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  • Iconic railways from a bygone era – Climb aboard on the Isle of Man

    Iconic railways from a bygone era – Climb aboard on the Isle of Man

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    Alex Bestwick

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    If you appreciate rail travel from yesteryear, where every journey affords you the time to savour the scenery, then it’s time to embark on the Isle of Man’s train network.    This atmospheric Island in the Irish Sea arguably has the richest transport heritage in the world, boasting some of the most iconic – and…

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  • Celebrating 50 Years of Rail Holidays where the Journey Began

    Celebrating 50 Years of Rail Holidays where the Journey Began

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    Alex Bestwick

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    Rail Tour specialist Ffestiniog Travel will mark its milestone 50th anniversary year in 2024 with a special celebratory tour to Switzerland – the destination of its very first escorted tour in 1974 – complete with the original tour leaders! The company’s founder Alan Heywood established the rail tour company while working as Traffic and Commercial…

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  • Darjeeling Tours Ltd

    Darjeeling Tours Ltd

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    Alex Bestwick

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    The forthcoming season sees our popular ‘Indian Magic’ tour, covering all three of India’s Hill Railways, running as usual, and following the success of our Darjeeling Mail tour last October, recreating the 1940’s Raj era train between Kolkata and Darjeeling in the hills, this tour is being repeated with several improvements.  We also have a…

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