Where to see The Christmas Train railtour, 19th December 2025

Where to see The Christmas Train railtour, 19th December 2025
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Are you looking to capture a glimpse of "The Christmas Train" railtour on 19th December 2025? Promoted by the Branch Line Society the tour is scheduled to be hauled by Class 66 locomotives provided by GBRf. The railtour is due to travel from London Kings Cross to Newcastle, returning in the afternoon.

The timings are as follows:

1Z50 London Kings Cross → Newcastle (RTT)

  • London Kings Cross: 07.50

  • Stevenage: 08.33

  • Huntingdon: 08.59

  • Peterborough: 09.14

  • Grantham: 09.47

  • Retford: 10.17

  • Doncaster: 11.12

  • York: 11.44

  • Northallerton: 12.14

  • Darlington: 12.26

  • Durham: 13.00

  • Chester-Le-Street: 13.09

  • Newcastle: 13.21

1Z52 Newcastle → London Kings Cross (RTT)

  • Newcastle: 15.33

  • Chester-Le-Street: 15.42

  • Durham: 15.59

  • Darlington: 16.30

  • Northallerton: 16.53

  • York: 17.25

  • Church Fenton: 17.47

  • Doncaster: 18.25

  • Retford: 19.10

  • Grantham: 19.39

  • Peterborough: 20.11

  • Huntingdon: 20.33

  • Stevenage: 20.59

  • London Kings Cross: 21.38

Timings and traction can be subject to change.


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