Railtours
This page and contents last changed on Sunday 19 September 2021
Plans for future railtours
On 7 August and then 11 September 2021, we ran our first two outings since the global pandemic disrupted everyone’s plans.
Our outlined plans for railtours had previously included the following:
- Alton and the Mid-Hants Railway (bookings originally taken for 4 April 2020)
- Worcester via the Cotswold Line (originally outlined for May 2020)
- Skegness (originally outlined for June 2020)
- Portsmouth (originally outlined for August 2020)
We will show our further plans for railtours here when they are publishable.
Further information and resources
Code of Conduct
It is a condition of holding a ticket for any outing on our train that passengers abide by the letter and spirit of our Code of Conduct (updated January 2021).
Leaning out of windows
We continue to endeavour to keep our passengers safe by not allowing them to lean out of our train’s windows. This notice (updated January 2021) contains further information.
Accessibility Policy
HDL’s 1950s-built train may pose difficulties to certain classes of user: our Accessibility Policy describes what these are and how they may affect users.
Folding bicycles
It may be possible for you to bring your folding bicycle on the Hastings DEMU, with prior written approval; our guidelines on carriage of folding bikes will help you to determine your bike’s suitability for carriage.
Railtour Archive
We can recommend a dip into the HDL Railtour archive, which contains details of all the previous “days out” which HDL has operated to date; you may also find interesting our YouTube Channel which contains 32 cab-ride videos featuring outings during 2016–18.