Railtours & Specials in 2023 - Steam and Diesel Variety

It's that tine of year again for our annual 'Railtours & Specials' compilation video of the year, with this year showcasing a really great variety of steam engines and diesel locomotives on various railtour charters going across Wales and England, and filmed from our usual vantage points, especially on the Welsh Marches mainline.

Railtours & Specials in 2023:
1: 'Welsh Marches Express' - Cwmbran & Panteg - 01/03/23
2: 'The Avon Ambassador' - Bath Spa & Bristol TM - 25/03/23
3: 'LSL Private Charter' - Cwmbran - 07/04/23
4: 'The Great Britain XV' - Panteg - 16/04/23
5: 'Settle to Carlisle Statesman' - Pontypool - 06/05/23
6: 'Welsh Marches Express II' - Panteg & Cwmbran - 10/05/23
7: 'Welsh Marches Express III' - Pontypool - 10/06/23
8: 'English Riveria Express' - Pontypool & Cwmbran - 24/06/23
9: 'English Riveria Express II' - Dawlish - 08/07/23
10: 'Welsh Marches Express IV'* - Pontypool - 13/07/23
11: 'English Riveria Pullman' - Pontypool - 15/07/23
12: 'DBC Private Charter Tour' - Crewe - 17/07/23
13: 'Welsh Marches Express V* - Panteg - 27/07/23
14: 'Dorset Coast Statesman' - Pontypool - 29/07/23
15: 'Yorkshire Coast Pullman' - Pontypool - 12/08/23
16: 'Welsh Marches Express VI* - Pontypool - 31/08/23
17: 'Blackpool Illuminations' - Preston & Blackpool North' - 11/11/23
18: 'The Christmas Cheshireman' - Avondale & Panteg - 25/11/23
19: 'The Chester Christmas Crompton' - Panteg & Pontypool - 09/12/23

*Three of the Welsh Marches Express videos have been incorrectly numbered due to a fault in the subtitles. Video 10 is numbered 4, Video 13 is numbered 5, and Video 16 is numbered 6.

January, February, September and October are the only months in this year's compilation that didn't feature any railtours filmed in the area.

While this year's collection of railtours is not as big as years prior, it was a very busy time of year for us, especially in July.

Diesel Locos:
47805, 37667, 37521, 47712, 47593, 47810, 37688, 47828, 90039, 67005, 37418, 47773, 47746, 33207, 33029 & 47826

Steam Engines:
LMS 46100 'Royal Scot'
Jubilee Class 45596 'Bahamas'
A4 Pacific 60007 'Sir Nigel Gresley'
GWR 5043 'Earl of Mount Edgecumbe'
British Railways 7029 'Clun Castle'
LMS Stanier Black 5 44871

Filmed at Locations:
Cwmbran
Panteg
Bath Spa
Bristol Temple Meads
Pontypool & New Inn
Dawlish
Crewe
Preston
Blackpool North
Avondale Road

Filmed by
Thomas Coombes
Scott Coombes

Produced by
Thomas Coombes

(C) 2023 Marches Productions