Pathfinder Railtours has released an update regarding The Settle & Carlisle Winter Express, set to take place on the 24th February 2024.
Because of revocation of the exemption for West Coast Railways and Mk1 stock (which do not have Central Door Locking), the stock for the tour will now be coaches from Riviera Trains and will be blue and grey in livery, rather than the maroon of WCRC.
This isnt the first time blue and grey coaches have been used on a steam railtour, sister loco, 34092 City of Wells, used Blue and Grey stock when hauling tours over the S&C four decades ago.
The locomotive to haul the train will be 34067 Tangmere from Carnforth, with timings yet to be announced.
A spokesperson for Pathfinder Tours said “We extend our gratitude to Riviera Trains for their generous contribution, providing us with their carriages, enabling us to run this excursion.”
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Hi, I,m just trying to see how much tickets will be!
So west coast is the TOC for this trip ?
Presumably there will be a diesel loco attached to the rear providing electric train heat?
No need because the riviera trains blue mk2s come with an ETH generator coach (converted from a mk2b BSO)
There will be an assisting diesel loco anyway.