North
Inverness to Thurso
ScotRail
(0845 601 5929;
www.scotrail.co.uk)
The Scarborough Spa Express From York to Scarborough, West Coast Railways (www.westcoastrailways.co.uk; 0845 128 4681)
The West Highland Line
From Glasgow to Mallaig,
ScotRail (0845 601 5929;
www.scotrail.co.uk)
The Jacobite steam train runs along the route from May to October (www.westcoastrailways.co.uk/jacobite.cfm)
The Fellsman
A 260-mile steam-hauled journey on the Settle to Carlisle Railway,
Northern Rail (0845 000 0125;
www.northernrail.org)
Lancaster to Carlisle
Northern Rail
Carlisle to Newcastle
Following the valleys of the South and North Tyne,
Northern Rail
Manchester Piccadilly
to Sheffield
Via the Edale and Hope Valleys,
Northern Rail
Grosmont to Goathland
Then onwards through the scenic moorland of Newtondale,
North Yorkshire Moors Railway (01751 472508; www.nymr.co.uk)
Middlesbrough to Whitby
Esk Valley Railway (01947 601987; www.eskvalleyrailway.co.uk)
Birmingham (Snow Hill, Moor Street, Tyseley) to Henley and Stratford-upon-Avon
Vintage Trains (0121-708 4960;www.shakespeareexpress.com)
Kidderminster to Bridgnorth
Severn Valley Railway
(www.svr.co.uk)
Murton
Derwent Valley Light Railway (01904 489966; www.dvlr.org.uk)
Rockingham to Elsecar
Runs through the South Yorkshire countryside beside the Dearne and Dove Canal,
Elsecar Heritage Railway (01226 746746; www.elsecarrailway.co.uk)
Embsay to Bolton Abbey
Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway (01756 710614; www.embsayboltonabbeyrailway.org.uk)
Keighley to Oxenhope
Through the Worth Valley via Oakworth, the location used in the film of The Railway Children,
Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
(01535 645214; www.kwvr.co.uk)
The Olivier Award-winning production of The Railway Children has just reopened for a new season
on stage at the former Eurostar terminus in London Waterloo (www.
railwaychildrenwaterloo.com)
Clayton West to Shelley
Kirklees Light Railway
(www.kirkleeslightrailway.com; 01484 865727)
Pickering to Whitby
North Yorkshire Moors Railway
South
The West Somerset Railway
From Bishop’s Lydeard
to Minehead
(01643 704996; www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk)
The Bluebell Railway
Between Sheffield Park
and Kingscote (01825 720800; www.bluebell-railway.co.uk)
The Tarka Line
From Exeter to Barnstaple,
First Great Western (0845 700 0125; www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk)
Atlantic Coast Line
From Par to Newquay,
First Great Western
Maritime Line
From Truro to Falmouth Docks, First Great Western
St Ives Bay Line
From St Erth to St Ives,
First Great Western
Looe Valley Line
From Liskeard to Looe,
First Great Western
Night Riviera Sleeper
From London to Penzance,
First Great Western
Tamar Valley Line
From Plymouth to Gunnislake,
First Great Western
Newbury to Pewsey
Following the Kennet and Avon canal,
First Great Western
The Marshlink Line
From Ashford to Hastings,
Southern Railway (0845 127 2920;
www.southernrailway.com)
Watercress Line
From Alton to Alresford (01962 733810; www.watercressline.co.uk)
Wales
The Cambrian
From Machynlleth to Porthmadog and Pwllheli,
West Coast Railways (From 2012;
www.westcoastrailways.co.uk; 0845 128 4681)
Caernarfon to Blaenau Ffestiniog
Through Snowdonia,
Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways (01766 516000;
www.festrail.co.uk)
The Banwy Valley
Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway (01938 810441; www.wllr.org.uk)
Shrewsbury to Swansea
Through the
Welsh Marches,
Arriva Trains Wales (www.arrivatrainswales.co.uk; 0845 606 1660)
Tywyn to Abergynolwyn and Nant Gwernol
Talyllyn Railway (01654 710472;
www.talyllyn.co.uk)
East Anglia
Norwich to Cromer and Sheringham
The Bittern Line, a Community Rail Partnership (www.bitternline.com)
Aylsham to Wroxham
Bure Valley Railway (01263 733858;www.bvrw.co.uk)
Sheringham to Holt
North Norfolk Railway (01263 820800; www.nnrailway.co.uk)
Ireland
Belfast to Londonderry
Translink (028 90 66 66 30; www.translink.co.uk)
Best trains
London to the Cathedral cities
Line Cathedrals Express,
Steam Dreams (01483 209888;
www.steamdreams.com)
The Royal Scotsman, Northern Belle and British Pullman
Orient-Express (0845 077 2222; www.orient-express.com)
