Note: the AC Locomotive Group does not run its own Railtours - tours featuring any of our locomotives are run by established Railtour companies, with train crews provided by established operating companies. We will endeavour to include appropriate links for bookings.
| Date |
Loco |
Route |
Operator |
Train |
Notes |
| revised date to be announced |
|
London Euston - Glasgow Central |
Rail Blue |
Mark Honey Memorial |
86101 & 87002 Top and tail |
| 23rd July 2011 |
|
Retford - Edinburgh |
GBRf |
Private Charter |
|
| 23rd - 25th May 2011 |
|
London - Crewe, Motherwell - London |
The Railway Children |
Three Peaks Challenge |
|
| 6th May 2011 |
|
Watford - Edinburgh |
Rail Blue |
West Coast Premier II |
|
| 2nd March - 31st March 2011 |
|
Crewe - Manchester area |
GBRf |
Route Learning for new freight flow |
|
| December 2010 - February 2011 |
|
Northern West Coast Main Line |
|
Network Rail
'Icebreaking' Standby |
OHLE ice clearance, based at Carlisle and Crewe, operating as required in icy weather |
| 1st - 3rd November 2010 |
|
West Anglia area |
|
Network Rail
GSM-R Test Trains |
|
| 10th September 2010 |
|
Watford - Edinburgh |
Rail Blue |
West Coast Premier |
|
| 24th - 26th June 2010 |
|
London - Crewe, Motherwell - London |
The Railway Children |
Three Peaks Challenge |
|
1st January 2010 -
31st May 2010 |
|
Royal Mail Standby |
GBRf |
Regular service |
|
| 25th July 2009 |
|
Doncaster - Brighton |
Flamboyant |
Brighton Rocks with AC:DC |
Class 73s on the DC section. |
| 11th July 2009 |
|
Birmingham - Glasgow - Ayr |
Spitfire |
The Electric Scot |
Top-and-tail with a diesel. |
1st January 2009 -
31st December 2009 |
|
Royal Mail Standby |
GBRf |
Regular service |
|
| 22nd November 2008 |
|
Doncaster - Edinburgh |
|
Private Charter |
|
| 15th October 2008 |
|
Birmingham - Glasgow |
Spitfire |
Electric Scot Tribute |
|
5th September -
End December 2008 |
|
Royal Mail Standby |
GBRf |
Regular service |
87002 will be covering for 86101 whilst on exam. |
| 16th July 2008 |
|
Crewe - Carstairs |
|
Test run |
87002's first main line test run. 86101 DIT as standby and for shunting at Carstairs. |
23rd June -
End December 2008 |
|
Royal Mail Standby |
GBRf |
Regular service |
86101 will normally be based at Warrington RMT. |
11th January 2008 -
20th April 2008 |
|
Doncaster - Kings Cross |
Hull Trains |
Regular service |
|
24th October 2007 -
11th January 2008 |
|
ECML between Kings Cross and Doncaster |
|
Hull Trains test and training runs. |
|
| 22nd October 2007 |
|
Crewe - Euston |
Pathfinder |
Atomic Harbour Master |
|
| 12th October 2007 |
|
Crewe - Doncaster via Edinburgh (one way) |
|
Delivery run |
Loco and stock move for Hull Trains. 110mph running achieved for the first time. |
| 11th October 2007 |
|
Crewe - Carlisle |
|
Test run |
Proving run for Hull Trains |
| 2nd May 2007 |
|
Crewe - Preston |
|
Cargo-D Mk3 test run |
|
| 24th March 2007 |
|
Carlisle - Crewe |
Compass |
Ynys Mon Express |
First railtour hauled by a preserved AC electric locomotive (load 13 Mk2s plus 47 DIT). |
| 21st March 2007 |
|
Crewe - Carnforth |
|
Test Run |
Loaded test run (with 47 DIT as backup). |
| 15th March 2007 |
|
Crewe - Stafford |
|
Test Run |
86101's first main line test run (light engine with 47 DIT as backup). |
