Railtours
This page and contents last changed on Monday 29 March 2021
Plans for future railtours
We had outlined plans for railtours during 2020 as shown below, prior to the advent of the pandemic:
- 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)
Very tentative dates for your diary
When it is appropriate to recommence planning outings, we are considering the following ideas. Please be aware that these are extremely tentative proposals and anything shown here is merely ‘pencilled-in’ in the most provisional fashion imaginable:
- July 3 to Tonbridge?
- August 7 to ?? (not Alton as the MHR has another event planned)
- September 11 to Oxford or Worcester?
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.
Folding bicycles
It may be possibile 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.