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SCOTSMAN, SCOTLAND, SWITZERLAND AND SRI LANKA – step on board with The Railway Touring Company

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Alex Bestwick

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22 May 2023

Winner of the British Travel Award for ‘Best Small Travel Company for Rail Holidays 2021/22’, The Railway Touring Company applies over 25 years expertise to create a varied, and often innovative, choice of rail-themed tours.
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Ffestiniog Travel – 50 years of touring the world by train!

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Alex Bestwick

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22 May 2023

In October 1974 Ffestiniog Travel ran its very first escorted rail tour – the destination was Switzerland, and the purpose […]
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Enthusiast Holidays – steam and classic traction for the 21st Century gricer!

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Alex Bestwick

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22 May 2023

Enthusiast Holidays can trace its origins back to 1975, as the “Magic of Steam in Poland” – part of the émigré Polish travel organization “Fregata” – running trips to that country at a time when photographing trains, or even writing down their numbers, without the necessary permission – could get you arrested!
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The beginning of a new dawn for Rail Operations Group

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Alex Bestwick

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2 May 2023

These are exciting times for Rail Operations (UK) Ltd. Richard Clinnick meets the operator’s CEO Dave Burley to discover the future of the business.
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Book of the Week: Diesel Dawn 7

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Alex Bestwick

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10 April 2023

Our latest book of the week is the upcoming Diesel Dawn 7 – pre-order today! DIESEL DAWN 7 – WESTERN […]
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From the archive: The Fishguard Boat Express

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Darren Hendley

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24 March 2023

The Fishguard Boat Express service on the Great Western Railway (GWR) between Fishguard Harbour in Wales and Rosslare in Ireland […]
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All change at Okehampton

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Alex Bestwick

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21 March 2023

Andy Coward travelled to Devon to meet Tom Baxter, of the Dartmoor Railway Association, to find out more about the line and how the association is supporting Great Western Railway in promoting the revitalised railway.
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Book of the Week: Railway Surprise Book Box

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Alex Bestwick

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20 March 2023

This week’s book of the week is full of surprises!
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Don’t read this… mystery inside!

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Alex Bestwick

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3 March 2023

SURPRISE…save 60% on rail reads with these mystery boxes!
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Book of the Week: Exeter’s Railways by David Mitchell

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Alex Bestwick

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6 February 2023

Our first book of the week for 2023 is a fascinating ride into the history of rail travel in Exeter.
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