Hertfordshire promoter of steam, Pullman dining and off-the-beaten-track diesel tours, successor to Hertfordshire Rail Tours.
UK Railtours was reconstituted in 2007 by the late John Farrow, who had founded Hertfordshire Rail Tours in 1978. The company continues to run a broad programme from London and the Home Counties with some departures from other regions.
Tours fall into three strands: Main Line Steam, often with 35028 Clan Line on Pullman dining trains from London Victoria; Great Days Out excursions to scenic lines and towns using blue and grey Mark 2 stock with a buffet car; and Off The Beaten Track trips aimed at enthusiasts, visiting freight-only lines and using unusual traction such as Class 37s or freight locomotives. In 2025 GB Railfreight named Class 57 57310 in the company's honour.
Most tours offer Standard and First Class non-dining seats, with First Class Dining or full Pullman service on selected trains.
DieselClass 37 enthusiast tour from Great Yarmouth via Norwich, the Soham branch and Ipswich to Liverpool Street, returning via Seven Sisters and Cambridge North.
SteamAll-Pullman steam day from London Victoria to Worcester behind Clan Line, out via Stroud and the Golden Valley and back over the Cotswold line.
DieselAn enthusiast railtour behind Class 37s from East Anglia to Bognor Regis, with rare track in south London and Sussex.