The Mancunian Princess & Teddy’s Nook Railtours

125 Group are pleased to be supporting UK Railtours with the following tours this month:

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Friday 29th May – The Mancunian Princess

This one-way positioning move from Manchester to Princes Risborough is a great chance to traverse some rare track for HST and enjoy a variety of town & country sights on the way south. Full details including timings, fares and bookings are on UK Railtours website here.

Saturday 30th May – Teddy’s Nook

This tour sees our HST heading to the North East as we visit the striking sea-side town of Saltburn. There is also an option to stay on board for an interesting mini tour as we head to Gateshead via the scenic Durham Coast. Full details including timings, fares and bookings are on UK Railtours website here.

Please direct any queries regarding these tours to UK Railtours.

Our first Railtours of 2026!

Our plans to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the HST this year are shaping up, so we are pleased to confirm our first Railtours for 2026.

The North-South Connection – Friday 1st May

This one-way stock move between Manchester Victoria and Reading calling at:

  • Manchester Victoria (approx 10:30)
  • Stockport (approx 11:00)
  • Stoke on Trent (approx 11:30)
  • Nuneaton (p.u approx 12:10)
  • Watford Junction (s.d approx 13:30)
  • Reading (s.d. approx 15:00)

Fares between all points are £39 standard / £59 First Class & light refreshments will be available from the buffet counter. Shop125 will also be on board, located in Coach C.

This tour is now available for booking and more detail is available via our friends at the Branch Line Society here.

The Welsh Dragon – Saturday 2nd May

Recreating the HST operations from the 1990s, our train will operate as follows:

  • London Euston (approx 09:00)
  • Watford Junction (p.u approx 09:20)
  • Milton Keynes Central (approx 09:40)
  • Nuneaton (approx 10:20)

We then run via Crewe to Llandudno where the annual Transport Festival will be underway. If you wish to spend longer on our set, stay on board for a mini-trip via Llandudno Jcn. to Holyhead and back. Our return trip from Llandudno will leave early evening, setting down at the stations above and arriving into Euston approx 22:00.

Fares will be available as follows:

Main tour to/from Llandudno:

  • First Class: £99 (Table for 2 supplement of £20 per person)
  • Standard Class: £73 Adult (£58 accompanied under 18)

Main & Mini tour combined:

  • First Class: £119 (Table for 2 supplement of £20 per person)
  • Standard Class: £89 Adult (£74 accompanied under 18)

The main tour & combined tours can be booked via our friends at the Branch Line Society here.

Mini tour only (limited availability):

  • First Class: £35
  • Standard Class: £25

The Mini tour is now available for booking via our friends at the Branch Line Society here.

Refreshments including freshly cooked items will be available from the buffet counter. Shop125 will also be available on both tours, located in Coach C.

All times stated are approximate and more detail will follow once these are confirmed by Network Rail.