NW Group Rail Tours

The annual NW Group Rail Tours are usually held on the last Thursday in March. (N.B. the first exception is the 2108 tour which will be on Thursday 15th March).

The Rail Tours use timetabled trains. Illustrated notes are provided.

Use the following links for the Itineraries and Notes from past NW Group Rail Tours:

The  2015 Rail Tour   – A Manchester, Huddersfield, Barnsley, Halifax & Calder Valley Circle

The 2016 Rail Tour – A Circular Tour around Cumbria: Lancaster, Barrow, Whitehaven, Varlisle, Shap Summit, Lancaster

The  2017 Rail Tour   – A Circular Tour from Manchester around Cheshire, The Wirral & The Mersey