Railway holidays

  • Why Travel with PTG Tours

    Why Travel with PTG Tours

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    PTG is one of the very few rail holiday companies that are members of ABTA (Y2193) and ATOL bonded. ABTA membership is the highest accreditation available in the travel industry. To be accepted as a member of ABTA you must have very stringent financial controls and a large amount of surplus cash. We must report…

  • RAILTRAIL TOURS: Focus on Steam – Europe & Worldwide 2023/24

    RAILTRAIL TOURS: Focus on Steam – Europe & Worldwide 2023/24

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    Railtrail Tours www.railtrail.co.uk offers a superb programme of fully escorted steam tours in the UK, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and Switzerland all including a variety of steam lines, beautiful scenery and a plethora of differing gauges, locomotives and rolling stock!  From extended weekends to longer adventures, enjoy your holiday with like-minded friends, great value fares…

  • SCOTSMAN, SCOTLAND, SWITZERLAND AND SRI LANKA – step on board with The Railway Touring Company

    SCOTSMAN, SCOTLAND, SWITZERLAND AND SRI LANKA – step on board with The Railway Touring Company

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    Winner of the British Travel Award for ‘Best Small Travel Company for Rail Holidays 2021/22’, The Railway Touring Company applies over 25 years expertise to create a varied, and often innovative, choice of rail-themed tours. 

  • Ffestiniog Travel – 50 years of touring the world by train!

    Ffestiniog Travel – 50 years of touring the world by train!

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    In October 1974 Ffestiniog Travel ran its very first escorted rail tour – the destination was Switzerland, and the purpose was to ride its majestic Alpine railways. It proved a very popular choice as the company escorted 70 people on not one but two inaugural tours that year!  Fifty years on, Switzerland continues to be…

  • Enthusiast Holidays – steam and classic traction for the 21st Century gricer!

    Enthusiast Holidays – steam and classic traction for the 21st Century gricer!

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    Enthusiast Holidays can trace its origins back to 1975, as the “Magic of Steam in Poland” – part of the émigré Polish travel organization “Fregata” – running trips to that country at a time when photographing trains, or even writing down their numbers, without the necessary permission – could get you arrested!

  • Memorable day trips by luxury train

    Memorable day trips by luxury train

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    At UK Railtours we’re justly proud of being family owned since 1978. Many people associate a train journey with their daily commute to work, very much a ‘grudge purchase’ and hardly a memorable experience. We’re here to show that on board a private excursion train with like-minded travelling companions, things are very different. There really…

  • Discover Yorkshire by steam

    Discover Yorkshire by steam

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    Explore the beauty of Yorkshire by steam train in 2023.

  • Switzerland – The Nirvana of Train Travel!

    Switzerland – The Nirvana of Train Travel!

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    Ffestiniog Travel’s very first escorted rail tour was to Switzerland in 1974 – almost 50 years and hundreds of rail tours later it remains the most popular destination among its travellers.

  • Holiday with Inside Track in 2023

    Holiday with Inside Track in 2023

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    Inside Track is a small independent tour operator that has been creating innovative, fun filled, holidays for over 30 years.

  • See the world by rail in 2023 with The Railway Touring Company

    See the world by rail in 2023 with The Railway Touring Company

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    For 2023, its 26th year, The Railway Touring Company are offering over 50 rail based holidays within their programme.

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