The Railtour Files - 1998

Date Railtour Operator Tour name Review Timings
30/12/98 HRT City of York Merrymaker - Yes
20/12/98 SA Royal Sovereign - -
19/12/98 PTR Christmas Chester Chuffer - -
15/12/98 RCS London Lights - -
12/12/98 PT Blade & Owl Yes Yes
12/12/98 HRT (Christmas Lunch) - Yes
11/12/98 HRT (Christmas Lunch) - -
06/12/98 HRT Lindum Fayre - Yes
05/12/98 RNW Southport - Settle Scotsman - -
05/12/98 PT Lincolnian - Yes
05/12/98 ??? ??? - Yes
28/11/98 PTR Lakes Express - -
22/11/98 BLS Merseyrail Electrics Railtour - Yes
22/11/98 PTR Golden Exchange - -
29/11/98 DR Phoenix - -
28/11/98 HRT Route 66 Yes Yes
21/11/98 HRT Solent & Sarum - Yes
21/11/98 PT Crompton Pedigree - Yes
15/11/98 SLS Magnificent Seven - Yes
07/11/98 PT Cheshire Mole Yes Yes
07/11/98 PTR Staffordshire Terrier - -
31/10/98 ADL (64) Grand Belgian Depot Tour - Yes
31/10/98 PT Stannary Staniers - Yes
24/10/98 SA Flying Scotsman to Edinburgh Yes Yes
24/10/98 PT Minehead Practitioner - Yes
24/10/98 PTR Royal Duchy - -
24/10/98 BLS ?Port of Boston Railtour? Postponed to 20/05/2000
18/10/98 SEG Atlantic Coast Express - Yes
17/10/98 HRT Trawsfynydd Lament - Yes
17/10/98 PT Blackpool Five - Yes
10/10-11/10/98 HRH Far North Yes Yes
10/10/98 HRT Wye Knot - Yes
10/10/98 GER (94) ??? - -
04/10/98 HRH (Highland Steam Festival) - Yes
03/10/98 HRH (Highland Steam Festival) - Yes
03/10/98 PTR Thanet Belle - Yes
03/10/98 SRPS Glenfinnan Explorer - -
03/10/98 ITG Whistling Yankee - -
03/10/98 DO Cumbrian Valley Express - Yes
26/09/98 PT Norfolk Excursioner - Yes
26/09/98 MC Shapeshifter - Yes
20/09/98 PT Falmouth Packet - Yes
19/09/98 PT Penzance Pirate - Yes
19/09/98 SRPS Lochalsh Special - Yes
19/09/98 NENTA ??? - -
19/09/98 MRSI Beet and Boat - -
12/09/98 PT Central Wales Adventurer - Yes
10/09/98 VSOE British Pullman - -
09/09/98 VSOE British Pullman - -
05/09/98 PT Scottish Caper - Yes
05/09/98 RPSI Sea Breeze - -
05/09/98 PTR Hardy Express - -
04/09/98 BR Scarborough Spa Express - -
30/08/98 HRT Toton Pole Yes Yes
30/08/98 PT Toton Recall - Yes
30/08/98 PTR Toton Eclipse - -
30/08/98 ??? (Toton Open Weekend Shuttles) - -
29/08/98 ??? (Toton Open Weekend Shuttles) - -
29/08/98 PT Totoniser Yes Yes
29/08/98 HRT Toton Gesture - Yes
29/08/98 PTR Sum Toton - Yes
29/08/98 SRPS (Fort William & Mallaig) - -
23/08/98 CRC Class 50 Railtour - -
22/08/98 GER (91) ??? - -
22/08/98 PT Carmarthen King II - Yes
19/08/98 VSOE (BP) York Races - Yes
16/08/98 CRC Class 50 Railtour Did it run?
15/08/98 PT North-East Excursioner - Yes
09/08/98 ? LUL ? (additional service) - -
09/08/98 CRC Class 50 Railtour Yes Yes
09/08/98 GR ??? - -
08/08/98 ADL CFD Chopper Tour - Yes
01/08/98 PT Ribble Nibble - Yes
01/08/98 PTR Devon Venturer - Yes
25/07/98 CR ??? - Yes
25/07/98 NENTA Evening Star Express - -
18/07/98 PTR Cornubian - Yes
12/07/98 HRT Torbay & Dart - Yes
11/07/98 BLS Hornsey Potterer & Hackney Carriage - Yes
11/07/98 HRT City of Chester - Yes
05/07/98 CLPG Cotswold-Cambrian Coast Express - Yes
04/07/98 PT Scottie - Yes
04/07/98 RR Bournemouth & Beaulieau Belle - -
04/07/98 RNW Settle-Carlisle and Forth Bridge Scotsman - -
28/06/98 PT (Merehead Open Day Shuttles) - Yes
27/06/98 SRPS (Blackpool) - -
27/06/98 WODC Worksop Wessex Wanderer - -
20/06/98 SRPS (Skipton & Keighley) - -
20/06/98 KEG Bleanavon Braker II - Yes
20/06/98 NENTA Edinburgh & Forth Bridge Explorer - -
13/06/98 MRSI Shannon Crystal - -
13/06/98 PT Birthday Bash Yes Yes
13/06/98 PT Slug & Slog Yes Yes
13/06/98 SRPS (Chester) - -
06/06/98 PT Mersey-Dee - Yes
06/06/98 SRPS (Oban) - -
06/06/98 WCR ??? - -
30/05/98 HRT Cheetham Fiddler Yes Yes
30/05/98 NELPG Wilton Enterprise - -
30/05/98 PT Par King - -
24/05-25/05/98 CSC Uckfield Line Gala - -
23/05/98 RC York and Scarborough Liner - -
23/05/98 SRPS Lochalsh Special - -
22/05-24/05/98 HRT Road to the Isles - -
16/05/98 GER (83) ??? - -
16/05/98 PTR Stanier Hind - Yes
16/05/98 HRT Bournemouth and Purbeck - Yes
16/05/98 SRPS (Birmingham) - -
10/05/98 DO White Rose Yes Yes
09/05-11/05/98 RPSI Gall Tir - Yes
09/05/98 MCRUA Scarborough Flyer - Yes
04/05/98 NER ??? - -
03/05/98 PT Cornish Gnome - Yes
03/05/98 PTR Conwy Climber - -
03/05/98 VSOE (BP) ??? - Yes
02/05/98 PTR Conwy Climber Yes Yes
02/05/98 MC Chameleon Rose - Yes
02/05/98 SRPS (Fort William & Mallaig) - -
02/05/98 RRC Spalding Belle - -
28/04/98 SLS Rutland Bear 2 & Irchester NG Railway - Yes
25/04/98 PT Barrow Buoy Yes Yes
24/04-26/04/98 RR ??? - -
18/04/98 GER (79) ??? - -
18/04/98 HRT Roman Nose Yes Yes
18/04/98 ADL (55) Iron Rhine - Yes
18/04/98 PT Euro-Spinner - Yes
13/04/98 GER (78) ??? - -
11/04/98 GER (77) ??? - -
11/04/98 PTR Dawlish Donkey - -
10/04-13/04/98 HRT Road to the Isles - Yes
04/04/98 ITG Herman Munster - -
04/04/98 PTR Cumbrian Mountain Express - -
04/04/98 DRL Western Standard Alton - Bristol - -
28/03/98 HRT Clan Line Golden Jubilee - Yes
21/03/98 HRT Rylstone Cowboy Yes Yes
21/03/98 PTR (Reverse) Chester Chuffer - Yes
21/03/98 PT Heart of Wales Excursioner - Yes
15/03/98 DRL The Second Run Alton - Salisbury - Yes
14/03/98 PT Kent Venturer - Yes
07/03/98 RR ??? - -
07/03/98 PTR Regal Cumbrian Mountain Express - -
01/03/98 VSOE (BP) ??? - Adv / - / -
28/02/98 PT Rex Ham - Yes
28/02/98 HRT Wensleydale Phoenix - Yes
28/02/98 RR Lochs & Glens Explorer - -
21/02/98 SA Northants Evening Telegraph Centenary Special - Yes
15/02/98 DRL Inaugural Run Alton - Salisbury - Yes
14/02/98 HRT Garden of England - Yes
14/02/98 VT (Football Special / Additional) Yes Yes
14/02/98 PTR Cumbrian Mountain Valentine's Express - Yes
07/02/98 KEG Bank Burrower - Yes
31/01/98 DO ??? - Yes
30/01/98 VSOE (Surry Hills Luncheon) - -
24/01/98 PT Thames Valley Freighter Yes Yes
24/01/98 PTR Canterbury Belle - Yes
24/01/98 HRT Settle & Carlisle Circular - Yes
18/01/98 SLS Guinn & Tonic (re-run) - -
17/01/98 HRT East Coast Diversion - -
10/01/98 ??? ??? - -
03/01/98 HRT (125: 141) Severn Vales Yes Yes
03/01/98 A1A Long Goodbye - Yes

Timings Key:
Adv : Advertised
B : Booked
A : Actual
- : no timings (can you provide them, where existing?)

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