We head steadily south through the suburbs of London, but not unnoticed. When the train departs it’s still light outside. The walls are wood-panelled and the curtains, lamps and upholstery are reminiscent of a bygone era. Tables are covered in white tablecloths and laid for either two or four passengers. She has two cylinders, six driving wheels and can get up to speeds of 75mph.īeing onboard the 1950’s Pullman Style Dining carriage is like stepping back in time. One of two surviving BI Class trains, she's been restored to look just as she did in her early British Railways days with apple-green livery. She was the last BI Class Locomotive in service and her final trip for British Railways was hauling the Yorkshire Pullman from Leeds in September 1967. The Mayflower was built in 1948 for the London and North Eastern Railway to haul express passenger trains as well as freight traffic. SunsetSteamExp/Facebook What is the Mayflower? We book an evening on The Sunset Steam Express which sets off at 19.20 taking a three and a half hour trip through the suburbs of London, Guildford, the Surrey Hills and the Vale of Holmesdale, to see what it’s all about. The second is an evening journey where passengers are treated to a three-course dinner. The first service departs three times every Tuesday throughout the summer, serving a Champagne brunch on board. Steam Dreams has now scheduled two new steam train services from London Waterloo – the first to depart from the station in over half a century – onboard the restored steam train The Mayflower. Hop onboard the luxurious Mayflower and relive the golden age of steam on a trip through the Surrey Hills.Įver dreamed of being in an Agatha Christie novel and experiencing the romance of travel by old fashioned steam rail?
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