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News from Pathfinder Railtours (Autumn/Winter 2024)

Please note the following updates regarding our Autumn/Winter programme for 2024: The Pennine Perambulator - Saturday 19th October 2024 now re-dated to Saturday 15th February 2025. The Chester Christmas Whistler - Saturday 30th November 2024 - change of motive power...

14.08.2024 The Dorset Coast Explorer

The Dorset Coast Explorer – Wednesday 14th August 2024 It has today been brought to our attention that, despite the best efforts of all parties involved, we are unable to find a suitable path to run this excursion to Weymouth. Our colleagues at Network Rail have been...

04.03.2024 The Cwm and Glo

Passenger announcement for The Cwm & Glo this coming Saturday - Boarding passes will be posted out today. The confirmed timings will also be published on our website shortly.

04.12.2023 – The Chester Christmas Cromptons

04.12.2023 The Chester Christmas Cromptons - Confirmed timings. The confirmed timings have landed at Pathfinder HQ today. All passenger ticket letters will be posted First Class today. We look forward to seeing you on our train at the weekend. The Pathfinder...

20.10.2023 The Cumbrian Coastal Express

To all passengers traveling with us tomorrow on the Cumbrian Coastal Express. Please note that the rail excursion is still going ahead as planned unless informed otherwise. Should any issues arise, all customers will be contacted. The empty coaching stock for our trip...

16.10.2023 The Cumbrian Coastal Express

Passenger notice for those travelling on The Cumbrian Coastal Express this Saturday: We received the confirmed timings from Network Rail this afternoon and all ticket letters will be posted out first class this evening. Our train is running as planned with all of the...

11.09.2023 – Railtour Cancellation

Railtour Cancellations: We have had to withdraw the following excursions from sale: 7th October The Yorkshire Explorer and 14th October The Cornish Explorer. Unfortunately, due to industrial action, the re-dated Cornish Explorer lost a number of bookings after we...

11.09.2023 – The Winchester Christmas Excursion

11.09.2023 - The Winchester Christmas Excursion on 25th November 2023 Due to the Deltic Preservation Group recently pulling 55009 'Alycidon' from mainline duties, we have now agreed with the Class Forty Preservation Group to run this train with 40145 instead.

26.08.2023 – The Tees-Tyne Commemorative

Announcement for Wednesday 27 September - 'The Tees-Tyne Commemorative' charity excursion. The Deltic Preservation society (DPS) have issued the following statement to Pathfinder Railtours, following an incident on Saturday 19th August during an excursion on the...

15.08.2023 – The Cornish Explorer

Saturday 2 September 2023 - The Cornish Explorer As you may or may not be aware a rail strike has unfortunately been called for the date of our train on Saturday 2 September. Following investigations over the last 24 hours we have been advised that, as a result of...