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Welcome
Railtrail’s tours are unique
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Our customers invariably tell us they love our tours because they always include something you wouldn’t
normally get to experience.
Nothing beats relaxing in the comfort of a train watching stunningly beautiful scenery pass the window and if
we also include a nostalgic steam train journey, a relaxing cruise and a visit to a glorious garden it makes your
holiday that little bit more special.
We use our unrivalled knowledge of the UK rail network to bring you the most scenic rail journeys of today
whilst also taking you on a step back into yesteryear to experience what put the GREAT into Great Britain.
After more than three decades this is still a very personal company that researches all its own tours and one
of the wonders of being British is that as a nation we are very proud of our past, leading us to preserving
it for future generations to enjoy and a UK Railtrail tour invariably includes that whiff of nostalgia and many
heritage locations.
May I invite you, as I always do, to enjoy a little armchair travel in the company of this brochure – read on for
UK tours, flip over for our European tours, and we look forward to having the pleasure of seeing you enjoying
a tour yourself.
Oh! And before I go… we also have the very best steam enthusiast tours of Britain and Europe should you
wish to give them a try – just view our website film of Dresden & Saxony Narrow Gauge Steam in ‘On Tour
with Railtrail’ and you may find ‘steam’ is something you might like to try for yourself… I love it!
Dave Felstead
Founder & Managing Director
Railtrail Tours Ltd
Front cover main picture with thanks to and © Norman McNab
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