The Railtour Files - 2002

Date Railtour Operator Tour name Review Timings
30/12/02 PT Settle & Carlisle Excursion - -
29/12/02 VT Mince Pie Special - Yes
28/12/02 PTR Wandering Minstrel Yes Yes
28/12/02 PT Settle & Carlisle Excursion Yes Yes
28/12/02 HRT Deltic Scarborough Flyer Yes Yes
22/12/02 HRT Thames-Tame Yes -
21/12/02 VSOE Christmas Lunch Special - -
21/12/02 HRT Grain & Medway - Yes
21/12/02 PT Cornubian - Yes
21/12/02 PTR Christmas Chester Chuffer - -
15/12/02 ??? (Rugby Special) - -
15/12/02 BLS Northwich Dodger II - Yes
14/12/02 PT Merry Widow Yes Yes
14/12/02 SA ??? - -
08/12/02 VT Wizard Express - -
08/12/02 HRT Lincoln Christmas Market - Yes
07/12/02 PTR Western Sunset - -
07/12/02 NENTA Christmas in 3 Cities - -
07/12/02 PT Lincoln Excursion - -
07/12/02 HRT Lincoln Christmas Market Yes Yes
07/12/02 HD Cambridge Cracker - Yes
07/12/02 PFT ??? Yes Yes
30/11/02 MS (Private Charter) - -
30/11/02 PT Christmas Cracker IV Yes Yes
30/11/02 HRT Worcester Christmas Market - Yes
30/11/02 JF&S Minster Express - -
30/11/02 PTR Elgar Explorer - -
23/11/02 PTR Spinnin' State V Yes Yes
23/11/02 PT Shap Streaker - Yes
23/11/02 HRT Wymondham Willows - Yes
23/11/02 ??? ??? - -
17/11/02 DR Standard Day Return - Yes
17/11/02 PT Bicester Baseline Yes Yes
17/11/02 PTR Lacemaker - -
10/11/02 PTR Bury Boozer - Yes
10/11/02 BLS Northwich Dodger - Yes
09/11/02 VSOE (no tour name) - -
09/11/02 PTR Fenman - Yes
09/11/02 RR (Rugby Additionals) - -
02/11/02 PTR Jolly Collier - -
02/11/02 PTR Eden Flyer - -
01/11-04/11/02 PTG Portugese Class 50 Farewell Yes -
01/11/02 HRT Blackpool Illuminations - -
01/11/02 VSOE Lunch in the Garden of England - -
27/10/02 PT Gratis Grids - -
27/10/02 VT Devonian - -
26/10/02 VSOE British Pullman Fundraiser - -
26/10/02 PT Western Pilgrim Yes Yes
26/10/02 PTR Eden Project - -
23/10/02 VSOE (no name) - -
19/10/02 PTR Mayflower - -
19/10/02 PT Yns Mons Express - Yes
18/10-21/10/02 HRT Autumn Highlander - Yes
16/10/02 RR (Rugby Additionals) - -
12/10/02 MCRUA Yorkshire Coast Express - Yes
12/10/02 HRT Settle & Carlisle Merrymaker - -
12/10/02 SRPS Galloway Special Yes Yes
12/10/02 ITG Non-Executive Director - Yes
08/10/02 (PT) Summit Conference Yes Yes
08/10/02 SD Cathedrals Express Yes Yes
06/10/02 VT Intercity/Zulu - -
05/10/02 IRRS IRRS Executive Train - -
03/10/02 HRT Scarborough Flyer - -
28/09-29/09/02 PTR Fair Maid - -
28/09/02 PT Settle & Carlisle Excursion - Yes
28/09/02 WL Limburger Tour Yes Yes
28/09/02 HRT Eden Project and The Bodmin & Wenford Railway - Yes
25/09/02 VSOE (no name) - -
22/09/02 CA (no names) - various trains - -
21/09/02 (Connex) Ceptember Celebrity Yes Yes
21/09/02 HRT Salopian/Iron Bridge - Yes
21/09/02 PTR Spinnin' State IV - Yes
21/09/02 SRPS ??? - -
14/09/02 PT Soton Vinegar Yes Yes
14/09/02 PMRT Blackpool Duchess - -
14/09/02 HRT West Somerset Railway - -
14/09/02 PTR Queen of Scots - -
11/09/02 VSOE (no name) - -
08/09/02 HRT Dungeness Pebbledasher Yes Yes
08/09/02 VT Shakespeare Express Did it run?
07/09/02 DPS (Mainline Railtour) - -
07/09/02 SRPS Oban & Lorne Explorer - -
07/09/02 HRT Bristol & The Avon Gorge Yes Yes
07/09/02 SA ??? - -
07/09/02 PTR Eden Flyer - -
07/09/02 PTR ??? - Yes
07/09/02 PT Cumbrian Fellsman Yes -
06/09-09/09/02 MCL Way of the Warrior (Yes) (Yes)
01/09/02 HRT Bone Idol - Yes
01/09/02 VT Shakespeare Express Did it run?
31/08/02 PT Eden Express Yes -
31/08/02 NENTA Westcountryman - Yes
31/08/02 HRT Three Spires Yes Yes
31/08/02 SRPS ??? - -
31/08/02 SD Cathedrals Express - Yes
31/08/02 HD Cardiff Chieftain - Yes
29/08/02 VT ??? Did it run?
26/08/02 PT Bone Breaker Yes Yes
26/08/02 GER ??? - -
25/08/02 GR ??? - -
25/08/02 VT Shakespeare Express Did it run?
24/08/02 GER Edinburgh Festival Explorer - -
21/08/02 ??? (Additional) - -
18/08/02 VT Shakespeare Express Did it run?
17/08/02 PTR Western Noon - -
17/08/02 HRT Thames Usk - -
13/08/02 WCR Scarborough Spa Express - Yes
11/08/02 VT Shakespeare Express - -
10/08/02 PFT Adieu aux 51 Yes Yes
10/08/02 PT West Wales Excursion Yes Yes
10/08/02 IVT Portsmouth Belle Yes Yes
10/08/02 GER Settle & Carlisle Explorer - -
10/08/02 BLS Circumforth Railtour - Yes
04/08/02 VT Shakespeare Express Did it run?
03/08/02 CR Yesteryear Special Yes -
03/08/02 PT Settle & Carlisle Excursion - -
03/08/02 GER (186) ??? - -
03/08/02 PTR Eden Flyer - -
28/07/02 VT Shakespeare Express Did it run?
27/07/02 GER (185) ??? - -
27/07/02 NENTA Devon Rambler - -
27/07/02 HRT Great Rocks - Yes
27/07/02 DR 6024 to Minehead - -
25/07/02 VT ??? Did it run?
24/07/02 SD Cathedrals Express - Yes
22/07/02 RR (Jewish Festival Additional) - -
21/07/02 VT Shakespeare Express Did it run?
20/07/02 HDL Canterbury Champion CANCELLED
19/07-20/07/02 PT Ayr Receeder Yes Yes
20/07/02 HRT Eden Project - Yes
20/07/02 PMRT Midland Coronation - -
20/07/02 CR ??? - -
20/07/02 DR Gloucester Meteor - Yes
17/07/02 SD Cathedrals Express - Yes
17/07/02 PTR Eden Flyer - -
14/07/02 VT Shakespeare Express Did it run?
13/07/02 HRT Flower Arranger Yes Yes
13/07/02 F&S Fishwick Fellsman - Yes
13/07/02 M/ER Cumbrian Coast Explorer - Yes
13/07/02 PMR Coronation Scot - -
13/07/02 PT Harrogate Hoovers - -
09/07/02 SD Cathedrals Express - -
07/07/02 VT Shakespeare Express Did it run?
06/07/02 RPSI Strawberry Fair - -
06/07/02 MRS Demon Docker Yes Yes
06/07/02 CR ??? - -
06/07/02 HRT (Durham or Newcastle-upon-Tyne) - -
03/07/02 SD Cathedrals Express - -
29/06/02 WODC Worksop "Highlander" Yes Yes
29/06/02 RT (Edinburgh via Settle & Carlisle) - -
29/06 & 01/07/02 HRT Royal Deeside - Yes
29/06/02 MC Collaboration Yes Yes
29/06/02 PMR Cumbrian Coronation - Yes
29/06/02 ?PTR? ?Eden Flyer? - -
29/06/02 PT Cornish Explorer - Yes
29/06/02 VSOE (NB) ??? - -
29/06/02 ??? ??? - -
28/06/02 MC Simple Investigation Yes Yes
24/06/02 CLPG Cotswold-Dee Express - -
23/06/02 DR Countryman - Yes
22/06/02 PTR Spinnin' State III Yes Yes
22/06/02 PTR Elgar Explorer - -
22/06/02 GER (184) Midsummer Georgian Bath Explorer - Yes
19/06/02 ??? ??? - -
19/06/02 ??? (Ascot Horse Racing Special) - -
18/06/02 ??? (Ascot Horse Racing Special) - -
18/06/02 VSOE ??? - -
17/06/02 VSOE ??? - -
15/06/02 PTR Deltic Anniversary Scotsman Yes -
15/06/02 PT Western Druid - Yes
15/06/02 NENTA Northumbrian - -
15/06/02 SRPS (York & Leeds) - -
15/06/02 ER Cornish Explorer - Yes
12/06/02 SD Cathedrals Express - -
09/06/02 HRT Desert Mule Yes Yes
09/06/02 DR Alton - Ascot Shuttle Trains 2002 - Yes
08/06/02 PT Post Festive Freighter Yes Yes
08/06/02 ??? Barclays Express - -
08/06/02 CR ??? - -
08/06/02 RPSI Sea Breeze - -
08/06/02 PTR Robin Hood Express - -
08/06/02 VSOE (Luncheon Special) - -
08/06/02 VSOE (Dinner Special) - -
07/06/02 VSOE ??? - -
06/06/02 VSOE ??? - -
05/06/02 VSOE ??? - -
03/06/02 GER (183) Bank Holiday Settle & Carlisle Scenic Land Cruise - Yes
03/06/02 PT ??? - -
01/06/02 HRT Channel Packet Yes Yes
01/06/02 PT North Wales Excursion - -
01/06/02 SRPS Lochalsh Special - -
01/06/02 GER (182) ??? - Yes
01/06/02 PTR Eden Flyer - -
25/05/02 HRT Clayliner Yes Yes
25/05/02 PTR Eden Project - -
25/05/02 PT York Explorer - Yes
25/05/02 SRPS Kyle of Lochalsh - -
25/05/02 GER (181) Settle & Carlisle North Country Tour - -
18/05/02 33111C/PT Rhins & Machars Crompton Yes Yes
18/05/02 VT (no tour name) - Yes
18/05/02 HRT North Yorkshire Moors Railway - -
18/05/02 MCRUA Somerset Coast Express - Yes
18/05/02 DR Dorset Coast Express - Yes
11/05-12/05/02 RPSI Corrib Railtour - -
11/05/02 PFT Adieu de la Série 59 Tour Yes Yes
11/05/02 PT Hop 'n' Stop Yes Yes
11/05/02 HRT (Newcastle Merrymaker) - -
11/05/02 PMR Scarborough Coronation Yes -
11/05/02 PTR Citadel Express - -
11/05/02 VSOE Evening Star - -
11/05/02 NENTA Heartbeat Connection - -
11/05/02 GER (180) Esk Valley Fellsman - Yes
08/05/02 HRT (??? Merrymaker) - -
06/05/02 PTR Cockney Coaster - Yes
06/05/02 RT/GER (179) Whitby & Esk Valley Explorer - -
06/05/02 NER (Newcastle to Fort William) - -
06/05/02 GER (178) East Anglian Cathedrals Express - -
06/05/02 PT Penzance Castles - Yes
05/05/02 PTR Lifeboat Express - Yes
05/05/02 VT Shakespeare Express Did it run?
04/05/02 PTR Easterling - Yes
04/05/02 fGW (Football Specials) - -
04/05/02 SRPS (Dunbar to Mallaig) - -
04/05/02 SJD Spalding & Peterborough Yes Yes
04/05/02 RT/GER (177) Settle & Carlisle Thunderer - -
04/05/02 PT Penzance Castles - -
04/05/02 GER (176) Edinburgh Coast to Coast Grand Tour - -
03/05/02 NB ??? - -
02/05-06/05/02 HDL (no tour name) CANCELLED
27/04/02 PT Edinburgh Explorer/Forth Porter Yes Yes
27/04/02 CR/FR Wessex Express - Yes
27/04/02 DR Brighton Bell - Yes
27/04/02 GER (175) ??? - -
27/04/02 PMR Citadel Express - -
24/04/02 VSOE (NB) ??? - Yes
20/04/02 BLS Western - Essex Express Yes Yes
20/04/02 PTR Western Sunrise Yes Yes
20/04/02 SA Rose of the Shires - -
20/04/02 NENTA Intercity Portsmouth Invader - -
20/04/02 PMR Citadel Express - Yes
20/04/02 PT Cumbrian Mountain Express - Yes
19/04/02 SD (Crew Training Run) CANCELLED
18/04/02 HRT Scarborough Flyer - Yes
18/04/02 SD (Crew Training Run) - Yes
17/04/02 SD (Crew Training Run) - Yes
16/04/02 SD (Crew Training Run) - Yes
15/04/02 SD (Crew Training Run) - Yes
14/04/02 SD (Crew Training Run) - Yes
13/04/02 IT The Watercress & Winchester Wanderer - Yes
13/04/02 DPS Silver Jubilee Yes Yes
13/04/02 RT ??? - -
13/04/02 GER (174) Steam Along the Cumbrian Coast - Yes
13/04/02 ITG Travelling In Hope - -
13/04/02 PMRT Blackpool Duchess - Yes
06/04/02 PFT Voyage D'Adieu Series 84 & 85 - -
06/04/02 ADL (101) ADL Anniversary Tour - Yes
06/04/02 GER (173) Settle & Carlisle Scenic Circular Land Cruise - Yes
06/04/02 PT Napier Navigator - -
06/04/02 HRT/AR To York - By Anglia Railways - -
06/04/02 PTR City Express - -
06/04/02 RR (Rugby Additionals) - -
02/04/02 RR (Rugby Additionals) - -
01/04/02 GER (172) Steam Along the Cumbrian Coast - Yes
31/03/02 HRT Bicester Lupin Yes Yes
31/03/02 VT Cathedrals Express Yes Yes
30/03/02 PT Cumbrian Mountain Express Yes -
30/03/02 GER (171) Steam Along the Cumbrian Coast - Yes
29/03-01/04/02 HRT Easter Highlander - Yes
29/03/02 RPSI Easter Special - -
24/03/02 BFCSC (Football Special) - Yes
23/03/02 VT (EWS Crew Trainer) Yes Yes
23/03/02 HRT Snowdonian & Ffestiniog Railway Merrymaker - Yes
23/03/02 PT Exmoor Belle - -
23/03/02 PTR Eden Flyer - -
20/03/02 PMRT Night Owl - Yes
17/03/02 PTG Porto Rail Day - Yes
16/03/02 PT Valley Voyager Yes -
16/03/02 PTR Torbay Limited - -
16/03/02 SA White Rose - -
16/03/02 HD Dover Belle - Yes
16/03/02 PTG ALCo Holic 2 - Yes
15/03/02 PTG Muxagata Moose - Yes
10/03/02 PTR Cambrian Coast Express - Yes
09/03/02 PTR Spinnin' State II Yes Yes
09/03/02 HRT City of York - -
09/03/02 PT Yorkshire Coronation - Yes
02/03/02 PT Driver Steve 'George' Dunn Memorial Yes Yes
02/03/02 PTR Liver Bird - -
02/03/02 PTR Eden Flyer - -
02/03/02 RR (Rugby Additionals) - -
02/03/02 VT Ivanhoe - -
28/02/02 HRT Scarborough Flyer - Yes
26/02/02 HRT City of Manchester Tour & East Lancs Railway - -
23/02/02 PT Western Pathfinder Yes Yes
23/02/02 HRT Heart of Wales Circular - Yes
23/02/02 PTR Pennine K - Yes
16/02/02 HRT Severn Valley Railway Gala - -
16/02/02 RR (Rugby Additionals) - -
16/02/02 PTR Eden Flyer - -
14/02/02 HRT Scarborough Flyer - -
09/02/02 PTR Brighton Breezy - Yes
09/02/02 HRT Humber Meridian Yes Yes
09/02/02 PT Mersey Yardmaster Yes Yes
02/02/02 PT Spiders Web Yes Yes
02/02/02 PTR Mayflower - -
26/01/02 MCL Next Phase Yes Yes
26/01/02 PTG Alcântara Docker - -
25/01-28/01/02 PTG Salamaca Salamander - Yes
25/01/02 MCL Time Trap Yes Yes
19/01/02 PTR Pennine Way - Yes
12/01/02 PT Grid-Iron Grinder Yes Yes
12/01/02 HRT Eden Project - Yes
05/01/02 HRT Nene Valley Circular Yes Yes
03/01/02 HRT Scarborough Flyer Yes Yes

Did the tour below run? (taken from advertising leaflet):

Date Railtour Operator Tour name Timings
28/09/02 NENTA The Dales, Cumbrian Mountains & Lake District Explorer -


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