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A Scottish pair for Railway Touring Company

THE RailwayTouring Company is offering two opportunities to visit Scotland for an extended break.

The first of the holidays is ‘The Cock O’the North’, a seven-day excursion beginning on Thursday, May 25, when passengers take the ‘Highland Chieftain’ from King’s Cross north along the East Coast Main Line. Stopping at York to pick up any passengers from Peterborough, the train continues to Newcastle, Edinburgh, and through the Scottish Highlands to Inverness for an overnight stay.

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