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Welcome to the homepage for Ian Allan Rail Tours and thank you for your
visit.
Before anyone should ask, we thought we’d enlighten you as to
what makes an Ian Allan Rail Tour so special … in one word, it’s
‘You’. Each time we take a group on a tour we don’t
just talk about locomotives, we also listen. We listen to your ideas
about the type of thing that would make an ideal rail tour. Then we
incorporate your ideas into our future tours. It is no wonder the programme
is growing year on year.
To help you choose the tour you’d like we’ve divided our
tours into three distinct categories:
Steam and Heritage Narrow
Gauge - our tour to Harz Mountains is a good example
- aimed at the enthusiast, but these tours are guaranteed to convert
the non enthusiasts amongst you.
Heritage Transport and Sightseeing
- Mallorca is the perfect example. These tours include rail as the form
of transport, but also allow time to sightsee and enjoy the destination’s
culture. This is an ideal trip for the enthusiast and non-enthusiast
alike.
Legendary rail journeys
- This year we are championing the narrow gauge El Transcantábrico.
Trips under these headings are those once in a lifetime experiences
that you have identified as being a ‘must’. 2009 sees us
off to Namibia to join the Desert Express.
Back to 2008 - it is an exciting year for steam with some ‘big
0’ anniversaries to add to its illustrious history:
> 40 years since the end of steam on British Rail;
> 60 years since Nationalisation of the railways; and
> 70 years since Mallard’s world speed record for a steam locomotive
This is an exciting time of year when many of our heritage and preserved
railways have Gala weekends a plenty – something for everyone.
We look forward to welcoming you aboard as we travel along the many
miles of track.
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for some housekeeping – our accommodation will be in superior
3-star hotels wherever possible and meal plans will be as stated in
each itinerary. All prices are based on twin sharing rooms and single
room supplements will be advised where applicable. There is no ‘typical
hotel’ within our programme. You will notice that some of our
European tours are priced from arrival at our destination. We have decided
on this pricing, because the destination is popular and accessible from
all regional airports in the UK therefore saving you the bother of travelling
to London to join the group. Remember, we can, of course, assist you
with your flights.
Jean Loveland Craig or one of our experienced Tour Managers, who are
rail enthusiasts themselves, will escort all our tours.
So welcome aboard and join us as we evoke the grandeur and excitement
of rail travel from days gone by …. and at the same time, experience
some of the more modern methods of transport! For the latest information
on our Rail Tours programme and booking conditions, please contact:-
Jean Loveland Craig
Ian Allan Rail Tours
Terminal House
Shepperton
TW17 8AS
Telephone: +44 (0)1932 255637
Fax: +44 (0)1932 231942
Email: rail.tours@ianallan.co.uk
The air holidays and flights detailed on these pages are ATOL Protected,
since we hold an Air Travel Organiser’s Licence granted by the
Civil Aviation Authority. Our ATOL number is 0288. In the unlikely event
of our insolvency, the CAA will ensure that you are not stranded abroad
and will arrange to refund any money you have paid to us for an advance
booking. For further information, visit the ATOL website at www.atol.org.uk
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