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Charters and Specials - 2010
January  February  March  April   May  June  July   August  September  October  November  December
Date Locomotive Route Tour Operator
January
9th January 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe Tyseley - Kidderminster - Worcester - Gloucester Vintage Trains
February
13th February (Revised) 47 x 2 Doncaster - Peterborough - Birmingham - Cheltenham - Bristol - Bath (Revised via Banbury to Salisbury) Railtourer
20th February 4965 ‘Rood Ashton Hall’ and 5043 ‘Earl of Mount Edgcumbe’ Tyseley - Birmingham - Kidderminster - Worcester - Cheltenham - Swindon - Didcot Vintage Trains
March
6th March 66 Didcot - Birmingham - Cheltenham - Gloucester - Cardiff - Bridgend - Heart of Wales Line - Shrewsbury - Birmingham - Didcot Pathfinder Tours
13th March 71000 Manchester - Minehead (Provisional)  
20th March D1015 Bristol - Cheltenham - Birmingham - Chesterfield Pathfinder Tours
27th March 47 Preston - Crewe - Shrewsbury - Swansea - Cardiff - Gloucester - Birmingham - Crewe - Preston Compass Tours
April
2nd April 67 Salisbury - Bristol - Birmingham - Glasgow - Fort William Pathfinder Tours
5th April 67 Fort William - Glasgow - Birmingham - Bristol - Salisbury Pathfinder Tours
8th April 70013 Bristol - Severn Tunnel - Hereford - Crewe - Preston Railway Touring Company
10th April 66 Whitchurch - Shrewsbury - Hereford - Severn Tunnel Junction - Bristol - Cornwall Pathfinder Tours
17th April 66 / 70 Swindon - Cheltenham - Birmingham - Crewe - Preston - Carnforth - Skipton - Keighley - Leeds Pathfinder Tours
17th April 47 x 2 Skegness - Birmingham - Worcester - Evesham - Oxford - Banbury Railtourer
24th April 60163 Gloucester - Barnt Green - Derby - York ( Change to Steam) - Newcastle Pathfinder Tours
24th April 47 Leeds - Stockport - Crewe - Birmingham - Cheltenham - Bristol - Paignton Green Express
24th April Hastings DEMU Hastings - Reading - Swindon - Cheltenham - Worcester - Kidderminster - Bridgnorth - Kidderminster - Birmingham - Leamington - Oxford - Reading - Hastings Hastings Diesels Limited
May
1st May 66 Stafford - Wolverhampton - Telford - Shrewsbury - Llandrindod Wells - Cardiff - Newport - Hereford - Shrewsbury - Wolverhampton - Stafford Compass Tours
8th May 67 Gloucester - Worcester - Kidderminster - Wolverhampton - Crewe (Change to Steam) - Carlisle PMR Tours
15th May 4965 "Rood Ashton Hall" and 5043 "Earl of Mount Edgcumbe" Birmingham - Kidderminster - Worcester - Bristol -  Plymouth Vintage Trains
15th May 40145 Manchester - Westbury - Cornwall CFPS
16th May 40145 Cornwall - Westbury - Manchester CFPS
22nd May 66 / 56 Bristol - Cheltenham - Birmingham - Crewe - Carlisle Pathfinder Tours
22nd May 5029 Birmingham - Worcester - Cheltenham - Gloucester - Newport - Fishguard Railway Touring Company
29th May 70013 "Oliver Cromwell" Tyseley - Kidderminster - Worcester - Cheltenham - Swindon - Didcot - Return via Lickey Incline with assistance from 9600 Vintage Trains
June
1st June Steam London - Oxford - Worcester - Cheltenham - London Steam Dreams
5th June (Cancelled) 60163 Midlands - Bristol - Bath Amethyst Experience
5th June 66 Holyhead - Chester - Crewe - Shrewsbury - Llandrindod Wells - Cardiff - Hereford - Shrewsbury - Crewe - Chester - Holyhead Compass Tours
26th June DRS 37 x 2 Gloucester - Penzance - Gloucester Spitfire Railtours
26th June 56 Tame Bridge Parkway - Birmingham New Street - Cheltenham - Bristol - Penzance Pathfinder Tours
July
1st July 5029 London - Cheltenham - Worcester Steam Dreams
3rd July ?? Whitchurch - Shrewsbury - Wolverhampton - Birmingham - Cheltenham - Paignton Pathfinder Tours
3rd July ?? Leicester - Shrewsbury - Central Wales - Gloucester - Birmingham - Leicester Statesman Rail
10th July 47 Swindon - Cheltenham - Worcester - Crewe - Chester - Blaenau Ffestiniog Statesman Rail
10th July 6024 Paddington - High Wycombe - Snow Hill - Worcester - Stroud - Swindon - Paddington 6024 Tours
10th July ?? Tame Bridge Parkway - Birmingham - Kidderminster - Worcester - Cheltenham - Bristol (Change to Steam) - Carmarthen Pathfinder Tours
10th July ?? Manchester - Crewe - Shrewsbury - Hereford - Newport - Central Wales - Shrewsbury - Manchester Railway Touring Company
17th July ?? Chesterfield - Leicester - Barnt Green - Cheltenham - Bristol (Change to Steam) - Southampton - Salisbury - Bristol - Cheltenham - Barnt Green - Leicester - Chesterfield Ranger Trains
17th July ?? Bristol - Cheltenham - Birmingham - York Pathfinder Tours
26th July Steam but NOT 60163 London Victoria - Gloucester - Lickey Incline - Nuneaton - Leicester - London Victoria UK Railtours
August
7th August 47 Newport - Hereford - Shrewsbury - Crewe - Carnforth (Change to Steam) - Ravenglass Statesman Rail
19th August ?? Shrewsbury - Wolverhampton - Kidderminster - Worcester - Cheltenham - Swindon - Bournemouth - Weymouth Statesman Rail
26th August 47 Sheffield - Derby - Leicester - Nuneaton - Coleshill - ??? - Paignton Statesman Rail
28th August 47 Preston - Crewe - Shrewsbury - Hereford - Severn Tunnel Junction - Paignton Compass Railtours
September
11th September 47 York - Manchester - Crewe - Shrewsbury - Swansea - Cardiff - Hereford - Crewe - Manchester - York Statesman Rail
18th September 55022 Crewe - Wolverhampton - Birmingham - Cheltenham - Gloucester - Haverfordwest Pathfinder Tours
October
2nd October 5690 Leander and 9600 Bridgnorth - Bewdley - Stourbridge - Wolverhampton - Blackpool Railway Touring Company
8th October 47 Swindon - Cheltenham - Worcester - Stafford - Crewe - Scotland Statesman Rail
10th October 47 Scotland - Crewe - Stafford - Worcester - Cheltenham - Swindon Statesman Rail
16th October 67 Whitchurch - Shrewsbury - Wolverhampton - Birmingham - Cheltenham - Kingswear Pathfinder Tours
23rd October 47 Hereford - Malvern - Worcester - Kidderminster - Wolverhampton - Carlisle Compass Railtours
November
       

December

7th December ?? London - Worcester Steam Dreams
       
2011      
16/4/2011 ?? Gloucester - Worcester - Kidderminster - Wolverhampton - Carlisle Statesman Rail
22/4/2011 6100 Royal Scot Preston - Chester - Shrewsbury - Hereford - Bristol - Newport Railway Touring Company
Note: Please check directly with the Train Operator that any particular train or locomotive is to run
Class 35 Hymek                                  South Devon Railway                               

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