The Portsmouth Flyer

Join us on this special steam hauled train that will leave London Victoria early on Saturday morning for a scenic journey with a nostalgic steam hauled train to the attractive city of Portsmouth. You can chose to alight at Portsmouth and Southsea or continue to the end of the line at Portsmouth Harbour.

We depart from London Victoria behind our steam locomotive, which will be working hard as we make our way out of the Capital and run through Clapham Junction to make our way via Barnes and the bridge over the Thames towards Staines, our next pickup point. We thread our way through Virginia Water and Chertsey and join the LSWR main line at Byfleet.

After a fast run along the South Western main line towards Woking, our final stop for passengers, we leave the Basingstoke line here and make our way towards Guildford. We now take the Portsmouth Direct line away from Guildford which is renowned for its pleasant scenery and undulating gradients which include a 4 mile climb at 1 in 80 up to Haslemere.
Running across country via Godalming to Haslemere, we will pause here to water the loco. We will climb hard to Buriton Summit before descending through Rowlands Castle towards the coastline at Havant, where the main south coast line is joined. 

The Portsmouth Flyer now leaves the main line to Fareham and Southampton at Farlington Junction as we make our way towards Portsmouth and Southsea station, where you will have the option of alighting here to visit this historic city. Apart from the shops and museums, the city has a navel feel about it. Continue to the end of the line at Portsmouth Harbour and experience its true navel heritage. 

Portsmouth is a port city and naval base on the south coast, mostly spread across Portsea Island. It is known for its maritime heritage and Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. The dockyard is home to the interactive National Museum of the Royal Navy, the wooden warship HMS Victory, where Nelson died in the Battle of Trafalgar, and HMS Warrior 1860. The Tudor ship Mary Rose is also conserved in a dockyard museum. The harbour is a busy place and you can take a trip up the Spinnaker Tower for the best view over the Solent. 

After time in Portsmouth, we return to London via Fareham and Southampton steam hauled, calling at our outward pick up stations to set down before arriving back into London Victoria.

On Board Catering