The Buxton Spa Express
Saturday 17th May 2025
Join us for a contrasting main line steam run from Ealing Broadway to the Peak District of Derbyshire and the spa town of Buxton. We will travel via the Midland Main Line to Kettering, and through Melton Mowbray, to Chesterfield, before heading westwards through the scenic Hope Valley and Peak Forest routes to Buxton.
Leaving Ealing Broadway early in the morning, diesel hauled, we join the Midland Main Line and pick up at St Albans, Luton, Bedford and Kettering. Heading northwards away from Kettering, we now head for Leicester, our final pick up point for passengers.
We pass through Loughborough and join the Erewash Valley Line at Trant Junction. After Chesterfield with its crooked spire, we reach Barrow Hill, where our rostered steam locomotive for the day will be waiting to take us on our journey to Buxton. We continue from Barrow Hill steam hauled and after Sheffield take the Hope Valley line at Dore. We pass through the heart of the Peak District before leaving the main line at Chinley East Junction and take the Peak Forest line past the huge stone quarry at Tunstead. We now run through Ashwood Dale towards Buxton, our destination for the afternoon.
Buxton is famous as a market town and also for its spa waters and Georgian architecture. An interesting town to explore, during your stay our steam locomotive is serviced for the return journey. You will have just over an hour in Buxton, the highest market town in England, with the famous spa waters in the Pump Room, The Crescent and the Pavillion with its extensive gardens.
We will return from Buxton via Chapel-En-Le-Firth, Hazel Grove and Stockport before stopping for our steam locomotive to take on water at Denton. We then continue our return journey through Woodley and Romiley to rejoin our outward route at Chinley. From here we return on the same route as on the outward journey. Our steam locomotive will be detached at Humberstone Road in Leicester and we will return to Ealing Broadway, diesel hauled, setting down at our earlier calling points.
Available Classes
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Premier DiningList Item 1
Premier Dining includes a full English breakfast and four course dinner freshly prepared on board and silver served at your seat.
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First ClassList Item 2
First Class includes morning tea or coffee with a breakfast roll and a muffin and an afternoon service of tea or coffee with a savoury of the day followed by scone with butter and jam.
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Standard ClassList Item 3
Standard Class includes a reserved seat usually at a table for four.
Fares
| Fares | Adult | Junior | Family |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premier | £325 | £230 | £995 |
| First | £225 | £160 | £690 |
| Standard | £115 | £85 | £358 |
Tables for two can be guaranteed in Premier Dining and First Class for a supplement of £45 per person (subject to availability). A buffet car is available and serves tea, coffee, snacks and light refreshments.
Please Note
Destinations Route
Approximate timings shown
| Station | Outward | Return |
|---|---|---|
| London Ealing Broadway | 06:20 | 22:20 |
| St Albans City | 07:05 | 21:25 |
| Luton | 07:20 | 21:05 |
| Bedford | 07:50 | 20:30 |
| Kettering | 08:25 | 20:05 |
| Leicester | 09:05 | 19:35 |
| Buxton | 13:20 | 14:40 |
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