Main line steam specials hauled by preserved locomotives
41 trains · see dates on the departure board
SteamScotland's famous steam train from Fort William to Mallaig over the Glenfinnan Viaduct, past Loch Shiel and the silver sands of Morar.
SteamCoast-to-coast Wednesday steam excursion across Lancashire and Yorkshire to York and Scarborough, with two alternative routes.
SteamWest Coast Railways' summer steam train over the Settle to Carlisle line from York or Chester, marking the route's 150th anniversary in 2026.
SteamSingle-leg main line trips behind Flying Scotsman in autumn 2026, operated by Vintage Trains and sold by Fox & Edwards from £99.
SteamLancashire variant of The Dalesman, picking up in the Ribble Valley and Pendle area before steam over the Settle to Carlisle line.
SteamOne-day steam excursion from Crewe and Manchester along the Cumbrian Coast line past Barrow, Millom and Whitehaven with sea and Lakeland views.
SteamSaphos Trains' long-running summer steam circular from Cheshire and Lancashire over Shap and the Settle to Carlisle line.
SteamSaphos steam day trip from the East Midlands and Potteries through Shropshire and Herefordshire on the Welsh Marches line to Cardiff.
SteamSteam Dreams' short steam run from central London to Windsor, with brunch or cream tea options and time to see the castle.
SteamEvening steam-hauled dinner circular from London through the Surrey Hills at twilight, with Pullman Style Dining.
SteamSteam Dreams' East Coast Main Line steam trip from King's Cross to the York St Nicholas Christmas market behind Britannia.
SteamFour-day Steam Dreams tour from London to Edinburgh's Christmas market, including a Forth Bridge lunchtime run.
SteamThe Railway Touring Company's annual eight-day steam-hauled circuit of England, Wales and Scotland with hotels included.
SteamClassic Railway Touring Company day out from Euston: electric to Lancashire, then a steam circuit over Shap and back over the Settle to Carlisle line.
SteamRecreation of the Southern's Pullman express from Waterloo to Bournemouth behind a Bulleid Pacific, continuing to Swanage.
SteamSunday steam from Bristol and Taunton along the Dawlish sea wall and over the Royal Albert Bridge into Cornwall.
SteamVintage Trains' regular Sunday steam service to Stratford-upon-Avon, with Pullman lunch, afternoon tea and new First Class options.
SteamTornado hauls Vintage Trains' Great Northern from Birmingham over the Settle to Carlisle line, along the Tyne Valley to Newcastle and Darlington.
SteamVintage Trains' Cathedrals Express takes Tornado up the East Coast Main Line from York to Edinburgh via Durham, Newcastle and Berwick.
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.
SteamA revival of a short-lived Western Region express, with two Tyseley Castles double-heading from Bristol over the South Devon banks to Plymouth.
SteamA short steam-hauled lunch trip from Edinburgh over the Forth Bridge and along the Fife coast towards Kirkcaldy.
SteamA 90-minute festive family steam trip from London Victoria with Santa, elves and a gift for every child.
SteamA festive steam-hauled lunch circuit from London Victoria through Kent and beneath the White Cliffs at Dover.
SteamA cross-country day out from Essex to Chester's Christmas Market, steam hauled up the West Coast Main Line.
SteamA rare through train over the whole Esk Valley line from Middlesbrough to Whitby, steam hauled from Lancashire.
SteamA steam-hauled Armistice Day circuit from London Victoria to Canterbury, returning along the Kent coast past the White Cliffs.
SteamA festive day out to York's Christmas Market, steam hauled from Leicester via the 'Old Road' through Rotherham.
SteamSteam-hauled Christmas Market trips to York via the rarely used Spalding and Lincoln line.
SteamA festive run from the North West to Edinburgh, steam hauled over both Shap and Beattock summits.
SteamClan Line hauls a festive train over the Golden Valley line to the Worcester Victorian Christmas Fayre.
SteamA festive lunch train from London Victoria to the Sussex coast, returning through the High Weald.
SteamSaphos Trains' steam-hauled trips to Bath's Christmas Market, from Sussex on one date and from the Fens and Hertfordshire on the other.
SteamA festive Saphos circular over the Pennine moors, steam hauled from Crewe by A2 Blue Peter.
SteamA festive day out from Suffolk and Essex to Winchester's Christmas Market, with an optional visit to Highclere Castle.
SteamAn annual charity steam special for the Lune Rivers Trust from Carnforth to York, formerly known as The Lune Habitat.
SteamA festive day out from York to Edinburgh via the Tyne Valley, steam hauled over Beattock Summit.
SteamClan Line's annual pre-Christmas run from London Victoria down the West of England main line to Sherborne and Yeovil.
SteamSteam-hauled Christmas trips to Bath's Christmas Market, with the option of continuing to Bristol.
SteamA festive trip from Liverpool to the Worcester Victorian Christmas Fayre over rarely used freight lines through the Black Country.
SteamVintage Trains' festive run behind a Tyseley Castle from Birmingham and the East Midlands to York's Christmas Markets.