UK Day Trips

UK Day Trips

Experience the diverse landscape of the UK, travelling over rolling hills, windswept coastlines and urban towns and cities. Enjoy steam charter excursions country wide in plush vintage carriages dating back to the 1950’s, whilst indulging in fine dining, silver served at your seat.
UK Tours

UK Holidays

Explore Great Britain in all its glory by train, coach and boat travel, discovering hidden gems across the country.
With nostalgic travel by steam train inclusive of private charters. Travel up mountains and down in to glens, whilst cruising the Scottish lochs and Lake District.
Europe Tours

Europe Holidays

Discover Europe at its best by a unique way of travel, experiencing high speed trains, private steam charters and paddle steamers. Climb famous peaks and mountains by mountain railways and funiculars with out of this world views, leaving you with much more to be desired.
World Tours
World Holidays
Enjoy Worldwide, out of the ordinary experiences on some of the most scenic railways, with iconic locomotive engines of all kinds. Visit historical and monumental places of interest. With opportunities to taste traditional cuisines and experience the individual unique cultures of each destination.

Steam Rail Day Trips and Rail Holidays in the UK, Europe and Worldwide.

Established 29 Years

The Railway Touring Company has a long-established reputation for providing an interesting variety of UK day trips by steam train and unique railway tours in the UK, Europe and Worldwide.

Day Trips in the UK are on privately chartered trains and each passenger has their own reserved seat. There are three options available: Premier Dining, First Class and Standard Class.

Explore our island’s countryside in comfort on one of our UK tours, following rail routes that provide unrivalled scenery often missed by other means of travel.

Our holidays to Europe often use the Channel Tunnel, an experience in itself. Wherever possible, we allow photographic and filming opportunities so that tour participants can capture unique images of their holiday.

World holidays visit countries where travel by train provides opportunities to see sights and visit places not often included in the itineraries of others, delivering experiences not to be missed and sometimes never repeated.

We trust that you will take time to browse through the different sections of our website and discover Day Trips and Tours that suit your interests. Our small, knowledgeable and dedicated team are always happy to assist in any way possible. We put you, our customers, at the heart of everything we do.


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Alfie Steamson

Hello there!  I’m Alfie Steamson, your friendly virtual stationmaster.


Welcome to the Railway Touring Company, where the magic of steam rail travel comes to life.


If you’ve got questions about our UK Steam Rail Day Trips, you’re in the right place! Whether you’re looking for scenic routes, details about our historic locomotives or help choosing the perfect trip, I’m here to help.


Feel free to ask me anything—no enquiry is too big or small.
Simply type your question and I’ll do my best to guide you, just like a proper stationmaster would.


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