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Exciting Days Out by Train

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Save £30 per person on a scenic day out by diesel train

For a super day out with family or friends, plan your diesel adventure now…


Choose from a range of great destinations along scenic routes and travel in style aboard some of Britain’s best preserved heritage locomotives.

 

To save £30 per person, use the promotional code DDT when you book with Premier Dining
on one of the below Diesel Day Trips.

A maroon and yellow diesel locomotive sits at a platform next to train tracks, with green hills in the distance.

The Atlantic Voyager

Saturday 2 May 2026

Visit Newquay.
An opportunity to travel by charter train diesel hauled train from the Midlands and Bristol area to the Royal Duchy of Cornwall, visiting the popular seaside resort of Newquay. 


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A maroon diesel locomotive pulling a train of passenger carriages along a platform beside lush green trees and foliage.

The Aberystwyth Coastal Voyager

Saturday 6 June 2026

Visit Aberystwyth.
This unusual and contrasting day excursion will take us to the Cambrian Coast resort of Aberystwyth via the Midlands and Shropshire.


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The Mazey Day Cornishman

Saturday 27 June 2026


Visit Penzance.
Join us on this special excursion to the far west of Cornwall to experience the Mazey Day festivities in the Cornish town of Penzance. Mazey Day is the main event of the annual midsummer Golowan Festival in Penzance.


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A dark red and yellow diesel locomotive pulling blue passenger carriages at a train station on a sunny day.

The Slate Miner

Saturday 15 August 2026

Visit Blaenau Ffestiniog.
Heading north from Oxford along the GWR main line, we call at Banbury, Leamington Spa, Warwick Parkway and Dorridge before arriving at Birmingham New Street, where our locomotive-hauled train will make a striking contrast.


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The Cornish Branchliner

Saturday 19 September 2026


Visit Plymouth.
Step aboard for an unforgettable diesel-hauled rail adventure that spans the very heart of Britain’s railway heritage and some of its most spectacular scenery.


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Don’t forget you can save £30 per person

by using the promotional code DDT when you make your booking.

Terms & conditions

  1. Discount cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer, promotion or existing booking.
  2. Discount applies only to Diesel Day Trips mentioned, when booking with Premier Dining, subject to availability, and must be booked by 4th May 2026.
  3. This offer holds no monetary value.
  4. The Railway Touring Company’s standard conditions of booking and travel apply – see website for details.
  5. Code DDT must be quoted at time of booking.


Please note: All images shown are for illustration purposes only.