour also includes visits to beautiful Bodnant Gardens and Portmeirion and is based at one of Railtrail’s best loved hotels, The Empire.

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One of our most popular Swiss rail holidays features five completely unique mountain railroad excursions – the Pilatus Railway, the Rigi Railway, the Stanserhorn, the Titlis cable car and the Hammetschwand Lift… plus the world’s steepest funicular railway the new Stoosbahn! Experience six of the best Swiss rail journeys from our base overlooking stunning Lake Lucerne!

2021 NOW ON SALE

2021 NOW ON SALE

Fares From £1089

Fares From £399

R omantic H ighlander 40 th A nniversary C elebration

C otswolds & S windon S team E xplorer DEPARTS: 1 October 2020

DEPARTS: 28 September 2020

6 DAYS

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Railtrail’s very first tour is revisited four decades on! Inspired by the 1979 BBC “Great Railway Journeys of the World” series which saw Sir Michael Palin travelling through the spectacular Scottish Highlands to the Kyle of Lochalsh. Whilst returning to that original journey we have also added the Strathspey Steam Railway and the Jacobite steam train, along with many other attractions including a Loch Ness cruise.

A great value new tour that takes us through the beautiful Cotswolds by steam train and on a journey of exploration as we sail through the Gloucester Docks with visits to the Didcot Railway Museum and STEAM – Museum of the Great Western Railway also included. Round off your holiday in great style with a tour and tasting at the award-winning Hook Norton Brewery.

2021 NOW ON SALE

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

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Add some sparkle to the festive season and enjoy this magical time of the year with visits to traditional Christmas markets, journey through snowy winter wonderlands, spend Christmas Day full of festive cheer relaxing with new friends or see in the New Year in style in the romantic Rhine Valley. For our festive steam tours please see page 5. F A B U L O U S F E S T I V E R A I L T O U R S S cottish C hristmas M arkets , S team & S ail S pectacular S cotland at C hristmas Fares From £549

Fares From £975

DEPARTS: 26 November 2020

DEPARTS: 20 December 2020

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5 DAYS

Our Scottish Christmas markets tour is based in stunning Stirling and packed with festive cheer! We explore Edinburgh and Glasgow’s extensive Christmas markets, enjoy a scenic cruise viewing the Forth Bridge, experience two great rail journeys and sample a wee dram at the Dalwhinnie Distillery!

The West Highland Line, the Kyle Line & the Cairngorms Line – experience a truly magical pre-Christmas circular rail tour of the Scottish Highlands in all their wintry glory, followed by a relaxing and homely Christmas in Stirling with all the trimmings and an excursion to Edinburgh and the Royal Yacht Britannia.

Fares From £359

Fares From £1549

F estive C hatsworth & T he P eaks

S wiss C hristmas S now T rain A dventure

DEPARTS: 30 November 2020

DEPARTS: 21 December 2020

4 DAYS

8 DAYS

Magnificent Chatsworth House is even more glorious at Christmas time with an array of lavish decorations adorning the house, and combined with Chatsworth’s wonderful Christmas market our popular Derbyshire tour will be a truly festive experience! Our great value break in the beautiful Peak District includes visits to the market town of Bakewell and the two million year old limestone chambers of Poole’s Cavern!

Fancy a Christmas with a difference amidst the lakes and mountains of Switzerland? Marvel at wintry scenery on the Goldenpass Line, the route of the Glacier Express and the Rigi Mountain Railway, soar up Mount Titlis, and relax on Lake Lucerne’s shore at the 4-star Seehotel Pilatus, whose leisure facilities open out onto a fantastic panorama of lake and mountain scenery.

Fares From £635

Fares From £1035

F estive R hine , W ine & G lühwein !

C hristmas T ime by the R omantic R hine

DEPARTS: 7 December 2020

DEPARTS: 21 December 2020

5 DAYS

7 DAYS

Our great value holiday to the Rhine Valley Christmas Markets is based at the family run Hotel Pinger and includes visits to two contrasting festive markets, the impressive Cologne Christmas Market and the traditional Christmas market in picturesque Rudesheim. The tour also includes a scenic Rhine cruise, visit to the pretty walled town of Ahrweiler plus lunch and wine tasting at Germany’s oldest wine co-operative!

A festive and relaxing rail holiday, we invite you to celebrate Christmas by the Rhine in riverside Remagen with dinner every evening, two lunches and a complimentary evening bar on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Experience the Vulkan Express, sail along the Loreley Valley from beautiful Boppard, climb through the Ahr Valley by train and travel on Germany’s oldest rack railway, the Drachenfelsbahn.

Fares From £395

Fares From £945

F estive H ighlands M ore I nclusive

N ew Y ear C elebrations by the R omantic R hine

DEPARTS: 8 December 2020

DEPARTS: 29 December 2020

5 DAYS

6 DAYS

Our pre-Christmas Scottish tour stays at the Alexandra Hotel in Fort William and is packed with fantastic included attractions and stunning scenery! This winter warmer in the western Highlands includes excellent excursions, great rail journeys on the West Highland Line and Kyle Line, full board at the hotel and three drinks vouchers each evening, along with entertainment on one night.

Celebrate the New Year in style in the wonderful Rhine Valley with a New Year’s Eve party night including a 5-course dinner, live music, fireworks and a free bar! Uncover Remagen’s history on a guided walk with our friendly hotelier, sail along the Loreley Valley from delightful Boppard, travel through the Ahr Valley by train and journey on the Vulkan Express with a glass of sparkling wine.

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We have created a superb series of great British Steam, Rail & Ale tours to quench any thirst commencing late summer through to the autumn and trust that you will be able to join us in a toast to the new dawn of steam. F U L L S T E A M A H E A D

STEAM, RAIL & ALE IN SCOTLAND 15 October 2020 – 5 days Fares from £629 Build up a head of steam, uncovering Scotland’s heritage from a different angle. During the tour we visit the Bo’ness & Kinneil Steam Railway, soar 35 metres into the air by boat on the remarkable Falkirk Wheel - an engineering masterpiece, steam through the Highlands on the Strathspey Railway, ride over the Forth Bridge and experience a scenic excursion on the re- opened Borders Railway. The tour is based in the heart of Stirling and includes the best of Scottish brewing with a tour and tasting at the Bridge of Allan Brewery and we discover quality Highland ales at the Cairngorm Brewery.

CHILTERN HILLS STEAM, RAIL & ALE TRAIL 27 August 2020 – 5 days Fares from £589 A superb variety of steam, from miniature railways to a standard gauge steam gala, as we visit FIVE steam venues and journey through attractive scenery on this amazing short break based in historic Aylesbury. Visits include Bekonscot Model Village & Miniature Railway, Steam charter at Leighton Buzzard Narrow Gauge Railway, The Malt Brewery, Bank Holiday Steam Up at Didcot Railway Centre, Sentinel Steam on the Cholsey & Wallingford Railway, Steam & Ploughman’s lunch on the Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway, Vintage Bus ride and Buckinghamshire Railway Centre Bank Holiday Steam Gala! NEW TOUR

KENT & SUSSEX AUTUMN STEAM EXPLORER 24 September 2020 – 5 days Fares from £649 NO SINGLE SUPPLEMENT! We stay beside the River Medway in the historic county town of Maidstone on this fantastic Autumn break featuring the wonderful Giants of Steam Gala at the Bluebell Railway, the Kent & East Sussex Railway with its great loco collections and Colonel Stephens Museum plus the Spa Valley Railway. In total the tour visits FIVE steam venues including private charters on the Lavender Line and the unique Sittingbourne & Kemsley Steam Railway. We have included a brewery tour & real ale brewer’s supper at Shepherd Neame, Britain’s oldest brewery and even better there is NO single room supplement! NEW TOUR

NORFOLK STEAM EXPLORER 3 September 2020 – 5 days Fares from £499 Our popular Norfolk tour is based in medieval Norwich and packed with visits to SEVEN steam venues including the North Norfolk Railway Steam Gala with a full day of steam nostalgia on “The Poppy Line”, Whitwell & Reepham Railway with Sunday lunch included, Wells & Walsingham Light Railway with unique Garratt locomotives, the Mid-Norfolk Railway, Barton House Railway with idyllic garden setting, the preserved Wroxham signal box, nine miles of steam on the scenic Bure Valley line and the fascinating steam museum and gardens at Bressingham.

YORKSHIRE DALES STEAM, RAIL & ALE TRAIL 22 October 2020 – 5 days Fares from £445 Enjoy a trip to wonderful Yorkshire that is packed with steam railways and accompanied by plenty of real ale! This great value tour includes visits to the National Railway Museum at York, a brewery tour at Brew York, a steam journey through the Dales on the Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway, Black Sheep Brewery tour and ends with the popular annual Keighley & Worth Valley Railway Beer and Music festival with over 100 different cask beers and ciders to tempt you!

GREAT CENTRAL GALA & MORE – STEAM, RAIL & ALE 1 October 2020 – 5 days Fares from £489 A brilliant Steam, Rail & Ale tour based in Derby, the self-proclaimed Real Ale Capital of the World and timed to coincide with a magnificent steam gala day at the Great Central Railway with real ale on trains and in stations including the renowned ‘tin hut’. During the tour we also steam along the Great Central Nottingham, journey on Peak Rail Steam, and travel by heritage railcar on the Ecclesbourne Valley line. Add in a visit and tour of Marston’s Heritage brewery and a Victorian ale house and we can drink to that!

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

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An exciting collection of inspirational autumn and festive European train holidays. Experience new adventures aboard our unique steam tours packed with ‘off the beaten track’ destinations and superb railway journeys. AUTUMN & FESTIVE EUROPEAN STEAM ADVENTURES

GOLDEN HARZ STEAM & MORE 26 October 2020 – 8 days Fares from £1499

BLACK FOREST NEW YEAR STEAM CELEBRATION 27 December 2020 – 7 days Fares from £1479

AUSTRIA, HUNGARY & SLOVENIA SCENIC STEAM EXPLORER 18 September 2020 – 11 days Fare from £2195 A unique new tour exploring European steam and vintage narrow-gauge trains amidst wonderful scenery in delightful destinations. Travelling, mostly by rail, through Austria, Slovenia, and Hungary with some of the rail journeys truly ‘off the beaten track’. A tour of many highlights includes two private steam charters, mainline steam in Slovenia over the Julian Alps, steam on Hungary’s Zala Narrow Gauge Forestry network. Plus, spectacular rail journeys including the glorious Mariazellerbahn and the main part of the Semmering Pass route. Add in idyllic lakes and historic towns creating a wonderful relaxing and sociable experience. NEW TOUR

NEW TOUR

A rare opportunity to travel almost the whole of the Harz Mountains system by steam capturing the golden autumn colours and staying in the heart of historic Wernigerode, the capital of the Harz region. Add to this a private 750mm steam charter on the Mansfelder Bergwerkbahn, rare standard gauge steam on the Hessencourrier line, guided tour of the MaLoWa railway shed, a visit to a former DB steam depot and its locomotive collection and ride on the amazing Schwebebahn ‘dingle-dangle railway’ at Wuppertal. We have a truly great rail holiday to rediscover the beauty of German steam in golden autumn colours.

Enjoy a very special New Year tour as we steam through glorious Black Forest scenery in its magical winter setting on three included steam excursions on the Zollernbahn, Schwarzwaldbahn and the Three Lakes Line. We tour beautiful Freiburg, the city at the ‘Gateway to the Black Forest’ by private charter vintage tram. On New Year’s Eve we enjoy a meal in a local restaurant and New Year’s Day is free for sightseeing in attractive Freiburg.

GOLDEN OCTOBER AUSTRIAN STEAM ADVENTURE 2 October 2020 – 12 days Fares from £2175

AUSTRIA NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS WITH STEAM 29 December 2020 – 7 days Fare From £1445 Celebrate the new year in style at the historic 4-star Hotel Plankenhof in the beautiful Tyrol including a 5-course dinner, a glass of bubbly and fireworks on New Year’s Eve. Our wonderful Austria New Year rail holiday features two great steam train journeys on the Zillertalbahn and Pinzgauer Railways, traditional Tyrolean music, Schnapps tasting and a trip to the top of the Hafelekar overlooking stunning Innsbruck, ‘Capital of the Tyrol’…this tour has something for everyone!

FESTIVE STEAM IN SAXONY 2 December 2020 – 7 days Fares from £1345

Following great feedback our Golden October Austria Steam Adventure is back and as we don’t do things by halves…it’s a big one! This October the Lokpark Heritage Railway Collection at Ampflwang opens its doors with the Dampflokfest steam festival and we have included a night photo steam shoot. A week later sees a rare steam excursion on the Mariazellerbahn Railway and we are travelling first class! In between we feature the Zillertalbahn, Ahornbahn cable car, Innsbruck’s Nordkettenbahn, the Gmunden Tramway, Heritage journey on the Traunseebahn, boat trip on idyllic Lake Traunsee plus, a brewery tour at Schloss Eggenberg.

Enjoy the festive season with a Saxony Steam escorted rail holiday staying in the heart of historic Dresden at this magical time of year. Steam along the Lössnitzgrundbahn, visit Prague by steam train, steam on the extended Weisseritztalbahn, enjoy a return steam journey from the Saxon city of Leipzig to Zeitz, experience the Zittau narrow gauge railway to the Polish border, plus tours of Dresden Altstadt steam depot and the Transport Museum. Topped off with free time at the beautiful Dresden and Leipzig traditional Christmas Markets.

Call 01538 382323 – to book or speak to our customer care team

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*OFFER ENDS 31 AUGUST 2020

S pringtime G ardens of C ornwall DEPARTS: 15 April & 22 April 2021

I sle of M an E xplorer

DEPARTS: 13 May, 17 June, 15 July & 23 September 2021

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S cottish , S team , M alt & A le T rail DEPARTS: 15 April, 6 May, 24 June & 23 September 2021

S tep B ack in T yne

DEPARTS: 30 May, 25 July & 26 September 2021

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5 DAYS

£465

£499

C anals , S team & H istoric C hester

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

DEPARTS: 18 April, 23 May, 18 July & 26 September 2021

DEPARTS: 5 June & 18 September 2021

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Fares From £1230

5 DAYS

10 DAYS

£535

S team & S ail in T he E legant E nglish R iviera

G rand T ours by R ail L and ’ s E nd to J ohn O’G roats

DEPARTS: 20 April, 8 June, 20 July & 12 October 2021

DEPARTS: 9 September 2021

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Fares From £2289

5 DAYS

12 DAYS

£479

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

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S P E C I A L O F F E R 2 0 2 1 H O L I D A Y S A T 2 0 2 0 P R I C E S

*OFFER ENDS 31 AUGUST 2020

H arz M ountains W inter W onderland DEPARTS: 7 February & 14 March 2021

H arz M ountains S team – T he J ewel of G ermany

DEPARTS: 12 June, 17 July & 4 September 2021

Fares From

Fares From £1095

7 DAYS

7 DAYS

£995

A msterdam , T ulips , C heese & S team DEPARTS: 14 April & 28 April 2021

T he B ig F ive versus T he S toosbhan DEPARTS: 19 June & 25 September 2021

Fares From £1049

Fares From £1599

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S witzerland ’ s S team -P owered S ix DEPARTS: 3 July & 28 August 2021

T he R hine in F lames

DEPARTS: 29 April 2021

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Fares From £1779

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8 DAYS

£695

G rand T ours by R ail T he T ranspyrenean

G ermany ’ s H anseatic H eritage

DEPARTS: 29 May & 18 Sept 2021

DEPARTS: 15 July 2021

Fares From £2195

Fares From £1049

14 DAYS

6 DAYS

Call 01538 382323 – to book or speak to our customer care team

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START 2021 WITH A WINTER & SPRING ADVENTURE

W hi te P ass - S wi ss W inter S now T ra in A dventure

S cott i sh H ighlands M ore I nclus i ve DEPARTS: 16 February & 16 March 2021

Fares From £1459

Fares From £429

DEPARTS: 6 February & 13 March 2021

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★ ★ Excursion on the Rigi Railway, Europe’s first mountain railway ★ ★ Breathtaking ride on the Titlis Rotair Cable Car, the world’s first revolving gondola ★ ★ Take the Voralpen Express to the pilgrimage site of Einsiedeln ★ ★ Wonderfully scenic Goldenpass Line rail journey to Interlaken & Grindelwald ★ ★ Experience a day on the route of the Glacier Express ★ ★ Relax on Lake Lucerne’s steamers Our White Pass Winter Snow Train Adventure is a Swiss lakes and mountains tour with a difference. Marvel at wintry scenery on the Goldenpass Line, the route of the Glacier Express and the Rigi Mountain Railway, soar up Mount Titlis, and relax on Lake Lucerne’s shore at the 4-star Seehotel Pilatus, whose leisure facilities open out onto a fantastic panorama of lake and mountain scenery.

★ ★ The beautiful West Highland Line from Glasgow to Fort William ★ ★ The Nevis Gondola cable car ★ ★ Tour of the Ben Nevis Distillery with a wee dram ★ ★ Trundle across the Glenfinnan Viaduct en route to Mallaig on the West Highland Line extension ★ ★ Take an original ‘Great Rail Journey of the World’ on the spectacular Kyle Line ★ ★ Coach excursion along the Great Glen and Loch Ness and offer excellent excursions, great rail journeys on the West Highland Line and Kyle Line, full board at the hotel and three drinks vouchers each evening, along with entertainment on one night. Our great value winter and spring breaks based at the Alexandra Hotel in Fort William are packed with fantastic inclusions and stunning scenery! The popular tours explore the beautiful western Highlands

Fare Flight Inclusive (ex Heathrow) From £4425

Fare Ground Only From £3250

A ustral i a – S team on F i ve G auges

DEPARTS: 3 April 2021 BOOK 2021 AT 2020 PRICES – OFFER ENDS 31 AUGUST 2020

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16 DAYS GROUND ONLY

Start 2021 with the trip of a lifetime for any dedicated steam enthusiasts! Our escorted rail holiday to Australia boasts six steam railways including four exclusive charters, three railway museums, a major steam festival featuring parallel running, a first-class journey on the XPT train between Melbourne and Sydney, plus free time in both amazing cities!

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★ ★ Photo run-pasts and exclusive steam charter from Thirlmere to Buxton ★ ★ Exclusive charter of the 1891 Sydney Steam Tram ★ ★ Scenic rail route north from Sydney to Newcastle ★ ★ Two days and two steam journeys at the incredible 35th anniversary Maitland Steam Festival ★ ★ Free time for sightseeing in Melbourne and Sydney

★ ★ Scenic train ride into the Blue Mountains ★ ★ Ride on the steepest passenger railway in the world! ★ ★ Private steam charter at the Illawarra Light Railway ★ ★ Guided tour of the huge locomotive collection at the New South Wales Railway Museum ★ ★ Travel in style with a private vintage 1920’s railmotor ride

★ ★ Discover the historic Victoria Goldfields Railway ★ ★ Broad gauge mainline steam Melbourne to Bendigo ★ ★ Travel across the Creek Trestle Bridge on The Puffing Billy Railway ★ ★ Exclusive steam charter at Bellarine Peninsula Railway ★ ★ Explore the Steamrail Victoria Newport Workshops ★ ★ Travel first class from Melbourne to Sydney on the XPT

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