Locomotive Services Ltd (LSL), under their Statesman Rail trading name, will be running a brand new railtour on Saturday the 14th November 2020, featuring their Class 43 (High-Speed Train (HST).
Statesman Rail is recreating a lost high-speed luxury train first launched in the 1960s, running between London St Pancras and Manchester Piccadilly.
Hauling passengers on this fantastic tour will be LSL's Class 43 HST set carrying the Nanking blue livery.
Departing London St Pancras at 9 am, the tour picks up from St Albans, Luton and Bedford before making it's way North following closely to the original 1960's route, taking passengers along the Midland Mainline and through the Derbyshire Peak District offering amazing views.
Once reaching Manchester, passengers can spend the afternoon at the Christmas Market featuring over 300 stalls selling food, drink and gifts. There will be two ticket types, First Class from £142 and Pullman Dining from £295.
For more information or to book your seat on The Midland Pullman, please visit Statesman Rail's website here.
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is this still happening, with the lockdown?
As far as we are aware, this has been cancelled due to the lockdown
To the above this station is St Pancras
The picture is also Manchester Central
Sorry to be a pedant, but the Pullmans operated out of Machester Central, now an exhibition hall, not Picadilly. Great o see the livery back though.
Would love to see the Class 43 HSTs and the carriages to be painted in that famous blue livery 🥰💙