Upcoming Railtours

Below, we have tried to collate all known railtours due to visit Devon & Cornwall over the coming months. The list is likely not exhaustive.

If you know of any we have missed, please drop us an email - [email protected] 

April 2025

​TORBAY RIVIERA PULLMAN (HST)
Sat 12 April 2025
Chester - Paignton
1Z31 0622 Chester to Paignton
1Z32 1725 Paignton to Chester​

The LSL Chairmans Train (Private Charter - 5029 'Nunney Castle'/Diesels)
Thu 17 April 2025
Paddington - Kingswear
(Paddington - Bristol TM: 1x Class 47 / Bristol TM - Kingswear: 5029 'Nunney Castle' + 57311)
1Z29 1042 London Paddington to Kingswear (For Dartmouth)
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​​Fri 18 April 2025
Kingswear - Penzance (via Taunton)
(Kingswear - Taunton: 5029 'Nunney Castle' / Taunton - Penzance: 37521/37667)
1Z29 0750 Kingswear (For Dartmouth) to Taunton
1Z30 1100 Taunton to St Germans
​5Z31 1343 St Germans to Lostwithiel
​1Z31 1538 Lostwithiel to Penzance
​Train goes to Long Rock for fuel & servicing (click here - 5Z32), then works:
1Z32 2250 Penzance to St Ives

Sat 19 April 2025
(37521/37667)
St. Ives - Shewsbury (via Penzance)
1Z33 0600 St Ives to Shrewsbury


YORKSHIRE COAST PULLMAN (HST)
Thu 24 April 2025
Paignton - Scarborough
**ECS** - 5Z31 0757 Crewe H.S. to Goodrington C.H.S​ (23.04)
1Z32 0605 Paignton to Scarborough (24.04)
1Z33 1630 Scarborough to Paignton​ (24-25.04)
**ECS** - 5Z34 1525 Goodrington C.H.S to Crewe H.S. (25.04)

May 2025

CANCELLED - Cornish Branches loco hauled (BLS - Provisional) - CANCELLED
Fri 2 May - Mon 5 May
Cancelled due to unavailability of 50007

​ENGLISH RIVIERA EXPRESS (steam)
Sat 3 May 2025
Poole - Kingswear
1Z82 0634 Poole to Kingswear (For Dartmouth)
1Z84 1635 Kingswear (For Dartmouth) to Poole​

​THE SOUTH DEVON EXPLORER (D1015 - Vintage Trains)
​Sat 10 May 2025
Birmingham New Street - Plymouth. Return via Buckfastleigh (SDR)
1Z77 0727 Birmingham New Street to Plymouth
0Z77 1058 Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouth (Support loco - 37240)
1Z79 1556 Plymouth to Buckfastleigh
1Z80 1800 Buckfastleigh to Birmingham New Street​​

The Bodmin Railway Spring Steam Gala (Various steam locos)
​Fri 16 May - Sun 18 May 2025
​Bodmin Railway's Spring Steam Gala featuring visitors 1450 & 7714.

CHELFHAM VIADUCT OPEN DAY
Sat 17 May - Sun 18 May 2025
Opportunity to walk over Chelfham Viaduct, booking required (click here)

ENGLISH RIVIERA EXPRESS (steam)
Sat 17 May 2025
Woking - Kingswear
1Z72 0556 Woking to Kingswear (For Dartmouth)
1Z74 1635 Kingswear (For Dartmouth) to Woking​

ENGLISH RIVIERA EXPRESS (steam)
Sat 24 May 2025
Shrewsbury - Kingswear
1Z82 0643 Shrewsbury to Kingswear (For Dartmouth)

THE ROYAL DUCHY (60163 'Tornado')
Sun 25 May 2025
Bristol TM - Par
1Z33 0848 Bristol Temple Meads to Par
0Z33 1352 Par to St Blazey LIP​
0Z34 1520 St Blazey LIP to Par​
1Z34 1610 Par to Bristol Temple Meads​

WELSH MARCHES EXPRESS (steam)
Wed 28 May 2025
Paignton - Shrewsbury
5Z47 0746 Crewe H.S. to Goodrington C.H.S (ECS, 27.05)
1Z47 0616 Paignton to Shrewsbury (28.05)
1Z48 1602 Shrewsbury to Paignton (28.05)

TORBAY RIVIERA PULLMAN (HST)
Sat 31 May 2025
Nottingham - Paignton

June 2025

West Country Luxury Steam (steam)
Mon 2 June 2025
​Bristol Temple Meads - Plymouth

​ENGLISH RIVIERA EXPRESS (steam)
Sat 7 June 2025
Northampton - Kingswear

TORBAY RIVIERA PULLMAN (HST)
Wed 11 June 2025
Hull - Paignton

WEST HIGHLAND PULLMAN (HST)
Fri 13 June - Sun 15 June 2025
Exeter St. Davids - Fort William & Return

CANCELLED  ̶T̶H̶E̶ ̶T̶O̶R̶B̶A̶Y̶ ̶C̶O̶A̶S̶T̶A̶L̶ ̶G̶R̶I̶D̶ ̶(̶P̶a̶t̶h̶f̶i̶n̶d̶e̶r̶)̶ CANCELLED
​Sat 14 June 2025
Derby - Paignton. 37703 also booked to work Paignton - Kingswear.
** Cancelled due to low bookings - redated to 30.08.2025 but with a 'revised location', no further details as of 19.05. **

London to Paignton & Kingswear Via Dawlish (5029 - Steam Dreams)
Sat 21st June 2025
London Victoria - Kingswear

CORNISH MAZEY DAY PULLMAN (HST)
Sat 28 June 2025
Shewsbury - Penzance

THE MAZEY DAY SPECIAL (D1015 - Pathfinder)
Sat 28th June 2025
Dorridge - Penzance & Return

July 2025

​TORBAY RIVIERA PULLMAN (HST)
Thu 3 July 2025

​THE BRITANNIC EXPLORER (Traction TBC)
Fri 4th July 2025 - Mon 7th July 2025
London Victoria - Penzance & Return. Overnight stop on the Fowey branch Saturday night.

ENGLISH RIVIERA EXPRESS (steam)
Sat 12 July 2025
Three Bridges - Kingswear

WE'RE GOING EVERYWHERE TRAINS (Pathfinder - Class 37's)
​Fri 18th - Sat 19th July 2025
Reading - Exmouth & Barnstaple (overnight)

ENGLISH RIVIERA EXPRESS (steam)
Sat 19 July 2025
Crewe - Kingswear

​THE BRITANNIC EXPLORER (Traction TBC)
Fri 25th July - Mon 28th July
London Victoria - Penzance & Return. Overnight stop on the Fowey branch Saturday night.

THE TOR BAY & DART EXPRESS (45118 - Intercity)
Sat 26 July 2025
Derby - Kingswear

Penmere Station 100 Years Gala (Rail 200 Event)
Sat 26 July 2025
Penmere Station - Traction engines, displays etc.

THE ROYAL DUCHY (60163 'Tornado')
Sun 27th July 2025
Bristol TM - Par

CANCELLED - N̶E̶W̶Q̶U̶A̶Y̶ ̶(̶D̶1̶0̶1̶5̶ ̶&̶ ̶W̶C̶R̶C̶ ̶C̶l̶.̶4̶7̶ ̶-̶ ̶U̶K̶ ̶R̶a̶i̶l̶t̶o̶u̶r̶s̶)̶ - CANCELLED
​Wed 30th July
​London Paddington - Newquay - ** Cancelled on 01.05.2025 **

August 2025

​ENGLISH RIVIERA EXPRESS (steam)
Sat 2 August 2025
Wolverhampton - Kingswear

TORBAY RIVIERA PULLMAN (HST)
Thu 7 August 2025

​THE BRITANNIC EXPLORER (Traction TBC)
Fri 8th August 2025 - Mon 11th August 2025
London Victoria - Penzance & Return. Overnight stop on the Fowey branch Saturday night.

Colchester to Paignton & Kingswear Via Dawlish (steam - TBC - Steam Dreams)
Sat 9th August 2025
Colchester North - Kingswear

TORBAY RIVIERA PULLMAN (HST)
Wed 13 August 2025

THE ATLANTIC COAST EXPRESS (60163 'Tornado')
Sat 16th August 2025
London Waterloo - Exeter

​THE BRITANNIC EXPLORER (Traction TBC)
Fri 22nd August 2025 - Mon 25th August 2025
London Victoria - Penzance & Return. Overnight stop on the Fowey branch Saturday night.

ENGLISH RIVIERA EXPRESS (steam)
Sat 23 August 2025
Slough - Kingswear

​THE BRITANNIC EXPLORER (Traction TBC)
Fri 29th August 2025 - Mon 1st September 2025
​London Victoria - Penzance & Return. Overnight stop on the Fowey branch Saturday night.

ENGLISH RIVIERA EXPRESS (steam)
Sat 30 August 2025
Bedford - Kingswear

THE ROYAL DUCHY (60163 'Tornado')
Sun 31st August 2025
Bristol TM - Par

September 2025

​ENGLISH RIVIERA EXPRESS (steam)
Sat 6 September 2025
High Wycombe - Kingswear

THE MAYFLOWER (steam - 7029 'Clun Castle' & 5596 'Bahamas')
Sat 6 September 2025
Birmingham New Street - Plymouth

TORBAY RIVIERA PULLMAN (HST)
Wed 10 September 2025

CORNISH LUNCH VIA DAWLISH (Cl.47/57 - Northern Belle)
Fri 19 September 2025
Cardiff - Par

THE ATLANTIC COAST EXPRESS (Cl.47 - Pathfinder)
Sat 20 September 2025
Dorridge - Par/Newquay

​THE BRITANNIC EXPLORER (Traction TBC)
Fri 19 September 2025 - Mon 22nd September 2025
​London Victoria - Penzance & Return. Overnight stop on the Fowey branch Saturday night.

THE ROYAL DUCHY (Steam)
Sun 28th September 2025
Bristol TM - Par

October 2025

​​THE BRITANNIC EXPLORER (Traction TBC)
Fri 3rd October 2025 - Mon 6th October 2025
London Victoria - Penzance & Return. Overnight stop on the Fowey branch Saturday night.

CORNISH RIVIERA STATESMAN (LSL Locos)
Tue 14 October 2025
​Dorridge - Penzance

​THE BRITANNIC EXPLORER (Traction TBC)
Fri 17th October - Mon 20th October
London Victoria - Penzance & Return. Overnight stop on the Fowey branch Saturday night.

​THE BRITANNIC EXPLORER (Traction TBC)
Fri 24th October - Mon 27th October
​London Victoria - Penzance & Return. Overnight stop on the Fowey branch Saturday night.

November 2025

​THE BRITANNIC EXPLORER (Traction TBC)
Fri 14th November 2025 - Mon 17th November 2025
London Victoria - Penzance & Return. Overnight stop on the Fowey branch Saturday night.