AS winter begins to recede, many rail tour promoters have now confirmed their excursions for at least the first half of the year, while others are still working on the fine detail following DB Cargo’s decision to focus more on contracted operations and less on‘ad hoc’ charters.
Early in January, Pathfinder Tours published its new brochure and one of the key offerings will be a repeat of the popular‘Cambrian Coast Express’.
A choice of five dates will be on offer – two in April, one in May, and two more in September, with five different originating points. All tours take place on Thursdays and will use Mk.2 Riviera Trains stock hauled by two EE Type 3s from Shrewsbury to Pwllheli and back.
The outline details are:
■ April 4: Start at Reading, picking up at Didcot Parkway, Oxford, Banbury, Leamington Spa, Dorridge, Birmingham New Street, Wolverhampton, Telford Central and Shrewsbury.
■ April 18: Start at East Midlands Parkway, picking up at Loughborough, Leicester, Nuneaton, Coleshill Parkway, Birmingham New Street, Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury.
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