The Valentine’s White Rose

Join us for an exhilarating main line steam run from London’s King’s Cross to the historic city of York on Valentine’s Day. York is world famous for its variety of visitor attractions and home to the National Railway Museum. Our train will be steam hauled throughout from London.

We leave London King’s Cross in the morning behind No. 34067 Tangmere and follow the East Coast Main Line route of famous express trains like the Flying Scotsman. We storm up the gradient through Gasworks Tunnel and Finsbury Park, and northwards, calling at Stevenage, Huntingdon and Peterborough to pick up more passengers.

As we head north we leave the ECML at Werrington Junction and travel north easterly to Spalding. Following the Great Northern line to Spalding North Junction where we take the Sleaford line to Sleaford. From here we head in a westbound direction to continue our journey to Lincoln.  We steam through Doncaster and continue northwards for our early afternoon arrival in York.

There will be plenty of time for passengers to enjoy the city and all it has to offer. York has some major tourist attractions including the National Railway Museum, the largest museum of its type in Britain; the Shambles; the splendid Gothic York Minster, one of the largest of its kind in northern Europe; and the city walls. There are a number of other interesting museums, quaint alleyways, and a good variety of shops.

Our return journey leaves York diesel hauled in the afternoon and return via the same route, running through Lincoln and Spalding. We will be stopping to set down passengers at the same stations as on the northbound journey, arriving at King’s Cross in the evening.

**UPDATED 9/2/26**

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