‘The Staycation Express’ Summer 2021 season
New luxury tourist trains to run daily except Fridays this summer on the famous Settle-Carlisle railway from mid July to mid September
Following the success of ‘The Staycation Express’ last year plans are currently being finalised for the 2021 season including new rolling stock and an expanded route. Features include:
Route expansion through to Carlisle
A newly refurbished classic InterCity 125 train with 5 coaches
All leather reclining first class seating
Large pictorial windows and power points
Enhanced catering buffet counter and premium ‘at seat’ dining car
Dynamic fare pricing with excellent value fares
Covid secure Perspex screens between every bay of seats
New branding and livery
The train will run two return trips a day between Skipton, Settle, Appleby and Carlisle daily except Fridays between mid-July and early September (dates/times/fares still to be finalised)
The rough timings are:
0930 Appleby to Skipton 1130 Skipton to Carlisle
1500 Carlisle to Skipton 1730 Skipton to Appleby
The journey time from Skipton to Appleby is 1h 20m and to Carlisle 1h 55m
We anticipate making further announcements regarding the train livery, exact timetable and on-board service offerings in April.
Passengers can register for latest updates and offers at www.railcharterservices.co.uk
