Kingfisher Railtours offers a very special steam train trip to the biggest airshow on the south coast of England, which this year is expected to include displays on selected days by the ‘RAF Red Arrows’, the ‘Battle of Britain Memorial flight’, ‘Falcons freefall parachute team’ and many, many more international aircraft.
If that is not enough the train will be steam hauled, most appropriately, by ex - Southern Railway Battle of Britain Pacific ‘Tangmere’.
From London the Battersea ‘Tangmere’ will be take the train with a full head of steam onto the Brighton line for a fast run past Gatwick Airport and towards the Sussex Downs passing Lewes prior to arrival in Eastbourne, where around four hours will be available at your leisure to view the spectacle of ‘Airbourne 2006’.
Eastbourne owes much to the Victorians who laid out many beautiful parks and gardens and built the pier. This elegant town has many charms awaiting your discovery.
Our return in the late afternoon will be diesel hauled for the short journey along the spectacular coast to Hastings, where ‘Tangmere’ will once again take charge as we travel through the beautiful Sussex Weald passing Battle and Tonbridge.
On arrival at Battersea we say farewell to our gallant steam traction as we return homeward behind a more modern locomotive.