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A list of charter trains, railtours and associated stock moves and locomotive movements on the mainline in Scotland during 2021
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This page does not include the regular running of Jacobite steam trains or Royal Scotsman 2021.

Please note that all trains (especially steam loco moves) can be subject to late notice re-timings, please check the Gen list for any late info.

Abbreviations:
ECS = Empty Coaching Stock
T&T = Top and Tail (locos on both ends)
DH = Double Headed locomotives
DOR = Loco dead on rear
TF = Steam loco running Tender First
DIT = Loco dead in train (between leading loco and any rolling stock)
* = Locomotive change at this location
tbc = to be confirmed
Rtn = Return journey

Jan|Feb|Mar|Apr|May|Jun|Jul|Aug|Sep|Oct|Nov|Dec

Date	Tour Name	Route	Traction	Promoter	Timings	Links
January 2021
no tours advertised
February 2021
no tours advertised
March 2021
All tours cancelled or postponed due to COVID lockdown
April 2021
Fri 2nd	The Jacobite (1st Morning Train) ?	Fort William - Mallaig (& return)	Steam	West Coast Railways	tbc	Postponed?
Sat 3rd	The Aberdonian	Edinburgh - Perth - Aberdeen (and return)	Steam 60163 'Tornado'	A1 Steam Loco Trust	tbc	Postponed
Mon 5th	The Clyde Aberdonian	Glasgow C - Stirling - Aberdeen (and return)	Steam 60163 'Tornado'	A1 Steam Loco Trust	tbc	Postponed
Fri 16th	Northern Belle	Manchester Victoria - ECML - Edinburgh (and return)	WCR 57s (T&T)	Northern Belle	tbc	=
Sat 24th	Royal Highland Pullman: Day 1	London St Pancras - Inverness	LSL HST	Midland Pullman	tbc	Postponed?
Sun 25th	Royal Highland Pullman: Day 2	Inverness - Kyle (and return)	LSL HST	Midland Pullman	tbc	=
Mon 26th	Royal Highland Pullman: Day 2	Inverness - London St Pancras	LSL HST	Midland Pullman	tbc	=
	The Jacobite (1st Morning & Afternoon Trains)	Fort William - Mallaig (& return)	Steam	West Coast Railways	tbc	=
May 2021
Sat 22nd	The Edinburgh Explorer	Finsbury Park - ECML - Edinburgh (and return)	LSL electric	InterCity Tours	tbc	=
June 2021
Sat 19th	The Glasgow & Edinburgh Discovery	Crewe - WCML - Glasgow C - Edinburgh (and return)	LSL electric	InterCity Tours	tbc	=
	The Edinburgh Flyer	York - ECML - Edinburgh (and return)	Steam 60163 'Tornado'	Railway Touring Co.	tbc	Postponed

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See Also

Internal Links

Charter Trains 2020
Charter Trains 2019
Charter Trains 2018
...
Charter Trains 2007

External Links

• UK mainline steam railtours (no longer updated)
• UK diesel & steam railtours with links to timings
• Railway Herald - listing of forthcoming Railtours & Excursions
• Six Bells Junction: railtour reviews
• National Preservation forum - Mainline activity
• The Class 47 List (news page)
• Class 37.co.uk (workings)
• Realtime Train Info

Tour Promoters

• A1 Steam Locomotive Trust
• Belmond - Royal Scotsman
• Bishop Trains
• Branch Line Society
• CFPS - Class 40 Preservation Society
• GBRf Charity Railtours <FB>
• Intercity Tours (LSL)
• Midland Pulman (LSL)
• NENTA Traintours
• Northern Belle, <FB>, <Tw>
• Pathfinder Tours
• PMR Tours
• The Railway Children (Three Peaks Challenge by Rail)
• Railway Touring Company, <news>
• Retro Railtours
• The Royal Scotsman
• Spirit of the Lakes (WCR)
• SRPS Railtours (and North East Railtours), <FB>
• Statesman Rail
• Steam Dreams - The Cathedrals Express, <Tw>
• UK Railtours
• Vintage Trains
• West Coast Railways (WCR), <FB>, <Tw>