The first Fellsman of the season kicked-off the regular steam season for 2012 yesterday. The Fellsman is now an established feature of the railtour calendar, and is all but sold out every Wednesday through to August.
This year though, the Fellsman isn't the only regular steam at Preston, with The Cumbrian Mountain Express and Welsh Mountaineer trains running in regular slots on Saturdays and Tuesdays respectively. Add to that the new kid on the block, The Mersey Moorlander Express, and we have the prospect of weeks like the following, with steam on Saturday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday!
Saturday, August 11 [STEAM] The Cumbrian Mountain Express - via Manchester
Monday, August 13 [STEAM / DIESEL] The Mersey Moorlander
Tuesday, August 14 [STEAM] The Welsh Mountaineer (Preston - Blaenau Ffestiniog
Wednesday, August 15 [STEAM] The Fellsman
All great for the steam-fans, but preserved diesel tours are again looking less than exciting, still with no class 40 or Western available and even 55022 currently on only one engine. All the more reason to take advantage of this weekend's class 20 tour.
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