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What makes different?

Experience...

Did you know that Railtrail was

launched 36 years ago by Dave Felstead. With a lifelong

passion for rail travel and, having just watched Michael

Palin’s BBC ‘Great Railway Journeys of the World’

episode to the Kyle of Lochalsh, he decided to organise

a tour to Inverness and the Kyle Line. 36 years later,

Dave is still at the helm, the same Inverness hotel still

appears in this brochure, as does our beloved Kyle Line.

Passion...

Dave is joined by Rob Carroll, a

relative youngster with just 20 years of travel industry

experience. Rob has travelled the length and breadth

of the UK and Europe inventing rail holidays, leaving no

stone unturned. Seeking a tour operator with passion,

pride and the personal touch he met Dave and found

Railtrail.

Personal Service...

When you contact Railtrail you

are dealing with a family company, not an impersonal

call centre. Helen, Jacob or one of their small team

of colleagues will provide you with personal service

to assist you right from the moment of your first

enquiry through to your return home. Your ‘Booking

Confirmation’ will include the name of the member of

our Customer Services team who has been designated

as your personal contact for any queries you may have

about your tour.

Flexible...

Our ticketing team are fully qualified rail

ticketing agents authorised by ATOC (Association of

Train Operating Companies) to issue both UK rail tickets

and seat reservations on your behalf to enable you to

enjoy a relaxing journey to and from your tour base.

Transparent...

For each UK tour we publish a table

indicating not only the fare for those joining at the

tour base, but also fares including First Class (where

available) or Standard Class rail travel from every UK

mainland rail station. Departure stations are grouped

into regions, as in the example below:

FARES

FARE REGION

FIRST STANDARD RC

London: Kings Cross £540 £435 -£20

Greater London

£585 £460 -£20

South of England

£595 £465 -£25

East Anglia

£600 £470 -£25

South West

£715 £545 -£40

Heart of England £590 £465 -£30

Midlands

£570 £445 -£25

Yorkshire

£520 £425 -£20

North East

£490 £410 -£20

North West

£540 £430 -£20

South Wales

£655 £505 -£35

North Wales

£575 £455 -£25

Scotland

£400 £370 -£10

Join & Leave at Hotel

£299

Look down the table for the

region from which

you wish to travel

, The amounts shown alongside

are the per person (sharing a twin/ double room).

per son (sharing a twin/double room).

Tour fare

travelling First Class*

rail from

Home station to Tour Base & return

Tour fare

travelling Standard

Class*

rail from Home station

to Tour Base & return

If you have a

National Railcard

(e.g. Senior) the amount in the

“RC” column may be deducted

from your Tour Fare.

Alternatively, you may

select the

Tour Base fare

as shown to “Join and

Leave” at the tour hotel(s).

*

Please note:

Some

local and regional

train services are

Standard Class only,

so First Class ticket

holders will travel

in standard class

accommodation for

these sections of

journeys.

On certain high-

season departures

we apply a Departure

Supplement to the

fare due to higher

hotel or travel costs.

Your Railtrail Tours Office Team:

L>R Standing: Dave, Mark, Jacob, Rob

Seated: Lorna, Helen, Rachel, Carla, Pauline