Okehampton-Stratford HST Railtour Sat 21st April

Great Western power cars 43138 and 43134 on previous railtour duty at Stratford-upon-Avon, 27th March 1999. © 125 Group

This Saturday 21st April a special High Speed Train railtour will run from Okehampton through to Oxford and Stratford-upon-Avon, exceedingly rare for a HST! The special ‘Royal Oke’ charter will be operated using a Great Western Railway Inter-City 125, calling points are Okehampton Town (depart 0710, arrive back 2046), Crediton (0747/2005), Exeter St.Davids (0812/1947), Oxford (1026/1720) and Stratford-upon-Avon (arrive 1132, depart 1613). The railtour is booked to run via the Down and Up Main through lines at Leamington Spa. Tickets are still available, including a special reduced fare of £20 from Oxford.

The railtour is operated by OkeRAIL, campaigning for the reintroduction of passenger trains between Okehampton and Exeter.
More information is available on the OkeRAIL website here:  https://okerail.2day.uk/
To book tickets from stations Okehampton Town, Crediton and Exeter St.Davids click here: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/date/486973
To book tickets from Oxford only click here: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/date/491432
Tickets are sold by the railtour organiser OkeRAIL only.

If you have any questions about the railtour please contact OkeRAIL via their website / facebook / twitter.
Please do not contact 125 Group or Great Western Railway with queries about this railtour.

Official HST40 Merchandise

Celebrate the 40th Year of the High Speed Train by wearing the stylish official 40 YEARS 1976/2016 enamel pin badge, or drink your tea from a smart GWR St.Philips Marsh Open Day mug. We also have Programmes from the historic Depot Open Day on 2nd May, these are limited edition and numbered. The 125 Group On-Line Shop is the place to buy these items – all now in stock and ready for dispatch. Badges £6 each, Mugs £8 each, Programmes £4 each, all prices include postage and packing. These are all official HST40 merchandise.

Want to get your hands on these fabulous items this weekend? All will be available from the 125 Group Sales Stand on-board Preserved Prototype HST running at Great Central Railway (Nottingham) on Sunday 3rd July, more details HERE.